Flying with the best competition paraglider pilots in the world at the Paragliding World Cup in Gemona, Italy in July 2026.
After six tasks in the foothills of the Italian Alps Baptiste Lambert claimed victory at the first Paragliding World Cup of the season, followed by Martin Jovanoski and Roger Aeschbacher in second and third place, respectively. In the women’s ranking, Alexia Fischer dominated the field in first place, followed by Elisa Deutschmann and Violeta Jimenez in second and third.
It was a near perfect week of World Cup action. Only the first task was cancelled as rain came in. Thereafter pilots faced a series of tasks ranging from 70.25km to 102.13km, offering a mix of technical flying through mountains, along ridge lines and across the flats.
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