The Andalusian regatist has been third in the final quarter race, making its position in the general move from the fourth to the sixth square

The Andalusian Pilar Lamadrid has finished its participation in the iQFOiL European Championship in sixth position after competing today in the final rooms. Lamadrid was ranked in the fourth position of the final phase, which resulted in his participation in the Medal Series. In today's first race, the quarter finals, Lamadrid finished third, resulting in the sixth final position.

A wind of more than 25 knots, with points reaching 40, forced to delay more than three hours the start of the last European day of the new Olympic windsurfing mode. Finally, after 14: 30 (Spanish time) the female fleet went out to fight the quarter finals, in which Pilar Lamadrid left as one of the favorites to get the pass to the semifinal.

The strong wind and the instability of it made the race complicated for all the athletes and although Pilar Lamadrid got a good start, half the test saw how two of his opponents were distancing. In these final rooms only the first two classified in the race got the pass to the semifinals, so the third Lamadrid square was not enough to advance in the Medal Series.

The iQFOiL European Championship that has been held in Patras, Greece, has ended today, Sunday 14, after six days of competition. In addition to the sixth general position of Lamadrid, Spain has achieved the male victory in Sub21, with the gold of Nacho Baltasar, and the bronze in this same category, from the hand of Bernat Tomás.

2023-05-14: Nacho Baltasar, iQFOil's champion of Europe Sub21 in Greece

The gold of Baltasar is completed with the bronze of Bernat Tomás in the same category... Pilar Lamadrid, fourth, will compete tomorrow in the Medal Series of the female fleet

The Balar regatist Nacho Baltasar has today crowned himself the champion of Europe Sub21 of the iQFOiL Olympic class. Next to him, he also ascends to the podium Sub21 Bernat Tomas, a bronze medal. In addition, tomorrow the Andalusian Pilar Lamadrid, fourth of the female general, will compete to be in the great absolute final of the European Championship that is being held in Patras, Greece.

The fifth day of competition, like yesterday, has been the protagonist of a light wind that has complicated the development of the tests and has allowed only 2 races for the male gold fleet and 3 for the female fleet.

Nacho Baltasar has since the first day led the Spanish representation in the male fleet of the iQFOil and has always been in podium positions Sub21. The ballast ends the race in the 21st absolute position open, as non-European regatists participate, and as the best Sub21 of the continental. This gold is added to the bronze that Baltasar already got at the Youth World Championship of Olympic classes in 2022.

For its part, Bernat Tomás, 42 of the general, has obtained the bronze medal Sub21, a result that, together with that of Baltasar, positions the Balearic Islands as one of the main emerging powers of the new Olympic windsurfing modality.

Together with Baltasar and Tomas, they have also competed in the male category Tomás Vieito, 34, and Jorge Aranzueque, 51.

The Andalusian Pilar Lamadrid, fourth in the absolute general, has achieved the pass to the quarter of the final Medal Series of the women's fleet of iQFOiL. Tomorrow, the first test that Lamadrid will have to overcome is to finish first or second in the final rooms, in which the athletes who have now finished between the 4th and 10th place compete. If you get between the first two, Lamadrid will advance to the semifinal; race to which you have obtained the direct pass the 2nd and 3rd classified from today's general.

The final race for the medals will be composed of only 3 athletes: the first two classified from the semi-final and the leader of the general classification, the Israeli Sharon Kantor.

Along with Lamadrid, in the gold group of the European iQFOiL, the madrilel Nicole van der Velden, who says goodbye to the Greek race in the nineteenth position. In addition, by sailing in a silver group, Andrea Torres, 53, and Julia Gómez, 74 have also completed their participation.

