World Tour
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The GSS World Tour is the men's international bodyboarding
tour, which started at 1994 and has undergone a few changes in names and regulations since.
Every year the bodyboarder who top-scores in the ranking, by winning points competing in the World Tour events around the world, is given the world title. This title is recognized by all bodyboarders and undisputed by any other organization in the world.
The tour is governed by the International Bodyboarding Association
that can be reached at http://www.ibaworldtour.com, which is also the governing body of world bodyboarding.
The current World Tour champion is from Reunion Island Amaury Lavernhe. The most successful competitor on this tour has been Brazilian Guilherme Tâmega
. The rider with the most word titles however is Mike Stewart All are still competing against each other in the tour world tour.
The main goal of the World Tour is to promote bodyboarding around the world by running international quality events that encourage technical riding. The majority of the venues on tour are in the most technical waves in the world. Some of these are the most challenging waves in the world; breaks like the Box in Western Australia, Pipeline in Hawaii, Arica in Chile and finishing the tour is the Fronton event in the Canary Islands. The tour also has other great events around the world. The Sintra Pro (Portugal
) for example is getting increased attention by both media and bodyboarders.
Bodyboarding
Bodyboarding is a surface water sport . The average board consists of a small, rectangular piece of hydrodynamic foam, sometimes containing a ridged spine called a 'stringer'...
tour, which started at 1994 and has undergone a few changes in names and regulations since.
Every year the bodyboarder who top-scores in the ranking, by winning points competing in the World Tour events around the world, is given the world title. This title is recognized by all bodyboarders and undisputed by any other organization in the world.
The tour is governed by the International Bodyboarding Association
International Bodyboarding Association
The International Bodyboarding Association is the governing society of international bodyboarding.It is the IBA which promotes the World Tour, the international world bodyboarding tour.*...
that can be reached at http://www.ibaworldtour.com, which is also the governing body of world bodyboarding.
The current World Tour champion is from Reunion Island Amaury Lavernhe. The most successful competitor on this tour has been Brazilian Guilherme Tâmega
Guilherme Tâmega
Guilherme Tâmega is a six-time world bodyboarding champion.Born in Brazil, Tamega won the Shark Island Challenge bodyboarding event three times in a row. He also competes in the international bodyboarding World Tour.-References:...
. The rider with the most word titles however is Mike Stewart All are still competing against each other in the tour world tour.
The main goal of the World Tour is to promote bodyboarding around the world by running international quality events that encourage technical riding. The majority of the venues on tour are in the most technical waves in the world. Some of these are the most challenging waves in the world; breaks like the Box in Western Australia, Pipeline in Hawaii, Arica in Chile and finishing the tour is the Fronton event in the Canary Islands. The tour also has other great events around the world. The Sintra Pro (Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
) for example is getting increased attention by both media and bodyboarders.