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GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Riders Step-up on Day Two in Tarifa

Published 3rd July 2019 by Andrea Susanne Opielka

 

GKA Kite World Cup Tarifa opening ceremony
Official opening ceremony for all riders - Freestyle and Kite-Surf disciplines last night outside Bibo Beach Club

Wednesday 3rd July 2019
Words: Jim Gaunt / All photos: Ydwer van der Heide 

Welcome back to the second day of this first double discipline event of the 2019 GKA Kite World Tour season.

Today it was the turn of the Kite-Surf riders to register. Over 70 riders have signed up across both disciplines for the GKA Kite World Cup Tarifa this week, so there are a lot of heats to get through between now and Sunday!

There are two event pages for this double event, both featuring live tickers with information: Kite-Surf / Freestyle  
The riders in sequence for the first possible start later this afternoon are the Freestyle riders. 

Tarifa is the third stop of the 2019 season for the Kite-Surf  riders, who competed in epic waves at round one in Cape Verde back in February, and just last week at Sylt in Germany. 

Find the 2019 season rankings for both tours here. 

Kite-Surf Riders Tarifa: Men

  • Airton Cozzolino
  • Anderson Reboucas

Kite-Surf Riders Tarifa: Women

GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Tarifa riders
Peri Roberts and James Carew representing Australia at last night's opening ceremony

The Instagram stories from today will be updated on our @GKAkitesurf channel

Hashtags to follow for this event are: 
#GKATarifa #GKAfreestyle #GKAKitesurf #GKAkiteworldtour
#TarifaKitePro #BIBOwatersports #WetWatersports #OZUtarifa
@tarifakitepro @mvmt @ion_spain @andaluciajunta @diputaciondecadiz
@ayuntamientodetarifa

Yesterday the Freestyle riders registered and went on hold for a first possible start to round three of their 2019 season. Although the building afternoon thermals showed promise, they didn’t reach competition strength. Click here to visit the Freestyle event page to find links to the livestream video interviews, the competition heat ladders and more info. 

Freestyle Instagram stories @GKAFreestyle 

Freestyle Registration Set-up Day One

 

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The 4th Kite-Surf stop of the season is coming up soon! Let’s take a look at how the title scenarios are looking so far:

In the women’s division, @moonawhyte secured two victories this season. Current World Champion, @capucine_delannoy , clinched her first win in Sylt, Germany, in a pure strapless-freestyle format. Whyte chose to skip the event in Germany, using it as a discard. That decision helped propel Delannoy to the top of the rankings.
 
On the men’s side, @matchu_lopes secured two event wins this season. However, his recent 9th-place finish in Germany proved to be a setback, dropping him to the second spot in the rankings. Currently, @airtoncozzolino is leading the rankings, followed by @pedromatos in third place.

Let’s get ready to go big in Dakhla!

🗓 22 September - 1 October 2023
📌 Dakhla, Morocco
📺 Watch live on www.gkakiteworldtour.com/live

🎥 @mintukass

#GKAKiteWorldTour #gkadakhla #qatarairways #gkaxqa #gkakitesurf #kitesurfing  #PrinceHéritierMoulayElHassanKiteSurfWorldCup 
#VisitDakhla #Dakhla #Morocco #Maroc
#Ainsoltane #GPCCarton #RedBull #MinistèredelÉducationNationaleduPréscolaireetdesSports #MDJS #VisitMorocco #cridakhla #AMCI #SNRT #westpointdakhla #oasis212 #lacriquedakhla #lagonenergy #dakhlaattitude

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The 4th Kite-Surf stop of the season is coming up soon! Let’s take a look at how the title scenarios are looking so far: In the women’s division, @moonawhyte secured two victories this season. Current World Champion, @capucine_delannoy , clinched her first win in Sylt, Germany, in a pure strapless-freestyle format. Whyte chose to skip the event in Germany, using it as a discard. That decision helped propel Delannoy to the top of the rankings.   On the men’s side, @matchu_lopes secured two event wins this season. However, his recent 9th-place finish in Germany proved to be a setback, dropping him to the second spot in the rankings. Currently, @airtoncozzolino is leading the rankings, followed by @pedromatos in third place. Let’s get ready to go big in Dakhla! 🗓 22 September - 1 October 2023 📌 Dakhla, Morocco 📺 Watch live on www.gkakiteworldtour.com/live 🎥 @mintukass #GKAKiteWorldTour #gkadakhla #qatarairways #gkaxqa #gkakitesurf #kitesurfing  #PrinceHéritierMoulayElHassanKiteSurfWorldCup 
#VisitDakhla #Dakhla #Morocco #Maroc #Ainsoltane #GPCCarton #RedBull #MinistèredelÉducationNationaleduPréscolaireetdesSports #MDJS #VisitMorocco #cridakhla #AMCI #SNRT #westpointdakhla #oasis212 #lacriquedakhla #lagonenergy #dakhlaattitude
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Wait, you haven't signed up for our newsletter yet? It's about time you did. Stay up-to-date with everything that's happening on tour - Hit the link in bio now! Photo: @romantsovaphoto #gka #gkakitesurf #gkakiteworldtour #gkaxqa
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Don’t forget to head over to our Youtube Channel and watch our extended 26 minute highlight shows! A great way to re-live the entire event and all of the action. Check out the playlist and enjoy the show 🍿

