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Name: Alex Caizergues Nationality: French  Alors, quelques jours après avoir passé la mytique barrière des 100 km/h à la voile, quels sont tes sentiments? Mes sentiments sont partagés : d'un côté je suis super heureux car c'était le sentiment d'un travail bien fait, d'une équipe derrière moi... Et d'autre part, tu ne peux pas relâcher totalement la pression, il faut rester concentré jusqu'au bout du Luderitz Speed Challenge 2010. Explique-nous un peu, ce qui, en speed fait la différence entre tous les riders, car vous avez tous le même "vent"? Un très gros chrono, c'est une combinaison de différents paramètres au bon moment : - le meilleur matériel possible - la technique (être habitué à son matériel, savoir comment l'utiliser) - le mental, l'état psychologique parfait : ne penser qu'à sa course - la forme physique (ne pas se poser de question : y aller!) et la motivation bien sûr! Penses-tu encore améliorer ton propre record du monde : 54.10 noeuds? C'est faisable, je pense à 55, 56 noeuds. Sur mon premier run du Luderitz Speed Challenge, j'arrive à faire 54.10 noeuds : le record, donc, je pense qu'en s'habituant à des conditions fortes, je peux encore aller plus loin! Il faut apprivoiser les conditions du canal, et tout optimiser. Le grand public pense qu'on prend des risques (beaucoup de personnes ont vu la vidéo de mon run de record), mais une fois que l'on est préparé, c'est effectivement très impressionnant, mais on s'habitue à ces conditions-là. Name: Charlotte Consorti Nationality: French  Tu es la femme la plus rapide sur l'eau avec 45.23 noeuds. Ce n'est pas encore le record du monde officiel; penses-tu que tu puisses le faire lors de ces deux semaines restantes du Luderitz Speed Challenge 2010? Oui, s'il y a du vent! A chaque fois, j'ai augmenté ma vitesse, donc, je pense encore accélérer avant la fin du Luderitz Speed Challenge! Pourquoi y-a-t-il assez peu de filles dans le speed en kite surf? Ce n'est pas très accessible au niveau budget : les planches de speed ne se vendent pas dans le commerce, elles sont faites spécialement à la demande. Ce n'est pas évident, on ne peut pas forcément tester une planche de speed sans l'avoir faite fabriquer avant. Donc, c'est relativement peu accessible. Ta vision sur le futur de ce sport pour les femmes? Je ne pense pas que cela va forcément exploser pour les femmes dans les années à venir. Le free style est plus accessible, car en speed, il faut une distance (500 m) et diverses conditions. Tu viens du 93! Quelle idée de se mettre au kite, quand on vient de Saint-Ouen? Mon père est italien, ma mère est bretonne, donc j'ai souvent passé mes vacances au bord de la mer! J'ai commencé à faire de la planche à voile. Ensuite, quand j'ai eu 18 ans, je suis partie m'installer dans le sud de la France, pour vivre au bord de l'eau. A Montpellier, j'ai eu une révélation pour le kite surf! J'ai commencé à participer à des compétitions de free style en kite. La vitesse est venue par la suite, j'ai découvert cette discipline au Mondial du Vent, à Leucate. Tu vis de ce sport de haut niveau? J'essaye d'en vivre, mais ce n'est pas aisé : j'ai travaillé à mi-temps chez F One pendant 2 ans, et c'était difficile de gérer le travail et les compétitions! Donc, je me suis plus tournée sur les compétitions de vitesse en kite. Name: Gavin Broadbent Nationality: New Zealand Describe yourself in 3 words: Reserved, passionate, Focused When did you start Kiting/Windsurfing? Windsurfing: 1977 to 1983. Kiting: November 2000. How long did it take for you to become confident enough to compete on a professional level? I am not a pro, however, I did beat Robby Naish and a bunch of “pro’s” to win my first freestyle competition 12 months after starting to kite. (Redbull Airlords 2001) How did you feel after finishing your first professional competition? Pretty stoked! Tell us about your sporting goals and what you have done/are doing to achieve them? Waterskiing career 1983 to 1993: 7 x NZ open mens Jump Ski Champion, 3 x NZ open mens Trick Champion, 1 x NZ open mens Slalom ski Champion and 3 x NZ open mens overall waterski champion. Ski racing: 1995 Bridge to Bridge winner. Wakeboarding 1995 to current:1 x Masters World Champion and 2 x Veterans World Champion, many times NZ Champion. Kiteboarding:First Redbull Airlords freestyle 2001, NZ open mens freestyle champion. Speed kiting 2008 to current, GPS-speed 50.4knot 10sec ave, 53.36 10sec run, 49.64 knot 500m. www.gps-kitesurf.com I have spent a lot of time on the water, burnt a lot of gas and had a lot of fun. Something I intend to keep doing as long as I live. What goes through your mind when you are sailing at full speed? My mind is in Ninja autopilot mode What memorable moments in your career come to mind? There is so many but more recently my first 50knot 10 sec run was definitely a great feeling/moment Who was your coach/mentor? Me myself and I What did you learn from your coach/mentor? Everything What do you do to prepare yourself mentally before an event? Visualize, Focus, Go hard then go home hopefully in one piece. How would you describe your perfect day? Any day spent with my wife Charlotte chasing wind, surf, snow or dirt or a combination of the above. I have a lot of Perfect days and every one of them is different. Briefly describe a typical day in your life when you are not participating in a speed event? Freeride