France

Gallery: SRS St André-les-Alpes

The final stop on this year’s Sport-class Racing Series was held in St André-les-Alpes in south-east France
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Mont Blanc hike-and-fly raising £30,000 for charity

A British pilot recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s has succeeded in climbing and flying from the summit of Mt Blanc with his 19-year-old son
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Coupe Icare 2024

Coupe Icare 2024: and the prize goes to…

Rounding up the fancy dress and film prizes at this year's famous Coupe Icare at St Hilaire du Tovuet, France
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SRS St Andre

SRS Gin edition: Race Report

Australian pilot Serge Durrant has become the overall 2024 SRS series champion after the final stop in St André-les-Alpes, France
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St Andre paragliders

Final battle in the SRS 2024 season

The final stage of the SRS series comes to Saint-André-les-Alpes in the coming days as several pilots battle for the title
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The overall podium at the Paragliding World Cup in Gourdon. Photo: Anna Berger / PWCA

French triumph at Gourdon World Cup

The Paragliding World Cup in Gourdon has concluded with an all French podium, with Julien Wirtz taking the win
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Gourdon in the south of France. Photo: Marcus King

Paragliding World Cup 2024: Gourdon next stop

Pilots are gearing up for the next stop on the World Cup calendar, which begins 24 August in the French village of Gourdon.
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Paragliding competition in Annecy ... The 'freeze' will affect all FFVL sanctioned XC competitions in France. Photo: Marcus King

France freeze paragliding competitions

France’s free flight federation have “frozen” all paragliding competitions for the next three weeks, following the death of Timo Leonetti
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Honorin Hamard, Jonathan Marin, Maxime Pinot, Michel Cervellin, Tim Alongi and Julien Garcia all launched from a small site northwest of Paris and flew almost due south, landing close to the town of Bergerac.

Six pilots set new French paragliding record

Six pilots will share the new French national paragliding record after they all flew 457km straight-line across France
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A close up of a golden eagle. Photo: Richard Bartz / Wikipedia

Pilot injured in eagle attack in French Alps

Paraglider pilots flying near Courcheval in France have been warned to take extra care because of recent attacks by golden eagles
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