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Understanding and concord

Pablo Codesido ISA. ICF. Up Suping

Is incredible. At this point in the season, I still observe the SUPrace test calendar to be disputed and I am very happy to see the number of events that remain to be held at the peninsular level. It is difficult that there is not a weekend in which you cannot compete. Who would have told me a few years ago, when we were lamenting the lack of evidence. But everything has a reason. Without a doubt the first reason is the expansion of this sport; clubs, groups of friends and lone wolves who ultimately want to measure their strength in the race, and who understand SUPrace at its core. This sport hooks. But another of the great reasons is the irruption of the ICF (International Canoe Federation) in the annual calendar. It is well known that the world championships held in Hungary have been a success, as were those of the ISA (International Surfing Association) at the time. The canoeing federations have bet hard and new competitions have emerged in the field of the Race.

The answer has not been made wait, and it is that it is necessary to put the batteries when something is being played. The final result, tests and more tests sponsored by different federations and private organizations: long distance championships, endurance, sprints, beach racing, waves, technical race, 1000 meters, 200 meters…etc, etc, in short, a joy.

Fundamental evidence that things are changing we have in the industry itself, which very intelligently and always with a commercial vision, is adapting new designs of tables to flat spaces such as those frequented in the great lakes of central Europe where the clientele does not leave. to climb. And is that not everyone can be lucky enough to access wonderful waves and be able to surf them, but to have a racing board to enjoy in large aquatic spaces. It is not our intention to assess the suitability of the competent Federation, which is why the competent sports courts are already in place, and we have already spoken (UTOPÍA) on the subject on previous occasions. We simply want everyone to fit in, every Race lover who enjoys his board and paddle.

The versatility of SUP Race makes us contest tests in lakes, rivers, oceans, beaches, swimming pools, canals, ports...our possibilities are endless and there are, as has been shown, tests for everyone. What we athletes would like is a certain degree of understanding between institutions. Sometimes it is frustrating to have to suffer different regulations or duplication of federative files, not to mention the coincidence of dates in large events. We do not have the definitive solution to solve the Olympic competitions, but if this endless dispute has had something good, it is that it has been shown that there is space for everyone. Who knows, maybe we could rationalize the tests, maybe dedicate some to inland areas (lakes, reservoirs...), and maybe others to the open sea (waves, beaches ...) with areas of intersection and confluence, but this is only one idea out of a thousand possible ones, perhaps not correct, but always to seek common spaces of understanding and harmony for the sake of SUPrace. And it is that the final decision on who is more competent to govern this speciality is something difficult and surely traumatic for some of the parties, but especially for athletes. Not seeing reality would be a mistake, and we know that many elite athletes have felt pressured by the events they attend

It is curious that it is the industry and the capital that has put order and that the sponsoring houses themselves, as I mentioned before, are the ones that first have adapted to the situation and decide to go to all kinds of competitions where their athletes what they have to do, Above all, it is to compete, regardless of the federation they represent. It’s a great time for sports leaders to rise to the occasion. I believe that it will be those who work the most and best and respect the special characteristics of our sport, who will win the prize for representing SUPrace. Listen to the athletes, everyone, the elite and those who hang around the house ... the surfers and the swamps ... because everyone, absolutely everyone, with their idiosyncrasies, fits into our sport.

We have seen how the new generations of this country succeed more and more in the international arena. They make us dream of a future full of national victories in the SUPrace world. Please, let’s take care of them. Let your main concern be to train and perform under the best of circumstances. And let the superiors of any level row and row. You also paddle in the same direction, understand.

Pablo Codesido Specialist in Traumatology and Orthopedic Surgery

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I think we will always remember the second edition of the SUP Challenge Cabo de Palos. The waves that we missed in the Spanish Beach Race Championship appeared last Sunday, October 24, on the Levante beach in Cabo de Palos! And this gave a lot of play, both offshore and on the beach break. Of course, happy faces everywhere ...

Scoring competition for the Mediterranean Circuit of SUP Race 2021 and the Spanish Cup of Fesurfing, which attracted more than a hundred participants from all over the Mediterranean and the interior of our country. An event that last year left a great taste in the mouth thanks to its organization, and that this year was no less…And although a small storm had to bring the competitions together in a single day, we have enjoyed a great weekend on the murcian coast.

Due to the swell, the little racers carried out their races in an area sheltered from the strong sea, always guarded by boats and other adult ¨SUPers¨, in addition to the Adapted category. Meanwhile, in the previously established competition area, the different categories entered the water in an established order so that they did not have to meet between departures and arrivals. In addition to the usual categories of our circuit, we also had a Popular category like many local riders, who have faced the sea and the waves like real surfers.

But the competitors who have enjoyed the most, possibly have been those of the Elite category, who had a tour of the most beautiful areas of Cabo de Palo and with bumpy but entertaining conditions of waves, lateral downwind, rebounding or like a ¨washing machine¨, etc ... And here the one that better master all these conditions, is the one who reaches the goal first. It was the case of Dani Parres, who made a great reading race and got the first position in this category, ahead of the young Iván de Frutos who, being SUB16, tried his luck in this category and took a spectacular second position; ahead of the great Telmo Irigoyen. And we also had two daring competitors in the female category, where Eva Ruiz and Raquel Estevez got the first and second positions respectively.

