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    Kelly Slater interviewing recently on Gold Coast : photo ASP Kirsten/Covered Images




    Rip Curl Pro

    ASP World Tour event # 2
    Bells Beach, Victoriam, Australia
    18 - 29 MArch 2008

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    Slater Ready to Ring the Bell at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach  - francais ci-dessous

    Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 17 March, 2008 : - - Coolangatta, Australia – The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, the second of 11 stops on the 2008 ASP World Tour, will commence tomorrow, March 18, 2008. Kelly Slater (USA), the most decorated surfer in history, will be there.

    Despite winning the first event of the year, Slater was uncertain as to whether or not he would attend the Rip Curl Pro. After 14 years on tour, the 8X ASP World Champion has been adamant that he will compete selectively in 2008 in order to pursue other interests.

    Slater officially withdrew from the event late last week but had a change of heart after seeing the swell forecast for the March 14-29 waiting period. He arrived in Australia today. “A combination of things influenced my decision to come to Bells,” Slater said. “I had called ASP Tour Manager Renato Hickel to ask to be officially taken out of the event and that is when he asked me if I had seen the swell forecast.”

    Current forecasts indicate that a new swell could see the event start early in the waiting period and that Easter Friday is poised to produce six to eight foot (two metre plus) waves akin to the classic Bells Beach conditions Slater won the 2006 Rip Curl Pro in.

    “I was also checking out some media online and I came across some video interviews that the Geelong Advertiser had done with the locals about whether or not I would come,” Slater said. “There were some pretty strong responses about wanting to see me there. So that, the swell and some changes in my personal life and suddenly it was perfect timing for me to get away. All the signs pointed this direction so it seemed like the thing to do.”

    It seemed like the thing to do in 2006 too. Slater was in an identical predicament in the 2006 lead up to the event as he was prior to this one – a win in the season-opener, a world No. 1 rating to start the year and serious indecision about whether to attend the event or not. Slater won the Rip Curl Pro and his eighth ASP title that year.

    “The decision to come was a little more clear this year,” Slater said. “In 2006 I decided to come at the last minute to get my mind off some personal things and to get a little more focused. This year, the similarities to 2006 are the excitement of a looming swell and a great week of surfing I want to be a part of.”

    Slater will face Brazil’s Adriano de Souza and wildcard and former ASP World Tour surfer Troy Brooks in Heat 10.

    A large swell is expected to impact the Victorian coastline on Friday, providing sizeable waves for the Rip Curl Pro.
    Check in is at 7am on Tuesday morning, with a 7.30am call on competition.

    For more information and to watch the LIVE webcast visit www.aspworldtour.com.

    Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Round 1 Match-Ups:
    Heat 1: Bobby Martinez (USA), Luke Munro (AUS), Royden Bryson (ZAF)
    Heat 2: Dean Morrison (AUS), Dayyan Neve (AUS), Travis Logie (ZAF)
    Heat 3: Jeremy Flores (FRA), Bruce Irons (HAW), Tiago Pires (PRT)
    Heat 4: Pancho Sullivan (HAW), Neco Padaratz (BRA), Jihad Khodr (BRA)
    Heat 5: Andy Irons (HAW), Jordy Smith (ZAF), Chris Ward (USA)
    Heat 6: Bede Durbidge (AUS), Tim Reyes (USA), Daniel Ross (AUS)
    Heat 7: Joel Parkinson (AUS), Ben Dunn (AUS), Nic Muscroft (AUS)
    Heat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS), Adrian Buchan (AUS), Stuart Kennedy (AUS)
    Heat 9: Taj Burrow (AUS), Leonardo Neves (BRA), Nathan Hedge (AUS)
    Heat 10: Kelly Slater (USA), Adriano de Souza (BRA), Troy Brooks (AUS)
    Heat 11: C.J. Hobgood (USA), Dane Reynolds (USA), Daniel Wills (AUS)
    Heat 12: Kai Otton (AUS), Jay Thompson (AUS), Ricky Basnett (ZAF)
    Heat 13: Tom Whitaker (AUS), Ben Bourgeois (USA), Fredrick Patacchia (HAW)
    Heat 14: Taylor Knox (USA), Michael Campbell (AUS), Mikael Picon (FRA)
    Heat 15: Damien Hobgood (USA), Kieren Perrow (AUS), Heitor Alves (BRA)
    Heat 16: Luke Stedman (AUS), Roy Powers (HAW), Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA)

     


    Mick Fanning, Taj Burrow, Stephanie Gilmore & Sofia Mulanovich
    photo ASP Kisrsten/Covered Images

     

    Rip Curl Pro présenté par Snickers devrait commencer demain!

    Le Champion du monde en titre Mick Fanning (AUS), le vainqueur de l’édition 2007 Taj Burrow (AUS), la Championne du Monde Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) et Sofia Mulanovich, étaient tous réunis sur le site du Rip Curl Pro pour sonner le début officiel du contest.

    Hier encore, Kelly Slater, 8 fois champion du monde, laissait planer le suspens après une absence remarquée lors de la conférence de presse quant à sa participation au Rip Curl Pro. Aujourd'hui, il a annoncé sa présence lors de la compétition.

    Malgré sa victoire lors de la première épreuve, Slater n’avait pas encore confirmé sa venue sur le Rip Curl Pro. Après 14 ans sur le tour, Slater annonçait son envie de se focaliser sur d’autres projets, et donc de sélectionner les épreuves du circuit auxquelles il participerait.

    Slater avait officiellement annulé sa venue, mais en vue des prévisions pour la waiting période, il a changé d’avis et est arrivé hier en Australie
    « Une combinaison de plusieurs facteurs m’ont décidé à finalement venir à Bells. J’ai appelé le directeur du circuit ASP Renato Hickel que je ne serais pas présent pour la compétition, jusqu’à ce qu’il m’annonce les prévisions. »
    Les prévisions annoncent l’arrivée d’une houle dès le début de la compétition, et notamment un beau 2 mètres pour vendredi, conditions qui avaient permis à Slater de remporter la cloche de Bells Beach en 2006.

    « Je regardais également beaucoup les news sur internet, et je suis tombé sur plusieurs interviews vidéos de personnes interrogées, à savoir si je viendrais ou non. Il y a eu quelques réponses surprenantes de personnes qui m’attendaient avec impatience à Bells. Toutes ces raisons m’ont convaincu de venir. »

    Ce scénario ressemble beaucoup à celui de 2006. Slater avait également été indécis quant à sa participation lors de l’événement 2006, jusqu’à ce qu’il se décide à y participer et à le remporter, et à gagner son 8ème titre mondial.
    “La décision de venir cette année était quand même plus sure qu'en 2006. Les seules similitudes entre ces 2 éditions sont l’excitation face aux bonnes prévisions attendues. Et je ne veux surtout pas manquer ça. »

    Slater rencontrera le brésilien Adriano de Souza et Troy Brooks, entré dans la compétition grâce à sa wild card, lors de la Série 10.

    Le premier check-in aura lieu à 7h demain matin (heure australienne)!

    Restez connectés sur Ripcurl.com pour suivre les meilleures actions en live.

     

         

     

     


    Previous reports:
    # 1 : ASP World Tour surfers amp up for Rip Curl Pro at Bells
    # 2 : Coming soon
    # 3 : Coming soon
    # 4 : Coming soon  

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