Mancora Peru Classic
\nStop No. 6 of 8 on the ASP Women\u0092s World Tour Mancora, Peru Oct. 30 \u0096 Nov. 4, 2007<\/p>\n
COOLANGATTA, Australia (Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007) \u0096The ASP Women\u0092s World Tour will add a jewel to its crown with the addition of the Mancora Peru Classic slated to run from Oct. 30 \u0096 Nov. 4, 2007. 2005 ASP Women\u0092s World Champion Sofia Mulanovich (PER), who was instrumental in the addition of the event, is following in the footsteps of reigning and 7X World Champion Layne Beachley (AUS) by bringing an elite tour event to one of her home breaks.\u0093The spot is Northern Peru and it is a fun left called Mancora,\u0094 Mulanovich said. \u0093I used to go up north every time I had school vacations and surf my head off. My parents have a house there and it is a cool little town with amazing long lefts everywhere.\u0094<\/p>\n
The addition of the Mancora Peru Classic to this year\u0092s calendar will mean that the 2007 ASP Women\u0092s World Title will now be decided by eight events, versus the seven originally scheduled. <\/p>\n
\u0093The Peru contest has been tentative for a couple of years now, because the Peruvian government and sponsors have been wanting to do an ASP Women\u0092s World Tour event for awhile and now they have made it happen this year,\u0094 Mulanovich said. \u0093I am stoked because I have never competed in a World Tour event at home.\u0094<\/p>\n
Fresh off a win at the last Women\u0092s World Tour event in Spain, the current World No. 3 will no doubt capitalize on the opportunity to compete at a familiar break to see if she can win a second world title.<\/p>\n
\u0093Competing at home will be a dream come true to me,\u0094 Mulanovich said. \u0093It is so good to know the wave and to be surrounded by people who love you. I have grown up surfing Mancora so for sure it gives me an extra confidence.\u0094<\/p>\n
Beachley organized her first elite tour event in Sydney, Australia last year and then went on to win her 7th ASP World Title. She was full of praise for Mulanovich.<\/p>\n
\u0093It’s amazing that Sofia is able to not only capitalize on her fame and popularity in Peru but also utilize that to the benefit of the women’s tour,\u0094 Beachley said. \u0093To have an event of this stature added to the tour so late in the year is a huge bonus for everyone as it seems that we are all struggling to find our rhythm and gain momentum. It is very exciting and I am very proud of Sofia for putting her name and energy behind then event to ensure its future and success.\u0094<\/p>\n
ASP CEO Brodie Carr is equally excited about the late addition.<\/p>\n
\u0093I am estatic,\u0094 Carr said. \u0093We have been working really hard with Peru for some time and it is unbelievable that we are going to have an event there this year. I would see Sof at the contests and say, \u0091Hey Sof, we are going to make this happen aren\u0092t we!\u0092 She was always so excited about it!\u0094<\/p>\n
Mulanovich was the first Peruvian to win a World Title and has become an idol to young and old at home. <\/p>\n
\u0093The support and instant recognition that the ASP gets there because of Sofia is really quite unfathomable,\u0094 Carr said. \u0093Think Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, anyone who is an absolute sporting hero \u0096 that is Sof in Peru!\u0094<\/p>\n
Rookie and World Title contender Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) visited Mulanovich and the break last month and is anxious to surf Mancora again.<\/p>\n
\u0093Mancora is a really fun wave and it is great to know that we are traveling to a world class wave that will allow the girls to showcase their talent,\u0094 Gilmore said. \u0093It is great for our tour. Having Sofia in the event is really going to draw amazing crowds and attention, all of which will benefit the Top 17 and women\u0092s surfing in South America.\u0094<\/p>\n
The next stop on the ASP Women\u0092s World Tour is the NAB Beachley Classic in October followed by the Mancora Peru Classic in November. For more information visit. www.aspworldtour.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mancora Peru Classic Stop No. 6 of 8 on the ASP Women\u0092s World Tour Mancora, Peru Oct. 30 \u0096 Nov. 4, 2007 COOLANGATTA, Australia (Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007) \u0096The ASP Women\u0092s World Tour will add a jewel to its crown with the addition of the Mancora Peru Classic slated to run from Oct. 30 \u0096 … Continue reading “MANCORA PERU CLASSIC ADDED TO 2007 ASP WOMEN\u0092S WORLD TOUR”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[24],"class_list":["post-13618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asp-surfing-news","tag-surfing-news-archive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13618"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13618\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}