Today on the way to takeoff the wind seemed to be around 50km/h, so we were all thinking it would be another touristic excursion, but NO!, we could have a task - 80km zig-zag on and in front of the main north ridge.
The task was not very interesting for me, because the sky was blue and the thermals many and multi-core, so flying alone was not really an option. I had to stick to some group. Oh, well - it has to be done sometimes:)
It started well for me and I was in the front gaggle just doing what had to be done until about 2/3 of the task, when going towards the last turnpoint. First thing to go wrong was that I missed one thermal a little and was no longer in the front. But then the leaders made a big mistake and went to the big mountain in the ventury. So I went alone the direct way, which I was sure would be faster. And it was. The problem was that I got to the thermal quite low, so had to switch to survival mode, which allowed the group following me to overtake me again. But I was max. 1km behind, so not so bad. After the last turnpoint the line was quite good, but I chose to glide too slowly and conservatively, because the memory of the first task in PWC Greece when I was trying to win and didn't make it by 100m was still fresh in my head:) So I finished too high, 2 and a half minutes behind the winner, who was again Luc. He's flying really well, aggressive and smart - respect for him!
At the finish we were exactly together with Davide, so it looks like Mac Para we are 3rd team today. Florian fucked up a little and was 2min. behind us.
My goal in this comp is to qualify safely for the Super Final, so in Portugal I can play with more risk for podium, so tomorrow same conservative plan for me, hopefully just a little faster:)
Ciao for now,
Yassen.
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