It’s straight into action on the opening day of the 2017 EFPT Lanzarote event. Steven Van Broeckhoven, the most celebrated European Champion of all time, showed exactly why he is the guy to beat as he secured the single elimination victory with almost faultless style.
The best moves, the biggest moves, the most radical moves. Day 4 showed flat water freestyle windsurfing at it’s absolute peak. If yesterday was a day for the history books, today the history books just got rewritten. Sam Esteve flew to new heights as he threw down insane action during his heats. Despite having his best event to date, Esteve was pipped to the post as fellow Frenchmen Adrien Bosson took the event victory.
The winds filled in with maximum effect, heats had to be cancelled because the conditions were too intense but nevertheless the riders stepped up their game with mind blowing consequences. World’s first moves were witnessed both in and out of competition. This was a day for the history books.
Adrien Bosson secures victory in the double elimination as the winds flip to the Levante. The local effect promises powerful winds over the next days, consider this a warm-up show.
Day 1 of the event saw the lighter onshore winds known as the Poniente kick in, offering up perfect conditions for some jumping moves before the forecasted Levante blasts over the course area in the next few days. Here’s our run down on the spot, the heat area and day 1 of competition, a strong start for Frenchmen Adrien Bosson.
The 2017 European Freestyle Pro Tour scored the conditions required to kickstart competition on the fourth and final day. Far out on the lake the competitors powered through the rounds to determine the champion of this event. It was a close showdown between Belgian, Yentel Caers and Bonairean, Amado Vrieswijk, check the outcome in our take on today’s highlights below.
Sam Estve lays down a worlds first move as the French fill the Tow-In podium here in Austria. Check some amazing action in today’s highlights.
The 2017 European Freestyle Pro Tour begins as tow-in takes centre stage. The qualifying rounds offered some great action and huge moves as a wake boat produced a small ramp to boost the riders into the air.
I light and casual start to the 2017 European Freestyle Pro Tour gave us the perfect opportunity to connect with the riders and the crew to find out more about how competition actually works.
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