The Paragliding World Cup in Manteigas, Portugal will take place from the 29th of June to the 6th of July 2019.<\/p>\n
Serra da Estrela is one of the Paragliding World Cup’s favourite mountain ranges having held competitions there in 2005, 2010, 2014 and 2016. <\/p>\n
Take off is on the east side of the Serra da Estrela mountain range but the tasks will be, for the most part, over rolling hills, with a dry, arable landscape giving plentiful thermals.<\/p>\n
Serra da Estrela is well known for its 100km+ tasks. It can often be quite windy so the tasks are frequently fast and furious with a long downwind component and a remote goal.<\/p>\n
Many of the pilots taking part this time have already got a proven track record of flying well having come in the top ten here in the past.<\/p>\n
The level of pilot is going to be one of the highest in the 2019 World Cup circuit. 9 pilots have got AA letters and 9 have already won a World Cup. Podium places are going to be very hard to win.<\/p>\n
The best in the World are coming from all over the World with 125 pilots taking part from 25 different countries; from as far …read more<\/a> <\/p>\n