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"World Cup Aksaray, Turkey 2023"
Summary written by Ruth Jessop
With a bit more cloud than on previous days, an 84 km corridor task with five turn points was set taking the pilots round the north side of the volcano into new territory.
It was a task of 2 gaggles at the start with some pilots skying out 4000m, above the volcano, leaving others struggling to get up above launch.
It then developed into the best day so far. Here’s how Yassen Savov described it.
‘What separated today’s task from the previous three was the variety in the terrain we were flying over - flatlands, hills, and mountains were changing one after the other constantly, making it, in my opinion, the most interesting task to date. In the middle of it I attacked alone in front, but found myself struggling low over some beautiful flatlands with a photogenic, dense mix of villages and green and brown fields. The others caught me there, but I wasn’t too far behind, so, thanks to the leading points, I finished 3rd overall. Pure pleasure flying today - move of the same for the next days, please! I love this place!’
Matteo Giuliani, Stan Radzikowski and Selever Bogdan – Tudor raced neck and neck to end of speed with Selever taking the advantage having faster full speed.
The first 96 pilots made goal, and thus all flew the same distance, and gained the same distance points. Today’s winner is therefore the one with a combination of the best speed points and lead out points.
Top 3 speed point winners – the fastest pilots round the course
01:58:31: Selever BOGDAN-TUDOR flying at an average speed of 40.1 km/h
01:58:47: Matteo GIULIANI
01:58:48: Stan RADZIKOWSKI
Top 3 leading point baggers – those who were in the lead the most
167.7: Yassen SAVOV
153.4: Ferdinand VOGEL
153.3: Stan RADZIKOWSKI
Top 3 in the task
1: Selever BOGDAN-TUDOR
2: Stan RADZIKOWSKI
3: Yassen SAVOV
Best newcomer: Markus ANDERS (25)
Top 3 ladies in the task
1: Jenny O'NEIL
2: Silvia BUZZI FERRARIS
3: Anca TABARA
Top 3 teams in the task
1: Chinese Taipei Gliding Sports Association
2: Nearbirds
3: Niviuk 1
In the team competition the top two pilots in each team are scored and the second one gives the ranking. The highest placed second team pilot was Stan RADZIKOWSKI flying for team Chinese Taipei Gliding Sports Association.
Tomorrow the armbands will be:
Yellow armband (overall race leader): Stan RADZIKOWSKI
Rose armband (leading lady): Alexia FISCHER
Green armband (most leading points): Stan RADZIKOWSKI
