Paragliding World Cup
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The Paragliding World Cup (or PWC for short) is a cross country flying competition for paraglider pilots, organized by the PWCA. Each year, the Paragliding World Cup Tour visits 5-6 different locations worldwide. At each event several tasks are flown to establish the overall classification.
The goal of each competition task is to fly round a predetermined course with a start, some turn points (usually 4-6) and a finish line. Slightly simplified, the winner is the fastest pilot round the course, or the pilot who flew furthest if no one completes the course.
Pilots carry a GPS receiver to record their flight track, which is afterwards used to verify that they correctly followed the course and determine timings.
The goal of each competition task is to fly round a predetermined course with a start, some turn points (usually 4-6) and a finish line. Slightly simplified, the winner is the fastest pilot round the course, or the pilot who flew furthest if no one completes the course.
Pilots carry a GPS receiver to record their flight track, which is afterwards used to verify that they correctly followed the course and determine timings.
Overall Winners
- 1992: Uli Wiesmeier (Germany)
- 1993: Richard Gallon (France)
- 1994: Jimmy Pacher (Italy)
- 1995: Hans Bollinger (Switzerland)
- 1996: Christian Tamegger (Austria)
- 1997: Jimmy Pacher (Italy)
- 1998: Peter Lüthi (Switzerland)
- 1999: Kari Eisenhut (Switzerland)
- 2000: Andy Hediger (Switzerland)
- 2001: Patrick Bérod (France)
- 2002: Alex Hofer (Switzerland)
- 2003: Achim Joos (Germany)
- 2004: Oliver Rössel (Germany)
- 2005: Christian Maurer (Switzerland)
- 2006: Christian Maurer (Switzerland)
- 2007: Christian Maurer (Switzerland)
- 2008: Andy Aebi (Switzerland)
- 2009: Charles Cazaux (France)
- 2010: Yann Martail (France)
Winners for 2010
| Host | First | Second | Third | |
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http://www.paraglidingworldcup.org/taxonomy/term/91 : | Urban Valic (SLN) Elisa Houdry (FRA) |
Russell Achterberg (ZAF) Orlane Sturbois (FRA) |
Aljaz Valic (SLN) Kamira Pereira (BRA) |
Winners for 2009
| Host | First | Second | Third |
Winners for 2008
| Host | First | Second | Third | |
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http://www.paraglidingworldcup.org/sites/new.pwca.org/2008CAO4.pdf : | Urban Valic (SLN) Renata Kuhnova (CZ) |
Primoz Podobnik (SLN) Keiko Hiraki (J) |
Stefan Schmoker (CH) Anja Kroll (CH) |
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http://www.paraglidingworldcup.org/sites/new.pwca.org/2008CBO6.pdf : | Chrigel Maurer (CH) Anja Kroll (CH) |
Peter Frauenschuh (A) Dorothea Stichlmair (D) |
Michael von Wachter (VEN) Keiko Hiraki (J) |
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http://www.paraglidingworldcup.org/sites/new.pwca.org/2008CCO9.pdf : | Karlo Bonacic (CRO) Ewa Wisnierska (D) |
Jean Marc Caron (F) Anja Kroll (CH) |
Tomas Brauner (CZ) Elisa Houdry (F) |
| Sopot (Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... ) |
http://www.paraglidingworldcup.org/sites/new.pwca.org/2008CDO15.pdf : | Helmut Eichholzer (A) Klaudia Bulgakow (POL) |
Tomas Brauner (CZ) Anja Kroll (CH) |
Jean Marc Caron (F) Ewa Wisnierska (D) |
| Castelo Castelo, Espírito Santo Castelo is the name of a municipality and its capital in the southwest of the state of Espírito Santo in Brazil. Its population was 34,704 and its area is 669 km².-History:... (Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... ) |
http://new.pwca.org/sites/new.pwca.org/2008CEO22.pdf : | Stefan Schmoker (CH) Ewa Wisnierska (D) |
Tomas Brauner (CZ) Elisa Houdry (F) |
Urban Valic (SLN) Anja Kroll (CH) |
| Total: | http://new.pwca.org/results/current/overall | Andy Aebi (CH) Anja Kroll (CH) |
Jean Marc Caron (F) Ewa Wisnierska (D) |
Stefan Schmoker (CH) Keiko Hiraki (J) |
Winners for 2007
| Host | First | Second | Third | |
