Camille Juban wins the 2024 Pacasmayo Classic!
Camille Juban is the winner of the Pacasmayo Classic 2024! This is his second event of the year, his second victory! Congratulations Camille!
Finals day at the Peru World Cup showcased the longest ridable wave of the Unified World Wave Tour. The 4 Star event hosted many of the world’s greatest wave riders with classic surf style riding over these perfect 6-8 foot face peeling waves. A dream wave, on the dream tour, delivered dream victory in the Men division for AV_Boards’ rider Camille Juban.
The Men’s final was extremely close with all riders reaching double figure scores. Guadeloupe’s Antoine Martin started strongly with an epic 9.10 ride that nailed a high risk ‘taka’ 360 maneuver early on, followed by aerials, floaters and power snaps tight in the pocket. Lightweight Camille Juban, also from Guadeloupe, answered back with an 8.4 that included an insanely high and tweaked aerial, a one handed top turn and impressively fast and full vertical snaps in the pocket all of which impressed the judges despite the wave being a little smaller than Martin’s best scoring ride. Martin then found another wave that offered multiple aerials and a final taka. He sacrificed hundreds of meters to rider the extra length and secure the taka and that 6.5 score. That decision to ride the wave for over 500m hunting the final move cost him critical minutes getting back out to the point for another good set wave. Those lost minutes may have cost him victory on the day. Towards the end of the heat, Juban further built his score with a super long peeler that he milked with stylish aerials and snaps to score a 7.23 and give him the win by just 0.03 points. With these results, Martin moves up into 10th overall in the World Rankings, while Juban rises to 7th and is now in striking distance of the overall World Title podium. This was Juban’s ninth consecutive finals appearance.
“I have my back up against the wall. If I don’t make the finals, then it’s hard for me to keep up. And that motivates me. I put a lot of pressure on myself, but somehow, with experience on the contest day, I can control it. I really enjoy Pacasmayo because the wave is not heavy and it feels like a vacation, which gives you less pressure and creates more camaraderie. It’s a smooth, easy, long ride, it’s really pleasant”
Camille
Next up, competitors will take a break from competition before heading to the German World Cup next month, and then the Aloha Classic Grand Final in Hawaii in October.
Pacasmayo Classic 2024 Pro Men results:
1. Camille Juban (FRA)
2. Antoine Martin (FRA)
3. Federico Morisio (ITA)
4. Morgan Noireaux (FRA)
