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2014 RINCON CLASSIC RESULTS
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Pro division finalist Dane Reynolds.
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Gabe Venturelli was on the podium twice.
Second place in Masters,
and fifth in Mens.
Jabe Swierkocki, Gremlins winner.
Pro division finalist Kilian Garland.
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the Juniors. Bronson snapped a huge air reverse, which had the crowd on the beach
going bonkers.
Tony DeGroot took home his second consecutive win in the Grandmasters division by
showing the skills he has acquired over years of working the long walls of Rincon.
The Masters were amazing to watch. Ian O’Neill put on a clinic on how to ride backside
with speed and style while Gabe Venturelli and last years’ winner Aaron Smith did some
stellar moves.
Cole Robbins, a perennial winner, just couldn’t fight off Evan Trauntvein and his relentless
ability to perch on the nose of his longboard in perfect balance. Robbins is a world-class rider
but Trauntvein took the win this time.
Steve McComb took the honors in the Legends Division by using every trick he has ever
learned over the years about how to score the best waves and take the win over Dave Johnson
and the rest of the veterans who have ridden Rincon so well and for so long.
By Sunday evening the swell was pumping and the crowds were amped to see the Pro
Division Finals. In the fading light of a biblical sunset, the throngs on the beach got to see why
Kellen Ellison, Kilian Garland, Dane Reynolds and Cory Arrambide make time in their busy
schedules to show up and shred their home surf. Arrambide was on fire, Dane was doing the
impossible, Garland was aiming for a seventh stance at the top of the podium but Ellison was
unstoppable as he served the Queen of the Coast well by nailing the longest rides in the most
critical positions while throwing his board into rail carves that defied gravity.
Yes, blessed are those who get to show the Queen th Z\