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    Quiksilver Pro France Round 2 wrapped up at Capbreton


    Jeremy Flores : photo Cestari/ASP Covered Images




     

    Quiksilver Pro France

    ASP World Championship Tour Event #7
    Hossegor, Landes, SW France
    20 - 30 September 2007

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    Quiksilver Pro France Round 2 Wrapped up at Capbreton   - Francais en dessous

    Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 25 September, 2007 : - - Hossegor, France –The last nine heats of Round 2 of the Quiksilver Pro France were wrapped up at a mobile event site in nearby Capbreton today. The first six heats of Round 2 were run on Sunday at La Graviere, Heat 7 was run before conditions deteriorated yesterday, and the final eight heats were held in four to six foot (one to two metre) waves at a beachbreak known as Santosha this morning.

    Jeremy Flores (FRA) beat Australian Shaun Cansdell in the first heat of the day. Flores admitted to having some local knowledge under his belt.

    “I’ve been surfing this wave since I was 8-years-old, so I kind of know where the breaks are good,” Flores said. “I think that Shaun might have stayed in the middle too much, but he still got some pretty good waves, he’s a very talented surfer. He won the biggest WQS event here in Hossegor, so I knew it was going to be a very hard heat. I just went out there and thought about my heat and nothing else.”

    Flores, the only European surfer on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour, has had a beach full of expectations to exceed and is feeling the weight.

     


    Josh Kerr : photo Cestari/ASP Covered Images

     

    “I do feel a little bit of pressure surfing here, Flores said. “Everyone is expecting me to win, which is okay… I’m just trying to do my best. I’ve had a good year so far so it’s just a bonus every heat after. Every heat I make I still feel like I’m learning. That’s what I have to keep in my mind and not to get too nervous. It’s exciting for me this whole experience, and to be here in front of my home crowd. I’d love to get a good result here to give back.”

    Josh Kerr’s (AUS) result was the highest of Round 2. Kerr is famous for the aerial prowess he let fly today – his two huge aerial maneuvers heralded two huge scores, an 8.67 and 9.67.

    “I did an alley-oop the wave before my 9.67 and the judges rewarded me with a good score,” Kerr said. “I had had a slow heat before that wave. I knew they were my kind of conditions out there and I wanted to try and prove that. The next wave probably had the best ramp section I’ve had in a long time, I just tried to go huge and I pulled it so I’m stoked.”

    Raoni Monteiro (BRA) was another standout performer today. Monteiro was beating Bruce Irons (HAW) well before he sealed the deal with a 9.00 ride at the end of their heat.

     


    Raoni Monteiro : photo Cestari/ASP Covered Images


     

    “I was trying to focus that heat on catching a good wave,” Monteiro said. “I had three good waves with three good scores. I got a 9.0 on my last wave so that really helped me. I feel really good right now because Bruce Irons is a really good surfer. It’s really hard to beat those guys. I’m just really happy.”

    Kai Otton (AUS) eliminated Adriano de Souza (BRA) in the final heat of the round. Round 3 competition was called off just prior to Heat 16 of Round 2 paddling out.

    “The contest director came up to me right before the heat and asked if I wanted to surf,” Otton said. “It looked pretty bad and I wanted to surf over at La Graviere the next day, so I was thinking about calling it off. Adriano already had his rash guard on and wanted to go so I was like, ‘we’ll just do it’. Lucky enough I just got little one under priority and it was a pretty good score.”

    Otton is currently rated 18th, and is the second highest rated rookie after Flores who sits in 9th. Both are gunning for ASP ‘Rookie of the Year’ honors.

     


    Bede Durbidge : photo Cestari/ASP Covered Images

     

    “That ‘Rookie of the Year’ title is one of my goals still,” Otton said. Jeremy and I were pretty close but then he got away at Trestles so he put a bigger gap on us. I hope to just keep making heats and give myself a chance. Anything can happen going into Pipeline, so we’ll just have to see what happens.”

    A call on Round 3 will be made at 8am at La Nord tomorrow. Heat 1 will feature Australians Joel Parkinson versus Mark Occhilupo.

    Transcribed athlete quotes, downloadable .wav files and complimentary hi-resolution images are available in the Press Room on www.aspworldtour.com

    Today’s Quiksilver Pro France Round 2 Results:
    Heat 8: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 14.00 def. Shaun Cansdell (AUS) 11.60
    Heat 9: Greg Emslie (ZAF) 14.34 def. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 12.23
    Heat 10: Bernardo Miranda (BRA) 14.67 def. Daniel Wills (AUS) 10.17
    Heat 11: Troy Brooks (AUS) 15.16 def. Chris Ward (USA) 7.83
    Heat 12: Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 17.00 def. Bruce Irons (HAW) 8.03
    Heat 13: Josh Kerr (AUS) 18.34 Fred Pattachia (HAW) 10.23
    Heat 14: Luke Stedman (AUS) 16.27 def. Michael Campbell (AUS) 14.93
    Heat 15: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 11.40 def. Ben Dunn (AUS) 10.60
    Heat 16: Kai Otton (AUS) 15.60 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 9.97

