A near perfect performance on the final day of the Billabong Rio Pro saw Jordy Smith scoop the title in front of over 20 000 amped Brazilian surf fans lining the shore at Barra Da Tijuca. That Jordy beat the local favourite Adriano De Souza in the final did little to dampen their spirits, as [...]
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Saturday, May 18, 2013) – The Billabong Rio Pro returned to Barra Da Tijuca for the second consecutive day and saw flawless performances from the ASP Top 34 as they battled through Rounds 3, 4 and 5, deciding the event’s Quarterfinalists in improved three-to-five foot (1.5 metre) barrels. Filipe [...]
The waves are on for the final day of the Billabong Rio Pro. BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Sunday, May 19, 2013) -The final day of the Billabong Rio Pro has been called on with the Quarterfinals commencing at 8am in clean three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at the primary site of Barra da [...]
Jordy Smith has ripped his way to the quarter finals of the Billabong Rio Pro in the sometimes sloppy, sometimes rad, beachbreak of Barra Da Tijuca. He did this with a series of pits and punts, with one particular spin in Round 5 seeing Jordy awarded a massive 9.0 for a single air that you [...]
Swell hits Barra Da Tijuca and competitors power through rounds three to five of the Billabong Rio Pro.
It was a beautiful winter’s day in Surf City for Day 1 of the Quiksilver Pro Junior at New Pier. Unfortunately the only thing missing were the waves, which were coming through just big and consistent enough to make things competitive. South swells and Durban just don’t work out so great with the harbour’s South [...]
Miguel Pupo (BRA), 21, will face off against fellow Brazilian Adriano de Souza (BRA), 26, in Heat 3 of the Billabong Rio Pro today. BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Saturday, May 18, 2013) – Rounds 3, 4 and 5 of the Billabong Rio Pro are scheduled to run today, with improved three-to-five foot (1.5 [...]
Ricardo Dos Santos makes the most of his laydays at the Billabong Rio Pro and heads to Tahiti for the Tow session of his life.
Marzo leaves his Maui bubble and surfs chilly spring conditions in trunks Would Clay have it any other way?