PLAYA DE LA LANZADA, Pontevedra – Galicia/Spain (Tuesday, April 8, 2014) - Stop No.1 on the European Qualification Series, the ASP 1-Star Men and Women Rias Baixas Pro is just a short two-days away from starting action on the European coastline.
A new addition to the regional schedule in 2014, this exciting event will host some of the continent's top talent looking to secure the precious ranking points on offer and a share of the US$17,500 combined prize-purse.
“It is fantastic to see 80 surfers participating in this first Rias Baixas Pro Qualifying event in La Lanzada over the coming days,†commented Marcos Rodriguez, event organizer. “There are many Spanish surfers and juniors along with Europe's top athletes including Jonathan Gonzalez, Joan Duru from France, Gony Zubizarreta as well as Maud LeCar and Alizee Arnaud in the women's event. This event along with the Pantin Classic are very important for Galicia and are the highest level ASP events held in Spain this year which makes us proud to see the best surfers competing in the quality waves that Galicia has to offer.â€
Set at the western tip of the European shores, conditions are expected to bring fun, playful waves to the iconic A Lanzada beach in Pontevedra.
“We are expecting small conditions but the sand banks are quite good at the moment which should produce a marvellous playing field for all the athletes to highlight their abilities,†Rodriguez continued. “Also we expect great sunny weather and we invite everyone to come down to La Lanzada to enjoy the show.â€
With Spring off to a great start in the region highlighted by a recent run of swells and light winds, everyone is amped to get the ball rolling and put the rashvest on for the first time this year.
“ASP Europe is kicking off its 2014 Qualifying Series this Thursday at La Lanzada with the Rias Baixas men and women's events,†Rob Gunning, ASP Europe Tour Manager stated. “Everyone is really excited about this new event which will be webcast live via the event website on www.aspworldtour.com The level of participants is very high and we are sure to see some brilliant surfing over the coming days.â€
The Surf Rias Baixas Pro is made possible with the support of the following event partners: Diputación de Pontevedra, Concello de O Grove, Club Praia de PantÃn y la Federación Galega de Surf amongst others.
Pontevedra Readies for Exciting European QS Series Launch
WSL
PLAYA DE LA LANZADA, Pontevedra – Galicia/Spain (Tuesday, April 8, 2014) - Stop No.1 on the European Qualification Series, the ASP 1-Star Men and Women Rias Baixas Pro is just a short two-days away from starting action on the European coastline.
A new addition to the regional schedule in 2014, this exciting event will host some of the continent's top talent looking to secure the precious ranking points on offer and a share of the US$17,500 combined prize-purse.
“It is fantastic to see 80 surfers participating in this first Rias Baixas Pro Qualifying event in La Lanzada over the coming days,†commented Marcos Rodriguez, event organizer. “There are many Spanish surfers and juniors along with Europe's top athletes including Jonathan Gonzalez, Joan Duru from France, Gony Zubizarreta as well as Maud LeCar and Alizee Arnaud in the women's event. This event along with the Pantin Classic are very important for Galicia and are the highest level ASP events held in Spain this year which makes us proud to see the best surfers competing in the quality waves that Galicia has to offer.â€
Set at the western tip of the European shores, conditions are expected to bring fun, playful waves to the iconic A Lanzada beach in Pontevedra.
“We are expecting small conditions but the sand banks are quite good at the moment which should produce a marvellous playing field for all the athletes to highlight their abilities,†Rodriguez continued. “Also we expect great sunny weather and we invite everyone to come down to La Lanzada to enjoy the show.â€
With Spring off to a great start in the region highlighted by a recent run of swells and light winds, everyone is amped to get the ball rolling and put the rashvest on for the first time this year.
“ASP Europe is kicking off its 2014 Qualifying Series this Thursday at La Lanzada with the Rias Baixas men and women's events,†Rob Gunning, ASP Europe Tour Manager stated. “Everyone is really excited about this new event which will be webcast live via the event website on www.aspworldtour.com The level of participants is very high and we are sure to see some brilliant surfing over the coming days.â€
The Surf Rias Baixas Pro is made possible with the support of the following event partners: Diputación de Pontevedra, Concello de O Grove, Club Praia de PantÃn y la Federación Galega de Surf amongst others.
Maud Le Car
An eventful week ultimately crowned proper warriors as the 2024 Caparica Surf Fest winners.
The QS3,000 Rip Curl Pro Anglet runs the Quarterfinals on a third day of action at Chambre d'Amour.
The QS3,000 Rip Curl Pro Anglet runs through the last four-surfer heats rounds to decide the event's Quarterfinalists at Chambre d'Amour.
The men and women's Round of 64 are surfed over two days in fun conditions at the iconic Chambre d'Amour in Anglet.
The iconic, annual night surfing event returns to the beautiful shores of Anglet this summer.
Rias Baixas Women's Pro
Official Assessment for the Rias Baixas Pro on Friday, April 13th, 2014
Official Assessment for the Rias Baixas Pro on Friday, April 11th, 2014
Inconsistent one foot (0.3 metre) surf at A Lanzada. Offshore winds. Blue skies.
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LucÃa Martiño