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http://2008.paraglidingworldcup.org/taxonomy_menu/3/6/38/32 : | Primoz Podobnik (SLN) Keiko Hiraki (J) |
Urban Valic (SLN) Anja Kroll (CH) |
David Ohlidal (CZ) Yasuko Murakami (J) |
| Àger Àger Àger is a municipality in the comarca of the Noguera in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the north-west of the comarca, and the territory of the municipality stretches between the Noguera Ribagorçana and Noguera Pallaresa rivers. The Terradets reservoir on the Noguera Pallaresa is situated... (Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... ) |
http://2008.paraglidingworldcup.org/taxonomy_menu/3/6/38/35 : | Chrigel Maurer (CH) Eliane Ueltschi (CH) |
Jean Marc Caron (F) Elisa Houdry (F) |
Stefan Schmoker (CH) Hana Matyaskova (CZ) |
| Cornizzolo Cornizzolo Monte Cornizzolo is a mountain situated in the province of Lecco, Lombardy, northern Italy.The peak reaches 1,241 metres in altitude. It houses the Maria Consigliere hut, open every Sunday throughout the year, at 1,100 metres above sea level... (Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... ) |
http://2008.paraglidingworldcup.org/event/2007/cornizzolo : | Chrigel Maurer (CH) Anja Kroll (CH) |
Andy Aebi (CH) Ewa Wisnierska (D) |
Christian Tamegger (AT) Keiko Hiraki (J) |
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http://2008.paraglidingworldcup.org/taxonomy_menu/3/6/38/43 : | Urban Valic (SLN) Anja Kroll (CH) |
Aljaz Valic (SLN) Ewa Wisnierska (D) |
Stefan Wyss (CH) Klaudia Bulgakow (POL) |
| Tucuman Tucumán San Miguel de Tucumán is the capital of the Tucumán Province, located in northern Argentina at from Buenos Aires. It is the fifth biggest city of Argentina after Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Rosario and Mendoza, and it is also the most important city of Northern Argentina... (Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... ) |
http://2008.paraglidingworldcup.org/taxonomy_menu/3/6/38/44 : | Urban Valic (SLN) Klaudia Bulgakow (POL) |
Stefan Wyss (CH) Ewa Wisnierska (D) |
Aljaz Valic (SLN) Keiko Hiraki (J) |
| Total: | http://2008.paraglidingworldcup.org/taxonomy/term/49 | Chrigel Maurer (CH) Anja Kroll (CH) |
Urban Valic (SLN) Ewa Wisnierska (D) |
Andy Aebi (CH) Keiko Hiraki (J) |
Winners for 2006
| Host | First | Second | Third | |
| Castelo Castelo, Espírito Santo Castelo is the name of a municipality and its capital in the southwest of the state of Espírito Santo in Brazil. Its population was 34,704 and its area is 669 km².-History:... (Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... ) |
http://www.pwca.org/Results/2006/A-Brazil/index.php : | Chrigel Maurer (CH) Ewa Wisnierska Cieslewicz (D) |
Tomas Brauner (CZ) Karin Appenzeller (CH) |
Martin Orlik (CZ) Noriko Mizunuma (J) |
| Seeboden Seeboden Seeboden is a village and municipality in the Spittal an der Drau district in Carinthia, Austria, EU.-Geography:-Location:Seeboden is located at the western end of the Millstätter See immediately next to the district capital Spittal an der Drau.... (Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... ) |
http://www.pwca.org/Results/2006/B-Austria/index.php : | Gregory Blondeau (F) Ewa Wisnierska Cieslewicz (D) |
Kaoru Ogisawa (J) Karin Appenzeller (CH) |
Martin Orlik (CZ) Eliane Ueltschi (CH) |
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http://www.pwca.org/Results/2006/C-Switzerland/index.php : | Christian Tamegger (AT) Marina Olexina (R) |
Marina Olexina (R) Klaudia Bulgakow (POL) |
Martin Pacejka (CZ) Eliane Ueltschi (CH) |
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http://www.pwca.org/Results/2006/D-Slovenia/ : | Chrigel Maurer (CH) Renata Kuhnova (CZ) |
Denis Cortella (F) Karin Appenzeller (CH) |
Tomas Brauner (CZ) Marina Olexina (R) |
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http://www.pwca.org/Results/2006/E-Reunion/index.php : | Chrigel Maurer (CH) Petra Krausova (CZ) |
Bruno Arnold (CH) Anja Kroll (CH) |
