Kitesoul Magazine #13 English Edition

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EVENTS
Tarifa Strapless Kitesurfing Pro 2016
the wonder Kerneur.
Jan Marcos Riveras, Dominican naturilsed
Tarifeño, is the first to get to the semifinals
by beating Evan Netsch. Then one of
the most beautiful heats, the one between
the two Cape Verdeans Mitu Monteiro and
Matchu Lopes, when the student surpasses
the master, with a steady pace, many landed
manoeuvres and an extreme concentration
Matchu too arrives at the semifinals.
Paulino Pereira is against Reider Decker and
the strong Portuguese wave rider starts with
a bang with a back side 3 and an elegant
and clean style which easily take him to the
semifinals. The last heat of the day is a very
hot battle between Airton and Kerneur: the
manoeuvres are endless, shoveits, front
and back with variations, and Julien lands a
shifty 3 exploiting a nice kicker. Airton, despite
the amazing performance of his rival,
didn't miss a beat throughout the heat, pulling
out backside 3s, shifty 3s, switch and
regular front rolls, air reverses, shoveits
and much more ...
The semifinals are now decided and will be
on fire: Jan Marcos Riveras againts Matchu
Lopes and Paulino Pereira against the defending
champion Airton Cozzolino!
The semifinals begin in the afternoon at
about 16:00 with about twenty knots, and
Valdevaqueros is holding its breath ... the
Levant leaves some light wind patches close
to the shore, gusty as usual, just to spice
up a little the semifinals and finals... Jan
Marcos Riveras against Matchu Lopes, tictac
kiteloop as first manoeuvre for the Dominican
rider followed by a huge loop with
backroll by Matchu. Jan Marcos urges on the
crowd which is all on his side, but Matchu
doesn't get intimidated and progressively
increases the difficulty and technicality of
his manoeuvres, securing the finals with a
clean shoveit frontroll and a front to blind
that seal his incredible heat.