The 15th FAI European PG Championship in Montalegre, Portugal came to an end on Saturday, after eight valid tasks. It was a hotly contested competition flown in challenging conditions until the last day.<\/p>\n
A 19 year old British pilot named Theo Warden (Enzo 3), took first overall, and is the new European Champ. He was joined on the podium by Torsten Siegel (GER) and Alberto Vitale (ITA, Enzo 3). <\/p>\n
In the women’s category, it was OZONE Team pilot, Seiko Fukuoka, representing France, who won her third consecutive European title. Meryl Delferriere (FRA) Yael Margelisch (SUI) took second and third, also flying the Enzo 3. <\/p>\n
The Spanish team took first for the nations category for the first time, with Italy in second and France in third.<\/p>\n
Behind the results there is always a story\u2026 a story about what it takes to win. This is the story of Theo Warden, 19 years old, on the road to become European Champion:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe funny thing is that to some people 5 years doesn’t feel like a lot of time, but to me, over the course of the last 5 years I feel like so much has changed – starting off in the Airways Airsports tow field as …read more<\/a> <\/p>\n