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Seeing that it was raining all week I was surprised to wake up on Sunday morning at 6am to glorious clear skies and sunshine, ‘brilliant!’ I thought to myself, may have even said it out loud I was so excited. Straight down the ramp, tin of paint and rollers in hand by 7.00! ( I don’t know if I’ve been up that early on a Sunday in a long time, drinky nights not included). Speaking of drinky nights, 11 o’clock and the booze was being dropped off! Best I think I ever
did was get sponsorship from a brewery! Anyway, the scent of cash brought out some amazing skateboard action bringing the best in Welsh home grown talent as well as chaps from ‘Over the Bridge’. Good to See Matt Davies is still rippin’ when he wants to - huge frontside airs! Exist Team mates Nicky Howells and Chris Andrews were reunited although I don’t think they kissed or anything, Saul Evans and Grim representing the Zooport massive.
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Huge Thanks to Everyone at S3, Shiner, OutofStep, Hurns Brewery, Exist and everyone who helped make it happen this year.
1st Place Nicky Howells 2nd Place Joe Clifton 3rd Place Tristan Bonnamet 4th Place Chris Andrews 5th Place and Best trick Winner Saul Evans even without the Cider he would have won best trick (fast plant to fakie off the miniramp handrail, rhad!) although Jerome didn’t look too impressed when he was presented with a case of the Taffy Apples Cider as Saul was supposed to be the designated driver. Uh oh. Congratulations to Gareth Thomas in the under 16’s comp too, next year I would imagine he’ll be lookin for the big boys title, watch out said big boys!
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3500 people turned up at Margam Park to witness Gary Taylor become crowned king of freestyle moto cross on probably the sunniest day of the summer. On show were some the worlds best freestyle motocross athletes. Gary Taylor, from Coventry rode out of his skin to take victory in all three categories, taking command early on, leading the likes of Kris Brock and Jamie Squibb
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plus many more top class freestyle mx riders, giving him the advantage of last out in the final run. By his run he knew exactly what was needed to win. 23 year old Kris Brock from Exeter chased Taylor hard in the whip contest with only 1 point separating them. Danny Veale from Kent came very near to winning the sick trick contest, looking very confident with the holy grabs and rock solid manoeuvres.
Results Sick trick 1st Gary Taylor 2nd Danny Veale 3rd Jamie Squibb 4th Kris Brock 5th Dave Wiggins
Only one entry to the nastiest crash competition Chris Birch from Cambridge, having a slip on the return from a base jump and tasting the margam tarmac, putting him out of the first round qualifiers and earning himself a bed for the night in Morriston hospital.
Whip Contest 1st Gary Taylor 2nd Kris Brock 3rd Jamie Squibb 4th Danny Veale 5th Dave Wiggins
Final Run 1st Gary Taylor 2nd Jamie Squib 3rd Danny Veale 4th Dave wiggins 5th Kris Brock
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‘I actually found XTERRA UK’s bike course at times very different to other XTERRA venues that I have raced at over the world. There are some tough climbs, but it does allow you to work on a speed strategy’.
The arrival to South Wales’ Vale of Neath of the XTERRA experience certainly proved to be a wet and wild one for all involved, but in the end it was the usual suspects who shared the spoils. The return to the UK of the off road multisport festival culminated in Sunday’s Duathlon XTERRA UK Championship, which was won by two already well decorated athletes. Seth Wealing of the USA won the men’s race, with Renata Bucher of Switzerland winning in the women’s race. The race was a 2.5km run, 32km mountain bike ride and another 10km run, which took place in the challenging terrain of Afan Forest Park. Wealing, 27, from Indiana, an established off road triathlete and World Cup racer, won the race with a time of 2:12:38 (2 hours, 12 minutes, 38 seconds), consistently holding onto first place from the moment he started on the mountain bike after the first run.
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But for Wealing, this course, hosting its first ever XTERRA race, was certainly no easy ride. He said: ‘From three quarters of the way through I realised that I was at my strength limit. I just held on to the final quarter!
