Only 8 heats and a lot of waiting

13/05/2023

Decidedly not spoiled by the weather conditions, the Torbole PWA World Cup in Italy only allows to validate 8 heats for the men on Friday during the 2nd elimination. With 2 days to go (already!), the upcoming races are already looking decisive...

While no one really believes it, the north wind is there on this Friday morning for the 3rd day of the Torbole PWA World Cup. The conditions are similar to those of the day before with 6 to 15 knots, a low sky, still some seaweed here and there on the water and an almost winter temperature.
The race management did not delay and sent the first men into the water at 7.45am for the second slalom elimination of the week. Shortly before 9am and before the wind died down, 8 heats were completed, with one last quarter final still to be validated.

Not surprisingly, the favourites were present and among them two outsiders who were beginning to be noticed, the Thai Will McMillan and the French Benoît Merceur who were taking part in their second semi-final of the week, a feat given the general level on the water!
In the afternoon, the wind shifted to the south but did not pick up and after 7 hours of waiting, the competitors were released at 4pm.
On Saturday, the weather forecasts are not very optimistic but everyone remains attentive with an unpredictable Lake Garda where the conditions can quickly change...

 

Source: PWA World Tour
Photos: Crowther/Pwaworldtour.com


 

tags: PWA World Tour Torbole PWA World Cup Femke van der Veen Alexandre Cousin

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