Ce weekend le français Tom Auber a remporté la victoire lors de La Gla Gla contre l’italien Leonard Nika. Alors que certains rameurs européens se préparaient pour la saison 2018, les rameurs en course ont montré leur force et leur détermination. Voici quelques superbes photos (juste avant la ligne d’arrivée) qui montrent Leonard Nika et Tom Auber dans leur bagarre pour la 1ère place à la Gla Gla.
This Weekend, French paddler Tom Auber took victory at The Gla Gla race over Italian Leonard Nika. As most of Europe’s paddlers were resting and preparing for season 2018, the paddlers who were racing showed us their strength and determination for the on coming season. Here are some brilliant photos (Taken just before the finish line) illustrating the battle for 1st position between Italian paddler Leonard Nika and Tom Auber at the Gla Gla Race.
Les Rameurs étaient tête à tête
On peut voir la grande technique des rameurs
Un réajustement était nécessaire de Leonard
Leonard était de retour dans son rhythme
Tom est déterminé à atteindre l’arrivée
La compétition va être au top cette année pour le SUP européen! Nous avons l’hâte pour la saison 2018.
Its going to be a great year 2018 for European SUP with this amount of competition!
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