Winner

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Interviews with famous gliding pilots and how they got so fast.

Felix Herold: Winner of the First Bitterwasser Cup on WeGlide

Felix Herold: Winner of the First Bitterwasser Cup on WeGlide

We're chatting with the winner of the 2025 Bitterwasser Cup, Felix Herold. In our conversation, he tells us about breathtaking flights, his personal motivation for gliding, and his expectations for Bitterwasser.

Felix Herold | Gewinner des ersten Bitterwasser Cups auf WeGlide

Felix Herold | Gewinner des ersten Bitterwasser Cups auf WeGlide

Wir unterhalten uns mit dem Gewinner des Bitterwasser Cups 2025, Felix Herold. In unserem Gespräch erzählt er uns von atemberaubenden Flügen, seiner persönlichen Motivation fürs Segelfliegen und seinen Erwartungen an Bitterwasser.

Zachary Yamauchi | Gliding in South Africa

Zachary Yamauchi | Gliding in South Africa

American junior pilot Zachary Yamauchi, one of this year's winners of the JSChallenge gives us some insights about the competition and how he managed to be on top of the scoring lists.

Schnellster Segelflieger der Welt

Schnellster Segelflieger der Welt

Wir haben einen neuen schnellsten Mann der Welt. Nicht aus Jamaika, sondern aus Argentinien. Ein paar Worte über Juan Pablo Verdura und seine Wellenfliegerei in den Anden.

Fastest Man on Earth by Glider

Fastest Man on Earth by Glider

We have a new fastest man on earth. Not from Jamaica, but from Argentina instead. Let's get to know Juan Pablo Verdura and his wave flying in Argentina.

James Nugent | Redefining Club Class

James Nugent | Redefining Club Class

James Nugent, from Australia, stirred up the WeGlide ranking by doing an astonishing 1000km flight with his LS 3. We talk with him to find out how he did it!

Puimoisson | Gliding in Provence

Puimoisson | Gliding in Provence

While this is not a classical interview of our winner series, Puimoisson topped the 2021 airfield ranking. We talk with Alfred Spindelberger about mountain flying, how safety has improved over the years, and future plans.

Eric Schneider | A Rising Star

Eric Schneider | A Rising Star

Eric Schneider will compete for Germany in the coming Junior World Championships. We talk with him about flying electric gliders and how we won the German Juniors.

Michael Sommer | Pushing the Limits

Michael Sommer | Pushing the Limits

We talk with Michael Sommer about his Out & Return ambitions and whether he will return to Grand Prix flying someday.

Katrin Senne | Escaping the Peloton

Katrin Senne | Escaping the Peloton

Katrin has won the Women's Free and Sprint competition on WeGlide. An interview about gliding in South Africa and why Grand Prix flying is similar to a road bike race.

Yves Gerster | Never Stop Exploring

Yves Gerster | Never Stop Exploring

Yves has shared many interesting flights with us this season. We got the chance to talk to him after he won the WeGlide Sprint competition for Europe.

Mathias Schunk | Alpine Adventures

Mathias Schunk | Alpine Adventures

Mathias is one of Germany's most famous pilots and this year's winner of the WeGlide Explore cup.

Markus Geisen | Ridge Runner

Markus Geisen | Ridge Runner

We were quite excited to talk to Markus, this year's winner of the WeGlide sprint competition.

Bernd Dolba | Under the African Sun

Bernd Dolba | Under the African Sun

Bernd has won the WeGlide Free competition for Africa. An interview about creativity and the right mindset for gliding.

LSV Rinteln | German Champion

LSV Rinteln | German Champion

The LSV Rinteln team has won the DMSt Bundesliga. We talk with Reinhard Schramme about league flying and the Weser hills.

Simon Briel | Road to European Champion

Simon Briel | Road to European Champion

Simon is one of the best junior pilots in the world, so we were eager to ask him some questions.

Tobias Welsch | Distance Hunting

Tobias Welsch | Distance Hunting

Tobias is this year's winner of the WeGlide Free competition. We chatted with him about gliding in France, Germany, and Spain and how to master long-distance flying.