Last year Portugal's only WCT surfer, Tiago Pires, missed almost the whole season due to a knee injury. At the end of the year he applied for one of two injury wildcards and received it. "Reading that email," Pires said in a recent interview with the ASP, "was almost like finding out I had qualified for the first time. Just a very positive and joyful news."
BELGAS, Peniche/Portugal (Tuesday, October 12, 2010) - The world's best surfers showcased their unparalleled versatility today, trading the barrels of Supertubos for punchy two-to-three peaks at Belgas for Round 3 of the Rip Curl Pro Portugal. Event No. 8 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, today's Rip Curl Pro Portugal bore witness to major developments in the ASP World Title Race, with two major contenders bowing out in Round 3 of competition.
SUPERTUBOS, Peniche/Portugal (Monday, October 11, 2010) -Supertubos turned on today with offshore three-to-five foot barrels for the world's best surfers to sink their fangs into as the Rip Curl Pro Portugal completed Rounds 1 and 2 of competition. Event No. 8 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Portugal bore witness to the ASP Top 34 redefining progressive beachbreak surfing with a veritable cornucopia of barrels, power turns and aerials.
SUPERTUBOS, Peniche/Portugal (Sunday, October 10, 2010) -The world's best surfers battled shifting four-to-six foot rights and lefts at Supertubos as the Rip Curl Pro Portugal commenced competition with the opening nine heats of Round 1. Event No. 8 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Portugal got underway this afternoon in front of capacity crowds numbering over 40,000 on the beach and the hundreds of thousands online.
