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Marc Jacobs and Gisela Pulido won the freestyle double elimination at the PKRA Dakhla Kiteboard World Cup last week. In winds reaching more than 30 knots, the double elimination kicked off at 11 am with riders using 6 and 7m kites.

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Holding off Alex Neto in his first heat of the day, Jacobs moved on to defeat Christophe Tack in the final. Although Tack landed a solid S-Mobe and Crow Mobe 5 amongst others, he was one trick shy of the five tricks upon which the overall score is calculated. Jacobs landed more tricks including a textbook Front Blind Mobe and Blind Judge 5 giving him the win.

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Tack’s first place win in the singles meant that he needed to be beaten twice to be knocked off the top spot. In a masterful display of powerful freestyle kiteboarding, Jacobs did just that, beating out Tack and winning the super final by 4.07 points.

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This is Jacobs’ second top podium spot, having won the PKRA event last year in Germany. When asked about his win, Marc just smiled and said “I’m a happy little dolphin!”

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Notable climbs up the ladder came from both Youri Zoon and Carlos Mario.  Zoon rode well early on but later became less consistent in his landings. Neto finally put an end to Zoon’s push with his high scoring Crow Mobe 5 continuing on to beat Hadlow as well.

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The women’s ladder was equally impressive. Gisela Pulido maintained her position from yesterday by beating Bruna Kajiya. Finishing fourth in yesterday’s single, Kajiya worked her way up to take out Anabel Van Westrop and Karolina Winkowska. Despite solid riding in her earlier heats, Kajiya struggled in the strong wind of the final and lost to Pulido’s impressive high scoring Hinterberger Mobe and Slim Chance.

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After a handful of incredible days in the ideal setting of Dakhla Lagoon, riders are celebrating the end of a truly epic event. With night sessions on the new cable park at the Dakhla Attitude Camp, and evenings of parties, this tour stop was nothing less than a success.

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The next stop for the PKRA World Tour will be the Mundial Du Vent in Leucate, France. For a complete list of final standings in Dakhla, visit the PKRA website at www.prokitetour.com.

 

2014 Dakhla Kiteboard World Cup Winners
Freestyle Men
1st – Marc Jacobs (NZ)
2nd – Christophe Tack (BE)
3rd Alex Neto (BR)

Freestyle Women
1st – Gisela Pulido (ES)
2nd ”“Bruna Kajiya (BR)
3rd – Winkowska (PL)

Wave Men
1st Keahi De Aboitiz (AU)
2nd Pedro Henrique (BR)
3rd Mitu Montiero (CV)

Wave Women
1st Moona Whyte (US)
2nd Kirsty Jones (UK)
3rd Jalou Langeree (NL)