2026 RGC Competition Results:

Saturday, May 23rd – Sunday, May 24th – Monday, May 25th

Thank you to all the competitors for joining us for a long weekend of challenging and fun flying.
A very special thank you to Andy Baird and Sanne Haarhuis for being our Event Directors and for creating some amazing tasks!
Seeing the beautiful balloons competing for hours over Rio Rancho and Albuquerque was a gorgeous sight.

We are proud to announce our Rio Grande Classic 2026 winners by category!

2026 Rio Grande Classic Overall

RGC Champion – Jonathan Wright

2^nd – Jobe Skinner

3^rd – Joe Candelaria

4^th – Zerek Welz

5^th – John Wilson

6^th – Keith Takach

7^th – Joe Heartsill

8^th – Shawn Speicher

9^th – Ryan Byer

10^th – Kasey Schwemmer