Lombardy Foil Grand Prix 2025, show on Lake Garda

The second Italian leg of the Italian Kitefoil and Wingfoil Championship was held at Univela Campione del Garda: the Lombardia Foil Grand Prix 2025. The extraordinary landscape offered by the lake and the surrounding mountains was the setting for three days of spectacular racing, in which foils colored the waters of Garda offering a breathtaking scenery. Not coincidentally, it was here that the French brand Chanel shot its latest commercial for the Chanel N°5 perfume, now online and already relaunched by the international media.

Ideal weather conditions accompanied the event, with southerly gusts touching 20 knots. As many as 18 races were contested in the Kitefoil class, while in the Wingfoil the confrontation was tight and full of twists and turns, culminating in a revolution in the final standings.

The three days provided intense emotions and high-tension challenges, with exciting head-to-head matches thanks to the constant wind and outstanding performances of the athletes.

Kitefoil – Final Ranking (18 trials)

1. Vojtech Koska (CZE 54) – 33 pt

2. Sam Dickinson (GBR 45) – 46 pt

3. Flavio Marx (ITA 50) – 55 pt

Czech Vojtech Koska came out on top with perseverance and determination, undermining Britain’s Sam Dickinson in the final rounds. Enthusiastic third place finisher, Flavio Marx of Circolo Surf Torbole, who fought to the last in a competition of the highest technical level.

Among the outsiders beaten, two excellent names: Lorenzo Boschetti, leader until the eve of the race, and Riccardo Pianosi, fourth place finisher at the Paris 2024 Olympics, both of whom were overtaken in the decisive final rounds.

Wingfoil – Final Ranking (16 trials)

1. Alessandro Jose Tomasi (ITA 30) – 16 pt

2. Francesco Cappuzzo (ITA 33) – 20 pt

3. Gregorio Pugliese (ITA 27) – 39 pt

South Tyrolean Tomasi (Fraglia Vela Riva), 19, dominated with technique and regularity. Behind him were Cappuzzo (ASD Reef), 2023 world freestyle champion, and Pugliese (Centrosurf 3 Ponti Livorno), a steadily rising RRD athlete and coach.

The awards ceremony was attended by Mariateresa Vivaldini, former MEP, and Regional Councillor Barbara Mazzali, who stressed the strategic importance of the event for Lombard sports tourism.

Mazzali, Councillor for Tourism, Fashion and Territorial Marketing, reiterated the synergistic value of sports, territory and fashion, also highlighted by the recent Chanel N°5 advertising campaign shot precisely in Campione del Garda.