A wave on the Ashuapmushuan River was chosen for today’s freestyle competition and showcased athletes’ wave skills, which were honed to a fine point. The features called 'Pillars’, which has been surfed on previous 'Stakeout's', but never at this level, gave competitors two waves to surf.
After a very successful first World Cup in Poznan, the athletes are ready to move on to another very unique town and venue – Račice, Czech Republic! The evergreen city is more rural than it is urban with its green meadows, bumpy, winding and narrow streets.
Today the river Petite Bostonnais, chosen as the site for the Grand Prix Time Trial Race, made the best kayakers in the world think twice about climbing in their boats. The day started with a thick fog in the forests that lifted into a blue sky around mid-day.
The skies were grey, the winds were strong and the day was cold, but crowds came out in their numbers on this third and final day here at the 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Poznan.
What a way to start the 2nd day of the World Cup in Poznan, it really was a great continuation from yesterday as many of the previous day’s contenders solidified their position by claiming positions on the podium.
Competitors awoke this morning sore after a full day of Gladiator and the inevitable beat downs that accompany any surf session on a wave of that size.
The moment all canoeing fans have been waiting for has arrived, on Friday Poznan, Poland will host more than 400 athletes from 40 countries at the 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup.
From 11th till 13th June 2011, once again it is Augsburg where Canoe history is going to be made. With premiere of the FIRST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WILDWATER CANOE SPRINT on the traditional 1972 Olympic race track on the “Ice-channel”, canoe sport is breaking new grounds.
Each year, Sort hosts an International Open of rafting and International wildwater event in the river Noguera Pallaresa, scoring for the world ranking.
The International Canoe Federation’s twenty seven voting Board Members today met in Paris to vote for the Host Cities of 13 ICF Championship events from 2013 – 2015.
Canoe Polo is now played by over 50 countries in all continents of the world with increasing press and television interest. Europe provides the fiercest and closest of competitions with international tournaments nearly every weekend throughout the year.