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Surfer rides monster wave caused by British storm front
This dramatic photograph shows a surfer tackling one of the biggest waves ever ridden in Europe, caused by the weather front which is bringing winter storms to Britain.
By Murray Wardrop
Last Updated: 8:02AM GMT 09 Feb 2009
Surfer rides monster wave caused by British storm front
Benjamin Sanchis surfs the wave at Belharra situated on the border of France and Spain Photo: 'Stephane Salerno / BillabongXXL.com
Benjamin Sanchis looks like an ant on the face of the 60ft wave at Belharra in the Bay of Biscay.
Frozen in time, the picture shows the lip of the wave lurching forward threatening to crush the Frenchman with hundreds of tons of water.
But the 29-year-old professional surfer managed to avoid wiping-out and could earn a place in the history books for the ride.
The photo has won him a nomination for this year's Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards - a contest normally dominated by locations in the Pacific Ocean.
The wave, which breaks over an offshore reef near the border of France and Spain in the Basque Country, only picks up"
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