Competition

Paragliding and hang gliding competitions

Prototype drag noodles in-situ, and the effect on the polar curve for an Enzo 3. Images: Ozone/CIVL

What are ‘drag noodles’?

Performance equalisers have arrived – here’s what you need to know about them and if they make for fairer competitions
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Michi Maurer and Chrigel Maurer fly acro next to the Matterhorn. Photo: Andi Busslinger

Cross Country Issue 257: May / June 2025

We delve into the Red Bull X-Alps, the course, the kit and explore the new live tracking. Aside from that we ask “What if?” and much more.
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Maxime Pinot, European and World Paragliding Champion. Photos: Marcus King

Top of the Stack

Maxime Pinot is riding high as European, World and Superfinal champion but is still haunted by what happened in the Red Bull X-Alps 2023
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Winter EigerTour competitors. Photo: Tobias Dimmler

Winter Eigertour 101

“Skinny lines and sharp edges – I didn’t want to think of the consequences.” Tarquin Cooper learns the art of winter ski-and-fly
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Bogdan BF Corvo

BogdanFly launch Corvo

BogdanFly have unveiled their flagship cocoon race harness, the Corvo, which has been designed with maximum stability, safety and comfort
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SRS heads to Colombia

Ozone SRS 2025 kicks off in Colombia

The 2025 Sports class Racing Series season opens in Santa Fe, Colombia. Ruth Jessop gives us the view from launch.
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Constance Mettetal and Maxime Pinot on the podium

Double French win at PWC Superfinal

Maxime Pinot and Constance Mettetal were declared overall winners of the 14th Paragliding World Cup Superfinal in Roldanillo
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A PWCA Superfinal gaggle. Photo: Marcus King

PWCA Superfinal 2024: All you need to know

The Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2024 kicks off on 4 February with 120 of the world’s best competition pilots heading to Colombia
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An athlete kites during 2025 Winter Eigertour. Photo: Tobias Dimmler

Heiniger and Marclay win Winter Eigertour 2025

Challenging weather conditions characterised the fourth edition of the Winter Eigertour, a three day mountain race in Switzerland
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Prize Draw Winter 2025 wings

Win a wing in the Cross Country Subscriber Prize Draw

Now is the best time to subscribe to Cross Country Magazine. Subscribe today and you could win the wing of your choice in our Prize Draw
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