Paragliding XC competition stats of Mike Lester
USA
Mike Lester is a paragliding XC competition pilot with 51 competitions, between 2017 and 2026, best world ranking #53 (2025). Last competition 1 months ago.
- Ranking: 64.
- Best ranking ever: 53. (Dec 2025 / May 2026)
- 10 active years. Last competition 1 months ago.
- Competitions / year: 5.1, max 9 (2022)
- Longest pause: 17 months (Jan 2020 – Jun 2021)
- Best comp points: 88.267, average 41.6
- Consistency score: 70%
- Strategic choices accuracy: 71%
- Opponents faced: 2272, 2056 beaten at least once
51 competitions / 267 tasks
| Date | Competition | Strategic Value | Pq | Expected Position | Position | Expected Points | Points | Expected Ranking Impact | Ranking Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 15th Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2025 Spain, Pegalajar | -40% | 0.954 | 45/110 | 27 | 42.25/114.5 | 67.555 | 0/48.5 | 1.5 |
| Apr 2026 | Paragliding World Cup ::: Brazil, Governador Valadares 2026 – 2025 Season | 8% | 0.835 | 21/90 | 8 | 64.829/100.2 | 86.372 | 0.5/35.9 | 22 |
| Feb 2026 | Paragliding World Cup India ::: Panchgani 2026 – Season 2025 | -1% | 0.644 | 7/73 | 14 | 64.406/74.2 | 53.721 | 0/9.5 | 0 |
| Oct 2025 | PrePWC Open de la Reunion 2025 | -37% | 0.419 | 2/62 | 6 | 43.476/44.5 | 39.516 | 0/0 | 0 |
| Sep 2025 | 19th FAI World Paragliding Championships | -38% | 0.925 | 52/128 | 32 | 41.736/111 | 65.046 | 0/48.1 | 3.8 |
| Jul 2025 | Paragliding World Cup 2025 North Macedonia ::: Krushevo | -27% | 0.912 | 54/133 | 28 | 41.353/109.4 | 70.891 | 0/55.4 | 16.1 |
| Jul 2025 | 36th British & Dutch Championships | 76% | 0.655 | 12/125 | 11 | 67.517/78.6 | 68.461 | 13.5/24.6 | 14.4 |
| Jun 2025 | US Open of Paragliding 2025 | 65% | 0.567 | 10/123 | 17 | 60.384/68 | 54.672 | 16.4/24 | 10.7 |
| Jun 2025 | Paragliding World Cup 2025 China ::: Linzhou | 92% | 0.643 | 11/125 | 3 | 67.318/77.2 | 75.193 | 23.3/33.2 | 27.1 |
| Jan 2025 | 20th Monarca Open 2025 | 63% | 0.576 | 10/124 | 26 | 61.361/69.1 | 48.439 | 17.1/24.8 | 4.1 |
| Dec 2024 | 2024 South Africa Open in the Western Cape | -10% | 0.390 | 3/74 | 2 | 43.528/45.2 | 44.341 | 0/0 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 6th FAI Pan-American Paragliding Championships and Test event of the 19th FAI Worlds | 100% | 0.670 | 11/118 | 79 | 69.385/80.4 | 13.186 | 19.2/30.2 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | Red Rocks Wide Open 2024 / Test event of Pan American 2026 | 64% | 0.557 | 5/89 | 1 | 62.191/66.8 | 66.8 | 12.9/17.5 | 16.6 |
| Jun 2024 | US Open of Paragliding 2024 | 59% | 0.564 | 7/125 | 11 | 62.69/67.7 | 59.441 | 9.8/14.8 | 10 |
| May 2024 | Paragliding World Cup ::: Grindelwald - Interlaken 2024 | -11% | 0.858 | 43/126 | 66 | 48.513/103 | 26.78 | 0/49 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 13th Paragliding World Cup Superfinal Brazil 2024 ::: Baixo Guandu | -71% | 0.943 | 78/128 | 66 | 18.904/113.2 | 28.526 | 0/58.3 | 0 |
| Jan 2024 | Pre-PWC Kenya Paragliding Open 2024 | -30% | 0.525 | 7/55 | 7 | 38.129/45.5 | 38.129 | 0/0 | 0 |
| Jan 2024 | 19ᵗʰ MONARCA PARAGLIDING OPEN - 2024 | 65% | 0.550 | 7/139 | 8 | 61.644/66 | 60.918 | 10.4/14.8 | 7.7 |
| Sep 2023 | RED ROCKS WIDE OPEN 23 | 7% | 0.511 | 5/90 | 2 | 52.658/55.9 | 55.061 | 1.3/4.5 | 3.4 |
| Aug 2023 | Desant na Drvar 2023, Pre PWC | -50% | 0.363 | 2/58 | 1 | 31.069/31.8 | 31.8 | 0/0 | 0 |
