This sport Club Parres managed to shine at the event ice race Switzerland On 7 and 8 May. This teammates enjoyed a unique and unforgettable experience in an idyllic setting. In the senior competition, the fleet received the name “Blue Tide” due to the good results achieved. Participating in an international event for the first time, the fleet included 17-year-olds, with the exception of 17-year-olds. rafael sirventsenior and Daniel Parres, retired soldier. Contestants were in incredible positions, they managed to get into the top 20 in the ELITE category.

On the first day of the competition, a long distance race of 18 km was held. The first part wasn’t as easy as it used to be. wind It produced a large number of Chopi and the participants followed the route close to the beach. It’s a nice long route that’s a bit hectic due to bouncing off the cliffs. The second day was quite tough. In the first part, the 1000-meter technical competition was held with 6 buoy turns and a very complicated portage due to the rocks in that area. Later in the race there was a grassy area where you entered with the board loaded, so there were some falls and injuries like Paula, one of our young competitors.

one of the tests

one of the tests Manuel Lopez


Finally, there were many classifieds in the finals. A total of 8 tasks were performed in the technical race, and the previous finalists in Sprint competitions also achieved good results. rafael sirvent A clear representation of the club with sixth position in both the Technical Race and the Sprint Race, also in the aforementioned second race Daniel Parres was in position 11 and Sergio Kantoral In the 18th position, 8 arms are made again. In the Junior A SUB 16 test, the podium was achieved in both the men’s and women’s categories. In men’s, Pablo Carbonell came to the fore with second place. Mario Carbonell and Dani Chacopino, fourth and fifth place respectively. In the women’s category, first, second and third places took place: Alexia Soto, Inés Blin and Paula Ruiz.

one of the podiums

one of the podiums Simon Boschi


The event held in Switzerland was a great experience for all participants, an adventure where both the round trip and the return journey consisted of 20 hours in a caravan bus. This teammates Ready for the next event, which will take place next weekend, the Mediterranean Circuit in Alicante, and above all the club is ready for the big international event in Santa Pola: the World Sup Festival Costa Blanca 2022 3, 4 and 5, which will take place in June.