KPWT KITEBOARD PRO WORLD TOUR tiene el orgullo de anunciar la FINAL CAMPEONATO en Essaouira del 1-9 de noviembre de 2008, en Marruecos.

Essaouira recibirá por primera vez de la historia de KPWT, la final de la Copa del mundo KPWT, un acontecimiento coorganizado con nuestro socio Flysurfer d' Essaouira.

Este acontecimiento determinará los campeones 2008 de estilo libre, olas y Racing KPWT Kiteboard

 

40 000euros en premios en metálico - 60 000USD (40.000 euros)

Kiteboard Pro World Tour is proud to announced, 1st - 9th November, Morocco, Essaouira will host, and for the first time of the KPWT history, the Final of the 2008 KPWT World Cup, an event co-organized with our partner Flysurfer d'Essaouira..

This event will determine the official KPWT 2008 Kiteboard World Champions, Freestyle, Wave, and Course racing with a price money of 19 000 euros and a Bonus of 21 000 euros, total : 40 000 euros prize money - 60 000USD

3 majors, disciplines, Freestyle, Course Racing, and Wave Masters.

- Freestyle
- Waves
- Course racing

Option : Hang time - Best tricks

Press release – 5th November 2008

KPWT Essaouira Kiteboard World Cup 2008

Kiteboard Pro World Tour – 10 years anniversary
1 – 9 November 2008

The wind has finally decided to pick up in Essaouira. At noon, all riders of the Essaouira Kiteboard World Cup got ready for the Freestyle competition.

We started with the men. No surprise in the first round but a special congratulation to a young and promising new comer on the Tour: Jérôme Cloetens. He is only 10 years old, he is Belgian, lives in Tarifa and is promised for a long career.

The second round was much more interesting with a few surprises. The heat 17 with Vincent Tiger versus Victor Borsuk was extremely close. They both could win but the final decision gave the victory to Victor Borsuk.

Same comment with the heat 22 but this heat reveals the talent of a local rider, Mohammed Hamaini. Mohammed had nothing to loose ; he gave his outmost against the 2007 Wave World Champion, Abel Lago and managed to go through the next round.

In the last heat of this round, Mitu Monteiro from Cabo Verde fighted very hard and brave against the current leader of the KPWT Jesse Richman but despite all his efforts, the Hawaiian talent had the final word.

The two last heats of the Quarter Finals were definitely the most interesting. Mohammed Hamaini did a very good job but the experience and talent of Antoine Auriol made the difference. Matthieu Judic, the Frenchy from La Baule, probably performed his best heat of the year but he had a tough work against the current leader of the Tour, and Jessy finally won.

Four riders are preparing themselves for the semi finals tomorrow: Victor Borsuk versus Leander Vyvey and Antoine Auriol versus Jesse Richman.

On the women side, the heat between Kari Schibevaag and Kristin Boese was very close but Kristin, the 2007 KPWT World Champion, made her way through the finals. In the heat between Kirsty Jones and Ainhoa, the style, the power and the tricks on both tracks of Kirsty made the difference. Marine Sudre from Australia and Céline Collaud from Switzerland had a very tight fight ; the victory went to Marine. The last heat of the quarter finals opposed Esther Oud from Holand against Ania Grzelinska from Poland. Despite a very nice performance from Esther, as it was her first participation of the year, Ania won easily and will meet Marine in the semi finals.

 

Press release – 7th November 2008

KPWT Essaouira Kiteboard World Cup 2008

Kiteboard Pro World Tour – 10 years anniversary
1 – 9 November 2008

The caravan of the Essaouira Kiteboard World Cup 2008 took off at 9am this Friday morning and went to the wave spot next to Essaouira : Moulay Bouzarktoune.

The swell was already very nice and appealing when the whole team arrived. The wind picked up around noon and the show started!

Thanks to ideal wave riding conditions, we reached the semi finals Men and Women. No surprise with the riders still in the competition.

The 4 current leaders of the Men Wave Masters will fight hard for the places on the podium :

Abel Lago versus Mitu Monteiro and Jesse Richman in front of Jan Marcos Riveras, the current leader of the ranking.

Same scenario for the women : Ania Grzelinska will meet Céline Collaud and Kari Schibevaag will have a tough job in front of Kirsty Jones. Unfortunately, Ainhoa Garcia, a very good Wave Rider, had to stop the competition after an ankle injury.

 

Press release – 8th November 2008

KPWT Essaouira Kiteboard World Cup 2008
Kiteboard Pro World Tour – 10 years anniversary
1 – 9 November 2008

The Essaouira Kiteboard World Cup moved to Moulay Bouzarktoune for the second day.On the agenda, the semi finals and finals of the Wave Masters.8 riders in the starting blocks.

We started with two women : Ania Grzelinska from Poland against Céline Collaud from Switzerland. The current leader of the KPWT, Ania, had no problem to win the heat as Céline is not specialized in Waves. The following heat opposed Kari Schibevaag from Norway against Kirsty Jones from UK. Kari has definitely improved a lot since Brazil but it was not enough in front of Kirsty who made a very good wave selection and really optimized the potential of the waves.

