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One-to-One with Giel Vlugt
One-to-One with Giel Vlugt The biggest event of the year in Big Air is fast approaching, and although he spends more time on the water than off it, we managed to pull Giel Vlugt aside for a few moments to find out how he’s preparing for the Red Bull King of the Air event in Cape Town… Giel, what a year you've had so far! Tarifa Full Power Champion, Winner of the GKA Move of the Year and the big one... Male Rider of the Year! You've got a lot of fans out there; how does it feel to receive...
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Giel Vlugt - The year so far
Tribute to the man that does everything double! What a year so far! 1st at the BAKL Full Power event, 3rd at the Tarifa Big Air event (despite a couple of serious crashes), and now awarded not one but two titles at this year's Qatar Airways GKA Awards; Men's Move of the Year and the most sought after... Male Rider of the Year. Unstoppable! Giel has taken the Big Air world by storm, going from kite instructor to one of the world's best in a remarkably short space of time. He claimed the first-ever legit double loop and we weren’t...
The Qatar Airways GKA Rider Awards
"The Viking" doubles up at the GKA Awards The kiteboarding equivalent to the Oscars took place on Saturday in the heart of Tarifa, and one man in particular shone through... Ocean Rodeo team rider Giel Vlugt not only took home the Men’s Best Move of the Year Award (having been nominated twice!) for his unbelievably stylish S-Loop that lit up kiteboarding social media around the globe, but he also took home the biggest prize of the night, The Male Rider of the Year Award, for his huge efforts in pushing the sport of Big Air kiteboarding to the next level....
Giel Win - Tarifa Full Power
GIEL GOES FULL POWER! A TRUE BIG AIR CHAMPION ON AND OFF THE WATER When the horn sounded to draw a line under a day of high octane action at the Full Power Big Air contest in Tarifa, it was clear that Giel Vlugt had set a whole new standard of riding at this year's event. Pulling off a repertoire of insane double kite loops and tricks that simply haven’t been attempted in competition before, his focus, finesse and accuracy left the audience (both on the beach and those following live on the BAKL YouTube channel) in little doubt who...