Slow start to Opening Day of 2017 Texel Brunotti Kiteboard World Cup

The Elite League riders were greeted to a sunny morning at the competition site on the island of Texel, Netherlands for the first day of the 2017 Texel Brunotti Kiteboard World Cup . Men’s Heats One and Two were completed, alongside five tricks of Heat Three, before it was postponed due to the dropping winds.

Heat One saw Spanish former World Champion Alex Pastor get off to an uncharacteristically slow start, with several crashes before he finally managed to land several high scoring tricks including a stylish KGB Five.

This put him up to second place, opening the door directly to Round Three. 

Set Teixeira from Brazil was on fire right from the start, opening up with an impressive Backside 317 that scored him 8.17 points, and placed him first in this heat. 

It was Youri Zoon from the Netherlands who dominated the start of Heat Two, delighted to be competing in his homeland and feeling the support from his fans on the beach.

He rode a great heat and landed a 317 scoring him 8.03 points, placing him in second position. 

Luis Alberto Cruz from the Dominican Republic was on a mission to succeed, and stomped Five high scoring tricks including a 317 and BS315, an impressive array of tricks that placed him just above Youri Zoon. 

The wind unfortunately dropped halfway through Heat Three, so it will be resumed tomorrow. First possible start will be at 8am.

As usual, you can follow all of the action on the World Kiteboarding League facebook livestream.