More than 50 kitesurfers from more than 10 countries participated this February in the Formula Kite Coaches Regatta to train for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Formula Kite Coach Regatta brought together kitesurfers from over 10 countries in Fuerteventura. This training campaign is used to compete in a discipline that will revolutionize the sport and fulfill the dream of many riders to become an Olympian in Paris 2024, including 10-time freestyle kitesurfing world champion Gisela Pulido.
Some competitors have chosen Fuerteventura as their winter training center to participate in the Kitefoil World Series to be held in Costa Calma, after visiting the island in 2021. This way, they avoid the freezing temperatures of the rest of Europe and take advantage of the early weather. year is the so-called round wind condition on the island. D.
In the last Kitefoil World Championship held on the island, Gisela Pulido debuted in the top five of the class, while French Poema Neuland took first place. Now the two meet again in Fuerteventura, signaling that the bar will be even higher at Paris 2024.
Currently, Gisela Pulido is conducting an Olympic campaign in Formula Kite, so this competition serves as a preparation for Paris 2024, where she will probably be the Spanish trump card in this Olympic competition. According to the kitesurfer based in Tarifa (Cádiz), the Canary Islands have a good temperature all year round, he also makes sure that there is a “good environment, good people and good food”, so he “loves everything”. Pulido usually arrives on the island at the beginning of December and leaves in March, although he says he is “100% sure” he will return next year for winter training in Fuerteventura.
The dominance of France in this last competition was also noted in the men’s category, which highlighted Axel Mazzella, who finished second, followed by the Englishman Conor Bainbridge, who is already training in the Canary Islands. Alejandro Clemente (Valencia) is emerging as the favorite among the Spanish competitors who join him.
Source: La Verdad
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