25° World Festival on the Beach

LUKASZ GRODZICKI IS THE WINNER OF SICILY GRAND PRIX ON THE OLYMPIC GAMES RS: X.
THE FRENCH CHAILLOT AND LABAT PREVAILED ON THE RUSSIAN COUPLE AMONG THE UNDER 17 OF TECHNO 293.

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And 'Lukasz Grodzicki at the end is the winner of Sicily Grand Prix Race, the individual regatta among the jewels of the XXV edition of the World Festival on the Beach in Mondello.
The blond Polish, number 14 last in the last ISAF ranking ISAF, today could get the first place thanks to a brilliant performance that let him replace the initial gap against the argentinian Mariano
Reutemann, 23rd in the ranking of world sailing federation, after a strong battle similar to the
European Team Championship final between France and Argentina.

The light north wind has blown in the Gulf of Mondello allowing the race committee to let go
the 89 participating athletes on the RS: X, Techno 293 and Raceboard boards to complete two races.

And with two first places got today, Grodzicki passed Reutemann who remained embroiled in the struggle among the first positions, where the polish Maksymilian Wojcik finished always in the second position, letting the leader win the Sicily Grand Prix, but missing the for himself the third place gained by the french Pierre Noesmoen. Together with this victory in the Sicily Grand Prix, Grodzcki won also the special prize Cecè Paladino, reserved for the best athlet of the event.
Riccardo Belli dellIsca finished in fifth place, being the first of Italians for whom the Sicily Grand Prix is valid as second race of the Italy Cup, before the Argentinian Berardo and the other blues Giannini, Esposito, Misuraca, Ferin and Baglione.
In the women competition, Veronica Fanciulli, who next year will represent Italy in the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore on the Techno 293, got the first place, followed by the Hungarian Diana Detre and Laura Linares who didnt race today.

French rule in the regattas for Techno 293. After having won the European Team Championships, Albert Chaillot and Maxime Labat fought between them for the individual victory, with the
first who could maintain the leadership built yesterday on his teammate and confirmed himself as the number one among the U17.
In third place, the young and interesting in porespective Russian Andrey Zagaynov, arrived in
Mondello from the far Anapa, a charming city on the Black Sea with more than 42 km of beach with a characteristic pink color and where from January to December its possible to practce windsurf, from the olympic board to the freestyle and wave. Practicaly a new little paradise for this sport.
At the foot of the podium another russian, Evgeny Ayvazyan, who preceded the french girl Clidame Humeau, first in the woman ranking, and the italian Luca Matracia.
The Under 13 recorded the victory of Antonino Cangemi, followed by Alessandro Sapia and Alberto
Zerillo.

The battle on Raceboard changed completely the provisional ranking fixed the day before: the Slovak Patrik Pollak has overtaken the former leader Alessandro Alberti, who finished third behind Paco Wirz.
The evergreen Italian won both races today and could finish the Grand Prix in second position and showed another time his never lost superb skill, even in absecnde of a regular training.