All over the world, top-flight surfers are dialing in their boards and getting ready for the resumption of the Championship Tour.
And at least two have had access to some rich pickings -- Leonardo Fioravanti and Kanoa Igarashi have been scoring in Portugal, home to enough all-time beachies, reefs and points to keep even the most discerning athletes happy.
In Leo's latest YouTube edit, the pair trade waves at a Portuguese slab, which looks like the perfect wave to fine-tune almost every element of their forehand game.
If this edit was a Championship Tour heat, who came out on top?
See How Kanoa And Leonardo's CT Prep Is Going, As The Two Square Off In Portugal
Ben Collins
All over the world, top-flight surfers are dialing in their boards and getting ready for the resumption of the Championship Tour.
And at least two have had access to some rich pickings -- Leonardo Fioravanti and Kanoa Igarashi have been scoring in Portugal, home to enough all-time beachies, reefs and points to keep even the most discerning athletes happy.
In Leo's latest YouTube edit, the pair trade waves at a Portuguese slab, which looks like the perfect wave to fine-tune almost every element of their forehand game.
If this edit was a Championship Tour heat, who came out on top?
Leonardo Fioravanti
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