Rip Curl Cup
Bali's own Lee Wilson wins the annual tube riding duel while topless Euro girls line the beach cheering him on...only in Bali.
Takayuki Wakita won the Trials of the 2011 Rip Curl Cup, held in four-to-five foot Padang barrels on Wednesday. The Japanese surfer has earned himself a spot in the main event, to be held on the biggest and best day of the year at Padang this season.
Held at the wave so good "they had to name it twice", the Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang Invitational pits the best Indonesian surfers against some of the world's top tube hounds. Check the trailer and event Web site here...
With surfers like Jamie O'Brien, Koby Abberton, Ry Craike, Rizal, Betet, Bol, Danny Fuller, Mikala Jones, and more set to compete in the event, it could be a banger with Padang Padang perfection...