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We also want to highlight the great performance of the competitors Alejandro, Marco, Jose Luis, Antonio, Carlos and Santiago; because despite having paddled for more than 2 hours, they have finished the course. Congratulations cracks!

Competitors Elena Romero and Angel Ruiz continue at the top of the Promotion podium. Sergio Cantoral and Teo Ugeda have commanded in the SUB18 category, Ainhoa Rivas and Joan Verdú winners in SUB16, and Alexia Soto and Pablo Carbonell in SUB14. As you can see, the Parres Watersports quarry is very present in this II SUP Challenge Cabo de Palos.

And why do we speak so highly of Amaya and Oso’s organization? Because it is possibly one of the events that offer more security, order, volunteers and dedication to riders. It is the event where other organizers can learn some tips to improve what is present, which is already very good. In Cabo de Palos you can breathe an exceptional human warmth, a good vibe that makes you enjoy the surroundings and the sport. It’s excellent.

Two editions that we have loved and also have a lot of merits, since last year it was in the heat of the Covid wave and this year we are closely monitoring the conditions of the sea. Thank the entire organization for the impeccable work, the SUB UP Hostel, the Cabo de Palos Nautical Club, all the boats that have ensured the safety of the athletes and all the collaborators of the event. As soon as we know the date of next year… It is marked in red on our calendar!

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When we arrived at the ICF World Championship in Hungary, we knew that there were a great number of spanish competitors registered in all categories, both male and female, but we could not imagine the level they were going to perform in each of their categories and managing to climb the rungs of the pódium. We know that in Spain there are more and more Stand Up Paddle competitions and in recent years the quality of its competitors has risen a lot. But not every day you can face the best in the world and know what your place is. But the truth is that a large part of the spanish competitors are among the best in the world and the ICF World Championship we made it known who and where they are from. To begin to stand out, we can start with the juniors category, where we were the almost absolute owners in all modalities, always occupying the steps of the podium. Beach Race: In the men’s category in the juniors final, the first 4 places were Spanish, with Lucas Simoncelli in second place, Aarón Sánchez, third place Manuel Hoyuela and fourth place Nicolás Trujillo. In the female category of the juniors final, in the first place, it was for Duna Gordillo, in second place Aida Soberbio, in third place Sonia Caimari and if it seemed little to us, in fifth place it was for Rakele Mannino. Continuing with the Juniors, in the sprint final in the women’s category Duna Gordillo, repeated victory, followed by Sonia Caimari in third place, fourth place went to Aida Soberbio and fifth place went to Rakele Mannino. It was not enough with 4 Spanish women in the female category, in the junior male category, we got 5 members who were in the first place, Aarón Sánchez, in second place Lucas Simoncelli, fourth place Manuel Hoyuela, in sixth place Nicolás Trujillo and Seventh Place Marc Simoncelli. It should be remembered that each final was made up of 8 competitors and as you can read the number of Spanish competitors in the finals, no country achieved it in any category, but as it is not enough, we will continue to tell you about the rest of the podiums that our competitors achieved.

THE SPANISH STORM

Long Distance: The juniors had to do a 10km course and the spanish riders showed their potential by getting the top 4 places in the men’s category, with Lucas Simoncelli in the first place, in second place, Manuel Hoyuela, in third place Aarón Sánchez and fourth place Antonio Serrera. How could it be less, the girls were not far behind, and they managed to arrive 4 among the top 5 positions. Getting a triplet of victories with Duna Gordillo, in second place Sonia Caimari, in third place Aida Soberbia and in fifth place Mar Bascuñana...it was amazing!. After the podium binge that we got in the Juniors category, the seniors and masters were not far behind.

In the Master 50 category, Daniel Parres achieved a triplet of victories in the three categories Sprint, Technical and Long Distance. But Daniel was not alone on the podium, because Mar Foraster accompanied him in second place on the podium in the Technical race and second in the Sprints.

In the Master 40 category, we were not far behind, getting 3 podiums with Salva Mora with a victory in the Technical Race and two second places in the Long Distance and Sprint category. The same happened in the Master 50 category, Salva was not alone and in the long distance category, he was accompanied by Miquel Roige in third place.

And without stopping to get excited, we continue talking about the girls in the Elite category in which, as we are used to Esperanza Barreras, who was in all the finals classified, finishing second in the Technical Race, sixth place in the sprint and second place in the Long Distance. Without taking away any merits, although they did not get a podium, the great results that Laura Quetglas, Izaskun Martin and Sheila Sirvent achieved indicate that we have had girls in the Elite for a while.

And as we have said before, in the female master 50 categories they are still warriors, where Silvia Canudas achieved two podiums, a third place in the technical race and a great victory, much disputed in the Long Distance.

Once all the victories and podiums achieved have been named, I cannot forget the great results of Rafael Sirvent, Antonio Morillo, Enrique Hurtado, Iker Barbarrubio, Antonio Serrera, Marc Simoncelli, Beatriz Canudas, María Barrena, Miguel Martorell, Zoe Remolina, Oscar Ruiz, Salvador Ribes, Guillermo Goyanes and Fernando Pérez.