GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Sylt - Signing out
by Matt Pearce 1 Jul 2019 16:09 BST
25-30 June 2019
The podium placers GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Sylt - Men: 1st Airton Cozzolino , 2nd James Carew, 3rd Mitu Monteiro; Women: 1st Carla Herrera Oria, 2nd Charlotte Carpentier, 3rd Susanne Schwarztrauber © Svetlana Romantsova
The second GKA Kite-Surf World Cup event of the season wrapped up yesterday at Brandenburger Strand on the island of Sylt.
Throughout the week the riders were blessed with a mixture of strong and steady cross-onshore conditions which were interspersed with baking hot sunshine on the windless days. It wasn't what you might always expect from Northern Europe in summer, but it was epic!
Airton Cozzolino won both the single and double eliminations to take the overall tour lead from Mitu Monteiro while Carla Herrera Oria also took a clean sweep, winning both the singles and doubles in the women's division. She now moves into second place overall in the rankings behind top ranked female rider Charlotte Carpentier who finished second here in Sylt.
Check the highlights from Sunday's strapless freestyle Super Session below:
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