Red Bull Vertigo
The Red Bull Vertigo delta and paragliding acrobatics event took place between 1997 and 2006 in Villeneuve on Lake Geneva in Switzerland . Until the first official world championship was held in 2006 , it had the status of an unofficial world championship - in 2006 the event was classified as a world championship.
The place is predestined for events of this kind, as the steep mountain slopes mean there is a sufficient difference in altitude between take-off and landing. For safety reasons, the zone in which the maneuvers are flown is completely over Lake Geneva. The spectators sit on the lakeshore and the pilots land on a raft , which means an additional difficulty and attractiveness.
On the basis of this event, numerous other paragliding acro events were set up. A selection of them:
- Seattle Aerobattle , Seattle ( USA )
- Vertigo Voss , Voss ( Norway )
- AcroAria , Omegna , ( Italy )
- AcroFolies , Annecy , ( France )
- Gangneung Beach , Gangneung ( Korea )
- PARAnoia ACRObatixx , Zell am See ( Austria )
Results
2006
The Red Bull Vertigo 2006 was the first time this competition was held as a world championship in paragliding and hang-gliding acrobatics
| category | winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraglider solo |
 Raul Rodriguez (E)
|
 Antoine Montant (FR)
|
Felix Rodriguez (S)
|
| Paraglider Synchro |
Raul Rodriguez / Felix Rodriguez (E) |
 Chrigel Maurer / Peter Neuenschwander (CH) |
 Bernd Hornböck / Alexander Meschuh (A) |
| delta |
 Jon Gjerde (NO) |
 Guido Gehrmann (D) |
 John Heiney (USA)
|
2005
The Red Bull Vertigo 2005 had to deal with bad weather. Therefore, only one valid run could be flown per category. But there was an individual rating for the paragliders in view of next year's World Championship.
| category | winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraglider solo |
Guillaume Chatain (FR)
|
Michael Knipping (D)
|
Antoine Montant (FR)
|
| Paraglider Synchro |
SAT Brothers Raul Rodriguez (E) Felix Rodriguez (E) |
Satisfaction Hernan Pitocco (AR) Horacio Llorens (E)
 |
Gin TEAM Dominik Steffen (CH) Mathias Roten (CH) |
| delta |
Guido Gehrmann (D)
|
Jon Gjerde (NO)
|
Frédy Bircher (CH)
|
2004
| category | winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraglider Synchro |
SAT Brothers: Raul Rodriguez (E) Felix Rodriguez (E) |
Boosters Peter Neuenschwander (CH) Chrigel Maurer (CH) |
Against the Grain Bernd Hornböck (A) Alexander Meschuh (A) |
| delta |
Frédy Bircher (CH) |
Thomas Koller (CH) |
Jon Gjerde (NO)
|
2003
| category | winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraglider Synchro |
Raul Rodriguez (E) Felix Rodriguez (E) |
Chrigel Maurer (CH) Peter Neuenschwander (CH) |
Mathias Roten (CH) Horacio Llorens (E)
|
| delta |
Yann Floury (FR) |
Mitchell Mc Aleer (US) |
Frédy Bircher (CH)
|
2002
| category | winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraglider Synchro |
Raul Rodriguez (E) Felix Rodriguez (E) |
Horacio Llorens (E) Herman Javier Pitocco (AR) |
Olivier Nef (CH) Claude Thurnheer (CH) |
| delta |
Frédy Bircher (CH) |
Martin Von Holzen (CH) |
Nicolas Tatti (CH)
|
2001
| category | winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraglider Synchro |
Raul Rodriguez (E) Felix Rodriguez (E) |
Markus Gründhammer (A) Mike Küng (A) |
Othar Lawrence (US) Chris Santacroce (US) |
| delta |
Josef Brandner (A) |
Heinz Zwyssig (CH) |
 Bernardi Ignazio (I)
|
2000
| category | winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraglider Synchro |
Raul Rodriguez (E) Felix Rodriguez (E) |
 Robbie Whithall (UK) Chris Santacroce (USA) |
Sébastien Bourquin (CH) Patrick Lachat (CH) |
| delta |
Heinz Zwyssig (CH) |
 John Smith (NZ) |
Aaron Swepston (USA)
|
Web links
- The homepage of the event ( Memento from February 19, 2007 in the Internet Archive )