Bolt Team 2010

 
Top Bottom, left to right: Jord “Flying Dutchman” Fortmann, Txaber Trojaola, Miguel Ximenez, Pedro Soares, David Raimundo, Gege Brasset, Teresa Abraços, Léa Mengual, Alexandre “Madxano” Ferreira, Justin Delanne, Maria Abecasis, João Kopke, Nuande “Pekel” Silva, Hadrien Ballion, Ratus Fari, Pumas, Bruno Rodrigues, Joel “Papu” Pereira.

We are very stoked to present the official Bolt Team for 2010 in Europe.
The main novelties are the first ever team riders in France, Spain and Holland, as the brand is now expanding its business in several European countries.
In France, we welcome Jeremy Brasset, Justin Delanne, Hadrien Ballion and Léa Mengual.
In Spain, from the Basque Country, pro-surfer and WQS athlete Txaber Trojaola is our first ever Spanish surfer.
In Holland, Jord “Flying Dutchman” Fortmann, the surf, longboard and snowboard instructor, but also a great free surfer, will hold the Bolt in the cold Dutch waters.
In Portugal, we highlight Teresa Abraços, national champion in 1996, and now a very respected and admired free surfer. She surfs since 1981 and, nowadays, her main objective is to use surf as a strong environmental keeper, but also to spread the sport in the poor coutries.

Surfportugal Awards- Maria Abecasis crowned the best surfer of the year

During the annual party of SurPortugal (the surf mag), this year in Peniche, Maria Abecasis was crowned the best portuguese surfer of the year.
This time, the juries were all the internauts that voted in the poll, and Maria got more votes than Francisca Santos, Ana Sarmento, Joana Rocha and Francisca Sousa.
This year she improved so much her surf technique and that explains how she got three finals in this year’s national surf tour.
In this party, we highlight the presence of the ex team rider and surf icon Rabbit Bartholomew, that came to Portugal to watch the Rip Curl Pro Search.
Congratulations Maaariiia. Keep on moving.

Maria Abecasis surfing in Nicaragua, the last Lightning Bolt surftrip
photos: Ricardo Bravo

Team Riders are blasting at Eurosurf 2009

The first two days of competition were just perfect for all Lightning Bolt team riders running Eurosurf 2009.

Despite the tough conditions with small waves, Alexandre Ferreira and Miguel Ximenez (surf open contest) already advanced two rounds and probably they are today running the third round.

Also in the surf senior contest, David Raimundo made the best score of the first round heats, as he got a 15,67 leaving behind John McCarthy and Erwin Duin.
In the surf ladies contest, our youngest team rider there, made it to the second round also with the first place in the first round.
Stay tuned at http://www.eurosurfing.org/eurosurf/Alexandre "Xaninho" Ferreira placed first both in round 1 and round 2 heats
photo: David Ferguson