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The Italian Championship took place during what has been described as the worst week of weather of the year so far in northern Italy. Two difficult tasks were flown in the end resulting in Paolo Facchini and Peter Gebhard finishing first and second on their Enzo 2s. Six of the top ten pilots were on Ozone gliders. The full results of the comp can be found here.
Congrats to all the competitors and cheers from all the Team!
Source: Ozone Paragliders
Chrigel Maurer has won the 2014 X-Pyrenees race by a comfortable margin, in just 5 days of flying. Chrigel finished the 437km course well ahead of second place, together with his teammate Thomas Theurillat. Chrigel flew his Ozone LM5, the same wing which carried him to victory in the 2013 RedBull X-Alps.
The X-Pyrenees event crosses a shorter chain of mountains than the X-Alps, but brings athletes through more remote and wild terrain. For more information on the route and the event, check out the live tracking and event site.
Congrats to Chrigel, and thanks to all of the pilots …read more
Source: Ozone Paragliders
Nova have announced that 25-year-old Pascal Purin has joined their development and test team, alongside head of design Philipp Medicus. They say: The young, 25 year old from Vorarlberg (Austria) is already well known in the competition and test pilot scene. Many will also know him as a talented saxophonist and he has been heard […] …read more
Bill Moyes has been awarded one of the most prestigious awards in air sports – the FAI Gold Air Medal. The award was announced on 17 July 2014, and will be presented at a forthcoming FAI conference in Thailand. The FAI is the World Air Sports Federation. According to the FAI website the award is one […] …read more
Icaro’s new sports glasses will shield your eyes from the sun’s glare and the rush of the wind, “making watering eyes a thing of the past”. They have Icaro’s Edelweiss motif on the arm, and are suitable for a wide range of sports. www.icaro-paragliders.com • Got news? Send it to us at news@paramotormag.com Home …read more
Ronney Helgesen reports from the 2014 Nordic Open:
Nick Greece took 1st overall at the 2014 US Nationals in Chelan, Washington, and Josh Cohn took second, both flying their Enzo 2s. It was, by all accounts, an amazing event with 7 out of 7 days of flying and some very long tasks ranging from 100km to 188km. The 188km task was the longest task ever completed in the history of the sport! Congrats to Nick, who won the first task and maintained his lead for the duration of the comp.
Six out of the top ten pilots were …read more
Source: Ozone Paragliders
Ozone team pilot, Alex Mateos, has won the first 2 events of the Slalomania league, competing against former World and National Champions.
The first event was held in Saint Omer (France) in June, where Alex won 12 of the 15 tasks.
At the second event, in Albefeuille-Lagard, last weekend, Alex reported that 50% of the field were flying Ozone wings.
Alex is flying Ozone Slalom 16 with the Macfly Polini Thor 250.
Current Overall results:
1st Alex Mateos
2nd Jeremy Penone
3rd Pascal Vallee
Source: Ozone Paramotor
Marek Robel and Klaudia Bulgakow are the new Polish Champions …read more
Source: Niviuk
In May Ken Hutt climbed and flew from the flanks of 8,000m Himalayan giant Cho Oyu, the sixth highest mountain in the world. This is his description of the climb and flight It was 6am on 23 May; the sun had risen over the summit. The wind was almost calm. This was the weather window […] …read more