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PWC Superfinal 2021: Luc and Chrigel tie for T7

Luc Armant and Christian Maurer took joint first in Task 7. Chrigel flew faster but Luc led-out more, to score an identical 928 points
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PWC Superfinal 2021: Stefan Wyss wins T6

After a very close finish Stefan Wyss won Task 6, a 97km race, just one point ahead of Honorin Hamard. Meryl Delferrière was highest scoring woman
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PWC Superfinal 2021: Michi Maurer wins T4

An 87km task was set for Day 4. Michael Maurer and Seiko Fukuoka-Naville won, after several pilots were caught out by a headwind at goal and landed short
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PWC Superfinal 2021: Luc Armant wins again

Ozone designer Luc Armant won a second task in a row with Aaron Durogati taking second place to maintain his overall lead.
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PWC Superfinal 2021: Luc wins Task 2

The second day of the Superfinal saw better conditions and an 84km task. Seiko was top woman again, while Luc Armant took the overall task win
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PWC Superfinal 2021: Joachim Oberhauser wins task 1

Joachim Oberhauser and Seiko Fukuoka-Naville are leading after the first task, a short, racy 54km
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World Cup Superfinal heads to Disentis

The Paragliding World Cup Superfinal kicks off in Disentis, Switzerland this weekend, for a high-level competition that will last from 7-18 August 2021
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Koessen Super Paragliding Testival 2021 Cancelled

The Koessen Super Paragliding Testival 2021 has been cancelled. The event was due to take place 3-5 September after being postponed in May
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‘Thermalling bible’ republished in new edition

Thermal Flying, one of the world's best-selling textbooks for paraglider and hang glider pilots, has been revised, updated and republished
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Prize Draw July 2021: Who won the wing?

Congratulations to Olivier Berthelet from France who has won a brand new paraglider in the Cross Country Subscribers’ Summer Prize Draw 2021!
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