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Updates from around the paragliding and free-flying world

Red Bull X-Alps 2021 Day 3

Red Bull X-Alps 2021: Day 3 roundup

Day 3 began with Chrigel Maurer out front by 20km, and finished with him and fellow Swiss Patrick Von Känel joint leaders, and heading for Switzerland
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competition paragliders

How to: Move from EN D to CCC

Paragliding and SIV instructor Malin Lobb discusses the pros and cons of stepping up a class to CCC-level competition paragliders
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Airtour 2018

Tanguy Renaud-Goud wins St Hil’Airtour 2018

Tanguy Renaud-Goud, 21, won the St Hil’Airtour in June, one of only six pilots to complete the week-long 344km adventure race in France
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PWC 2021 Gemona Task 2

PWC 2021 Gemona: French win top five places!

Baptiste Lambert won task 2 of the PWC 2021 in Gemona, Italy, ahead of Victor Boudet. Seiko Fukuoka-Naville was first placed woman
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Red Bull X-Alps 2021

Red Bull X-Alps 2021: Day 2 roundup

Day 2 of the Red Bull X-Alps was hot and hazy, but thankfully flyable. Much progress was made and Chrigel was back in first position by bed time!
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Tanguy Renaud-Goud

Tanguy Renaud-Goud: 13,390m in one day!

Tanguy Renaud-Goud hiked up and flew down a cumulative 13,390m of vertical elevation on 15 June 2021, a hike-and-fly record
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Gemona

PWC 2021 Gemona: Honorin Hamard wins Task 1

Honorin Hamard won the first task of the PWC in Gemona, Italy on 20 June 2021, less than 30 seconds ahead of second-placed Seb Ospina
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Launching from the Gaisberg on Day 1 of the Red Bull X-Alps 2021

Red Bull X-Alps 2021: Day 1 roundup

The Red Bull X-Alps 2021 started in a blazing hot Salzburg at 11:30am on Sunday 20 June. Tommy Friedrich (AUT3) claimed the King of the Gaisberg crown
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Sebastien Kayrouz 600km

Sebastien Kayrouz flies 600km in Texas

Sebastien Kayrouz set a new paragliding world record in Texas on 20 June 2021, with the world's first 600km paraglider flight
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Vittorazi Cosmos 300

Vittorazi Cosmos 300 paramotor engine

The Cosmos 300 is Vittorazi's powerful new paramotor engine, suitable for tandem trikes, hang gliders and ultralights
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