Vision Kiteboarding Magazine Issue Three | Page 14

I would never become world champion ”

“ Less then ten years ago , the rider who makes his name through media would never be as successful as the competition rider . How has that changed and now which path seems like the better option ?”
Until 2011 there was only one way to get know as a rider and that was through competition results , social media was still very low and everything was happening through magazines or forums likes Hanglos . nl . This is all changed now with Facebook and Instagram .
I personally stopped doing competition after I became Dutch Champion in 2010 and decided to only focus on magazines and promotional videos , as I knew I would never become world champion .