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2023-05-12: Lamadrid is still in bronze medal stand of the iQFOil European

In the absence of two days for the end, the Andalusian regatist remains in the third position of the female table...
Nacho Baltasar strengthens its first European position Sub21 and points to victory (Photo Sailing Energy)

After competing in three consecutive days with more than 25 knots, today the iQFOiL fleet gathered in Patras, Greece, has faced light and unstable wind conditions. The Committee, hastening the day until sunset, has managed to close 4 sleeves of Sprint Slalom for the gold fleets. With these new tests, Pilar Lamadrid sits in the third female position of the European Championship of this new Olympic modality. In addition, Bernat Tomás continues to lead the European Sub21 table.

The deferral flag has been raised all morning and until after 15: 30 hours the first exit of the Sprint Slalom has not been given, sleeves of a duration of less than five minutes and without any ties. Even so, the postponements at sea have been repeated because of the wind that was not yet in place.

Although the conditions have been diametrically opposed to those that have been experienced in the first three days of competition, Pilar Lamadrid has been perfectly adapted and has managed to stay on the provisional podium, in the third position of the female iQFOiL.

Less successful has been Nicole van der Velden, who today has gone down to the nineteenth position, moving away from the Top10 that on Sunday will compete in the Medal Series. For its part, Andrea Torres closes the day at position 51 and Julia Gómez at 72.

In the male fleet, Nacho Baltasar has again taken a step forward: he has placed himself at 23 of the general and is consolidated as the best European Sub21, putting 63 points through with Italian Manolo Modena, second. The day has also been taken by the Balar Bernat Tomás, who recovers the third European position Sub21 and occupies 37 of the general position. In addition, Tomás Vieito is 34th and Jorge Aranzueque 48th.

Tomorrow, the final day of the final phase of the iQFOiL European Championship will be held to decide the 10 best male and female regatists to participate in the Sunday Medal Series.

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2023-05-11: Lamadrid reaches the equator of the third iQFoil European

Pilar Lamadrid readds a good round of partials that lead him to occupy provisional bronze in the European Championship... Nacho Baltasar, the first Spanish of the male table, is provisional gold Sub21 (Photo Sailing Energy)

The iQFOil European Championship overcomes its equator without disappointing in terms of wind conditions, giving wings to the Spanish Pilar Lamadrid that ascends from the eight to the third step of the provisional podium, while Nacho Baltasar leads the European fleet Sub21.

One more day, both the male and female categories sailed with more than 25 knots of wind, fulfilling the planned program of four new tests that give start to the Final Series, with the fleets already divided into groups Gold and Silver.

Among the girls, the Spanish Pilar Lamadrid and Nicole van der Velden outperformed the cut of Oro-Silver with slack yesterday, and they left this morning from the 8 and 11 posts respectively. Pilar went back to the race field with strength and chained a 2-1-3 (15) that had it up to the third position of the provisional general, led by the Israeli Sharon Kantor. Nicole couldn't get that much performance from today's tests and went down to the 16th position.

With all the national team sailing in the Oro group, Nacho Baltasar is up today with the first provisional square in Sub21 from the 25th. He is followed by the Tomás Vieito, 33, Bernat Tomas, 44, and Jorge Aranzueque, 53. He is a leader in the German category Sebastian Koerdel.

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2023-05-10: Nacho Baltasar and Bernat Tomás, in the Sub21 podium of the iQFoil European

Baltasar is the second best European Sub 21 and Tomas the third of this classification... Pilar Lamadrid stands out as the best Spanish in position 8 of the female general and Nicole van der Velden ascends to the 13th position

More than 25 knots and a fleet with a desire to fly have been the protagonists of the second day of the European iQFoil being held in Patras, Greece. With four new tests in the provisional locker, Nacho Baltasar and Bernat Tomas hold podium positions in the European classification Sub 21. In the female category, Pilar Lamadrid, 8, and Nicole van der Velden, 11.

The day began with a deferral on the ground caused by the strong intensity of the wind that in the first compasses of the day exceeded 35 knots in the field of races. Over the hours, the wind was a little bit windy, to settle on the 25 knots, and the male fleet was the first to go out to sail; the girls closed the day. Final result: four new sleeves to continue to meet the planned competition program.