We switched to the men competition with Abel Lago from Spain versus Mitu Monteiro from Cabo Verde.
Mitu was really on top form and put the ocean on fire. He was radical, powerful and caught better waves. Abel performed a very good heat but it was not enough. Mitu went to the final. In the men second semi finals, Jesse Richman from Hawaii met Jan Marcos Riveras from the Dominican Republic. Jesse was very aggressive, very powerful and radical in his way of riding. With the pressure of the title on his shoulders, Jan Marcos, the current leader of the ranking, seems to be less confident ; he, as usual, offered a very nice show but he was not at his highest level. That is how Jesse got into the winner final.

Back to the women with Céline Collaud versus Kari Schibevaag. As we said before, Kari has made a huge progress and Céline is not supposed to be a Wave rider. Kari won quite easily and finished at the third place. The women final was a pure and delighted wave riding session: Ania Grzelinska versus Kirsty Jones.Both competitors were amazing and performed at a very high level. Nevertheless Kirsty was closer to the critical section of the Wave where as Ania was too much in front of the wave. Thank you to these two amazing competitors and congratulations to Kirsty Jones who won the Wave Masters competition.

In the Men looser finals Abel Lago faced Jan Marcos Riveras. Abel has been training very hard since Brazil and had a very nice style of riding and using the waves. Jan Marcos run a better heat than the one before but his performance did not convince the judges. The final word was for Abel Lago who finished at the third place of the event.

In the final, we had a very high level and talented heat between Jesse Richman and Mitu Monteiro.Unfortunately Jesse was unlucky; he crashed his kite in the middle of the heat and wasted a precious time. Meanwhile Mitu showed perfect skills and performed “la crème de la crème” of wave riding. He had a powerful and radical style. He was using as much as he could the potential of each wave. The final decision was easy: Mitu Monteiro, winner of the Essaouira Kiteboard World Cup Wave Masters.

MEN WAVE MASTERS RESULTS
1. Mitu MONTEIRO (CV) – F-One
2. Jesse RICHMAN (US) – Cabrinha
3. Abel LAGO (SPA) – RRD
4. Jan Marcos RIVERAS (RD) - Starkites

WOMEN WAVE MASTERS RESULTS
1. Kirsty JONES (UK) – Flexifoil
2. Ania GRZELINSKA (POL) – North Kiteboarding
3. Kari SCHIBEVAAG (NOR) – Ozone
4. Céline COLLAUD (SUI) - Slingshot

We run another course racing in Essaouira and we had the same results as yesterday, Jesse RICHMAN and Kristin BOESE. The final ranking of Course racing will be finalized tomorrow because if there is wind we will for sure run another race.

Press release – 9th November 2008

KPWT Essaouira Kiteboard World Cup 2008
Kiteboard Pro World Tour – 10 years anniversary
1 – 9 November 2008

After four days of wind, the prize giving ceremony of the Essaouira Kiteboard World Cup 2008 took place at the beautiful Hotel Atlas Essaouira & Spa. The governor of Essaouira came to congratulate all the competitors for their show and thank the organizers for the success of the event.

Thanks to the amazing wind and wave conditions, we managed to complete three disciplines: Freestyle, Wave and Course Racing. The riders of the KPWT have reached a very high level. They are really astonishing on the water. Their performances really get better every season.

The Essaouira Kiteboard World Cup 2008, Final of the Kiteboard Pro World Tour, has been a huge success and there is no denying that we will come back next year with the KPWT caravan. Many thanks to the sponsors who support the event, to the riders who create the show and to the organizers who coordinate this beautiful event!

FINAL RESULTS OF THE ESSAOUIRA KITEBOARD WORLD CUP 2008

MEN FREESTYLE RESULTS
1. Jesse RICHMAN (US) – Cabrinha
2. Leander VYVEY (BEL) – JN-Kites
3. Antoine AURIOL (FRA) – Kiteloose
4. Victor BORSUK (POL) – Naish

WOMEN FREESTYLE RESULTS
1. Ania GRZELINSKA (POL) – North Kiteboarding
2. Kristin BOESE (GER) – Best Kiteboarding
3. Marine SUDRE (AUS) – Cabrinha
4. Kirsty JONES (UK) – Flexifoil

FREESTYLE JUNIOR RANKING
1. Jesse RICHMAN (US) - Cabrinha
2. Erik VOLPE (ITA) – Challenger
3. Jérôme CLOETENS (BEL)

MEN WAVE MASTERS RESULTS
1. Mitu MONTEIRO (CV) – F-One
2. Jesse RICHMAN (US) – Cabrinha
3. Abel LAGO (SPA) – RRD
4. Jan Marcos RIVERAS (RD) - Starkites