    Upcoming Quiksilver Pro France Round 3 Match-Ups:
    Heat 1: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Mark Occhilupo (AUS)
    Heat 2: Cory Lopez (USA) vs. Phillip Macdonald (AUS)
    Heat 3: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Royden Bryson (ZAF)
    Heat 4: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Trent Munro (AUS)
    Heat 5: Pancho Sullivan (HAW) vs. Victor Ribas (BRA)
    Heat 6: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Greg Emslie (ZAF)
    Heat 7: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Raoni Monteiro (BRA)
    Heat 8: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Michel Bourrez (PYF)
    Heat 9: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Mikael Picon (FRA)
    Heat 10: Ricky Bassnett (ZAF) vs. Leonardo Neves (BRA)
    Heat 11: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Neco Padaratz (BRA)
    Heat 12: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Bernardo Miranda (BRA)
    Heat 13: Andy Irons (HAW) vs. Luke Munro (AUS)
    Heat 14: Luke Stedman (AUS) vs. Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA)
    Heat 15: Dean Morrison (AUS) vs. Dayyan Neve (AUS)
    Heat 16: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Troy Brooks (AUS)

    Check the Live Coverage  

     


    Randy Rarick & Mark Warren : photo Tostee/ASP Covered Images

     

    Jérémy Florès toujours en course 

    Après une journée sans surf (tempête) lundi, les pros se sont remis à l’eau ce matin, à Capbreton, pour effectuer la fin du 2ème tour du Quiksilver Pro France. Ce tour dit de repêchage réunit les surfeurs qui n’ont pas réussi à se qualifier dès le premier round. Disputées en « man on man », ces séries sont éliminatoires pour le perdant.

    Jérémy Florès qui avait terminé deuxième de sa série dimanche, lors du premier tour, derrière Neco Padaratz (Bré) n’avait pas le choix ce matin. Il lui fallait absolument battre l’australien Shaun Cansdell pour espérer poursuivre l’aventure, sur cette manche française du Championnat du Monde de Surf.

    Après un premier appel Plage de la Nord à Hossegor à 8h00, la compétition s’est déplacée, grâce à une structure mobile, sur le spot voisin du Santocha à Capbreton où les conditions étaient plus propices. L’expérience de Jérémy Florès sur ces vagues qu’il connaît par cœur a été déterminante aujourd’hui. Malgré le vent offshore (d’ouest) qui écrasait les vagues de 6 à 8 pieds, Jérémy est parvenu à saisir deux vagues à bon potentiel décrochant successivement un 6/10 puis un 8/10. « Je surfe ici depuis que j’ai 8 ans et je sais où cassent les vagues » expliquait Jérémy Florès. « Je crois que Shaun est trop resté au milieu mais il a quand même eu quelques bonnes vagues. C’est un surfeur talentueux. Il a gagné le plus gros WQS ici à Hossegor et je savais que ce serait une série très difficile. J’y suis allé concentré sur ma série et rien d’autre. » 

    Florès, très attendu ici, en France, est sensible aux attentes qu’il suscite.

    « Je sens une certaine pression en surfant à la maison. Tout le monde attend de moi que je gagne et c’est normal. Je fais juste de mon mieux. J’ai connu une bonne saison jusqu’ici (il est actuellement 9ème mondial) et chaque nouvelle série gagnée est un bonus. J’apprends chaque fois un peu plus. Je garde ça à l’esprit pour ne pas être trop nerveux. C’est une expérience très excitante que d’être là, devant mon public à la maison… J’aimerais obtenir un bon résultat pour eux. » 

     


    Kai Otton : photo Cestari/ASP Covered Images 

     

    Le meilleur résultat du Round 2 est signé Josh Kerr (Aus). Réputé pour ses prouesses aériennes, Kerr a été récompensé par un 8.67 et un 9.67 pour ses manœuvres radicales dont un « alley-oop » de toute beauté.

    Le brésilien Raoni Monteiro (Bra) est l’un des meilleurs performers du jour. Il a éliminé facilement Bruce Irons (Haw), mal à l’aise dans ces conditions, et achevé son adversaire avec une vague à 9 points.

    Enfin Kai Otton qui dispute à Jérémy Florès le titre de meilleur rookie de l’année, a battu le prometteur brésilien Adriano de Souza (Brésil).  

    Demain, mercredi 26 septembre, rendez-vous est pris à La Nord à Hossegor dès 8h. Les prévisions n’étant pas très favorables (grosse houle mais fort vent onshore et mauvais temps), il n’est pas certain que la direction de la compétition décide de lancer le round 3. En revanche, une expression session pourrait avoir lieu en remplacement.

    Rappelons que le français Miky Picon retrouvera Mick Fanning, le n°1 mondial au 3ème tour tandis que Jérémy Florès sera opposé au sud-africain Greg Emslie. La wildcard tahitienne Michel Bourrez aura la lourde tâche de surfer contre Kelly Slater.

    Réponse demain à 8h.

     

     

    Previous reports:
    # 1 : Quiksilver Pro France next Foster's ASP World Tour stop

    # 2 : Quiksilver Pro France will kick out live SMS contest alerts

    # 3 : Flores is set to lead Euro charge at Quiksilver Pro France

    # 4 : Quiksilver Pro France schedule and updates for day #1
     
    # 5 : Quiksilver Pro France trials on today: no go for 'CT pros

    # 6 : Quiksilver Pro France finishes 6 heats of round 1 Friday
    # 7 : Quiksilver Pro off today, Hawaii wins Foster's Showdown
    # 8 : Title contenders move to Quiksilver Pro France round #3 
    # 9 : Quiksilver Pro France runs 1 heat Monday - calls day off 

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