He told me that he never said he wouldn't come back to Oz. Maybe
he forgot that.

http://www.xcmag.com/2013/01/hang-gliding-world-championships-2013-manfred-ruhmer/

Are there any pilots out there that have helped you become the
pilot you are today? Well, when I got to a good international level, there was
Tomas Suchanek who gave me a hard time (in a positive sense) in competition.
Especially in the important competitions (Europeans and Worlds) he was always
just a bit better or luckier than me.

He was also very focused and very well prepared. So first I had to learn to lose
against him, which allowed me to progress to the stage where I won nearly every
competition I entered.