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Mondial du Vent Comes to an End
Mondial du Vent Comes to an End
The first stop of the GKA Kiteboarding World Tour has come to a close without enough wind to hold a contest. Still, the competitors kept everyone entertained with tow-ups and more! In twenty years of the annual Mondial du Vent, we reach the end of t...
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Mondial du Vent 2018
Mondial du Vent 2018
With sublime locations between the Mediterranean and lakes, and 300 days of the tramontane wind per year, Leucate-La Franqui is the dream location for every lover of wind-driven sports. It is also the ideal place to organise the Mondial du Vent, an i...
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Liam Whaley and Bruna Kajiya Win Mondial du Vent 2017
Liam Whaley and Bruna Kajiya Win Mondial du Vent 2017
Now that the World Kiteboarding League (WKL) is firmly established as the official freestyle and big air world tour, all the attention is focused on the riders and their outstanding performances. The 2017 WKL season has a full-on calendar with no le...
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Mondial du Vent 2017
Mondial du Vent 2017
Coming up this April, 11th to the 17th the world’s top kiteboarders will drop their board bags at La Franqui, in the south of France, for the first stop of the World Kiteboarding League 2017 Freestyle Elite League. Since its creation 21 years...
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Mondial du Vent 2016
Mondial du Vent 2016
Mondial du Vent is one of the most prestigious water sports events in the world and this year it will be bigger and better than ever, as it celebrates its 20th edition. It hosts the second event on the 2016 IKA Kiteboarding World Championships schedu...
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Get Ready for the 2nd Event of the 2016 Kiteboarding World Championships
Get Ready for the 2nd Event of the 2016 IKA Kiteboarding World Championships
The second event on the 2016 IKA Kiteboarding World Championships schedule has been confirmed: it’s Mondial Du Vent, one of the most prestigious and longest running kiteboarding events on the pro scene. Elite riders from all over the world wil...
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Kai Lenny at Mondial du Vent
Kai Lenny at Mondial du Vent
The world’s elite riders came to Leucate - La Franqui, in the South of France for the 2015 Mondial du Vent. One of these riders was Kai Lenny, as the Hawaiian could not miss such an important event. During few days, he rode all his equipment:...
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Tack and Winkowska Win the Mondial Du Vent
Tack and Winkowska Win the Mondial Du Vent
Christophe Tack and Karolina Winkowska took the top spots in the double elimination today with a near perfect heat by Tack, and Winkowska upsetting Pulido in a super-final. Under sunny skies and warm spring like conditions, the final day of the PKRA...
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Mondial du Vent - The Double Elimination Continues
Mondial du Vent - The Double Elimination Continues
Day five of the Mondial Du Vent saw the continuation of the double elimination in Leucate, France, in winds that built throughout the day. It was another beautiful day in France set against the backdrop of the village of La Franqui, and riders were...
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Mondial du Vent - Day 4 - Start of the Double Elimination
Mondial du Vent - Day 4 - Start of the Double Elimination
Round one of the double elimination began in 16-24 knots of wind allowing for the completion of six men’s heats. Light winds and sunny skies greeted the riders on day four of the Mondial Du Vent. With a light breeze blowing through the competi...
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