🎥 @julien_leleu

#gkakiteworldtour #kiteboarding #gkakitesurf #qatarairways #gkaxqa

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Don’t forget to head over to our Youtube Channel and watch our extended 26 minute highlight shows! A great way to re-live the entire event and all of the action. Check out the playlist and enjoy the show 🍿 🎥 @julien_leleu #gkakiteworldtour #kiteboarding #gkakitesurf #qatarairways #gkaxqa
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Will we be seeing @liamwhaley competing with us in Brazil 🇧🇷 this year? 🤔
🎥 @seb_porral

#gkakiteworldtour #gkafreestyle #kiteboarding

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Will we be seeing @liamwhaley competing with us in Brazil 🇧🇷 this year? 🤔 🎥 @seb_porral #gkakiteworldtour #gkafreestyle #kiteboarding
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The long right-hand point-break at @westpointdakhla , on the edge of the Sahara desert, is the setting for the penultimate Kite-Surf stop on the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour. Are you ready for an epic event?

Everything is still to play for in the race for the world titles after the lead in the men’s and women’s rankings changed hands last month after the third Kite-Surf contest of the year on the German North Sea island of Sylt. Anything can happen!

🗓 22 September - 1 October 2023
📌 Dakhla, Morocco
📺 Watch live on www.gkakiteworldtour.com/live

#GKAKiteWorldTour #gkadakhla #qatarairways #gkaxqa #gkakitesurf #kitesurfing #PrinceHéritierMoulayElHassanKiteSurfWorldCup 
#VisitDakhla #Dakhla #Morocco #Maroc
#Ainsoltane #GPCCarton #RedBull #MinistèredelÉducationNationaleduPréscolaireetdesSports #MDJS #VisitMorocco #cridakhla #AMCI #SNRT #westpointdakhla #oasis212 #lacriquedakhla #lagonenergy #dakhlaattitude

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The long right-hand point-break at @westpointdakhla , on the edge of the Sahara desert, is the setting for the penultimate Kite-Surf stop on the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour. Are you ready for an epic event? Everything is still to play for in the race for the world titles after the lead in the men’s and women’s rankings changed hands last month after the third Kite-Surf contest of the year on the German North Sea island of Sylt. Anything can happen! 🗓 22 September - 1 October 2023 📌 Dakhla, Morocco 📺 Watch live on www.gkakiteworldtour.com/live #GKAKiteWorldTour #gkadakhla #qatarairways #gkaxqa #gkakitesurf #kitesurfing #PrinceHéritierMoulayElHassanKiteSurfWorldCup 
#VisitDakhla #Dakhla #Morocco #Maroc #Ainsoltane #GPCCarton #RedBull #MinistèredelÉducationNationaleduPréscolaireetdesSports #MDJS #VisitMorocco #cridakhla #AMCI #SNRT #westpointdakhla #oasis212 #lacriquedakhla #lagonenergy #dakhlaattitude
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It`s almost time to head back to one of our favourite locations! Dakhla will be welcoming us very shortly, from 22nd of September to the 1st of October. 🇲🇦

📸 @julien_leleu

#PrinceHéritierMoulayElHassanKiteSurfWorldCup #GKAKiteWorldTour #gkadakhla #qatarairways #gkaxqa #gkakitesurf #kitesurfing #VisitDakhla #Dakhla #Morocco #Maroc #Ainsoltane #GPCCarton #RedBull #MinistèredelÉducationNationaleduPréscolaireetdesSports #MDJS #VisitMorocco #cridakhla #AMCI #SNRT #westpointdakhla #oasis212 #lacriquedakhla #lagonenergy #dakhlaattitude

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It's almost time to head back to one of our favourite locations! Dakhla will be welcoming us very shortly, from 22nd of September to the 1st of October. 🇲🇦 📸 @julien_leleu #PrinceHéritierMoulayElHassanKiteSurfWorldCup #GKAKiteWorldTour #gkadakhla #qatarairways #gkaxqa #gkakitesurf #kitesurfing #VisitDakhla #Dakhla #Morocco #Maroc #Ainsoltane #GPCCarton #RedBull #MinistèredelÉducationNationaleduPréscolaireetdesSports #MDJS #VisitMorocco #cridakhla #AMCI #SNRT #westpointdakhla #oasis212 #lacriquedakhla #lagonenergy #dakhlaattitude
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