2021 Polish Paramotor Slalom Open

From 31 July to 7 August 2021, 5 of our best paramotor competitors (Alexandre and Marie Matéos, Jérémy Penone, Jean-Emile Oulha and Yann Leudière) were in Jutrosin, Poland, about an hour north of Wroclaw. They competed in an open paramotor slalom competition against the best pilots in the world. Training began on 31 July 2021, while the competition started on 3 August 2021.

PDFOfficial results - PF1

PDFOfficial results - PL1

Saturday 7 August

Last day of competition and final day! Yann Leudière finished 4th in the PL1 category (trike paramotor) against a very strong competitor, Poland's Szymon Winder. In the PF1 category (foot launch), Alexandre Matéos finally won the grand final against Italy's Lorenzo Mallegni. Jean-Emile held his place in the top 5, Jérémy Penone finished 7th and Marie Matéos 10th! Our 4 French pilots are in the top 10! Congratulations to them on a very good performance!

Watch the finals of Alexandre Matéos (from 1h25m50s) and Yann Leudière (1h35m30s)

Friday 6 August

Weather conditions were not ideal. This allowed our competitors to practise wing inflation. 2 rounds were flown in the evening.

Thursday 5 August

3rd day of competition today! 5 rounds took place, and the weather windows were used very well! Our competitors are still ranked well, with Alexandre Matéos provisionally in the lead. For Jean-Emile Oulha, the aim is to stay in the top 5! Our 4 French pilots are in the top 10, with Jérémy Penone 8th and Marie Matéos 10th! Yann Leudière is 4th in trike paramotor! Two days of competition remain, anything is still possible!

Wednesday 4 August

5th day in Jutrosin, 2nd day of competition! 4 new rounds were flown, in which most of our pilots flew well! Jérémy Pénone, however, made a mistake in preparing his wing. He changed his settings, which altered the behaviour of his wing. In the first event of the day, while accelerating, he ended up in the water. No fear and no harm done for Jérémy!

Tuesday 3 August

The competition began this morning! Each competitor was able to do 4 runs! The level is quite high here in Jutrosin! Our competitors were able to measure themselves against new competitors who already have an excellent level! At the end of this day of competition, our competitor Alexandre Matéos leads the PF1 (foot-launch paramotor) ranking, having won all 4 of the day's events. Jean-Emile Oulha is in provisional 4th place, Jérémy Pénone 5th, and Marie Matéos, the only woman competing this week, is in 14th place. Yann Leudière, in PL1 (trike paramotor), is for the moment just off the podium. Full provisional rankings below:

PDFRanking of the day - PF1 (foot-launch paramotor)

PDFRanking of the day - PL1 (trike paramotor)

Monday 2 August

A day off for our competitors today. Wind and rain are very much present, and our competitors were unable to fly. On the programme for the day: a stroll around the town, machine adjustments, jogging and strength training! Let's hope the weather gives our Blues a break, as they start the competition tomorrow!

Sunday 1st August

Second training day for our Blues! The morning's conditions were nothing like yesterday's, and our French pilots were able to do several runs to polish the final details for the competition, which starts on Tuesday 3 August. Unfortunately rain set in during the afternoon and broke the momentum of the morning. A last training slot opened in the early evening with the chance to fly.

Tomorrow, Monday, will be the last training day, and we hope for ideal conditions!

Saturday 31 July

Our competitors have arrived safely in Poland. Saturday 31 July 2021 is devoted to training, as will be Sunday and Monday. Today's flying slots were very limited because of the wind. Our competitors were able to get to know the site and make their first flights. The flights went well for our competitors.

Only Yann Leudière was able to make just one of his two flights. At the end of the first training flight, his engine cut out. Yann ended up in the water. Nothing serious: the pilot and the machine are fine and the mechanical problem has been solved.

The goal for tomorrow is to fly more, so as to feel more and more at ease!

Our 5 French pilots on site