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Jesse Richman Soars Past Champions for Red Bull King of the Air Double

  • MICHAEL GABLER
  • February 7, 2020
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Jesse Richman poses for a portrait after winning Red Bull King Of The Air in Cape Town
Jesse Richman poses for a portrait after winning Red Bull King Of The Air in Cape Town
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American kiteboarder Jesse Richman got the better of fellow former Red Bull King of the Air champions Nick Jacobsen and Aaron Hadlow to win for the second time after seven hours of intense competition at Kite Beach in Cape Town.

Oswald Smith performs during the Red Bull King Of The Air in Cape Town / Tyrone Bradley (Red Bull Content Pool)
Jesse Richman performs during the Red Bull King of the Air in Cape Town / Ydwer van der Heide (Red Bull Content Pool)
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The elite field headed to Blouberg in South Africa’s legislative capital city looking to use monster waves and wind to produce stunning tricks for the judges and fans.

Aurelien Petreau performs during the Red Bull King of the Air in Cape Town / Ydwer van der Heide (Red Bull Content Pool)

The event featured a new format with Rounds 1 and 2 (video entry winners, wildcards and the four ‘Fly to Red Bull King of the Air’ winners) completed before lunch.

Jesse Richman performs during the Red Bull King of the Air in Cape Town / Tyrone Bradley (Red Bull Content Pool)

The top six from 2019 then joined the fray as seeded competitors in Round 3 for the 10,000-strong crowd with the iconic Table Mountain in the background.

Nick Jacobsen performs during the Red Bull King Of The Air in Cape Town / Craig Kolesky (Red Bull Content Pool)

Richman was runner-up to three-time champion Kevin Langeree last year and used that to fuel his later progress against Dane Jacobsen and Briton Hadlow.

Nick Jacobsen, Jesse Richman and Aaron Hadlow celebrate on the podium during the Red Bull King Of The Air in Cape Town / Kolesky (Red Bull Content Pool)

The 27-year-old won after 34 heats and seven hours with consistent winds from early on in the biggest single day of Red Bull King of the Air competition ever.

Nick Jacobsen, Jesse Richman and Aaron Hadlow pose for a portrait during the Red Bull King Of The Air in Cape Town / Craig Kolesky (Red Bull Content Pool)

The Hawaii native, who won back in 2013, said: “This feels incredible. This is magical. It is amazing to have my newborn daughter here and share it with this crowd. I’ve had really good heats leading up to the finals in many years and usually kind of crack in the final, having peaked too early. So this year I adjusted a few things and was really confident in my plan and my strategy. It was really cool to see it play out. To have it all run in one day was kind of just like 2013 – just one epic day.”

Angely Bouillot performs during the Red Bull King Of The Air in Cape Town / Craig Kolesky (Red Bull Content Pool)

Sportive Director Sergio Cantagalli added: “We managed to score the perfect day. It was arguably the best day we were going to get during the weather window. It is very unusual that we could start so early on in the day and have consistent conditions throughout.”

Nick Jacobsen performs during the Red Bull King Of The Air in Cape Town / Tyrone Bradley (Red Bull Content Pool)

New Zealand’s Marc Jacobs won the ‘Woo Highest Jump of the Day’ after soaring 22m into the air, while ‘Mystic Move of the Day’ went to Jacobsen for a kite-loop board-off that scored a 9.02 out of a possible 10.

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