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1st FAI World Hang Gliding and Paragliding Aerobatic Championship 18 - 27 August, 2006 – Villeneuve – Switzerland

For the 9th time, the world's best aerobatic hang gliders and paragliders will be converging in Villeneuve. For the first time, they will be competing for world champion titles. The skies above Lake Geneva will be transformed into an aerobatic playground, with the gliders pushing the limits of gravity. The titles at stake are hang gliding solo and paragliding – both solo and synchro (teams of two). Ten days of breathtaking aerobatic action touch down at the relaxed landing area on the shore of Lake Geneva – this is Red Bull Vertigo 2006.

Over 70 paragliders and 19 hanggliders will compete. Beside the now traditional countries that are France, Spain, Argentina, Norway or Germany, a new pilots’ generation coming from Poland, Macedonia, Hungary, Czech Republic or even a Japanese delegation.

The most amazing air show I have ever seen ;-)

Website: http://www.redbull-vertigo.com/