Duotone Kiteboarding
has a long-standing
reputation for developing
some of the best
kiteboarding athletes in
the world. With a
philosophy that focuses
on finding and nurturing
talent rather than buying
it, the brand has a proven
track record of raising
champions.
The search and development for talent is at the
heart of this success. With the help of the
Duotone family, the passion is to identify and
develop young, talented kiteboarders from
around the world. The challenge is to provide
support to riders at every stage of their
development, from grassroots level to the
professional circuit. Here’s some of the best
proof of the last years:
Gianmaria Coccoluto has had a
remarkable development over the past three
years. In 2021 he didn't finish on the GKA
podiums, (14th Tarifa and 7th Combuco)
yet only one year later in 2022, he
won the overall Freestyle World
Championship title in
Taiba. As well as
starting strong
into 2023,
becoming 1st
in all Freestyle
Events so far this year.
Being voted GKA Rider of
the year 2022/23.
Andrea Principi, at only 19 years old, was
crowned Big Air World champion for the second
year in a row. Coming from our Young Blood
camp just a year ago Andrea won his first
international competition in 2021, the
Lords of Tram and in the same year won his first
championship title.
Camille Losserand, another rising Young
Blood, won her first international competition in
2021. A year later, she became U21 Kitesurf
Junior World Champion and Vice Big Air World
Champion 2022.
She continued her outstanding performance
this year by winning the Strapless Big Air World
Championship title in Tarifa.
Mikaili Sol joined the international World
Tour at the age of only 13. Ever since, she has
won every single Freestyle World
Championship (except in 2020, as
there was no title due to the
pandemic). Furthermore, she
began competing in the Big Air
discipline last year and won both
titles in 2022 and again this year
in 2023.
Nathalie Lambrecht just
joining the competition team after
being in the Young Blood camp
2022 and now consistently hitting
the big air podiums.
James Carew, Matchu Lopes and
Airton Cozzolino for years being the ones
to fight for the World Champion title only
amongst themselves, all being with Duotone
since their early stages of their careers.
Our athletes' performance at securing
podiums and winning championships over
the last years has been unmatchable, and
now it's time to watch out for the new
generation of Young Bloods coming up.
In the strapless discipline, Keanu Mertens
and Noah Nicolas, who had already been
performing great in the youth
championships, had their first taste
of the Strapless Big Air Competition this
year in Tarifa, with Keanu finishing 4th and
Noah finishing 5th in the overall results!
The results of Duotone's athlete
development speak for itself. We have
produced multiple World Champions and the
current King of the Air.
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We are proud of the Duotone athlete
development, it's a true testament to the brand's
commitment to finding and nurturing talent.
With a long history of raising some of the best
kiteboarding athletes in the world, Duotone's
continuous support and rider development
system ensures that its riders are well taken
care of both during the start and throughout
their professional careers.
A true testament to the brand's commitment to
finding and nurturing talent. With a long history
of raising some of the best kiteboarding athletes
in the world, Duotone's continuous team
management and support system ensures that
its riders are well taken care of both during and
beyond their professional careers.