Pierre-Louis Costes

Birth : 25 January 1990

At only 22, 2011 World Champion Pierre Louis Costes is already considered as one of the best bodyboarders of the world,he possesses at a very young age insane skills in the water and shows no fear when s he s riding a wave. PLC is easily the best young rider in the world and the best bodyboarder ever come from Europe. 

Born in Vichy in 1990, a city in the center of France, Pierre -Louis wasn t destined to be a pro bodyboarder, his parents and him then moved to Antibes on the mediterranean side of France for 7 years.

When Pierre s grand father died in 1998 in Morocco, his family and him moved there to take his business back.In Christmas 1999, Pierre received a present that will change his life forever, a bodyboard , a Mike Stewart s pro model. Since this day, every time he had the chance to be on the beach, he would spend hours in the water starting to show early a real talent for the sport.His parents support Pierre s bodyboarding ability and took him to the beach as often as possible.At 10, Pierre entered his first amateur bodyboarding contest and won.
In 2001, Pierre moved back to France with his sister and Mum and in 2002,Pierre won his first national title in the under 14 category. Big surfing brand Rip Curl start to be interested in the kid s potential and offer him his first sponsorship contract.
After Winning 3 national titles and the european title, Pierre went for the second time in Australia in 2005 to enter the australian national tour.For the first contest on the Gold Coast ,he started from the trials winning heats after heats,Pierre ended up winning the event in front of the best riders of the world such as Mitchell Rawlins,Mickael Novy or Damian King and started to turn heads on the professional bodyboarding scene . Pierre came 3 rd in the next event. At 15 , Pierre was leading the most prestigious national tour of the world.The same year he decided to enter his first world tour event for the Sintra pro, and to confirm his status of the next big thing, Pierre made the semi finals.After all his competitive results and his performance in the water all year, Pierre was voted ”best grom” by the magazine Riptide, and he s never been beaten since.
Pierre earned the confidence of his sponsors and at 15 he turned pro.
Just before turning 16 ,Pierre entered his first Pipe contest,all he needed to pass his first heat was less than 4 points, at the last second of the heat,he took off on the biggest wave of the contest and tried a back flip on a 10 ft monster, sure he didn t make the heat but his name was on everyone s tongue after, a 15 years old french kid just stole the show from everyone and let the beach with no words. Pierre had himself 8 boards contracts to choose from after this hawaiian season.
In 2006,Pierre left from NMD to join Nick Mesritz s new project VS joining the 2 best riders of the world,Ryan Hardy and Mitchell Rawlins.With the financial support of his sponsors ,he started his first steps on the world tour finishing 28 th on his first year.
The next year, he placed 8th on the world ranking reaching for the first time a final of a world contest , a 3 rd place in the Arica Challenge.
In 2008, after a 3 rd place in the Arica challenge and a second place in the Sintra Pro, Pierre was for the first time in contention for the world title during the last event, unfortunately he didn t pass the first round and was ranked 4 th overall in the world ranking.
In 2009, Pierre entered in the history with a second place at the most prestigious contest of the world,the Pipeline Pro, his team mate Ryan Hardy took out the event even tough Pierre was going nuts in the final but not enough to get the 0,4 he needed to become the first european to win the contest. Later the same year , he twisted his knee s ligament just before the south american and european leg, Pierre still decided to follow the tour but didn t manage to get one good result, after such a good start in Hawaii, the end of the season was very disappointing , he still managed to finish 7 th in the ranking but wanted more of himself
in 2010, Pierre took out his first event in Brazil followed by an other victory in Peru with one of the biggest back flip ever completed in the bodyboarding history.Pierre also got the cover of Riptide magazine,one of the best achievement for a pro bodyboarder.He s the first french surfer to make a cover of an australian magazine.He finished this year 2nd in the Wolrd behind his fellow friend Amaury Lavernhe.
In 2011,Pierre has won the World Title after one of the most exciting year ever,Pierre was only in contention after winning the Event of Puerto Rico in November but needed the make the semi finals in the last Event at Fronton to take the title and expect Jeff Hubbard to lose early.When the hawaiian lost in the quarters,Pierre had his destiny in his own hands,he didn t let his chance go and went all the way to the semi finals,Pierre became the second youngest Wolrd Champion in the history of Bodyboarding.
Pierre has one of the craziest schedule for a young man of his age, he travels all around the world all year whether it s for chasing a swell, competing or spend time with his family or the girl he loves.
At only 22, Pierre possesses already 8 nationals titles, 2 europeans titles,one ISA World Title and one IBA World title.
While competing , Pierre is also always pushing the limits of the sport earning many sections in the best movies of our sports, scoring magazines covers in every mag around the World. Pierre won the best move of the year in 2007 with a massive air reverse at Pipeline.In the future he wants to be still pushing the limits of the sport, doing news moves, riding bigger waves and helps bodyboarding to be recognized as an extreme sport from everyone.
Pierre was the first bodyboarder to try a Double Back Flip and to complete a No-Hand Back Flip.
Pierre s commitment in the sport is second to none, he has the possibility to be the greatest of all time and he knows it, he is considered as the most talented bodyboarder of the world right now,Pierre can surf any size of wave and control every single move of bodyboarding,with his talent and determination he has a bright future in front of him.
Pierre Louis Costes is also the main character of the succesful Video Game Online YouRiding BODYBOARDING IV : http://go.youriding.com/yr/KOes

RESULTS
2012 :
1 st Nazaré Special Edition (Specialty WT event)7 th Pipeline Pro (WT)3 rd Arica Challenge (WT)5th Itacoatiara (WT)
2011 :
5 th Pipeline Pro (WT)3 rd Zicatela Pro (WT)3 rd Reunion Pro (WT)1 st Puerto Rico (WT)3 rd Fronton Pro (WT)

PEER POOL : 6 th READER S POOL : 2nd

2010 :
2nd World Ranked5 th Pipeline Pro (WT)1 st Buzios pro (WT)1 st Peru Inka challenge (WT)5 th Arica challenge (WT)3rd Sopelana Pro (WT)3rd Ferrol Pro (WT)

PEER POOL : 6 th READER S POOL : 6 th

2009 :
7 th World Ranked1 st french championships2 nd Pipeline pro(WT)5 th Sintra Pro(WT)5th Viana pro (WT)4 th Nazare special edition
PEER POOL : 6 th and best gromREADER S POOL : 4 th and best grom
2008 :
4 th World Ranked1 st french championships1 st french championships – 182 nd Pipeline pro (WT)3 rd Rio das ostras (WT)3 rd Arica challenge (WT)5th Pipeline pro (WT)6 th ISA games
PEER POOL : 6 th and best grom
2007 :
8 th world ranked2 nd french championships1 st french championships – 183 rd Arica challenge (WT)5 th Confital pro2 nd Nazare special edition
PEER POOL : 8 th and best groom
2006 :
28 world ranked1 st european championship – 161st french championship – 184 th San Sebastian Air show
PEER POOL : 14 th and best grom
2005 :
1 st Optus pro ( BBA)3 rd Rheopipo pro (BBA)5 th Sintra Pro (WT°3 rd San sebastian air show
PEER POOL : best grom
2004 :
1 st european championship – 161 st french championship – 162 nd french cup circuit
2003 :
1 st french championship – 14
2002 :
1 st french championship – 14

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