GKA Kite-Surf World Cup 2023 - Cauipe (BRA) - Day 1 - Highlights

With registration complete, 40 of the world’s best riders arrived in Ceara, North Brazil to compete at the final tour stop of the GKA calendar in Kite-Surf. With trade winds blowing consistently for 6 months of the year, Cauipe is born and bred for kitesurfers and today saw us get underway with the early rounds for both the men and the women. With a World Title on the line, the likes of Airton Cozzolino (ITA), Matcha Lopes (ESP), and Pedro Matos (BRA) will all be battling to lift that trophy. Matos who recently snatched his maiden event win in Dakhla, Morocco, will be looking to continue his momentum on home soil. However, Lopes and Cozzolino will have other plans, as currently just a small 90 points separates these two between first and second. On the women’s side, it’s Moona White (USA) who leads the rankings having won every event she’s competed at this year. Defending World Champion Capucine Delannoy (FRA) won’t want to give up too easily and will certainly benefit from the mixed format here as freestyle certainly plays to her strengths. Camille Losserand (ESP) is also another rider, currently placed third in the world, who has the strength to cause an upset