B u l l e va r d
Top performers and winning ways from across the globe
Cristobal de Col (PER) An excellent start to the year for the 16-year-old: in perfect conditions and home waters, he beat five top-class surfers to win the Billabong Cabo Blanco Tube Riders title. “I’ve surfed here since I was little,” he says, “so this is a dream come true.”
Steven Wong (HK) Not even an ankle injury could prevent the BMX rider sprinting to a convincing win at the sport’s East Asian Games. The 21-year-old (centre) took just 30.2 seconds in his favourite lane six to take the gold medal in front of a cheering home crowd.
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Diego González (SPA) Also known as Noult, the Spanish MC became a champion of champions when he beat seven former winners of the freestyle contest Red Bull Batalla de los Gallos in Madrid. He defeated the quirky Venezuelan rhymesman McKlopedia in the final war of words.
Andreu Lacondeguy (SPA) The 21-year-old mountain bike freestyle rider won the Global Rider of the Year trophy at the inaugural Spanish Freestyle Awards in 2009. As the first rider to land a double backflip in a slopestyle contest, Andreu most definitely earned his acclaim.
Words: ruth Morgan. PhotograPhy: Jordi Fabre (1), Jose de Col (1), sebas roMero/red bull PhotoFiles (1), getty iMages (1) illustration: dietMar kainrath
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