The women’s duathlon, however, provided more entertainment for the crowd, with Bucher and Melissa Lombardi of South Africa continually exchanging the leading position. But in the end it was Bucher’s fearless descents in the mountain bike leg, and a smooth and consistent run which held the order of the day. This was a repeat success for the 28 year old from Switzerland and a repeat frustration for Lombardi, following the XTERRA France race earlier in the season where Bucher held off the South African to gain the top prize there.
The gale force winds and heavy rain made this a wet and wild weekend, which certainly appealed to the competitors who love the adventurous side to XTERRA races. Finishers entered the arch covered in mud and with a smile on their faces. Winners in the weekend’s other events included experienced XTERRA pro Melissa Thomas, who won the Saturday’s 75k mountain bike enduro race comfortably, and 16 year old Robert Bowles of Oxford who came through in style in the sprint duathlon.
Bucher said: ‘I try and win in the downhills and push through in the uphills. This was a very difficult race, but my performance and result will serve me well for the XTERRA World Championships next month, where I hope to reach the top 5’. Both Wealing and Bucher walked away with a jackpot of £2,200 following their sterling efforts. The weekend on the whole was faced with difficult weather conditions, which forced some last minute changes to the event schedule. The adjustments included changing the main Championship race from a triathlon (swim, bike, run) to a duathlon (run, bike, run). But in the end, the event continued to be a success, with 14 of the scheduled 18 events taking place.
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wakeup i think it’s raining What a stroke of luck! over the weekend of Wakestock 2007 the UK got struck by the worst flooding in 60 years. Despite the awful weather, Friday night was a blast, with over 10,000 people managing to get to the festival site before the floods took a grip across the country. Headliners Mark Ronson and Ferry Corsten managed to get themselves to the site, and both drew in massive crowds for their sets. One of the focal points of the festival was the purpose built wakeboarding Pool Gap, filled with over 100,000 gallons of water. Just what you need in a flood! It was designed for the wakeboarders to showcase their sport to the festival crowd. Ironically, the water for the pool was pumped in on Thursday evening from the Afon Penrhos River. Showers were forecast but no one could have predicated that less
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change forecast for the whole of Saturday, along with the continuing rising waters around the site, the decision was made at 5am by everyone involved to cancel Saturday’s music event.
So, while the dozen tractors (scrambled at very short notice) worked continuously during the day to pull the cars out than 24 hours later the water of the car parks, the pro level would rise well over wakeboarding event still 6 feet, causing the river to went ahead in Pwllheli burst its banks. Oh dear! The marina. outcome was a flooded field and a washed away trackway One of the biggest crowds from the second car park. to date watched the outstanding riding from Some of the access points an international field. Top became almost unpassable UK riders Jonty Green & as the fields rapidly turned James Young made it onto into thick mud. the makeshift podium but the Wakestock crown for Despite tonnes of straw, 2007 went to Kiwi rider chippings and tarmac being Brad Smeele and in the put down throughout the ladies catergory, to Auzzie night, the rain just kept on Kath Moore. coming and fell heavily and consistentely for over 40 Wakestock 2008 is hours. already being planned with procedures being put in And still the crowd were place to ensure the festival having the best time ever. will cope if such conditions There’s nothing like a bit of should ever arise again. mud to liven up a festival, Let’s hope they never do! and they danced away to the likes of the Cuban Brothers, Yousef, Rodney P and Mr Hudson & The Library. While everyone partied hard, the severe weather continued into the night, and with no
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To say the least, Mumbles has seen a bit of a drop in numbers when it comes to going out. Slowly though the tide seems to be changing. So, where better to pop out for an evening of jolification, and the celebration of a forthcoming marriage. What better place to go clowning around...
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CLOWNING AROUND Don’t get me wrong, Swansea can be fun. The last couple of times though there was a compulsory tight t-shirt sign on every bar entrance. This was a lot more relaxed. A lot more fun. As usual with these kind of outings there were a few stragglers (myself being one of them) but eventually we all made it to what is now the only nightclub in the village - Bentleys. DJ Stilton was on top form. If cheese could sing it would sound like a night in Bentleys. Sometimes though, that is just what you need, and the night was lost to the sound of a group of boys singing along to 80s and 90s classic stilton.