In the male fleet, Nacho Baltasar and Bernat Tomás present a serious candidacy for the medals in category Sub 21. The two Balear Regatists are currently second and third respectively in the European classification of this category and occupy positions 28 and 39 of the absolute general.

It also highlights the participation of Tomás Vieito, who today has played a day of ups and downs. It started with a 19 but could not finish the second test due to an approach with a rival, which was eventually translated into an RDG (13.7). However, in the third and fourth manga of the day he added a partial of 11-10, with which he finally stands at position 30. For his part, Jorge Aranzueque occupies position 52, since he guarantees, along with the other Spanish partners, to be in the gold group of the European iQFoil.

In the female category, both Pilar Lamadrid and Nicole van der Velden took advantage of the day to improve positions and approach the head group by sailing in conditions of strong wind. Lamadrid, octave, has started with 8 to then add two consecutive wins, but in today's last race he decided not to compete. Coach Mateo Sanz explains that "Pilar still drags muscle discomfort and before the strength of today's wind, and knowing that we had a discards to apply, we have decided not to force and rest."

La madricala Nicole van der Velden has ascended to post 11 thanks to its partials today, among which is the victory in the first manga of the day and the third in the second.

Less luck have had, on this day of strong wind, Andrea Torres (54) and Julia Gómez (70), who from tomorrow will sail in the silver group of the women's iQFoil.

Tomorrow, the iQFoil European Championship will enter the final phase, with three days of competition in which the goal will be to be in the top 10 that on Sunday will compete for the medals.

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2023-05-09: The iQFoil European begins with Lamadrid in the top ten Patras

Pilar Lamadrid stands out among the Spanish in tenth position

Good start of the iQFOiL European in Patras, Greece, whose wind conditions allowed to raise the results of four races for both girls and boys. At the end of the day, Pilar Lamadrid is the best located Spanish by closing the Women's Top10 at 10.

The Andalusian regatist, Pilar Lamadrid, has chained up very regular results, adding a (6) -5-5-6, which take him to the top of the table, from where to attack the headposts in the next days.

The classification is tight, with only five points of difference between the fifth and the tenth classified and only one non-European regatist among them, so Lamadrid's position on the continental is ninth. Dutch Sara Wennekes is a followed leader, a point ahead of British Emma Wilson.

Nicole van der Velden is the second Spanish in order of provisional classification, at 17. Andrea Torres is 41 and Julia Gómez 68.

In the male category, Tomas Vieito, Bernat Tomas and Nacho Baltasar are in a five-point fork, at posts 31, 33 and 36 respectively, while Jorge Aranzueque is 47º. Bernat Tomas is third of the Sub21 classification with two non-Europeans ahead, followed by Nacho Baltasar, fourth. The French Nicolas Goyard is the first position followed by the German Sebastian Koerdel.

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2023-05-08: 200 iQFoil regatists who will seek victory in Patras' waters in the European

Four women and four men make up the Spanish team that, since tomorrow Tuesday, will compete in the European of the new Olympic class iQFOiL

All ready for tomorrow to start in Patras, Greece, the iQFOiL European Championship, the new Olympic table, attended by over 200 regatists from all over the world, including eight Spaniards: four in the female category and four in the male category.

The girls' team is made up of the Andalusian Pilar Lamadrid, the madrileña Nicole van der Velden, the ballast Andrea Torres and the Catalan Julia Gómez. Among the children are the Galician Tomás Vieito, the Valencian Jorge Aranzueque and the Baleares Bernat Tomás and Nacho Baltasar.

All of them have been training in Greek waters for at least a couple of weeks and finishing the material, testing the conditions of a race field that in these days has provided them with both low wind and other days of strong intensity and rain, thus sailing with all the conditions that can be found during the week.

In addition to standing in front of the European fleet, the Greek meeting is important for the national team as it is a selective race to decide the Spanish representatives who will come to the Test Event in Marseille next July.

In front of it, six days of competition with the usual race program that includes Classical Series and Final Series to decide the ten best regatists that will fight, next Saturday day 13, the Medal Series.