2026-2, Bassano, Italy, Task 3

Well done to today’s winners: Andreas Malecki, Summer Barham and Airtribune.

It was a Fast and Furious day with the winner flying at an average of 31 km/h!
Today promised to be even more difficult than the previous one with a thick fug of haze over the flats, but once in the air, it was clear that the thermals were much stronger and organised than expected.
The start didn’t really have many options, so everyone joined the party above the antennas above Bassano.
The 60 km route through the first two turnpoints was pretty much defined but, after that, the choice: ridge or flats, presented itself. Most pilots, including the winners, opted for the safety of the ridge, pushing out into the flats to take the turnpoint before scurrying back to the safety of the ridge.
After that, it was soar & climb along the terrain before the remarkably treacherous sinky final glide into wind to goal.