Archives for: July 2009

Xalps ends in Monaco

  • July
  • 30
Christian (Chrigel) Maurer won the Red Bull Xalps race with Alex Hofer on second. Early tomorrow morning I will drive to Monaco and expecting arrival by mid day...for the party in the evening!!!The race ending tomorrow right before mid-day. I have pl… more »

30-07-09 ByRandi Paragliding, Xalps

Alex Hofer

  • July
  • 27
Supporter car to Alex HoferAlain and I met Hofer this evening. We had difficulties to find him without GPS. He was resting long time in a restaurant in Trient for eating real Swiss food right before the French Border. It was not the same man as for t… more »

27-07-09 ByRandi Paragliding, Xalps

Mama Mia Xalps

  • July
  • 25
Wow wow wow. We have been outside and tested paragliders all day, but I have followed the race via my mobile. I was amazed how Alex decreased the distance to Chrigel… First it was almost 100 km, at one moment it was 56 km apart, next it was 33 km and A… more »

25-07-09 ByRandi Paragliding, Xalps

Red Bull Xalps

  • July
  • 24
Day 3 -6 ; after day 2 Chrigel Maurer was in the leading position. It looks from Google Earth he had better flights than anybody else and he could pass Marmolada waypoints without too much struggling compare to other athletics. After Marmolada Alex Hofer… more »

24-07-09 ByRandi Paragliding, Xalps

Xalps day 2

  • July
  • 20
I am stuck in front of the computer. If I am not online I am on the phone. Next two days I am travelling abroad and I am not sure the access to internet. Grrr. Well, the race so far (19:20) is really exciting. Toma Coconea ,the runner, is on the second… more »

20-07-09 ByRandi Paragliding, Xalps

Xalps day 1

  • July
  • 19
First day of Xalps is almost over for me, but certainly not for the athletics and the supporters. They will run and walk during most of the night. Until now (22:30) it is 3 different routes, a big bunch of pilots hiking the valley floor with leading Toma… more »

19-07-09 ByRandi Paragliding, Xalps

Tomorrow-tomorrow-tomorrow XALPS

  • July
  • 18
This is it…the biggest event ever…RedBull Xalps 2009. I have already following the athletics own blogs for some time and followed their preparations for the Xalps race. I am completely lost in Xalps, if I am a big fan of something then it must be this ra… more »

18-07-09 ByRandi Paragliding, Xalps

Peter Vaskovych

  • July
  • 2
Please help our friend Peter Vaskovych from Ukraine. He is an excellent paraglider designer for Aeros, sympatic and friendly man who got Leukemia this spring. He has fair chance to survive if he gets the treatment he needs. Health insurance doesn’t work… more »

02-07-09 ByRandi News, Paragliding