WORLDWHITEWATERNEWS
NEWS AND HAPPENINGS
Thisongoingcolumnis a placeto reportonthecurrentnews,latestdescents,expeditions,peopleandtrendsin thewhitewaterworld.The
world is indeed a big place but the river connects us all. This column attempts to keep us in touch throughout the world paddling community.PADDLEEXPO,NUREMBERG, GERMANY,
OCTOBER4TH-6TH 2019The 2019 PADDLEexpo,inpartnershipwiththeGermanCanoeFederation,willonceagaintake
placeinNuremberg,Germany,fromthe4th-6th ofOctober2019.Seethelatestandthegrea-
testinthePaddleSportsIndustry,fromthenewestgeartothehottesttrendsandinnovations.
PADDLEexpois theleading,paddle-sportsexclusivetradefairintheworld.Morethana chance
toshowoffnewproducts,theExpois a globalmeetupandnetworkingeventforbuyers,manu-
facturers,importers,retailers,athletes,media,andassociations.PADDLEexpoalsofunctionsasa
hubforinformationdistributionregardingrentals,eventmanagement,incentives,andwatersports
tourism.Withover 1400 visitorsand 140 boothsin 2018, 2019 is setto beevenbiggerandbetter.
For more information,visitPaddleexpo.com. Seeyouthere!LULULOVETOUR,SORT,SPAIN,AUGUST30TH-31ST, 2019
Sort,Spainis gettingreadytoholdtheLuluLoveTouronceagain.ThislittletowninthemiddleoftheCatalan
PyreneeshasbeentheTour'shomesince2017,anditslocationontheNogueraPallaresaRivermakesit the
perfectvenuefortheevent.Thepasttwoyearshavebeena massivesuccessand#WEAREREADYfor2019.The
two-dayfestivalwillbefilledwithlotsofwhitewater,funandprizes.TheTourstartsonFriday,August30th,with
severalwhitewaterclinicsdesignedforgirls,offeringtheopportunitytolearn,worktogether,andsharpentheir
kayakingskills.ClinicsincludeFreestyleDevelopment,runbyNuriaFontané(Jr.FreestyleEuropeanChampion
andmultipleSpanishChampion),CristianLamiel( KayakCoachandinstructor)andOriolColomé(SpanishTeam
FreestyleKayakCoach).MarcParra(professionalkayakerandverticalworksformer)willbein chargeof theRescue
andRopeSkillsClinic.ThesecondNogueraPallaresaWomen’sRaceMassStartdowntheclassicsectionofthe
NogueraPallaresaRiverwilltakeplaceonSaturday,August31st.Aftertheracewillbeanopen-participation
stokefloatdownto SortbeforetheOpenMulti-SportRace.Thisracewillcombinerunning,swimmingin theriver
andkayakingandis openforeveryone! “Comeandtakepart!”encouragesfounderAli Casas. “It’s truly a very
special festival in which you can feel the energy and the positive vibes in the air.”NEWS