The leaders at this early point in the Gordon Bennett are Gerald Stürzlinger and Nikolaus Binder, close by followed by Ronny Van Havere and Luc Van Geyte, who at this writing are about 480 km out of Geneva.
All balloons are still flying and they are moving pretty quickly.
Some of the teams are over the Mediterranean now heading for Africa (off limits) during the day they must make a turn…
Yes, it’s a distance race, but it is also a highly tactical one. Stay tuned as the sun comes up and the strategy plays out in the world’s greatest distance gas balloon races.
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