<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The event program started on Saturday the 24th of August with street quali, bawl best trick session, night session, live graffiti and breakdance workshops. The first day of the event culminated in the saturday night party with dj set and beat box exhibition by international artist “Alien Dee”. Sunday the 25th of August, saw the best skaters competing in the finals in order to conquer wild cards for the end of season World Rookie Skateboard Finals in Lisbon-Cascais, Portugal, on 14.15 September 2019.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the groms division local rider <em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/thomas-zaccaria" target="_blank">Thomas Zaccaria</a></strong></em> conquered the top of the podium with a solid 90 second run. <em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/ian-matteoli" target="_blank">Ian Matteoli</a></strong></em> and <em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/maicol-fantini" target="_blank">Maicol Fantini</a></strong></em> followed him on the second and third place.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Among the rookies, the best rider of the event resulted local hero <em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/giuseppe-cola" target="_blank">Giuseppe Cola</a></strong></em> who won both the best trick and the best rider of the event awards. <em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/markus-mauroner" target="_blank">Markus Mauroner</a></strong></em> and <em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/philipp-rossi" target="_blank">Phillipp Rossi</a></strong></em> completed the rookie podium. For all of them, plus <em><strong>Benjamin Bucel</strong></em>, a wild card to enter the WRT Skate Finals in Portugal, with an all-inclusive free invitation for Giuseppe Cola as the best skater of the event.</div><div><br /></div><div>Download <strong><em><a href="https://www.worldrookietour.com/wp-content/uploads/WRT1920_Bolzano_Ranking.xlsx" target="_blank">HERE</a></em> </strong>the complete ranking of the event.</div><div><br /></div><div>MORE PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE <em><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/worldrookietour/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2698848083461329" target="_blank">HERE</a></strong></em></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>2019 World Rookie Tour Skateboard Calendar</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/milano-rookie-fest-2019" target="_blank">Milan, Italy, 18-19 June 2019</a></em> - DONE</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/les2alpes-rookie-fest-2019" target="_blank">Les2Alpes, France, 18-19 July 2019</a></em> - DONE</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/bozen-rookie-fest-2019" target="_blank">Bozen, Italy, 24-25 August 2019</a> - DONE</em></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/zurich-rookie-fest-2019" target="_blank">Zürich, Switzerland, 6-7 September 2019</a></em></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/world-rookie-skateboard-finals-lisbon-portugal-2019" target="_blank">2019 World Rookie Skateboard Finals – Lisboa - Cascais, Portugal, 13-15 September 2019</a></strong></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Follow the World Rookie Tour online @:</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Web: <em><strong><a href="https://www.worldrookietour.com/" target="_blank">www.worldrookietour.com</a></strong></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Instagram: <em><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/worldrookietour/" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/worldrookietour</a></strong></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Facebook fan page: <em><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/worldrookietour/" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/worldrookietour</a></strong></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Vimeo channel: <em><strong><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/worldrookietour" target="_blank">www.vimeo.com/channels/worldrookietour</a></strong></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mail: <em><strong><a href="mailto:info@blackyeti.info">info@blackyeti.info</a></strong></em></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><strong>If you dream to become a professional action sport athlete,</strong></div><div><strong>then your future starts from the World Rookie Tour!</strong></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>ABOUT THE WORLD ROOKIE TOUR</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Organized by the Black Yeti ssrl in collaboration with International and National Sports Associations, it consists of a selection of high quality international events, in snowboard, freeski and skateboard, the so-called “Rookie Fests”, reserved for riders under 18’s only, in Europe, North and South America, Oceania and Asia. The World Rookie Tour consists not only of competitions: it also features loads of other activities to help rookies to grow in the field of professional snowboarding, such as photo & video shootings, avalanche and rescue clinics, meetings with photographers and international team managers, parties and English talks. Since year zero, it awards tickets to world-class events such as The Arctic Challenge, The Air & Style, the X Games, the Audi Nines, Red Bull Roller Coaster, Simple Session, Mystic Cup, invitations to professional snowboard photo & video shootings, and freeride trip in Chile. Every year the tour crowns the World Rookie Champion at the end of season, at the World Rookie Finals, a unique event where the best youngsters from almost 30 countries compete and have fun. More information at www.worldrookietour.com.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>ABOUT BLACK YETI ssd</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Black Yeti is an amateur sport club dedicated to the realization of snowboard, freeski and skateboard projects for boys and girls up to 18 years of age, in Italy and abroad. One of the most successful project is the World Rookie Tour, the biggest and the most famous tour in the action sports world that attracts 2.000 young athletes from 30 nations to the events called “Rookie Fest”, organized all over the world: Italy, Europe, North and South America, Oceania and Asia. The Rookie Fests program includes not only the competition but also many side activities such as avalanche and rescue clinics, workshops and English talks.</div></div>