07/08 Burton AM Tour: Grandvalira Results
Grandvalira, Andorra - On Saturday young sportives met in Grandvalira to compete in a snowboard contest of the Burton AM Tour. Local riders as well as international competitiors presented themselves in the Snowpark El Tarter.
The eighth event led the Burton AM Tour 2007/08 to Andorra in the Pyrenees. Under a bluebird sky young snowboarders from six countries tried to convince judges and crowd in the Snowpark El Tarter with their show of their technical skills and creativity. The set-up was composed of a parcours with different boxes and rails, some kickers and the lower part of the halfpipe at the beginning of the course.
The winners of all four categories already participated in at least one AM Tour competition. The first of the Junior Boys, Juan Polanco (17), attracted attention in his hometown Madrid with his individual style of riding and his outfit. In Grandvalira he won with a clean Cab 5 Nosegrab. Behind him, Spanyard Cristian Cortizo (17) and Andorrian David Lopez-Mateos Fernandez (16) found themselves on the second and third place. In the Kid Boys category the two Slovenes, Kristian and Daniel Zilaji arranged the win among themselves. Finally the 10-year-old Daniel won in front of his brother Kristian (14). The Spanish Albert Casas Alias (11) made it to the third place.
In the girls categories Laura Berry (19, 1st Junior Girls) and Alicia Bonnaud (14, 1st Kid Girls) stood out of the rest of the female riders. Both of them showed a solid and diversified performance using the complete park including halfpipe, kickers and boxes. With her win Alicia took over the leader position in the AM Tour Overall Ranking of the Kid Girls.
The Burton AM Tour now continuous through Europe. The next event will take place in Damüls in Austria on the up-coming weekend.
Results (Rank Bib Name City Nat Age):
Junior Boys
#08 Polanco Juan / Madrid / SPA / 17
#18 Cortizo Cristian / Irun / SPA / 17
#16 Lopez-Mateos Fernandez David / Ordino / AND / 16
Junior Girls
#06 Berry Laura / Milton Keynes / GBR / 19
#09 Berdayes Sara / Madrid / SPA / 18
#11 O´Sullivan Anais / El Tarter / AND / 16
Kid Boys
#02 Zilaji Daniel Miha / Medvode / SLO / 10
#01 Zilaji Kristian / Medvode / SLO / 14
#04 Casas Alias Albert / Cerler / SPA / 11
Kid Girls
#07 Bonnaud Alicia / Vars les Claux / FRA / 14
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About Burton AM Tour
The third edition of the Burton AM Tour consists of 19 events in 15 different European countries. Kids between 8 and 20 years can compete for great material prizes and guaranteed starting slots at the Burton European Open - Europes biggest snowboard competition. On top the Main Sponsor Suzuki provides two Quad Bikes for both Junior Tour Champions. The Burton AM Tour is part of the TTR (Ticket to Ride) World Snowboard Tour. Therewith at every event useful points for the TTR Ranking can be won.
Juan Polanco