The Laboral Kutxa Punta Galea Challenge in Getxo, Europe’s oldest big wave surfing competition will have its fifteenth edition waiting period between November 1 and March 31, 2022, according to the organizers announced today.
During this five-month hiatus, the ideal meteorological conditions are expected to be found, waves of at least 6 to 7 meters, to celebrate a reference competition in this specialty in which 24 surfers, 12 internationals and another 12 locals will meet.
In this edition, in which the economic endowment for prizes up to 20,500 euros, the presence of the last winner in La Galea, the Brazilian is confirmed Lucas Chianca.
The Portuguese Alex Botelho and Antonio Laureano, the French Pierre Rollet, the American Nic Lamb, two-time winner of the test, or the South African Twiggy Baker are other stars who have announced their participation in a competition that for the first time will be broadcast live on the internet.
Among the local ‘riders’, selected by the organizers and the surfers collective itself, it is expected that they will be on the definitive list Natxo González, Aritz Aranburu or Tito Ortega.
Depending on the weather forecasts, when the necessary giant swell is expected to arrive, the organizers will issue a yellow alert to surfers five days before, which will be green and final 48 hours before an appointment that In recent years, it has gathered around 20,000 fans on the cliffs of La Galea.
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