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Hughes is Crowned Welsh Quiksilver King of the Groms
Artificial Reef A massive artificial reef could be built to attract surfers and help protect the coast near Aberystwyth, consultants have found. The reef - which would stretch for up to 300 metres off the coast at Borth - is one of the options being put forward for the area’s coastal protection plan. Estimated to cost between £400,000 and £800,000, the man-made barrier would be made up of hundreds of bags of sand and would break up the waves before they reached the shore. Experts believe the defence would have the spin-off effect of providing excellent
conditions for surfers who would boost the local tourist economy. Consultants Posford Haskoning, a New Zealand company, Artificial Surfing Reefs led by Dr Kerry Black, had been sub-contracted to find out if it was feasible to build a reef at Borth. “We now know that it is possible to build a reef at Borth which would definitely increase the surfing amenity of the area,” said Mr Newman. Mr Newman said the cost of funding Borth’s entire protection plan will be about £7m. “The funding will have to come from the Welsh assembly but they will only fund parts the scheme connected with coastal protection,” he said. The position of the reef just below the water level at low tide - would first be calculated via satellite.
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The Quiksilver King of the Groms UK series kicked off at Rest Bay, Porthcawl attracting a top class field. Josh Hughes was in a class of his own to be crowned Under 16 champion. The powerful goofy foot went off like a rocket in the final, putting in a highly determined and explosive display. Hughes who currently resides in Newquay, Cornwall has always been true to his Welsh roots and looked a Grom on a mission. The title never looked in doubt and he deservedly took the win. In the Under 16 Girls Final, Welsh Sensation Gwen Spurlock showed why she is one of Britain’s brightest prospects with a faultless performance. Gwen who’s recently returned from the World Grommet championships was in devastating form. Max Tuckers home advantage showed in the Under 14 boys as he
used his local knowledge to good affect to take out the Under 14 title. The final was closely fought until the dying moments, as Max patiently waited for the longer yet less consistent lefts, scampered into a sucky one and duly went about smacking a series of front side floaters and reo’s to the delight of friends and family on the beach. The event was a huge success and thanks must be passed onto the Welsh Surfing Federations Officials, Welsh Coast Surf Club Porthcawl Lifeguards, Bob Blyth, Spencer Hargraves and of course Quiksilver.
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Welsh surf team fourth in Europe
The Welsh Surf team sponsored by Gul equalled a personal best by finishing 4th at Euro Surf 2007 with a solid team performance and a European champion crowned. Elliot Dudley repeated his epic victory of two years ago, winning the longboard title in a nail biting final in perfect 4ft waves. Dudley did it the hard way, having been knocked into the repercharge earlier in the day, he had to surf three times to retain his title. The final itself was an incredibly tense affair with the lead changing hands throughout, Channel Islands surfer Ben Skinner got off to a great start, locking in two strong rides but couldn’t improve on his tally. French star Antoine Delepro replied nailing a 7.83 but it was Dudley who saved the best for last, scoring an 8 in the later half of the heat which he quickly backed up with 6.97, when the ocean went calm for the last few moments, leaving the fellow finalists frustrated and an ecstatic Dudley champion. The Welshman, clearly delighted was carried from the beach by his fellow countrymen draped in the Welsh Flag. “I’m so stoked said Elliot, to win this for a 2nd time against such strong opposition and in great waves, I’m over the moon!” It could have been even better for the Welsh, as for the first time since 1993 they had 3 finalists to cheer on, all of which surfed one after the other. First in was Welsh Legend Chris Griffiths who surfed out a highly competitive Masters final to finish 3rd behind Portugal’s Pedro Araujo and a fired up Clayton Lidster of the Channel Islands. Griffiths had gold in sights, but the waves just didn’t seem to fall his way and couldn’t find a second scoring wave, frustratingly leaving Griffiths requiring (by his standard) an very obtainable 5.64 to go first. Dudley was next in which obviously provided the Welsh with plenty to cheer, who was followed by Mark Vaughan in the Senior final. Vaughanie who’d looked good in the earlier rounds got off to the slowest of starts as he sat patiently waiting for the sets which never materialised. Meanwhile competitors Rodrigues, Mc Carthy and Eastwood
