Current season, competition or edition: Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2024 | |
| Sport | Surfing |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Cole Houshmand (Men) Caitlin Simmers (Woman) |
| Most titles |  Mick Fanning, Kelly Slater e Mark Richards 4 titles (Men) Gail Couper 10 titles (Woman) |
| Official website | [1], [2] |
The Rip Curl Pro, formerly the Bells Beach Surf Classic, is a WSL (formerly ASP) World Tour surfing competition held in and around Torquay, Victoria and sponsored by surf company Rip Curl. The event is based at Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia. The event winner is awarded the prestigious 'Bell' trophy.[1] It is the longest running professional surfing competition in the world.[2]
The song "Hells Bells" by AC/DC is played every morning before the first competition.[3]
- ^ ASP World Tour Schedule (accessed 28 April 2011)
- ^ Shackell, James (29 June 2020). "How Bells Beach changed the shape of modern surfing forever". Redbull. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Wilson, Peter (3 April 2010). "Gilmore wins Rip Curl Women's Pro". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011.