JENNA SPEED CAMPEÃ MUNDIAL

No ano passado, ela conquistou o recorde mundial de velocidade feminina em Lüderitz, e agora também conquistou o título mundial!

The Aloha Classic proved to be a challenging event this year, with conditions far from straightforward. After several lay days spent waiting for the right conditions, lighter winds finally made an appearance, allowing the competition to reach a result in all classes.

There were some great performances to celebrate, with Maria Behrens securing another podium finish in Maui this year! Cesar Filippi wrapped up his final Pro Junior event with an impressive 2nd place, closely followed by teammate Leon Maethner in 3rd. Liam Dunkerbeck also delivered a strong performance, eventually finishing 7th overall.

We caught up with Maria, Cesar and Liam to hear about their experiences, the challenges they faced, and how they look back on this year's Aloha Classic!

Maria Behrens: 'I’m really stoked to be taking home another podium on Maui and my third podium on tour!

At the beginning of the event I had almost given up hope that we would get to compete, so I am happy we did in the end. The wind was very light, making it very challenging conditions in the final. I was using my biggest gear which is my 76l Ultra Grip and my Super Hero DLAB 4.5 which safed me in those floaty conditions.

It’s a shame, they chose to run the final in such light conditions making it hard to show my full potential like I did in my previous heats. But thats just part of competing.

Still, this result and placing 3rd in the World Ranking motivates me a lot for the next event in Chile and I can't wait to show it!'

Cesar Filippi: 'I couldn’t be happier with my performance. I managed to finish 2nd in the Pro Junior division and share the podium with my friend Leon!

As for the Pro division, I made it through the Challenger rounds, winning all three of my heats and qualifying directly for the main fleet. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned in my first round, with extremely tricky conditions and barely any wind.

Watching the other pros compete was also incredible! The level was insanely high, which was really motivating and inspiring to see.

Next up for me is school! Time to get back to reality 🫠'

Jovens talentos em ascensão!

Também gostaríamos de fazer uma menção especial a Isabelle Westerveld, de apenas 12 anos de idade, que participou do primeiro dia do evento depois de quebrar seu recorde pessoal várias vezes. Com algumas orientações do organizador do evento, Principe Baldini,{Ela está cada vez mais confiante na pista de velocidade e mostra claramente sinais de um futuro brilhante pela frente!

»For me, it’s also about performing at my best, heat by I couldn’t be happier with my performance. I managed to finish 2nd in the Pro Junior division and share the podium with my friend Leon! «
— Cesar Filippi

A big congratulations also goes out to all the other Duotone riders who gave it their all and pushed hard throughout the event! We're looking forward to see you in action again in the last event in Chile!

Women

3rd – Maria Behrens
5th – Lisa Wermeister
7th – Shawna Cropas
9th – Svenja Chudoba
13th – Sarah Jackson

Men

7th – Liam Dunkerbeck
17th – Cesar Filippi (2nd Pro Junior)
25th – Michael Friedl (9th Masters)
25th – Michael Rene Friedl Morales
39th – Leon Maethner (3rd Pro Junior)

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