The weather is not very
nice today... clouds and almost no sun. After moving to the take off around 12:30,
pilots are waiting for the sky to clear, but without luck.
At 15:30, it is decided to
cancel.
First
task in Bourg St Maurice, with a race of almost 74km. The weather is very sunny, with
some cumulus on the higher mountains. Some high altitude clouds are forecasted later
in the afternoon.
The task starts above Les Arcs 1800 at 13:30 and the race starts one
hour later. The first turnpoint was located close to Bozel (close to "La plagne")
then pilots had to come back near the take-off area above Bourg St Maurice, and the last
turnpoint before goal was located in Courchevel... 3 ski resorts in one day !
On the way
to Courchevel, the high altitude clouds are putting a lot of shade and thermals become
very weak. Pilots need to wait in the air for the sun to come back in order to allow
them to finish the race after almost 2 hours of smooth soaring.
A first group get away
of Courchevel with Patrick Berod and Max Jeanpierre reaching goal almost together.
They are followed by a large second group of pilots a few minutes later. A third
and last group are reaching goal 2 hours after the winner.
Patrick Berod (F) wins
the task, Max JeanPierre (F) is second and Jean-Marc Caron (F) is third in goal.
On
the women side, Petra Krausova (CZ) is the first in goal, followed by Keiko
Hiraki (J) and Ewa Wisnierska (D).
Max Jeanpierre now leads the World Cup ranking,
with Christian Maurer (CH) second and Gregory Blondeau (F) third.
Petra Krausova
keeps the first position in the World Cup ranking, followed by Ewa Wisnierska and
Keiki Hiraki.
Some pilots get a 100 points penalty
for not doing the safety report back.
Task 1 PROVISIONAL results : 
