Another week-end packed of SUP action. Double victory for Danny Ching and Annabel Anderson at Race the Lake of the Sky, Titouan Puyo wins the last leg of the Euro Tour in Namur, Belgium. The italians Davide Ionico and Erika Barausse win the first Super Surfers Challenge in Croatia. Here is what we have managed to gather so far:
Race the Lake of the Sky – 5 Miles Top Men 1st Danny Ching ,
2nd Kelly Margetts,
3rd Kenny Kaneko (Japan – SIC)
4 Noah Hopper
5 Javier “Bicho” Jimenez
6 Fernando Stalla
Race the Lake of the Sky – 5 Miles Top Women 1st Annabel Anderson
2nd Shae Foudy
3rd Shelby Taylor
Race the Lake of the Sky – 15 Miles Top Men 1st Danny Ching
2nd Kelly Margetts 3rd Chase Kosterlitz 4 Fernando Stalla 5 Javier “Bicho” Jimenez
Race the Lake of the Sky – 15 Mile Top Women
1st Annabel Anderson
2nd Shae Foudy
3rd Shelby Taylor
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