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to SurfNews RIP CURL PRO AT BELLS GOES BANG Irons, Slater At It Again As WCT Opening Round Hits Winkipop By: ASP World Tour April 12, 2006 Three-time
Hawaiian ASP World Tour Champion Andy Irons threw down the challenge to
one and
all today after a devastating "Before the event I was just feeling bad from the flight," said Irons. "I had a bug from flying so much I think. I came straight from Speaking on his 10-point ride, the first of the 2006 season, he instantly sparked up. "I was just on the corner so I went straight into a floater," said Irons. "I almost fell on that, I was a little wobbly when I came off, did a snap and then set up for the third one, a good one where I just kind of kicked the tail. "Then I did about five more and two more floaters and when I hit the close out my legs were burning!" ~ Andy Irons on his Perfect 10 Also making an impact in round one was none other than seven-time Foster’s ASP Men’s World Tour champion Kelly Slater, who was rumoured to be laid up in bed for three days prior to the event. His performance indicated that he had overcome his ailment and that he was close to finding the form that saw him hold up the Rip Curl Pro bell trophy way back in 1994. Slater notched up a total of 17 points out of 20 and like Irons, left Adriano de Souza (BRA) and Adam Robertson needing two high-scoring waves to catch up. He credited his win to his utilizing different tactics from those of de Souza and local wildcard Robertson in that he elected to sit a lot further towards the end of the ride away from his rivals. "I saw Adriano go way up the point and I figured that Robbo knew where to sit," said Slater. "But I saw a few sneakers down on the end that no one caught the heat before, so I figured I’d let them try to position against each other and then I’d get a quick start and pressure them a little from down the line." Speaking on his health and his condition in the lead up to the Rip Curl Pro, Slater felt that he was well on his way back to full strength. "I feel good. I did fall on two of my waves," said Slater. "I’m just really weak. Everybody’s been saying that I’ve been sick. I haven’t been sick, I’m just really worn out from traveling, working and doing other things besides surfing. I just needed some down time because I don’t have much energy right now." Both Slater and Irons receive a day off as first round winners progress directly through to roung three while second and third will now partake in the sudden death round two. Story courtesy of Surfline.com |
