At the ripe old age of 23, Malik Joyeux had just ridden one of the most dangerous waves ever. The crowd went wild. Before that ride, the size reference at Teahupoo was Laird Hamilton’s incredible wave in 2000. Raimana, Vetea David, Garrett McNamara, Strider Wasilewski, or even Tahitians Didier TinSin and Nicolas Lee Tham had scored some monsters during that same sell or previous ones , but all agreed that Malik’s wave was the biggest ever challenged at Teahupoo. He had set the new record and had made a name for himself instantly, subsequently winning the ‘ Tube of the Year’ award of the Billabong XXL Big Wave awards
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