- 10 december. {KITORERO} a new movie by Antoine Auriol !!
For the 25th anniversary of the Téléthon, there was the Défithon.
The Telethon is a fundraising event broadcast on television that lasts many hours or even days, and the purpose of which is to raise money for a charitable cause.
Here is the video that I realized:
http://vimeo.com/33418392
This clip was shot in Andalucia, Spain (El Puerto de Santa Maria).
Thanks to all the people that supported me to get money for the Téléthon, and also to all my friends that helped me to realize this clip!
I Hope you will enjoy it!
Antoine
- 2 december. Support the Téléthon!
For the 25th anniversary of the Téléthon there is the Défithon! ( More info on www.defithon.fr )
My goal: to realize a video about a torero-kitesurfer...
If we reach 1000 euros, I will put this video on line!...
Don't hesitate to support this charity association, cause the money is for the research of the Myopate disease.
Thanks,
Antoine
- 26th July. It's a Vuarnet Day Today!
Photo credit : Marie Jeanne Urvoy
"I'm really happy to begin a new adventure with Vuarnet sunglasses!
Today we just put a first video online, and some more are just being realized... so stay tuned!"
Official press release - Vuarnet & Antoine Auriol
Vuarnet & Antoine Auriol « It’s a Vuarnet Day today! » Antoine Auriol 2010 kitesurf world champion Kiteboard Pro World Tour (KPWT) and Vuarnet the reference brand in sun protection and optical quality take off together towards new adventures. On the menu: sports, fun and sharing with others! The wind and waves fill #1 kitesurfer with adrenaline taking him away on a journey around the world. Eager for encounters and new sensations, he travels to the most beautiful spots on the planet and lets us discover his passion for kitesurfing. This passion is made of « tricks », « loops », « back mob » or even « slim chance », all of this being stage in such a fun and artistic way that it makes our head spin.
Vuarnet, the lifestyle brand for « sport-fun » activities, is now a natural part of the seaside environment with nautilux: its sea lens. This mineral lens features exceptional qualities. Being solid-tinted and secure provides it with more resistance. Besides, a mirror effect and a bluish tint on the lower and upper parts of the lens enable to reflect the light from both, the sky and the ground (sea and sand). It results in a visual comfort that is deeply appreciated by the sea enthusiasts and professionals.
Antoine Auriol, who is exposed on a nearly daily basis to the sun, needed the support of a brand of sunglasses that offers both protection and true visual comfort. A dreamer, perfectionist and true epicurean at heart, he also reflects all the values that are essential to the brand. This is through his daily life, filled with happy and genuine moments that he will let us share his « Vuarnet days »… To be continued…
About Vuarnet
The reference brand in sun protection and optical quality since 1960. A « lifestyle » brand that is a natural part of the sports environment with high-end mineral lenses. The lenses of the Vuarnet collection benefit from our experts’ know-how and cutting-edge technologies. This made in France expertise has been a core element of the brand since its birth through a dedicated factory that enables us to offer you engraved exclusive lenses, guarantying the Vuarnet authenticity.
For more information, www.vuarnet.com / Facebook
About Antoine Auriol
Antoine AURIOL was born on November 20th 1984 in a family in which, sports is a way of life. He grew up in Brittany just facing the sea. He tried every kind of sports and won the European Youth Championship in windsurf before devoting himself to kitesurfing. His past as a trampolinist filled him with confidence and his knowledge of sailing enabled him to make a difference both in freestyle and « race » kitesurfing. After several participations to the Kiteboard Pro World Tour (KPWT) and having been on the podium on several occasions, he was crowned world champion in 2010. Antoine is a gifted sportsman who nurtures a way of life that combines wisdom, generosity and romanticism. His never-ending quest for new experiences and new environments makes of him an exceptional sportsman who is not done with making us dream.
Follow him on www.antoineauriol.com / Facebook
- 9th July. Interview in 30º magazine.
- 1st. July: Men's Health - July/August 2011
- 10th june. "16 Hour Day"
“16 Hour Day" is the new project of Spanish photographer Zai Aragon and Kitesurf 2010 KPWT World Champion, Antoine Auriol.
Zai will share a day in Antoine’s life through her camera. From 9 a.m. to midnight, she will be uploading a new picture every hour. The athlete and the photographer will visit different spots in the Cadiz area (southern Spain), their home when they are not traveling.
The audience will have the chance to follow them live on the internet next friday, june 10.
www.antoineauriol.com / https://www.facebook.com/AURIOL.Antoine
- 28th of march: The end of the winter...
TEASER of my new video project.
Teaser of a new secret project. Shot in New Caledonia and France. This clip shows how kitesurfing allows me to discover other cultures, artists and people, sharing good moments with them.
More infos soon...
Antoine
Some images from the X-Games
The winter X-Games in Tignes marked the end of the winter. It was interesting to spend a week there. At the end of the day, mountains and sea are very close, with people who have common passions: nature, ride, and fluidity.
