Antoine Albeau, Bjorn Dunkerbeck, Ben van der Steen win first 3 spots: Catalunya Costa Brava PWA World Cup
Antoine Albeau grabbed his first victory of the year as he took first place in the Professional Windsurfers Association (PWA) World Cup Catalunya Costa Brava at waters of Spain’s Costa Brava on Sunday,
June 5. Holland’s Bjorn Dunkerbeck followed with a second place finish, with compatriot Ben Van der Steen at third.
The final day at Costa Brava was relatively calmer and conditions were much better than the usual conditions at Catalunya till the mid-day. But soon the tables turned as the wind twisted in the later
part of the race and blew from 8 to 13 knots to finish the eighth elimination.
In the winner’s final after six heats, Alberto Menegatti grabbed the advanced position followed by Bjorn Dunkerbeck at second with Antoine Albeau behind him at third. Menegatti finished first and
took his first race victory but in the overall competition, Albeau took the first place.
After the victory, Albeau told the local media, “I am feeling good; this is the first event I have won this year. I did really well at the beginning winning four races in a row, and then a second
and third. Today was hard so I didn’t want to push too much. Now I am feeling confident for the rest of the season.”
On the other hand, second placed Bjorn Dunkerbeck said, “I feel great, I started off pretty average but I recovered every single day, I think we were pretty lucky to get the last round in the final
hours.”
The competition went remarkably well for Van der Steen, who grabbed third position overall. While speaking to the reporters he said, “This competition was incredible, I finished in third. This is
my first podium position at a PWA event. We had strong wind and light wind we had everything, the conditions were amazing and I am really pleased.”
The overall results of the race were;
1st - Antoine Albeau (JP / NeilPryde) 5.5
2nd - Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne / Mystic / DunkerbeckEyewear) 21.4
3rd - Ben Van Der Steen (Starboard /Loft / Mystic) 24.0
4th - Cyril Moussilmani (Starboard / North) 32.0
5th - Julien Quentel (RRD / NeilPryde) 34.0
6th - Peter Volwater (Fanatic / MauiSails) 39.0
7th - Pascal Toselli (RRD / Point-7) 50.5
8th - Micah Buzianis (JP / NeilPryde) 53.5
9th - Josh Angulo (Angulo / Gun / Dakine) 54.0
10th - Sylvain Moussilmani (Tabou / Simmer) 57.5
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