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Wills Wing T3

Wills Wing T3 competition hang glider

Wills Wing brought out the T3 competition hang glider in the first half of 2019, and instantly saw it winning competitions
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Brigitte Kurbel 268km triangle

Brigitte Kurbel: 268km triangle record

Brigitte Kurbel has extended the women's paragliding world triangle record to 268km, with a flight from Grente, Italy on 24 June 2019
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Mont Blanc top-landings

Top-landing Mont Blanc banned after record day

Top-landing Mont Blanc has been banned followed a mass landing on Wednesday 26 June
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Red Bull X-Alps 2019

Red Bull X-Alps 2019: It’s all over!

Its all over for the Red Bull X-Alps 2019 – the clock stopped at midday on Thursday 27 June, with ten pilots having made it to Peille
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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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Nova Mentor 6 Light

Nova Mentor 6 Light: EN-B performance

"Less weight, zero limits", is how Nova describe the Mentor 6 Light, the lightweight version of their high-performance EN-B paraglider
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Synergy 7 with EOS 150 for tandem

Synergy 7 / EOS 150 for PPG tandem

The Synergy 7 paramotor is now available with EOS 150 motor, and its designer says it is a powerful easy-to-use setup that's ideal for tandem paramotoring
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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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Aaron Durogati TP 7 Harald Tauderer

Red Bull X-Alps 2019: Day 6 roundup

Day 6, Friday 21st June and the longest day of the year was another hard day of racing for the athletes in the Red Bull X-Alps 2019
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