Agust Gudmundsson (Teigar) <<ag>>
writes:

When the CIVL made the difficult decision to cancel the European
Championships in Spain this summer, we made it a high priority to look for an
alternated location/organizer for this event. We know that the European
Championships is an important event for pilots in Europe as well as other
nations that often bring visiting pilots.

In light of the unfortunate weather conditions that prevented all but two tasks
at the world championships in Monte Cucco, Italy in 2011, our thought was that
perhaps Flavio Tebaldi, the organizer of that event, would be willing to submit
a short-tracked bid for the Euros this summer.

Because Flavio is a known organizer that has run several successful Category 1
events, we invited him to submit a bid using the same team and organization as
prevous competition.

We have now received a reply from Flavio and unfortunately, due to short time to
prepare the event, he is unable to submit a bid for this summer.

We are disappointed, as we are sure the pilots will also be, but completely
understand Flavio’s commitment to safety, quality and thorough preparation.