Gregory Blondeau (F) Karin Appenzeller (CH) |
| Total: | http://www.pwca.org/Results/2006/index.php | Chrigel Maurer (CH) Karin Appenzeller (CH) |
Gregory Blondeau (F) Petra Krausova (CZ) |
Tomas Brauner (CZ) Anja Kroll (CH) |
Winners for 2005
| Host | First | Second | Third | |
| Sopot (BG) | http://www.paraglidingworldcup.org/Results/2005/Bulgaria/index.php : | Chrigel Maurer (CH) Petra Krausova (CZ) |
Gregory Blondeau (F) Keiko Hiraki (J) |
Armin Eder (A) Eliane Ueltschi (CH) |
| Bourg St. Maurice (F) | http://www.paraglidingworldcup.org/Results/2005/France/index.php : | Patrick Berod (F) Ewa Wisnierska Cieslewicz (D) |
Bruce Goldsmith Bruce Goldsmith Bruce Goldsmith is a British paraglider pilot and designer, and the 2007 Paragliding World Champion. He won the title at Manilla in Australia, flying an Airwave Magic FR3.... (GB) Petra Krausova (CZ) |
Frank Brown (BR) Keiko Hiraki (J) |
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http://www.paraglidingworldcup.org/Results/2005/Serbia/ : | Chrigel Maurer (CH) Ewa Wisnierska Cieslewicz (D) |
Charles Cazaux (F) Karin Appenzeller (CH) |
Luciano Tcacenco Bender (BR) Petra Krausova (CZ) |
| Monte Cornizzolo (I) | http://www.paraglidingworldcup.org/Results/2005/Italy/ : | Chrigel Maurer (CH) Ewa Wisnierska Cieslewicz (D) |
Martin Orlik (CZ) Petra Krausova (CZ) |
Max Jeanpierre (F) Marina Olexina (R) |
| Serra da Estrela (PT) | http://www.paraglidingworldcup.org/Results/2005/Portugal/ : | Torsten Siegel (D) Ewa Wisnierska Cieslewicz (D) |
Marco Littame (I) Keiko Hiraki (J) |
Chrigel Maurer (CH) Anja Kroll (CH) |
| Total: | http://www.paraglidingworldcup.org/Results/2005/index.php | Chrigel Maurer (CH) Ewa Wisnierska Cieslewicz (D) |
Max Jeanpierre (F) Petra Krausova (CZ) |
David Ohlidal (CZ) Karin Appenzeller (CH) |
Winners for 2004
| Host | First | Second | Third | |
| Monte Grappa (I) | http://www.paraglidingworldcup.org/Results/2004/Italy/ : | Chrigel Maurer (CH) Petra Krausova (CZ) |
Steve Cox (CH) Caroll Licini (CH) |
Bruce Goldsmith Bruce Goldsmith Bruce Goldsmith is a British paraglider pilot and designer, and the 2007 Paragliding World Champion. He won the title at Manilla in Australia, flying an Airwave Magic FR3.... (GB) Karin Appenzeller (CH) |
| Abtenau Abtenau Abtenau is a market town in the Hallein district of Salzburg, Austria.-Sister towns: Big Bear Lake... (A) |
http://www.paraglidingworldcup.org/Results/2004/Austria/ : | Christian Tamegger (A) Louise Crandal (DEN) |
Paolo Zammarchi (I) Karin Appenzeller (CH) |
Achim Joos (D) Caroll Licini (CH) |
| Talloires Talloires Talloires is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-Geography:Talloires is located south of Geneva, Switzerland, on Lake Annecy and from the local "prefecture" Annecy, near the border of Italy... (F) |
http://www.paraglidingworldcup.org/Results/2004/France/ : | Christian Tamegger (A) Petra Krausova (CZ) |
Frank Brown (BRA) Elisabeth Rauchenberger (CH) |
Andreas Birenstihl (CH) Elisa Houdry (F) |
| Kayseri Kayseri Kayseri is a large and industrialized city in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It is the seat of Kayseri Province. The city of Kayseri, as defined by the boundaries of Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, is structurally composed of five metropolitan districts, the two core districts of Kocasinan and... (TK) |
http://www.paraglidingworldcup.org/Results/2004/Turkey/ : | Achim Joos (D) Petra Krausova (CZ) |
Tomas Brauner (CZ) Elisabeth Rauchenberger (CH) |
Chrigel Maurer (CH) Caroline Brille (F) |
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http://www.paraglidingworldcup.org/Results/2004/Mexico/ : | Stefan Wyss (CH) Elisabeth Rauchenberger (CH) |
Paolo Zammarchi (I) Caroll Licini (CH) |
Torsten Siegel (D) Caroline Brille (F) |
| Total: | http://www.paraglidingworldcup.org/Results/RESULTS.HTM : | Oliver Rössel (D) Petra Krausova (CZ) |
Paolo Zammarchi (I) Elisabeth Rauchenberger (CH) |
Frank Brown (BRA) Caroline Brille (F) |