WOMEN WAVE MASTERS RESULTS
1. Kirsty JONES (UK) – Flexifoil
2. Ania GRZELINSKA (POL) – North Kiteboarding
3. Kari SCHIBEVAAG (NOR) – Ozone
4. Céline COLLAUD (SUI) - Slingshot

MEN COURSE RACING RESULTS
1. Jesse RICHMAN (US) - Cabrinha
2. Abel LAGO (SPA) – RRD
3. Erik VOLPE (ITA) – Challenger
4. Antoine AURIOL (FRA) – Kiteloose

WOMEN COURSE RACING RESULTS
1. Kristin Boese (GER) – Best Kiteboarding
2. Ania GRZELINSKA (POL) – North Kiteboarding
3. Marine SUDRE (AUS) – Cabrinha
4. Kari SCHIBEVAAG (NOR) – Ozone

 

 

Press release – 11th November 2008

The Kiteboard Pro World Tour 2008 has come to an end yesterday on the beautiful beach of Essaouira. After a year travelling around the world, 7 events, 5 disciplines, more than 100 riders taking part of the Tour and 190000€ prize money in total , the whole caravan of the Tour deserves some time off before next year.

For his 10 year Anniversary, the KPWT had a great season with the arrival of new kiteboarding stars. Congratulations to our 2008 KPWT Overall World Champions Jesse RICHMAN from Hawaii and Ania GRZELINSKA from Poland. They are new comers on the Tour and they really made the sport improve a lot in terms of style and performance.

Many thanks to our sponsors, our local organizers and all the riders who follow the Kiteboard Pro World Tour.

Some surprises and new venues are planned for the future. So get connected and follow the news of the Kiteboard Pro World Tour!

www.kiteboardpro.com

2008 KITEBOARD PRO WORLD TOUR RESULTS

OVERALL RESULTS

MEN
1. Jesse RICHMAN (US) – Cabrinha
2. Abel LAGO (SPA) – RRD
3. Antoine AURIOL (FRA) – Kiteloose
4. Leander VYVEY (BEL) – JN-Kites

WOMEN
1. Ania GRZELINSKA (POL) – North Kiteboarding
2. Kristin BOESE (GER) – Best Kiteboarding
3. Ainhoa GARCIA (SPA) – Airush
4. Kari SCHIBEVAAG (NOR) - Ozone

FREESTYLE RESULTS

JUNIOR
1. Jesse RICHMAN (US) – Cabrinha
2. Erik VOLPE (ITA) – Challenger
3. Blazek OZOG (POL) – North Kiteboarding
4. Ariel CORNIEL (RD) – EH

MEN
1. Jesse RICHMAN (US) – Cabrinha
2. Leander VYVEY (BEL) – JN-Kites
3. Antoine AURIOL (FRA) – Kiteloose
4. Vincent TIGER (FRA) – F-One

WOMEN
1. Ania GRZELINSKA (POL) – North Kiteboarding
2. Ainhoa GARCIA (SPA) - Airush
3. Kristin BOESE (GER) – Best Kiteboarding
4. Marine SUDRE (AUS) – Cabrinha

WAVE MASTERS

MEN
1. Mitu MONTEIRO (CV) – F-One
2. Abel LAGO (SPA) – RRD
3. Jan Marcos RIVERAS (RD) – Starkites
4. Jesse RICHMAN (US) – Cabrinha

WOMEN
1. Kirsty JONES (UK) – Flexifoil
2. Ania GRZELINSKA (POL) – North Kiteboarding
3. Kari SCHIBEVAAG (NOR) – Ozone
4. Ainhoa GARCIA (SPA) - Airush

COURSE RACING

MEN
1. Jesse RICHMAN (US) – Cabrinha
2. Abel LAGO (SPA) – RRD
3. Antoine AURIOL (FRA) – Kiteloose
4. Erik VOLPE (ITA) – Challenger

WOMEN
1. Kristin BOESE (GER) – Best Kiteboarding
2. Ania GRZELINSKA (POL) – North Kiteboarding
3. Kari SCHIBEVAAG (NOR) – Ozone
4. Marine SUDRE (AUS) – Cabrinha

 

Frédéric Gravoille, KPWT Promoter

KPWT Technical Team :
Frédéric Gravoille, Promoter
Stephen Marret, Speaker
Diogo Cardoso, Cameraman
Carlos Delicado, Photographer

Organisation : KPWT & Partners
Province and city of Essaouira, Association Essaouira Mogador.

Sponsors :
Gold Sponsors :
Essaouira Mogador "SAEMOG", Office National Marocain of Tourism, ONMT.

Silver Sponsors :
Royal Air Maroc, Atlas Hospitality, Fundation of Festivals of Marrakech.

Bronze Sponsors :
Marocain of sport and games, Red Bull.

Partners :
Conseil Municipal d’Essaouira, Fundation Essaouira Mogador, Restaurant El Minzah, kitemorocco.com, windguru, Restaurant Casa Vera, GMF and the Agency of Communication Essaouira Plus, Arriyadiya.

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