The rollercoaster emotions of a comeback 🔗
After 594 days the sidelines, Fiona Wylde made her long-awaited comeback on the weekend in what proved to be a rollercoaster of both emotions and results. After finishing outside the top five of a Euro Tour race for perhaps the first time ever, Fiona flipped the script the following day with a win in the beach race. Here's a deep dive on Fiona's comeback story in her own words...
World SUP Festival: Noic outlasts Shrimpy, Espe in a league of her own, Alba the dark horse claims second
In brief: Noic Garioud has made it two from two in Europe after coming from behind to defeat dual ISA gold medalist Shuri "Shrimpy" Araki in the most-competitive race so far this season.
594 days and a major injury later, former number one Fiona Wylde is ready for a comeback
After missing all of season 2022 with a serious shoulder injury, former world number one, 3x world champ and all-round ambassador for the sport Fiona Wylde will make her long-awaited return to racing at the Euro Tour in Spain next week.
Euro Tour week 2: Noic overpowers Bruno in sweltering Sevilla; Espe in a league of her own
It's not even summer yet, but the temperature in southern Spain pushed past 30°C for this weekend's Sevilla SUP Festival aka week 2 of the Euro Tour. With the course set at 12km, the water set at dead flat and the sky as blue as a berry, it was always going to be a tough one. And making his season debut in similarly hot fashion was Noic Garioud.