went about racking up scores and giving Vaughan a real battle. The Welshman fought back however, smashing a couple of rights to earn a 6.33 and 5.97 but it wasn’t enough to catch Portugal’s Paulo Rodrigues who deservedly took the win, leaving Vaughan 2nd, Ireland’s Jon Mc Carthy 3rd and Channel Islands Scot Eastwood 4th. Aside from the finalists the team performed brilliantly all week, the girls were exceptional with Joanne Dennison and Beth Mason finishing 9th & 11th in the Women’s and Gemma Harris heartbreakingly missing out in the Women’s Bodyboard final by one place, finishing up 5th. Dan Harris was always a threat in the long boards and fellow Aberavon local Mark Griffiths also narrowly missed out finishing 7th in the Bodyboard Men’s. In the Open division lady luck wasn’t quite so generous, with several of the team failing to progress by the narrowest of margins. However all performed with passion and commitment and the dream Open run that any one of the team is capable of wasn’t to be. Sam Burkett was Wales highest placing with a creditable 25th, young Sam put in some solid displays in the chunky onshore conditions and certainly will be one to watch in the future. Coach Chris Griffiths had this to say: “Overall the event was a huge success for Wales. 4th place equalled the previous best achieved in Thurso back in 1993, with a little more fortune we would have taken 3rd place from Spain, which would have been put us in dream land. To finish 4th against such strong opposition is fantastic. The team supported each other throughout the event and it was this that helped us to achieve what we have. I must pass on thanks to managers Eryl Mason and Stuart Bentley and to my support coach Vaughanie, we are extremely grateful to Gul who generously supported the team.” 31
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comes to Llangennith on its only stop in Wales during the 2007 European tour Cold. Wet. Rainy. By now this was typical August 2007 weather, but the girls weren’t getting out of it that easily. Before they knew it, like an army of neoprene clad ants, they were marching through the dunes. A few warm up exercises on the beach, then it was time to get out there. Lashing rain and a harsh wind weren’t ideal learning conditions, and more than a few foam boards put up a fight on the way to the water. But despite the elements, the girls were a determined bunch. Gale force winds (10mph) - they laughed in the face of gale force winds! Until their boards flipped over and held them under just long enough to take in that first delicious gulp of sea water.
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Still, they refused to be defeated. Under the guidance of their WSF Surf School instructors, they got to their feet and caught their first wave. After a couple of hours, a couple of collisions and a few good waves, the ants marched home to the Rip Curl tent. A bit battered, a bit cold, they were rewarded with some well deserved hot chocolate, biscuits and a Rip Curl goodie bag, followed by a yoga session later in the day. Some may have caught a cold - but surely all had caught the surf bug, the girls of the Ripcurl Tour 2007 are ready for their next wave.
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The weather seems to be a running theme in this magazine, but after such a dreadful summer, it seems to have affected everything. Volksfest 2007 proved to be no exception. The pick of the weekend looked like being Sunday, so we rolled up putting Saturday’s monsoon like weather to the back of our minds.
everywhere, and (for those of us not wearing wellies) was the only down side to an otherwise great day out.
Home for Volksfest was once again Margam Park. An impressive venue too, with enough car parking space for all of the vehicles on show, plenty of space for the many traders at the event, and fields for the camping masses. What they thought of the mud in the camping fields though is anyone’s guess. It was
The vehicles on display were stunning. Split screen campers, bay window campers, Beetles old and new, Variants, Kharman Ghias, all in amazing condition, all open for the crowd to look around. The culmination of the three day event was the show and shine, with prizes for some prowd owners. Sunday alone was
enjoyable, but to really appreciate this festival a night in the camping fields is a must. Hopefully next year we will actually have a summer, and get to spend a couple of days at Volksfest 2008. The way the festival is growing from strength to strength, it should be a great weekend.
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