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Competition Report: Ozone Chabre Open 2010

British pilot Mark Graham flew his Axis Vega 3 to victory in the Ozone Chabre Open 2010, winning the sailplane flight courtesy of longtime sponsor Quo Vadis.
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Lakes Charity Classic 2010

Organisers have described last weekend's Lakes Charity Classic as "possibly the biggest and most successful free flying/comp event of its type ever held in this country".
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Farewell to French paragliding acro star Gregory Fayolle

Young rising French paragliding acro star Greg Fayolle died doing the sport he loved in Spain last month. His funeral was held in Champnix on 31 May.
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1-2-3 win for Ozone’s Mantra R10 as Luca Donini becomes European Paragliding Champion 2010

Italian Luca Donini is the new European Paragliding Champion for 2010, and Italy the top nation.
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Baptiste Rousset’s acro extravaganza

Bat Rousset 2009 - French paragliding acro ace Baptiste Rousset's short video of some of his airborne exploits from 2009.
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Bridge Swoop: Wolfgang Siess hang glides under a bridge

Video of Austrian hang glider pilot Wolfi Siess, elegantly flying his glider beneath a river bridge before executing a perfect landing on a tiny beach.
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XC360: WIN a Sup’Air Harness in the XCMag.com Short Film Competition

Cross Country magazine are running a short-film competition via their Facebook pages, top prize being a Sup'Air Evo XC 2 paragliding harness. Closing date for entries is 31 August 2010.
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Pro Design’s new performance intermediate paraglider: the Thema 2

Pro Design's new performance intermediate paraglider, the EN B Thema 2, is ready and distribution starts in the middle of June.
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Ozone’s new paraglider, the Delta, certified EN C

Ozone's long-awaited sports paraglider, the Delta, has now passed EN C certification in the M size and is in production, shipping to pilots all over the world from today.
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Stephane Drouin breaks speed over 200 km triangle paragliding record

French pilot Stephane Drouin has (provisionally) broken the paraglider world record for speed over a triangular course of 200 km with a flight from Aime in the Haute Tarentaise on 24 May.
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