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Mads Syndergaard talks about Flying Rags For Glory: an A-Z of Competition Paragliding

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Cross Country paragliding training camps and tours with Oliver Rössel

Oliver Rössel, the current German serial class paragliding champion and one of the most successful competition pilots in the world, is running cross country training camps in the Alps next season.
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Changes to the Forbes Flatlands Hang Gliding Championships

Organisers Moyes have made some late changes to the format of the Forbes Flatlands hang gliding championships, which take place in January 2011. Details are below, and entries should be received by this Friday, 10 December 2010.
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Andy Hediger wins Argentinean Paragliding Open 2010

Advance's Andy Hediger won the “Merrell Cup”, also the Argentinean Paragliding open, which took place in Tucuman, Argentina, during the third week of September.
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Gustavo Ferreira wins XC Open Araxá

Brazilian Gustavo Ferreira won the first of three rounds of the XC Open Series for 2011, which was held in Araxá, Brazil in October 2010.
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St Hil AirTour 2011: 289 km mini X-Alps in France

The St Hil AirTour is a 289km hike-and-fly race that starts and finishes at the French hotspot of free-flight that is St Hilaire du Touvet
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Jonny Durand jnr wins the Gulgong Classic again

Australia's Gulgong Classic hang gliding competition finished on 27th November, and it was Jonny Durand jnr who lifted the cup again after a nail-biting six-task competition.
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Red Bull X-Alps 2011: Two new athletes announced

The world’s toughest adventure paragliding race has announced two late additions to its athlete list: Austria's Paul Guschlbauer and Britain's Jon Chambers.
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CIVL minutes posted online

CIVL, the body that looks after hang gliding and paragliding records and competitions, met at the end of October.
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Free Flight Night at Kendal Mountain Festival

SIV guru and paragliding filmmaker Jocky Sanderson is hosting Free Flight night at the Kendal Mountain Festival in England's Lake District on Thursday 18 November 2010.
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