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Rip Curl: Kolohe Andino was up and at em for the early morning shred sesh.
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Rip Curl: There were some glassy gems on offer at Supertubos Wednesday morning, but contest directors elected to hold off on running Rd. 1 in hopes of even better waves later this week.
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Rip Curl: Here's looking forward to more waves like this during the Rip Curl Pro Portugal waiting period.
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Rip Curl: Joel Parkinson surveys the early morning lineup.
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Rip Curl: Plenty of media were anticipating a potential start to Rd. 1 on Wednesday morning. They stuck around to capture the freesurfing highlights.
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Rip Curl: Parko splits the peak.
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Rip Curl: Kolohe Andino was warming up his springs.
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Rip Curl: Brazil's Adriano De Souza is looking fired up to defend his Rip Curl Pro Portugal title.
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Rip Curl: Owen Wright snagged one of the better tubes of the morning.
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Rip Curl: The peaky conditions provided good practice for both barrel riding and aerial maneuvers. Owen Wright was doing both.
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Rip Curl: Portugal's old-world charm.
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Rip Curl: John Florence eyes his landing a few feet from the sand.
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Rip Curl: Owen Wright's rodeo.
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Rip Curl: Jordy Smith was practicing his compacted pigdog stance.
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Rip Curl: Brett Simpson's early morning reo.
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Rip Curl: There were some long lulls on Wednesday morning, but when the sets came they were pretty fun.
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Rip Curl: Local hero Tiago Pires.
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Rip Curl: Kieren Perrow rips in the small stuff too.
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Rip Curl: Joel Parkinson.
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Rip Curl: It was nearly good enough to run Round 1, but the consistency just wasn't there.
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Rip Curl: Pat Gudang limbers up.
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Rip Curl: While most of the surfers were pulling into small tubes, John Florence was hucking airs.
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Rip Curl: Mick Fanning tucks into a small tube.
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Rip Curl: Adriano De Souza is the defending Rip Curl Pro Portugal champion.
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Rip Curl: Taj Burrow is hoping for more barrels like this in the main event. A few feet bigger wouldn't hurt.
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Rip Curl: Supertubos' real locals: the seagulls.