A week after the opening round of the european tour, in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands), the neighbour island of Tenerife received the second stop of the ETB – European Tour of Bodyboard.
The Socorro Classic offered tricky waves from 0,5 to 1,0 meter, with fast sections and walls, just to perform one move most of the times, marking the event and the action amongst the athletes in Open Mens, Women, Pro Junior and Dropknee divisions.
In the Ladies, Luana Dourado achieved another remarkable victory in an all Portuguese final. With two waves in the 7 points range (7,75+7,40), the young lady from Portugal left their opponents needing the high score of 8,40 points. She is now a step closer from the European title.
01. Luana Dourado (Portugal) 15,15 pts
02. Teresa Padrela (Portugal) 12,40 pts
03. Mariana Rosa (Portugal) 11,05 pts
04. Francisca Ribeiro (Portugal) 9,00 pts
The Open Men’s were hungry for some action and the final heat was a blast. Angelo López, from Spain, got the win with his final wave of 8,00 points (back up wave of 6,05), leaving Armide Soliveres (7,35+6,25), currently number 1 in the world, as the runner up in the end.
01. Angelo López (Spain) 14,05 pts
02. Armide Soliveres (Spain) 13,60 pts
03. Gustavo Neira (Chile) 13,35 pts
04. Jorge Hernández (Spain) 12,60 pts
In the Dropknee division, David Vallares conquered the second win of the season, beating their opponents with two rides of 7,50 and 6,50 points . As the last ETB stop in Morocco doesn’t have Dropknee, Valladares automatically became the new European champ on the Jack stance.
01. David Valladares (Spain) 14,00 pts
02. Samuel Figueroa (Spain) 11,00 pts
03. Hugo Hernández (Spain) 7,45 pts
04. Ramón Fernández (Spain) 6,25 pts
Mauro Bolaños was the winner in the Junior division. The young Spanish rider sealed the win in Socorro Beach with a 7 points ride and a back up wave of 5,00 points, beating Portuguese Vicente Campos for the small difference of just 0,55 points.
01. Mauro Bolaños (Spain) 12,00 pts
02. Vicente Campos (Portugal) 11,45 pts
03. Damiano Bonazzi (Spain) 10,05 pts
04. Jorge Hernández (Spain) 9,70 pts
Next ETB events:
#3 October, 11th to 13th, Carcavelos Beach, Portugal (all Open and Junior Women event)
#4 November, 7th to 10th, Mehdia Beach, Morocco (Men/Women/Junior)