South Africa’s top woman surfer, Roseanne Hodge joins the best female surfers in the world in preparing for the opening event of the 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour season, the Roxy Pro Gold Coast, starting in the Gold Coast, Queensland on Friday.
Recently quoted saying "I’m focused on working on my boards and fitness, and getting some solid results in 2008," Hodge will be up against Sofia Mulanovich (PER) and Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) in her first heat.
After filling the shoes of retired Roxy team mate Chelsea Hedges, Rosy has not looked back and is hoping to win this tournament.
Defending Roxy Pro Champion, will be absent from competition this season as she prepares for the birth of her first child. Sofia Mulanovich (PER), former ASP Women’s World Champion and last season’s runner-up, finished a disappointing 17th at the 2007 Roxy Pro Gold Coast, but will be keen to start her 2008 campaign on a stronger note.
Claire Bevilacqua (AUS), who finished 13th on the ASP Women’s World Tour in 2007 and narrowly missing the qualification cutoff, will get a chance to prove herself on the Gold Coast, replacing Redman-Carr as first alternate. "I want to go out and beat every single person who didn’t think I belonged on tour this season," Bevilacqua said.
The Roxy Pro Trials are being at Snapper Rocks on Thursday, and will feature 12 of the best up-and-coming surfers in the world including reigning ASP World Junior Champion Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), Laurina McGrath (AUS), Alise Arnaud (FRA), Laura Enever (AUS), Arini Mason (NZL), last year’s Roxy Pro Gold Coast runner-up Carissa Moore (HAW), among others.
The winner of the Roxy Pro Trials will receive a seed into the Roxy Pro Gold Coast, and will draw reigning ASP Women’s World Champ Gilmore in the opening round.
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