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Reynolds, Irons and Occhilupo surf the 2012 Mundaka Challenge
Wednesday, 11 January 2012 11:22

Mundaka: the surf town where you only drive lefthanders

Dane Reynolds, Shane Dorian, Bruce Irons, Mark "Occy" Occhilupo, Luke Egan and Rob Machado will be surfing the perfect lefthanders of the inaugural 2012 Billabong Mundaka Challenge, held in the surf town of Mundaka, Spain.


The international surf stars will compete against a class field of European and local Basque surfers for €25,000 of prizemoney. The invitational only, one-day event has until the end of March to ensure flawless conditions and a minimum wave size of 6 to 8 feet.

Californian Dane Reynolds jumped at the chance to be a part of the inaugural event. "I’m really stoked to be invited to the Billabong Mundaka Challenge and am mainly looking forward to getting tubed," said Reynolds. Pressed for a favourite from the elite 18-man field, Reynolds nominated Occy as the biggest threat.Watch the Mundaka Challenge 2012 trailer.

Occy won the Mundaka Billabong Pro in 1999 on the way to his world title and first surfed the famous rivermouth more than 30 years ago. "Mundaka holds a special part in my heart, both the wave and the people of the town. It’s truly an honour just to surf there, let alone with these other amazing surfers. You’d need wild horses to keep me away from this," said Occhillupo.

Like Occy, Luke Egan is another former Mundaka Pro winner that will be making the journey from Australia’s Gold Coast. "It’s an amazing town and an amazing wave and it deserves a speciality event like this to showcase how magical it is," said Egan. "To rock up and surf when it’s pumping with some of your heroes and the best guys that have ever been out there is going to be unreal."

Joining the six invited international surfers will be Europeans Benjamin Sanchis, Eric Rebiere, Miky Picon, Marc Lacomare, Reubyn Ash and Fergal Smith, all known for their ability in heavy conditions and tubing waves.

Rounding out the 18 man field will be six of the best local Basque surfers, Hodei Collazo, Aritz Aramburu, Iker Fuentes, Eneko Acero, Inaki Urkidi, plus the winner of the Mundaka tubes online contest.


 

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