Carmichael y Bevilacqua son los ganadores del Pro Anglet // Carmichael and Bevilacqua Clinch Pro Anglet Titles

Wade Carmichael (AUS) durante la FInal // Foto: ®WSL – Tomas Lodin

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Los Australianos Wade Carmichael y Claire Bevilacqua son los ganadores del Pro Anglet en olas de dos pies de altura para cerrar otra fantástica semana de surfing en el País Vasco Francés.

Carmichael y Marc Lacomare dieron un gran show en la final, intercambiando buenas olas durante todo el heat. Donde Carmichael justo al final de la manga en prioridad logró tomar una buena ola y con un excelente performance lográ un puntaje de 9.23 llevándose el primer lugar contra Lacomare. El australiano gana su segundo QS de la temporada logrando más puntos, subiendo su posición en el ranking del QS.

SCORES de la FINAL

Momento de gloria para Carmichael // Foto: ®WSL – Tomas Lodin

” He estado trabajando en mis tablas mucho últimamente para este tipo de condiciones, muchos QS se hacen en olas pequeñas, por esto JR y yo hemos desarrollado esta tabla; es un muy rapida funcionando muy bien en este tipo de condiciones. Mi objetivo era ganar algo de confianza para los próximos tres grandes eventos que están por venir.” Comento Carmichael.

Bevilacqua hacia su triunfo en el Pro Anglet 2016 – // Foto: ®WSL – Tomas Lodin

En la división mujeres, todas las esperanzas francesas por el triunfo desparecieron cuando ambas Justin Dupont y Tessa Thyssen fueron eliminadas.

La final fue entre Australia y Nueva Zelanda. Bevilacqua y Ella Williams se enfrentaron en un heat con difíciles condiciones de olas y por ende para lograr scores. Bevilacqua logró tomar un par de pequeñas olas al inicio del heat lo que la llevó a su segundo triunfo en Europa después de haber ganado el Boardmaster hace un par de semanas atrás.

SCORES FINAL FEMENINO

Ella Williams (NZL) y Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) – Podium femenino Pro Anglet / Foto: ®WSL – Tomas Lodin

TOP 5 en el Ranking Europeo después del Pro Anglet:

QS Europeo Hombres:
1 – Jonathan Gonzalez (CNY)
2 – Jorgann Couzinet (REU)
3 – Pedro Henrique (PRT)
4 – Andy Criere (FRA)
5 – Marc Lacomare (FRA)

QS Europeo Mujeres:
1 – Ariane Ochoa (EUK)
2 – Garazi Sanchez-Ortun (EUK)
3 – Justine Dupont (FRA)
4 – Pauline Ado (FRA)
5 – Camilla Kemp (PRT)

Los surfers ahora se trasladarán a Galicia para competir en el PANTIN CLASSIC GALICIA PRO QS6000 de Agosto 30 a Septiembre 4, 2016.

Carmichael and Bevilacqua Clinch Pro Anglet Titles

Podium // Pic: ®WSL – Tomas Lodin

Australians Wade Carmichael and Claire Bevilacqua have won the Pro Anglet today in clean two foot waves to conclude another fantastic week of surfing in the French Basque Country.

Carmichael and Marc Lacomare put on a great show in the final, exchanging good waves for the entire duration of their matchup. Lacomare was first to take action with a good 7.17 on his opening ride, while Carmichael was warming up on less significant waves.

The Australian took an option for the win with a similar 7.27 on a combination of two powerful backhand gauges halfway through the heat, pushing his opponent to look for another big score. The two surfers selected similar running lefts and displayed a regular vs. goofy battle to entertain the weekend crowds.

In the last moments of the final, Carmichael held priority as the biggest wave of the heat rolled through the lineup, giving him an opportunity to perform his sharp backhand turns for a 9.23 and a final nail in Lacomare’s coffin. The Australian clinches his second QS win this season and builds on his QS ranking.

We ended up having a little left wedge and we both got scores, there were plenty of waves so it was a fun final,” he stated. “I’ve been working on my boards a lot for this kind of conditions cause a lot of the QS are run in small waves, so JR and I have been developing this really fast board and it works great. My goal was to get a couple heats under my belt and get a bit of confidence before the next three big events.”

In the women’s division, all French hopes were dissipated in the semis as both Justine Dupont and Tessa Thyssen were eliminated.

The Australia vs. New Zealand battle in the final, opposing Bevilacqua to Ella Williams was unfortunately cut short as the ocean failed to deliver enough scoring opportunities for both surfers. Bevilacqua had quickly caught a couple of good little waves early on and walked away with her second win in the European leg after clinching the Boardmasters title a couple of weeks ago.

Post Pro Anglet, the European Ranking Top5 stands as follow:

Men’s European QS:
1 – Jonathan Gonzalez (CNY)
2 – Jorgann Couzinet (REU)
3 – Pedro Henrique (PRT)
4 – Andy Criere (FRA)
5 – Marc Lacomare (FRA)

Women’s European QS:
1 – Ariane Ochoa (EUK)
2 – Garazi Sanchez-Ortun (EUK)
3 – Justine Dupont (FRA)
4 – Pauline Ado (FRA)
5 – Camilla Kemp (PRT)

Surfers will now move on to Galicia to compete at the upcoming QS6,000 Pantin Classic Galicia Pro from August 30 – September 4, 2016.

Photos & Text: WSL