Gabi ripping it up on the Surf's Up! / Quiksilver Team rider training weekend
"Three of the Boardriders put in great performances this weekend at the
Newquay Open Pro Tour surf finale, in epic conditions. An event made all the
more special as every category was packed with the best available talent in
the UK competing for final ranking positions in the Open, Womens, Under 18
and Under 16 events.
On Sunday Gabi won the Womens Open. An amazingly strong performance, with
none of the other girls able to cope with the huge wave size. This means she
finished second overall in the rankings for both the under 16 Girls and
Womens UK Pro Tours for 2009.
Toby gave it everything, reaching the Quarters of the Mens Open, knocking
out Tour favourite Reubyn Ash, and the Final of the under 18s, where fatigue
took over after contesting both events in double overhead heavy Fistral
surf, finishing fourth.
Max (aged 11), facing 60mph winds and a rain lashed 24ft swell on Saturday
morning, reached the Semis of the under 16 boys. A stunning effort that sent
shock waves around the beach as, in the Quarters, he knocked out two of the
British team fresh back from squad training in France - Quiksilvers Luke
Dillon and West team rider Jobe Harris." Thanks JP
It's been an amazing year for the Surf's Up! Boardriders Elite squad. In fact when I went down to the BSA meeting the other day, a lot of the surf schools were asking how they could get their top riders on the elite training programme. I still believe that despite some amazing results, 2010 will be our year!
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