Report Circuito Bichos de Villanos

Chilean Rookie Series “Circuito Bichos de Villanos 2009” succefully completed last sunday in Valle Nevado. It was the first World Rookie Tour event in South America with a value of Swatch TTR 1Star.

Sunday 13 september Valle Nevado hosted the “Circuito Bichos de Villanos” finals, the most important youth freestyle series in South America. With a boardercross and a slope style contest, it gather the top youngsters from Chile for the first Swatch TTR official event ever.

The riders were splitted in age group inspired by bugs names: “Pulgas” (under 11 years – “Fleas”), “Grillos” (beetwin 12 and 14 years – “Cricket”) and “Saltamontes” (beetwin 15 and 17 years – “Grasshoper”), boys and girls. The riding level was preatty high and include Backflips, 540° Cork, 720° Mute including Diego Cerón’s best trick of the day: 720 cork tail grab.

Circuito Bichos de Villanos is organized since 2008 by ANDeN (www.anden.cl), the chilean organization recognized by World Snowboard Federation and Swatch TTR World Tour. For addition information about youth snowboard project in Chile visits www.circuitobichos.cl or contact
Chopo Diaz at cdiaz@anden.cl

All pics by Claudio Vicuña

Results
Boardercross – Saturday 12 septmber , Valle Nevado

– Pulgas Snowboard Mujeres
1° Antonia Yañez
2° Magdalena González

– Pulgas Snowboard Hombres
1° Santiago González
2° Lucas González
3° Tomás Pizarro

– Grillos Snowboard Mujeres
1° Marcia Calvez

– Grillos Snowboard Hombres
1° Tomás González
2° Matías Muñoz
3° Rodrigo Meyer

– Saltamontes Snowboard Hombres
1° Diego Cerón
2° Esteban Gamonal
3° Branco Kejevic

Slope Style, Sunday 13 september, Valle Nevado

– Pulgas Snowboard Mujeres
1° Catalina Ceron
2° Magdalena González
3° Antonia Yañez

– Pulgas Snowboard Hombres
1° Alvaro Yañez
2° Tomás Pizarro
3° Benjamín Yañez

– Grillos Snowboard Mujeres
1° Marcia Calvéz

– Grillos Snowboard Hombres
1° Tomás González
2° Matías Muñoz
3° Rodrigo Meyer

– Saltamontes Snowboard Hombres
1° Diego Cerón
2° Esteban Gamonal
3° Santiago Leguizamón