Poggio Bustone podium: 1 Urban Valic, 2 Primoz Podobnik, 3 Stefan Schmoker
Four tasks out of a possible seven were flown in this week’s PWC in Poggio Bustone, Italy, the first of the 2008 Paragliding World Cup series. Urban Valic (Sl) was the victorious pilot taking gold aboard his Niviuk Icepeak.
Silver went to Primoz Podobnik (Sl, Axis Mercury) and bronze to Stefan Schmoker (CH, Advance Omega). First woman, and 38th overall, was Renata Kuhnova (CZ, Sky Eris 3).
For all results, see http://2008.paraglidingworldcup.org
The next event is in Grindelwald, Switzerland, May 24 – 31.
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