The first X-15 World Championship began in Ibiza, Spain on Wednesday 4 November, bringing together 107 competitors from 24 nations at the Club Mare Nostrum at Port Nàutic.
On the race course, Germany’s Jette Koep made the strongest possible start in the Senior Women, winning both opening races to lead Finnish Olympian Monika Mikkola, who recorded two second places. Poland’s Pola Wawrzyniak completes the early top three.
In Senior Men, Poland’s Kamil Manowiecki leads Australia’s Henry Myers, with France’s Romain Ghio third.
For the British competitors, Alice Read is 5th and Isabelle Fellows 7th in the Women. In the Men, Nick Goodchild is 17th and Rafferty Read 18th.
The junior fleets completed one race, with American Holland Vierling leading the combined U19/U17 Men standings ahead of France’s Baptiste Loire and Poland’s Antoni Lutomski. Hungary’s Botond Virag is the highest-placed U17 rider.
Norway’s Ane Fiskvik Mjoen leads the combined U19/U17 Women standings. France’s Anae Rio is second overall and is followed by Blanka Jerzelkowska of Poland.
Brazil’s Benjamin Almeida heads the combined U15/U13 fleet ahead of Poland’s Kacper Hryniewicz and Turkey’s Alp Yavrucuk. Thailand’s Thanawat “Shane” Promwaen is the leading U13 competitor.
Racing continues through to Sunday 8 November.