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Saturday, March 7: The top of the Aquabike crop gathered in Monaco for the annual UIM Trophy Ceremony, in which the 2025 Aquabike Champions were given their dues and awarded their trophies.

Over twenty riders were present at the ceremony, with some riders unfortunately unable to attend owing to geopolitical instability disrupting flight travel. The riders present represented the full breadth of Aquabike categories, including major and minor Circuit Pro categories, Freestyle, Parallel Slalom, as well as Offshore and Endurance.

The awarding ceremony therefore played host to seasoned legends of the sport, such as Francois Medori, who picked up trophies for his triumphs in both Pro Circuit Runabout GP1 and Offshore Runabout GP1, as well as to young stars coming up the talent pipeline, like Jose Vanio, the young Finn who is current World Champion in Runabout GP4 Junior.

After such a dominant season, Medori was the star of the evening, reflecting that “the season was amazing for us”. The Frenchman competed - and won - in categories that saw him race across the world, on which he reflected: “The places where we raced were amazing; we loved racing in Italy this year, Qatar and Olbia, and Vichy also. We did our maximum and we won all the races we participated in”.

Oliver Koch Hansen, Estelle Poret, and Roberto Mariani, in their respective categories Ski Division GP1, Ski Ladies GP1, and Freestyle, are the World Champions who were awarded during the gala.

Alongside the reigning champions, those who topped the podium rankings for the Runabout GP1, Ski GP1, Ski Ladies GP1, and Freestyle were celebrated in Monaco.