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Filipe Toledo And Caroline Marks Crowned World Champions At The Rip Curl WSL Finals
Back-to-back World Titles for Toledo as Marks makes her mark at the Rip Curl WSL Finals.
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Filipe Toledo And Caroline Marks Crowned World Champions At The Rip Curl WSL Finals
Back-to-back World Titles for Toledo as Marks makes her mark at the Rip Curl WSL Finals.
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Rip Curl Cup Invitees Look Forward to Perfect Padang Padang in 2024
After a month of epic free-surfing action around Bali and a historic Warm-Up Session at Padang Padang, the window for the 2023 Rip Curl Cup Invitational has drawn to a close without the magic swell required to run the hallowed event.
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What is VaporCool?
Whether you’re running the dunes, dry-land training, jogging the trail to check that secret spot, or just soaking up sun rays, chances are you’re getting a sweat on. VaporCool is Rip Curl’s answer to this age-old problem.
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Official Call | Rip Curl Cup 2023, Padang Padang, Bali
Rip Curl Cup Contest Director, Chong, crisscrossed the Indian Ocean on a jet ski in search of swell, and now the final call has officially been made: The #RipCurlCup Padang Padang presented by Samudera Indonesia will NOT be held in 2023.
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The Kangs: A New Search Film starring Mick Fanning, Gabriel Medina and Mason Ho.
Mick Fanning, Gabriel Medina and Mason Ho explore the wild coast of remote Australia.
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Padang Padang Awakens ForRip Curl Cup Warm-Up Session
A healthy dose of Indian Ocean swell saw the mythical wave at Padang Padang roar to life on Friday afternoon for the Rip Curl Cup Warm-Up presented by Samudera Indonesia, a three-hour surfing exhibition featuring 18 of the 24 invited surfers in this year’s Ultimate Tuberiding Contest at Padang Padang.
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24 Invitees Announced at Rip Curl Cup Opening Ceremony; Potential Contest Swell Friday
Rip Curl has officially announced the 16 men and 8 women surfers invited to compete in the 20-Year Anniversary of the Rip Curl Cup at Padang Padang. The announcement was made on Sunday at the Opening Ceremony, held at Padang Padang Beach in front of a crowd of several hundred fans gathered from all over the world to join in blessing the event with good waves, a safe competition, and officially christen the start of the holding period (Aug. 1st-31st) to the one-of-a-kind tube-riding invitational.
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Rip Curl Cup Opening Ceremony This Sunday; 24 Invited Surfers To Be Announced
The answer to the question surfing fans around the globe have all been asking will be revealed this Sunday when Rip Curl officially announces the 16 surfers – eight of Indonesia’s best and eight of the world’s greatest barrel hunters – invited to compete in the 20th Anniversary of the Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang presented by Samudera Indonesia.
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Padang Padang’s Surfing Heritage
The following is a brief introduction to the cultural, historical and economic significance of the world-renowned surf spot at Padang Padang, Bali, and the annual Rip Curl Cup surfing event held there in partnership with the local community.
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Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang celebrates 20 years, launches inaugural women’s event
As the surfing world prepares to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the Rip Curl Cup Invitational at Padang Padang, contest organizers this week made a very exciting announcement:
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About 2023 Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang Trials
The window for the Rip Curl Cup Local Trials has officially opened! 32 of Indonesia’s best local surfers will compete for the final 4 spots in the Main Event at Padang Padang. The Trials window runs for a full month starting July 1st.
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Rip Curl Cup - Past Champions
The list of past Rip Curl Cup champions includes some of the finest tube riders of the modern era. Since 2007, when the event began inviting the world’s top international tube riders alongside the top Padang locals, the international surfers hold a slight 6-5 edge over the local surfers in total RCC titles won. Here is the full list of past event champions:
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Yay For The Surf Cheerleaders!
There’s something pretty special about surf cheerleaders — maybe they’re mates, your surf girl gang, or maybe you only know each other through chats in the surf carpark
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Surfing Is For Fun… So Let’s Not Take It Too Seriously.
Do you sometimes take surfing a bit too seriously? It could be that you're annoyed because the waves are onshore when you have a window of time to surf.
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The Story Behind Gabe Medina's Cosmic Quiver Art
How does a three-time world champion from Brazil come to collaborate with an artist on the otherside of the world in Warsaw, Poland?
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Gabriel Medina Wins The 2023 Margaret River Pro, Tyler Wright New World Number One.
Gabriel Medina secures his first win of the season which puts him back in the world title conversation. Finding his rhythm on the big, open-faced rights, the combination of his deep bottom turns and powerful, full-throated top turns proved to be the winning formula for the Brazilian goofy-footer.
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