Leclercq SUP team pioneer in the Eurochallenge regatta held in Villajoyosa

Last Saturday the local team was the first Paddle Surf team to participate in this important rowing event consisting of a downwind (Navigation with wind in favor) from the Club Nautico de Villajoyosa to the port of Altea, 22 km of hard route passing through the Island of Benidorm, Serra Gelada and the bay of Altea.

Javiense Kyle Cochrane won the gold of the SUP category by completing the race in a time 02: 37: 09 and the dianense based in Dénia Marina, Emilio Irigoyen, with the silver surpassing the arrival buoys in a time of 02 : 40: 35. The coach, Telmo Irigoyen, took advantage of the regatta by accompanying and correcting the local riders in the water for Eurotour of the 18 of May, a demanding regatta between the Island of Tabarca and Santa Pola.