Gran Canaria pro-am *be Cordial* APP European Championship

Sonni Hönscheid and Oliver Lavoisey crownded European Champions by APP in SUP racing

The 15th & 16th of December took place the fourth edition of the “Gran Canaria pro-am *be Cordial* SUP race” in the south of Gran Canaria- in Playa de Mogan organized by the 42 times world champion Björn Dunkerbeck. The APP European Championship was celebrated Sunday 16th of Dec.

     

Hönscheid led the entire fleet. In only 1:36:26 hours she paddled the 12k Long distance race. The German said that “the conditions were tough, but that she likes difficult conditions.” This is her second European title.

Frenchman Oliver Lavoisey, who lives in Tenerife, was proclaimed European Champion of the Men’s Fleet. He arrived second with a time of 1:38:28.

The third was the Englishman Benjamin Moreham, who said that he tried to follow the pace of Sonni, on the first lap was second behind the champion but at the end he felt the fatigue of the race and could not maintain the second position. The third European Champion of the male modality was the Canary Aday Cabrera

Björn Dunkerbeck was very satisfied with the Gran Canaria pro-am *be Cordial* SUP race held at Mogán beach, ” a place with a fantastic climate in the middle of winter and with ideal weather conditions for practicing this sport. ”

The Coach of the Spanish SUP Selection – Oscar Ruiz Pérez designed a course- 6 kilometers long wich had to be compleete two times. The riders paddeled a two laps route that left from Mogán beach, passing Taurito, turning around at Medio Almud beach, back to Mogan-go around a flag out of the water with the board and paddle in the hand starting into the second lap.

There were also long distance races for children, juniors and amateurs, each with adapted course length. During the event- weekend the audience could try Stand Up Paddle Sport for free with the help of instructors from Björn Dunkerbeck’s surf schools. Dozens of people took this opportunity to try one of the fastest growing sports in Europe.

The trophies were handet out by the current APP Race World Champion – Arthur Arutkin, the mayor of Mogán Onalia Bueno and the general manager of hotel  group *be Cordial* (as main sponsor) Nicolás Villalobos.

APP European Championship ranking men
No Position Time Name Surname Nat.
041 1 01:36:26 SONNI HÖNSCHEID GER
050 2 02:08:11 IVA DUNDOVA CZE
040 3 02:11:25 ERICA REVIL ESP
048 4 02:24:53 DENISA KOTE ENGEOVA CZE
054 5 02:26:20 LUCIE PIALOVA CZE
APP European Championship ranking men
No Position Time Name Surname Nat.
013 1 01:38:07 OLIVER LAVOISEY FR
027 2 01:38:28 BENJAMIN MOREHAM GBR
015 3 01:39:08 ADAY CABRERA ESP
016 4 01:44:31 SEM DANILO HOYOS ESP
047 5 01:44:44 CARSTEN KURMIS GER
033 6 01:46:40 STEFAN BUDAY HUN
024 7 01:50:02 DANIELE FAVA ESP
010 8 01:51:28 ALESSANDRO MUSELLA ESP
004 9 01:51:36 FABIAN VÁSQUEZ ESP
003 10 01:52:41 STANISLAV HUBACEK CZE
005 11 01:56:17 DAVID RAAB CZE
001 12 02:04:23 PETER CEMPER CZE
029 13 02:09:59 CLAUS OEPP GER

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