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The Line Up Europe Ltd is proud to announce its newest team rider, Tom Cross.  Tom’s contest results and attitude towards his sport speak for themselves and he will without doubt raise the profile of the ‘Line Up’ and
‘Toes on the Nose’.

Name
Tom Cross

Hometown:
Flamborough, East Coast

D.O.B:
2/2/91

Starting Surfing: 
7 years ago, aged nine

Sponsors:
The Line Up Europe (Toes on the Nose), Vice Surfboards Scarborough

Favourite Surf films:
Another State Of Mind, Walls of Glass

Favourite Board:
9’4” Bear Performance Nose rider Shaped by Keith Beddoe

Surfing Achievements:
Scarborough Malibu Surf Club League Winner 2005, 2004, Saltburn Open Comp juniors 2005, 2nd Porthcawl Realm Comp Junior Longboard 2005,
2nd Elusive Open 2006 Open longboard, 1st Ripcurl Bomb Comp 2006 Open Longboard.

Local Breaks:
T-Land, Stacks, Cayton Bay

Worse Wipeout:
Smacking backwash and almost snapping my foot.

Favourite Surfers:
Cj nelson, Tanner Beckett, Joel Tudor, Ben Skinner and Elliot Dudley

Ambitions:
To be one of Britain’s top long boarders and to represent the UK for the sport I love to do the most.

Tom was born on England’s east coast and first started surfing aged nine at Cayton Bay Scarborough and was hooked to the sport the first day he stood up.  Tom first started competing in the summer of 2001 as an individual and team rider Scarborough Malibu Club. 

Within three years Tom was progressing through the heats in not only local but national competitions.  His mix of progressive and traditional surfing fits well into the new age longboard scene and contest arena. 
His passion for surfing and longboarding is bounding!

 

 

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