Quiksilver Pro France – Catch Up
The Quiksilver Pro France, Stop No. 9 on the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), resumed today in pumping six-foot surf at Culs Nus to complete the second and third rounds of the men’s event. Current Jeep Frontrunner Filipe Toledo took on lethal wildcard Ryan Callinan in firing lefts at high tide this afternoon. The Brasilian seemed to have everything under control, even scoring the event’s best ride, an incredible 9.00 (out of a possible 10), and backing it up with 7.60 to put his opponent in a combination situation. But, Callinan never looked defeated and fought back to take an incredible come-from-behind victory with his last two efforts of a 7.93 and an 8.87. The Australian, who received a replacement wildcard for being the best non-CT surfer on the Qualifying Series, played spoiler in the World Title race today by eliminating Toledo, giving Gabriel Medina a golden opportunity to overtake his compatriot in the rankings. “I was pretty lost in the moment, to be honest,” Callinan said. “I just built through the heat and the two waves that came to me just happened to be beautiful waves with no lumps. It’s amazing out there. I feel like I belong there now. When I […]
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