2019-07-06 13:38

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Another sunny day in Manteigas. We have a forecast for much lighter winds today, so here's hoping.
(Photo by Ulric Jessop)


More news at 11:00...

2019-07-05 11:41

2019-07-05 10:34

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To ski or to fly? HQ Manteigas, Portugal, day 6. (Photo by Ruth Jessop)


More news at 11:00...

2019-07-05 09:17

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2019-07-04 13:01

2019-07-04 11:18

2019-07-04 09:39

It's very windy on the takeoff this morning but we believe this may drop off later in the day. We are going to wait to see how this develops and we will rebrief at 11:00.


Given the high winds on launch, skiing looks more likely than paragliding this morning.
(Photo of HQ by Ruth Jessop)

2019-07-03 09:08

The wind today is very strong - 3 times what we had yesterday.
People up on the takeoff report 25kmh gusting to 35kmh already.
We cannot fly in these conditions so today has been cancelled.

2019-07-03 08:59

Cirrus over Manteigas this morning (moving rather fast)... (Photo by Ruth Jessop)



Not looking very likely. More news soon.

2019-07-02 20:24

2019-07-02 11:21

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2019-07-02 08:35

Anyone for a dip before heading up to launch on the skyline? (Photo by Ruth Jessop)



Task news will be along at about 11:00

2019-07-01 20:10

2019-07-01 11:40

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2019-07-01 08:58

Peaceful Manteigas this morning. (Photo by Ruth Jessop)



Task news will be along at about 11:00

2019-06-30 12:40

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2019-06-30 11:37

2019-06-30 09:21

Day 1 is here and the first pilots are ready to go up to launch. (Photo by Ruth Jessop)



Task news will be along at about 11:00

2019-06-29 15:07

Registration is from 16:00 to 19:00 The definitive version of the waypoints are now available: Right-click or long-press on the link and choose "Save Link As..." or "Save Target As..."

• WPT Format
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2019-06-27 09:46

The Paragliding World Cup in Manteigas, Portugal takes place on the 29th of June to the 6th of July

Serra da Estrela is one of the Paragliding World Cup's favourite mountain ranges having held competitions there in 2005, 2010, 2014 and 2016. The World Cup's partner Wind has always organised and run excellent competitions and we are looking forward to another great week.

Take off is on the east side of the Serra da Estrela mountain range but the tasks will be, for the most part, over rolling hills, with a dry, arable landscape giving plentiful thermals. Serra da Estrela is well known for its 100km+ tasks. It can often be quite windy so the tasks are frequently fast and furious with a long downwind component and a remote goal.

Many of the pilots taking part this time have already got a proven track record of flying well having come in the top ten here in the past: Marco Littame, Alexander Schalber, Yoshiki Kuremoto, Félix Rodriguez, Andreas Malecki, Jacques Fournier, Ulrich Prinz, Alexander Schalber, Damien Lacaze and Thomas Gury.

The level of pilot is going to be one of the highest in the 2019 World Cup circuit. 9 pilots have got AA letters and 9 have already won a World Cup. Honorin Hamard is a former World and European champion. Pierre Remy is the current World and Super Final champion. 3 ladies taking part have won the ladies ranking. Podium places are going to be very hard to win. The best in the World are coming from all over the World with 125 pilots taking part from 25 different countries; from as far afield as Russia, Iran, New Zealand and Chile.

In addition, the Paragliding World Cup now has 19 partners, each with a team, making the team competition even more challenging to win.

Just a reminder that you can keep up with all the action on the PWCA app (which includes photos of the pilots) and the pwca.org website where you can read the live Commentary, follow the pilots on the tracking, keep up with all the scores and relive each task on World Cup TV.