mountain bike in the forest followed by Wakeboarding or a freestyle flat water session in a west coast lagoon followed by a down wind wave session then beer and BBQ. Occasionally I work. If you could live your life over again what one thing would you change? Nothing What would you say is your main strength and main weakness? My mind and body are one, I have no weakness although I’m sure some would disagree. If you could have lunch with anyone in history who would you choose and why? My wife, she is my soul mate. What’s the most bizarre thing you have ever witnessed? The world is bizarre, its hard to single out just one thing Name: Tim Pumpa Nationality: Australian Describe yourself in 3 words: Friendly, honest, dedicated. When did you start Kiting/Windsurfing? I started Kiteboarding in 2002 How long did it take for you to become confident enough to compete on a professional level? This is my first professional event, so 8 years. Tell us about your sporting goals and what you have done/are doing to achieve them? I want to become Australia’s fastest sailor; I’ve been training for 2 years now and developing my riding style. What goes through your mind when you are sailing at full speed? Either go quicker or I need more wind normally. What memorable moments in your career come to mind? Just being able to come and compete in this event is a dream come true. Who was your coach/mentor? Self taught so that would be me. What did you learn from your coach/mentor? Absolutely everything. What do you do to prepare yourself mentally before an event? Not much actually, I just try and focus and picture in my mind riding down the course. How would you describe your perfect day? Sunny warm day with 40 plus knots and dead flat water Briefly describe a typical day in your life when you are not participating in a speed event? When I am not Kiting I am busy running my own mechanical workshop during the week. If you could live your life over again what one thing would you change? I would have liked to have found my beautiful wife sooner. What would you say is your main strength and main weakness? My main strength would be light wind speed riding. My biggest weakness is my back as it can be painful at times. If you could have lunch with anyone in history who would you choose and why? Dr Felix Wankel the designer of the mazda rotary engine, the rotary engine has been another passion of mine since I was 13 years old. What’s the most bizarre thing you have ever witnessed? Most bizarre thing I have witnessed is a water spout during a solid 20 knot seabreeze which I happened to get caught and lofted in. Name: Charlotte Consorti Nationality: French Describe yourself in 3 words: Female French Kitesurfer When did you start Kiting/Windsurfing? I started kiting when I was 12 years old. How long did it take for you to become confident enough to compete on a professional level? It took 5 years How did you feel after finishing your first professional competition? Exhausted but keen to compete soon again. Tell us about your sporting goals and what you have done/are doing to achieve them? Push my limits more and more with training. What goes through your mind when you are sailing at full speed? Just focus on the speed strip and the arrival point What memorable moments in your career come to mind? My first record in Leucate and my first world cup victory in Fuerteventura. Who was your coach/mentor? I have no personal coach, I try to learn from everyone. I have great help from all my team: I have technical advice from my teammates and my sponsor F-One who design my kite and boards. My boyfriend is a physiotherapist and he helps me a lot in my physical preparation. My friends are a great support for me feeling good mentally. What did you learn from your coach/mentor? I’ve learned so many things from all those people! What do you do to prepare yourself mentally before an event? I’ve no special mentally preparation, just like to relax with friends How would you describe your perfect day? Wake up with blue sky, sun and wind and the day will be perfect Briefly describe a typical day in your life when you are not participating in a speed event? I have no typical day -I just plan my day around the wind forecast If you could live your life over again what one thing would you change? Nothing What would you say is your main strength and main weakness? My strength is perseverance and my weakness is sometimes persevering too much Name: Zara Davis Nationality: British Describe yourself in 3 words: Driven, Caring, Cheerful. Briefly describe a typical day in your life when you are not participating in a speed event? I am an Osteopath and I run a big complementary health centre – Walnut Grove Clinic in the UK. It’s a fairly full on day job. If you could live your life over again what one thing would you change? I love being an Osteopath but I would have liked to have been a full time athlete as a youngster – if I hadn’t started so late I could have done more. What would you say is your main strength and main weakness? Determination and sensitivity If you could have lunch with anyone in history who would you choose and why? Andrew Taylor Still the founder of osteopathy, it would be great to get his idea of what its all about. What’s the most bizarre thing you have ever witnessed? The green flash as the sun goes down crossing the Atlantic ocean. |
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