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IL FRANCESE PATRICK BEVEN CAMPIONE EUROPEO EPSA 2005
CON LA VITTORIA ALLE CANARIE, PATRICK BEVEN SI AGGIUDICA IL TITOLO DI CAMPIONE EUROPEO DEL CIRCUITO ASP/EPSA 2005.
Patrick Beven takes the EPSA Tilte, and Miky Picon reaches symbolic 9000 pts on the WQS
After yesterday's marathon with twenty heats held in a row, today's forecast and reality was just another one. The wind was already blowing softly when we woke up and the low tide was showing some really inconsistent waves for such a level of contest. With only three heats remaining, but as no waves are coming, the decision came to the surfers and after a few talks, the majority of them decided to move and finish this 4 star event to the nearby beachbreak, for a 3.30 pm check in.
Two hours later, the first semifinal was in the water, wearing their competition vests, and it was a good surprise to see the area was less affected by the wind. In 3 ft clean conditions, Ben bourgeois ( Usa ) opened the fight and didn't lose any time to get the first 8 pts score of the day. Answering back to back, Eneko Acero (Euk) took off fast to join some very good on-the-rail cutbacks, to reply with a 6+ pointer. It was obvious the surfers' decision was a good one as even the waves were not the ones from a reef break, the guys enjoyed their time at the outside. Marlon Lipke (Deu), surfing backside to the righthanders, found a good wave and made the crowd cheer on the beach as he was slashing the water and hitting the lips throwing his fins out as much as possible. As five minutes were remaining on the official timer, Patrick Beven (Fra) decided to get the 7 points he needed and chose the right hander option for it. With a lot of speed, the Frenchman began with an air, before getting four huge snapbacks with style and power, to finish with a radical controlled re-entry. The reward was a 9.5 pts, giving him the victory to advance to the final four of the event.
The second semifinal followed just twenty five seconds after, and Alain Riou (Pyf) was the first one to catch a score. Wearing the red singlet, Miky Picon (Fra) was the other good starter of the heat and after two average waves, he found an 6.83 score to get second; in black, Alain Riou waited ten seconds before answering his mate. The styled goofy footer (one who has his right front ahead when he rides) showed his best and looked like a re-entrie machine, connecting the sections with great flow and power to get an 8.17, giving him the lead. Then came in last year's EPSA champion Justin Mujica (Prt), ripping a righthander from the outside to the shore, to take control of the second semifinal. Feeling no pressure at all, the Portuguese then got the second higher score of the contest, after using all the best skills he could, surfing with originality, taking risks with lots of control, to eventually qualify with a 9.6 pointer. At the same time, the red knight Miky Picon (Fra) walking towards his qualification for the elite tour, found the 7+ he needed to get the last spot of the final.
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