ASP WORLD LONGBOARD TOUR
\nOxbow Pro
\nApril 30 to May 6
\nAnglet, France<\/p>\n
COOLANGATTA, Australia (Wednesday, February 14, 2007) \u0096 The world\u0092s best Longboard riders are buzzing with the news that clothing manufacturer Oxbow has returned after a three-year hiatus and will host an official ASP World Longboard Tour event in April this year. <\/p>\n
The event, which at the time of going to press could very well crown 2007\u0092s world longboard champion, will be known as the Oxbow Pro and will take place at les Cavaliers, Anglet, France.The format of the event will be identical to that of shortboard surfing\u0092s penultimate professional series \u0096 the Foster\u0092s ASP World Tour \u0096 which has a 48-man draw where surfers compete in man-on-man heats from round two. <\/p>\n
The event which has $US50,000 up for grabs will attract the world\u0092s best longboarders including former world champions Bonga Perkins (HAW), Joel Tudor (USA), Colin McPhillips (USA) and reigning world champion Josh Constable (AUS). <\/p>\n
For Constable who recently \u0093had a dream come true\u0094 when he stood alongside the likes of eight-time Foster\u0092s ASP World Tour champion Kelly Slater (USA) and seven-time ASP Women\u0092s World Tour champion Layne Beachley (AUS) when accepting his trophy at a gala ceremony heading to the Basque coast of France will be a much anticipated affair. <\/p>\n
Known as the cradle of European surfing, the Basque Coast offers numerous world-class surf locations that are perfect for hosting a world longboard championship. <\/p>\n
\u0093I think going to Anglet is a great thing,\u0094 said Constable. \u0093There will be a few different peaks so it will separate everyone and unlike a point break where everyone sits in the same takeoff spot there will be more waves ridden and it won\u0092t be as fierce competition to catch waves. <\/p>\n
\u0093For me I\u0092m really happy to be going to Anglet on the beach breaks,\u0094 said Constable. \u0093Hopefully it will have some size and last year at Costa Rica the waves were just that \u0096 head high beach breaks \u0096 and I did well there so I\u0092m pumped.\u0094<\/p>\n
As far as competitive threats go, Constable spoke of many who could potential steal his thunder and going into the event he will watching his back all the way through. <\/p>\n
Not only are many of the world class \u0093older school\u0094 the ones to watch but in recent years the sport has enticed many youngsters to step up to the plate.<\/p>\n
\u0093You\u0092d have to look out for Joel Tudor, Bonga Perkins, Colin McPhillips,\u0092 said Constable. \u0093They are all such great surfers as they\u0092ve shown before by winning world titles but also there are a few new faces that will need to be watched\u0085 Guys like Matthew Moore from South Africa, Taylor Jensen from the USA then \u0093Snow\u0094 who was runner up last year\u0085 And the list goes on. Being another year too you never know which kids have stepped up and will be in contention. I just can\u0092t wait to get over there and get amongst it and see what happens.\u0094<\/p>\n
For added information head to www.oxboworld.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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