Event Overview
Held in April 2018 in Leucate, France, this event was the season opener for the GKA Kiteboarding World Tour. It was hosted as part of the Mondial du Vent, a long-running and internationally renowned wind sports festival. The competition was organized under the “Air Games” format—a twin-tip discipline combining big air, kite loops, and freestyle tricks.
Conditions and Official Results
Leucate is famous for its signature Tramontana winds, which normally deliver the strong, gusty conditions and flat water necessary for high-level Air Games competitions.
However, the 2018 event was struck by an unprecedented lack of wind. It marked the first time in 20 years that the Mondial du Vent experienced such completely windless conditions during the contest window. Without sufficient wind to run the heats, the official competition was cancelled, and no official results were recorded for the event.