Competition

Paragliding and hang gliding competitions

Paragliding World Cup Linzhou. Photo: PWCA

Paragliding World Cup Linzhou: 7-14 June

The Paragliding World Cup is returning to Linzhou in China for its second round of the 2025 season with 120 international pilots
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SRS Poggio Italy 2025. Photo: Ruth Jessop

SRS Gin Edition: Italy, 17-25 May 2025

The Sports class Racing Series takes to the skies above Poggio Bustone, Italy, 17-25 May 2025. Contenders, ready...
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Bornes to Fly action

Damien Lacaze wins Bornes to Fly 2025

Damien Lacaze wins Bornes to Fly hike-and-fly race in a thrilling finish against Charles de Beaufort. 80 pilots completed the course.
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Algodonales competition

PWC kicks off in Algodonales

The World Cup heads to the iconic flying hotspot of Algodonales for the season opener, lasting May 10 to 17.
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Flying into a new year for 2026. Paragliding in the blue sky. Photo: Marcus King

The Head Game: ‘Just let your mind fly’

“Unconscious decision-making is not hocus pocus, but it requires time”. Hugh Miller explores unconscious decision-making in flying
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Pal Takats in Red Bull X-Alps 2023

Hike-and-fly season 2025 has started

The sport of hike-and-fly has truly landed. Over the next few months there are 26 registered events from the Pyrenees to Brazil
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Competition paragliding harnesses in 2025

CIVL Comp harness rules

The latest work to create a new competition standard for paragliding harnesses was presented at the CIVL plenary in March.
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Red Bull X-Alps what's in the bag? Photo: Raphael Garagnon / @raphgara

What’s in the (X-Alps) bag?

What are pilots flying in this year's Red Bull X-Alps adventure race? We find out what wings and harnesses will be in their bags
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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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