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In just a few weeks time, 25th January, the time frame window for the Red Bull King of the Air 2014 opens. The list of selected competitors to compete in this world class Kiteboarding event have been released.
This year Aaron Hadlow, 5 time World Kiteboarding Champion will be joining defending champions Rueben Lenten and Jesse Richman, and is amped for the title. When questioned about who he thought had the best chance of winning, his diplomatic answer was that anyone could take the win and that there is no stand out rider as you can never know what will be pulled out of the bag come the contest. He also stated that the overall win is very reliant on weather conditions and each rider excels in various wind strengths.
24 Kiteboarders have been confirmed for this year’s event. Hadlow will join 3 other wildcars riders, Linus Erdman, Alex Pastor and Reno Romeu. The top 12 riders from 2013 have automatic entry and the remaining 8 riders were selected from entries online.
The “Cape Doctor”, Cape Town’s famous south easterly wind always ensures great conditions at Blouberg ‘s Big Bay, the location for the Red Bull King of the Air. The prime location makes for gnarly tricks and huge airs when the wind conditions are right.
The event window period will be from the 25th January to the 9th February in order to assure the best wind condition for the contest. Get all the news on www.redbullkingoftheair.com or follow #redbullkingoftheair hashtag on social networks.
Riders Invited:
Jesse Richman – USA, Sam Light – Great Britain, Nick Jacobsen – Denmark, Gianni Aragno – Spain, Lewis Crathern – Great Britain, Ruben Lenten – Netherlands, Oswald Smith – South Africa, Billy Parker – USA, Shawn Richman – USA, Kevin de Smidt – Netherlands, Andries Fourie – South Africa and Kevin Langeree – Netherlands.
Riders – Wildcard:
Aaron Hadlow – Great Britain, Reno Romeu – Brazil, Alex Pastor – Spain and Linus Erdmann – Germany.
Riders – Online Entry
Jandre Fraser – South Africa, Steven Akkersdijk – Netherlands, Sam Medysky – Canada, Tom Hebert – France, Graham Howes – South Africa, Jerrie van de Kop – Netherlands, Stuart Downey – South Africa and Johnno Scholte – Netherlands.
Photos by Craig Kolesky / Nikon / Red Bull Content Pool
