MICAH BYRNE WINS PIER CLASSIC

ASP WORLD TOUR NEWS:
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (Sunday, Mar. 25, 2007) - Repeat Vans Pier Classic finalist Micah Byrne (Huntington Beach, CA) scored a sensational win over fellow local Michael Hoisington (Huntington Beach, CA), prodigious junior Eric Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL) and Federico Pilurzu (Tamarindo, CRI) to claim the 2007 Vans Pier Classic presented by Jack’s Surfboards Title.

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) North America World Qualifying Series (WQS) 2-Star event culminated a week’s worth of action today that saw the men, women and junior men all lift their respective games as they charged towards the winner’s dais.

Byrne, who was also moonlighting as the official webcast commentator for the Vans Pier Classic, opened the final up solid at his home break blasting away at the shifty afternoon peaks. The progressive natural-footer locked in an excellent 8.25 followed by a 5.75 to jump out to an early lead which he held onto claiming his first ASP WQS victory.

"It was a long week," Byrne said. "I’m so stoked right now - I’m really pumped. I opened up with a pretty good left. I got lucky and it had a really nice section to throw down on for an 8.25. I thought for sure that Hoisington and Pilurzu were going to get the scores they needed. Fortunately the waves went kind of bunk and I didn’t need to get another solid score."

Byrne, who finished third at last season’s Vans Pier Classic, was one of the favored surfers going into the event, and this year’s victory was made doubly-sweet in front of the hometown crowd.

"It was my goal to finish better than I did last year and I knew that was going to be pretty hard since I finished third," Byrne said." I’ve got a new board sponsor in the last few weeks - Steve Boysen - and the boards have been going really well. I had a pretty bad knee injury a couple months back, but that feels a lot better now - today was actually the first day I surfed without my knee brace. I just felt really good and I’m so rapt with this win."

HSS Team Rider Courtney Conlogue also scored well in the women's competition placing 2nd overall.

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MICK FANNING IS YOUR 2007 QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST CHAMPION!

In a stunning final that saw both competitors hold the lead, Mick Fanning emerged victorious over local dark horse Bede Durbidge to claim the 2007 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Title.

Durbidge opened up the Final with a deep tuberide followed by a series of vicious slashes on his forehand netting him a 8-point ride and the lead.

However Fanning was not to be outdone, racking in a series of tubes and ferocious forehand bashes to take the lead.

A last minute tube from Durbidge was not enough to regain the lead and Fanning not only has the 2007 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast title, but also the lead in the 2007 Foster's ASP World Title race.

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