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Alex Ploner, 2019 Hang Gliding World Champion

Alex Ploner: 2019 Hang Gliding World Champion

Alex Ploner is the new Hang Gliding World Champion 2019, and for the sixth consecutive time Italy are top-ranked nation
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Gradient BiGolden 4 Light

Gradient release Bigolden4 Light

Gradient have released a lightweight version of their EN-B BiGolden4 tandem paraglider, in 37 and 42m sizes
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Acro Game. Photo: Laurent Merle

Acro Game 2019: 22-27 July 2019

Acro Game 2019 kicks off this week, with 15 of the world’s top paragliding acro pilots taking part in Organya, Spain.
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PWCA Asian Tour round 1 China podium

Chikyong Ha wins PWCA Asia in China

Chikyong Ha won the first round of the new Paragliding World Cup Asian Tour which took place in Hexigten, China from 7-14 July
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PWC 2019: Hamard and Mettetal take gold

Honorin Hamard and Constance Mettetal won the third round of the PWC 2019 in Portugal. French pilots took the top four spots overall, and first woman
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Ozone Chabre Open 2019

Wessel Du Plooy wins Ozone Chabre Open 2019

Wessel Du Plooy won the final task of the Ozone Chabre Open 2019 to take the overall title.
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Chrigel Maurer wins Red Bull X-Alps 2019

Red Bull X-Alps 2019: Chrigel wins again!

Chrigel Maurer has won the Red Bull X-Alps for an incredible sixth consecutive time, finishing in nine days and three hours
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Kinga Masztalerz Red Bull X-Alps 2019

Red Bull X-Alps 2019: Race at the back

All the excitement was at the back of the pack on Monday night, as Kinga Masztalerz and Chikyong Ha raced each other to escape the axeman
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Paul Guschlbauer next to Mont Blanc Red Bull X-Alps 2019 Photo: S Marko

Red Bull X-Alps 2019: the weekend’s action

By the end of the weekend Chrigel Maurer was on his way to the Cheval Blanc, turnpoint 12, and the last to tag before the final run southeast to Peille
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Red Bull X-Alps 2019 Day 2

Red Bull X-Alps 2019: Day 2 roundup

Flyable conditions on Day 2 of the Red Bull X-Alps 2019 meant big distances were covered, with the top positions changing regularly throughout the day
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