Pribina Cup 2026
March 29th - April 6th 2026 NITRA, SLOVAKIA

Competition - 9th Apr 2026

2026-04-09 20:42:24

Thursday brought a longer and more demanding racing day, with mostly sunny to partly cloudy conditions, temperatures around 10 to 15 C, and a moderate north to northwest wind with stronger gusts. Organisers set 3 hour Assigned Area Tasks for all classes, with the Club and 15m classes sharing a 220-453 km range while Open Class had the biggest playground at 265-508 km.

Club Class flew a 3 hour AAT and saw Mateusz Kruszyński (TF) take another day win in the SZD-55 Promyk with 893 points after covering 291.10 km at 97.03 km/h. Michal Lešinger (LL) followed closely on 877 points and Felix Kries (K) took 3rd with 801. Overall, Lešinger still leads the class on 3,828 points, but Kruszyński has cut the gap to just 51 points, with Kries holding 3rd on 3,459.

15m Class used the same 3 hour AAT and produced another strong Czech showing. Jan Pavlík (JW) won the day with the full 1,000 points after flying 351.35 km at 116.51 km/h. Karel Novák (AX) took 2nd on 940 points, while Miloslav Cink (JB) finished 3rd with 930. Overall, Pavlík extends his lead to 3,801 points, with Cink 2nd on 3,713 and Novák 3rd on 3,480.

Open Class flew the largest task of the day, a 3 hour AAT with a 265-508 km range, and produced a strong Czech performance. Petr Krejčiřík (ZE) won in the JS-MD 3 jet with 912 points after covering 399.71 km at 124.78 km/h. Alena Netušilová (A7) took 2nd with 901, while the Polish crew of Czeladzki & Jaskiewicz (ZAR) placed 3rd on 835. Overall leader Tomáš Rendla (EZ) finished 4th on the day but stays in front with 3,623 points. Netušilová moves up to 2nd overall on 3,571, just 6 points ahead of Janowitsch & Schwan on 3,565.