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Red Bull X-alps 2005!
 paragliding competition using an ADVANCE SIGMA 6. He placed second in the competition, reaching Monaco less than 24 hours after Alex Hofer’s victorious win. After a 13-day battle, the ADVANCE pilot Urs Loetscher claimed second place in this year’s XAlps. Loetscher came in after first place finisher Alex Hofer (12 days) and before Kasper Henny (14 days). A further ADVANCE pilot, Helmut (“Heli”) Eichholzer claimed fourth place. ADVANCE congratulates all participants for their outstanding performances ! The goal of the Red Bull XAlps, the hardest paragliding competition in the world, is to cover a 800 km course that begins in the Dachstein mountain range in Austria and ends in Monaco. Competitors are granted the decision to fly and/or trek/hike the course based on weather conditions. This year, many competitors had to trek and hike the course due to the bad flying conditions. ADVANCE provided our competing pilots with the utmost lightest paragliders produced especially for this competition. Heli Eichholzer flew with an OMEGA prototype, Ben Kovco flew with an OMEGA 6, and Urs Loetscher with a SIGMA 6. These gliders were developed and manufactured using the lightest material available. As a result, our development department has indeed gained further promising insights, which will inevitably influence ADVANCE’S series production in the future.  Ben Kovco flies with an Omega 6 27 made from very lightweight fabric. He is used to fly long distances in flat areas. Australia is only a hop away... let’s see how the kangaroo is adapted to the Alps! Austria 1 Heli Eichholzer, the actual Austrian champion will be racing with a lightweight version of his competition proto. Heli is highly motivated and is supported by his girlfriend the famous Elisabeth Rauchenberger. Germany 2 Holger Herfurth flies the same Omega 6 27 as Ben. Holger is one of the few athletes with X-Alps experience, he finished 8th in 2003. He is supported by his father, a Lufthansa pilot. Switzerland 2 Urs L๖tscher a Swiss paragliding school owner is also a senior X-Alps athlete. He was flying with his Epsilon 4 in the middle of all the high performance wings. He was second, but a twisted ankle in the south of France in 2003 stopped him. This time, Urs is flying a light version of the Sigma 6 26. Follow the race live! Online Tracking http://www.redbullxalps.com/ The Team ADVANCE wishes all athletes a lot of unique moments during this very special race and, most important, a lot of fun! Take (c)air! | |
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