After that I went to visit my friend Thomas Ligonnet in Chamonix, where we spent a week riding with a lot of sun ...
Thomas Ligonnet snowkiting
- 31th of january: A New Year Is Starting...
Since one month I'm in New Caledonia to sail in one of the largest lagoon of the world, with my childhood friend Pierre Bourlier. It's very nice to discover the island from another angle, aboard his boat.
Above are some pictures of our various escapades ... A video is also in progress!
Happy New Year!
Antoine
- 15th december: New Video from the AURIOL Brothers: "Almost Winter, Almost Africa"
Photographer: Guillaume Olliver
The making of this video has been delayed for some weeks, to wait for the good weather forecast in Andalucia, Spain. Finally the Levante has blown for three days, and allowed to ride on the sea and lake. This East wind coming from Africa brings warm air and sun on the Costa de la Luz, just before winter...
"This video shows how I like kitesurfing: mixing old and new-school tricks while I'm discovering some new spots..." Antoine
- 8th october: WORLD CHAMPION KPWT !!
KPWT Final Press release – 8th October 2010
The Kiteboard Pro World Tour 2010 came to an end with an amazing year !! The KPWT is considered as the tour's most recognized in kiteboarding competition since 98. 12 years of passion for kiteboarding !!
For his 12th year Anniversary, the KPWT had a great season with the arrival of new kiteboarding stars. Congratulations to our new 2010 KPWT Overall World Champion Antoine Auriol from France (Freestyle and Wave). Antoine is the most talented and respectable rider in the kiteboarding world. This is his First World title. Now he's an iconic global kiteboarding star, one of the best kiteboarder in the history of his sport and he became a KPWT World Champion forever !!!
"I'm really happy to win the 2010 season, because I am following the KPWT since 7 years, and I have always been at the 3rd place... For me, every year has been fantastic, and I have seen along the years the evolution of kitesurfing. Competing also gave me the opportunity to open my mind, to visit a lot of wonderful places, and to learn a lot...
So I really want to thanks my main sponsor Kiteloose, my agents Xavier Meignen and Emmanuel Aragon, Frédéric Gravoille from the KPWT, and also all my family and friends that are supporting me since the beginning.
See you next year. Peace and Love !"
Antoine
- 22th september: San Teodoro E-Vento, Sardinia.
Photographers: Seth Brown // Paolo Cremona
- 6th september: 5th place at the J&B Masters of Kite - Tarifa, Spain.
I'm back home after the J&B Masters of Kite in Tarifa. The organizers did a fantastic job... and conditions were really good during all the week-end: 30 knots every day, sun, and many spectators... Youri Zoon won the competition, followed by Cesar Portas who was on fire during the double elimination. Alvaro Onieva finished third, and in fourth position, the spanish Alex Pastor. So I finished at the 5th place, happy with my heats in this strong wind!
Next event: The E-Vento from San-Teodoro in Sardidia, Italie - from 16th till 19th of september.
- 23rd august: 2nd place at the International Kite Festival in Weifang, China.
1rst: Eli Zarka - Israel
2nd: Antoine Auriol - France
3rd: Mike Blomvall - Sweden
Here some pictures from the atmosphere in China...
Photographer: Thomas Auriol
- 13th august: DREAMER MAG and GALA. And 2nd place in Portugal!
- 25th june: The Auriol Brothers in Portugal...
Photographers: Thomas y Antoine Auriol
- 12th june: Searching new horizons, from Mexico to Spain...
Mexico - Photographers: Valentin Kaufmann / Antoine Auriol
Spain - Photographer: Thomas Ligonnet
- 6th of april: Jamaica...
Antoine Auriol - Kiteboarding In Jamaica from Jonathan Pears on Vimeo.
- 20th of march: Lacoste Essential Sport
Photographer: François Rousseau
25th of february: "ENTRE DEUX EAUX"...
Photographer: Thomas Auriol
- 2nd of february: TOP AND FAMOUS SINGERS FOR THE KPWT JAMAICA KITEBOARD PRO 2010
JAMAICA KITEBOARD PRO 2010
- 6th of march / 3rd of april -
Byron Lee’s Dragonaires will headline the opening night and Reggae Superstar Freddie McGregor will be the featured act on the closing night. International acclaimed Reggae icons Burning Spear, Marcia Griffiths, John Holt, Ken Boothe, Fab 5, Shaggy, Grammy Award winners Sean Paul and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley are among some of the Entertainers who are being solicited to participate in this inaugural tournament. The event will not be short of adrenaline, high energy Jamaican style entertainment, as each night will feature a different aspect of the island’s rich culture …
- 19th of january: Cover of "Strategies"
- 17th of january: travelling in Rajasthan - INDIA
Travelling alone for three weeks through India was really rich and intense for me...
A video is being edited in these days and will be online soon.
I leave you with some images that will probably speak more than these few words.
Peace and Happy New Year.
Antoine
