Cross Country
September / October 2009, issue 125
An interview with the new hang gliding World Champion, Alex Ploner
The new World Champion Alex Ploner comes bounding to the table. We are outside Les Terrasses hotel in Laragne, France, and Ploner has just become World Champion. It is not yet official – that will come later – but the celebrations have already begun. There is an Italian flag draped around the table, a bottle of Martini sitting waiting and a long table with red check tablecloth laid out for over a dozen.
In front, the view is of the wooded slopes of Chabre, the steep-sided mountain that rises above Laragne-Monteglin in the heart of the Hautes Alpes, France. It has been the site of 12 days of intense competition. Pilots have only flown six tasks, but every day has counted – whether it is a day lost to the wind, a morning spent arguing over scores, or an afternoon at base above the mountains.
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