| Aug 2023 | PARAGLIDING WORLD CUP TURKEY 2023 ::: AKSARAY | 57% | 0.734 | 25/120 | 33 | 59.82/88.1 | 51.45 | 14.4/42.7 | 0 |
| Jul 2023 | US Open of Paragliding 2023 | 63% | 0.546 | 8/126 | 13 | 60.194/65.5 | 56.526 | 14.4/19.7 | 11 |
| Mar 2023 | PARAGLIDING WORLD CUP BRAZIL 2023 ::: CASTELO | -58% | 0.828 | 72/127 | 9 | 22.266/99.4 | 88.267 | 0/54 | 42.8 |
| Mar 2023 | 4th British Winter Open | 38% | 0.639 | 25/110 | 51 | 50.775/76.7 | 27.689 | 5.4/31.3 | 0 |
| Feb 2023 | Bright Open 2023 | -9% | 0.409 | 5/90 | 7 | 41.879/44.6 | 40.497 | 0/0 | 0 |
| Jan 2023 | Monarca Paragliding Open18 | 71% | 0.494 | 11/150 | 4 | 53.489/59.3 | 57.521 | 11.1/16.9 | 15 |
| Dec 2022 | 12th Paragliding World Cup Superfinal, Mexico - Valle de Bravo | -100% | 0.948 | 106/127 | 88 | 3.755/113.8 | 11.949 | 0/71.3 | 0 |
| Dec 2022 | North American Paragliding Nationals | 51% | 0.458 | 11/126 | 34 | 48.95/55 | 35.915 | 8.6/14.6 | 0 |
| Oct 2022 | PWCA Asian Tour 2022 - South Korea, Mungyeong | 79% | 0.461 | 14/123 | 15 | 46.894/55.3 | 46.286 | 12.2/20.6 | 5.9 |
| Oct 2022 | Paragliding World cup South Korea 2022 ::: Gochang | 44% | 0.626 | 36/111 | 14 | 41.455/75.1 | 61.357 | 6.8/40.4 | 24.3 |
| Sep 2022 | Red Rocks Wide Open | 43% | 0.486 | 17/89 | 10 | 40.872/52.4 | 45.798 | 5.7/17.2 | 10.8 |
| Jun 2022 | Pre-Worlds 2022 : Test Event of the 18th FAI World Paragliding Championship 2023 | -58% | 0.777 | 66/103 | 38 | 16.257/92.9 | 42.548 | 0/59.4 | 8.9 |
| Apr 2022 | 5th FAI Pan-American Paragliding Championship | 9% | 0.631 | 47/122 | 50 | 34.973/75.7 | 32.778 | 1.5/42.2 | 0 |
| Feb 2022 | 3rd British Winter Open | -16% | 0.841 | 77/141 | 79 | 24.216/100.9 | 22.904 | 0/72.2 | 0 |
| Jan 2022 | 17th Monarca Paragliding Open | 93% | 0.512 | 26/130 | 32 | 44.454/61.4 | 40.647 | 15.8/32.7 | 11.9 |
| Sep 2021 | Pre-PWC Targasonne 2021 | -14% | 0.723 | 56/106 | 42 | 24.6/86.8 | 37.411 | 0/58.3 | 7.8 |
| Jul 2021 | US Open of Paragliding - Chelan 2021 | 65% | 0.488 | 34/121 | 47 | 36.508/58.6 | 28.773 | 10.7/32.8 | 2.9 |
| Jul 2021 | Ozone Chelan Open 2021 | 49% | 0.327 | 13/113 | 9 | 33.8/39.2 | 35.6 | 8/13.4 | 8.1 |
| Jun 2021 | Applegate Open 2021 Information | 76% | 0.432 | 24/85 | 23 | 33/51.8 | 33.8 | 20/38.8 | 20.7 |
| Jan 2020 | Monarca Paragliding Open 2020 | 89% | 0.491 | 45/139 | 54 | 33.22/58.9 | 28.625 | 17.1/42.8 | 12.5 |
| Jul 2019 | BGD Weightless Open 2019 | 86% | 0.308 | 12/113 | 22 | 32.375/37 | 28.268 | 14.6/19.2 | 10.4 |
| Feb 2019 | New Zealand PG Open 2019 | 80% | 0.343 | 13/80 | 12 | 30.2/37.6 | 30.8 | 12.2/19.6 | 12.8 |
| Jan 2019 | Bright Open 2019 | -9% | 0.557 | 42/74 | 44 | 16.3/58.8 | 14.7 | 0/40.8 | 0 |
| Dec 2018 | 2018 South Africa Open Porterville | -22% | 0.535 | 30/50 | 24 | 12.3/46.4 | 18.003 | 0/30.7 | 2.3 |
| Oct 2018 | Canungra Cup 2018 | 61% | 0.479 | 31/81 | 40 | 26/52.7 | 19.3 | 11.5/38.2 | 4.7 |
| Jul 2018 | US Open of Paragliding Chelan 2018 | 65% | 0.445 | 51/130 | 44 | 26.5/53.4 | 29.904 | 10.6/37.5 | 14 |
| Feb 2018 | 2018 Bright Open | -6% | 0.571 | 61/100 | 61 | 16.234/68.5 | 16.234 | 0/51.2 | 0 |
| Jan 2018 | 2018 Monarca Paragliding Open | 75% | 0.413 | 69/147 | 67 | 21/49.6 | 21.4 | 21/49.6 | 21.3 |
| Jul 2017 | 2017 Canadian Paragliding Nationals | 78% | 0.500 | 34/84 | 36 | 18.6/36.2 | 17.7 | 18.6/36.2 | 17.5 |
| Jun 2017 | 2017 Rat Race / Sprint Paragliding Competition | 66% | 0.348 | 56/95 | 45 | 12.7/40.8 | 17.6 | 12.7/40.8 | 17.5 |
| Jan 2017 | 2017 Monarca Paragliding Open | 0.412 | 48 | 24.7 | 24.6 |