{"id":28024,"date":"2016-03-20T16:20:31","date_gmt":"2016-03-20T16:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/?p=28024"},"modified":"2026-05-20T22:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:37:07","slug":"red-bull-megaloop-challenge-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/red-bull-megaloop-challenge-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull Megaloop Challenge 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update March 2026:<\/strong> This article has been editorially reviewed and updated with current information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"evm-last-updated\"><em>Last updated: March 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Be on board when 16 kiteboarder from all over the world compete fort he highest megaloop and give everything. Or maybe you will participate yourself?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5>ABOUT<\/h5>\n<p>The challenge starts when conditions are perfect. This means: Conditions are perfect, if public authorities give warnings by going out on the water and the nature gives us 30 knots. The first eight starters are fixed. If you also want to be part of this challenge, you have to upload a video of your sickest megaloop until march 27. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Picture source: Screenshots Youtube \/ Red Bull<\/em><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">WHERE<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Spot Beachclub Watersport Evenementen<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"_Xbe\">Boulevard Barnaart 23a, 2041 KB Zandvoort, Niederlande<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">WHEN<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Saturday, 2nd of April (2pm)<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">HOMEPAGE<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redbullmegaloopchallenge.nl\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Red Bull Megaloop Challenge<\/a><\/p>\n<h5>YOUR EXPERT<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/action-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\">Benedikt Langer<\/a><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\">STATEMENT<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Extreme kiting. This Event is full of entertainment for kite pros and the audience.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">TEILNEHMER<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Lasse Walker (NL) &#8211; Defending Champion<\/li>\n<li>Jerrie van de Kop (NL)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/action-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\">Linus Erdmann (GER) &#8211; IBS Experte<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kevin de Smidt (NL)<\/li>\n<li>Oli Sweeney (UK)<\/li>\n<li>Steven Akkersdijk (NL)<\/li>\n<li>Antoine Clerc (FRA)<\/li>\n<li>Willem van der Meij (NL)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">NICE TO KNOW<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last year\u2019s title holder is Lasse Walker from the Netherlands<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">InspiredBySports expert <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/action-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\">Linus Erdmann<\/a> geht f\u00fcr Deutschland an den Start.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">INSPIRING VIDEO<\/h5>\n<h5>More Action Sports\u00a0Stories<\/h5>\n<h3>You might also like<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/action-sports\/\">The next generation of swimmers what talents we can look forward to<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/action-sports\/\">Swimming styles 3 ways to move forward in the water<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/action-sports\/\">Read the surf forecasts correctly. This is how it works!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>More from our magazines<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbybeatz.com\/adele-in-muenchen-begeisterung-trotz-begleitender-misstoene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adele in M\u00fcnchen Begeisterung trotz begleitender Misst\u00f6ne<\/a> <small>(InspiredByBeatz)<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Be on board when 16 kiteboarder from all over the world compete fort he highest megaloop and give everything. Or maybe you will participate yourself?<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":30476,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"Megaloop","_yoast_wpseo_title":"Megaloop: Relive the epic 2016 Red Bull challenge","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Die Megaloop Challenge wird ausgetragen, sobald die Wetterbedingungen perfekt sind. 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