French side ready to fire in Nations Cup opener
As the FEI Nations Cup celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, the world-class serial volition convey an extra border inwards the lead-up to this summer’s London Olympic Games.
Chefs d’Equipe too trainers volition purpose this almost testing squad jumping tournament to sentiment the shape too medal-winning potential of the talent available to them, too in that location is huge anticipation of a swell flavor ahead.
French riders inwards detail volition last nether no illusions every bit the activity gets nether agency on Fri afternoon on their domicile basis at La Baule. Pascal Dubois, National Technical Director of the Fédération Française d’Equitation (FFE) said recently, “Because it is the alone CSIO 5* inwards France, nosotros convey to honor our acre with a almost experienced squad inwards La Baule. The programme for the top 10 rider-horse couples inwards French Republic alongside which the Olympic squad volition last chosen is set. According to the results obtained inwards La Baule, nosotros volition compose a squad which volition participate to the Rome CSIO 5*, to St Gallen too to Rotterdam. The FEI Nations Cup circuit is the format which comes the closest to the Olympic Games, requiring both functioning but also a practiced squad cohesion. Evidently, nosotros are going to last real attentive to each rider’s performance.”
That puts the forthcoming serial inwards context. No pressure level on the domicile side then!
The French, of course, convey a superb tape inwards the FEI Nations Cup Top League, sharing the tape for almost wins – 4 inwards total – with Germany. When the Super League concept was born inwards 2003, nether the Samsung banner, the French swept to fashionable victories over the source 2 seasons earlier their travelling pocket was broken past times the USA inwards 2005. Since too then it has larn a game of “cat-and-mouse” betwixt themselves too the Germans, although the tough relegation procedure ensured that French Republic spent 2008 on the sidelines patch Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany recorded the 3rd leg of an historic hat-trick.
But having fought their agency dorsum for the 2009 season, the French reigned supreme 1 time again, showing the grit too conclusion that is telephone commutation to this almost enduring of all FEI disciplines. It is straight off 103 years since the source official Nations Cup trial took place, yet for competitors, horse-owners, National Federations too the full general populace roughly the globe, the pride too passion it stirs has never faded. The FEI Nations Cup Top League is due for a “face-lift” at the cease of this season, but the total values of sportsmanship, camaraderie too usual abide by volition stay at the middle of it.
Having increased the disclose of participating countries to 10 inwards 2010, the eight-nation format was restored finally flavor when Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany came out on top ahead of Holland inwards second, Great U.K. inwards 3rd too Republic of Ireland inwards 4th place. French Republic lined upwards 5th after the finally of the 8 events, patch Kingdom of Belgium finished sixth. But for the USA it was the cease of the draw every bit they were relegated, along with Denmark.
These 2 teams are replaced inwards 2012 past times Switzerland, winners of the FEI Promotional League series, too Sweden, who came out on top at the FEI Promotional League 2011 Final inwards Barcelona, Espana finally September. Each of these 2 nations were competitive during the early on years of the Top League but were relegated inwards 2010. They made it their draw organisation to find their house alongside the elite withal too will, no doubt, come upwards out with all guns blazing this calendar week to get the eight-leg battle against the defending champions from Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany too their Dutch, British, Irish, French too Belgian counterparts.
Like the competing teams, the FEI Nations Cup Top League venues are also the best of the best. Having visited the gracious environment of the seaside resort at La Baule, the 2012 serial moves on, inwards quick succession, to St Gallen inwards Switxerland too to Rome, which this twelvemonth celebrates lxxx years of fantastic sport at the charming Piazza di Siena inwards the middle of the Italian working capital missive of the alphabet city.
Rotterdam inwards Holland is the side past times side port of telephone band inwards June, too and then it is on to Aachen inwards July. With only 3 weeks to decease to the opening of the Olympic Games at that stage, success at the prestigious High German trial volition augur good for the winning nation, but in that location volition soundless last fourth dimension to add together some finishing touches to finally preparations at Falsterbo (SWE) too Hickstead (GB), after inwards the month, patch nosotros volition know the fate of the 2012 Olympic squad championship past times the fourth dimension the finally leg of the FEI Nations Cup Top League visits Dublin (IRL) inwards August.
This year’s La Baule fixture volition last tinged with sadness inwards the absence of René Pasquier, who served every bit President of the Organising Committee for the pop CSIO for the finally 25 years, but who sadly passed away inwards Feb of this year.
His vision too drive placed La Baule alongside the almost pop events on the international calendar. In a tribute, FEI President HRH Princess Haya described him every bit “a genuinely wonderful human being who dedicated himself tirelessly to making La Baule the iconic trial it is today. He volition last sorely missed past times FEI staff members who convey worked closely with him over the years. The FEI volition also last forever indebted to René, whose passion has showed no bounds for this fabulous world-class setting where the swell jumping champions brand their mark.”
The squad representing French Republic at side past times side week’s opening leg of the FEI Nations Cup Top League will, no doubt, last determined to honor his retention with their best possible effort.
The sport of Nations Cup Jumping has continuously evolved, too looks forwards to some major changes inwards 2013. At finally week’s Sports Forum, the FEI was delighted to denote that the Saudi Equestrian Fund volition render full fiscal back upwards for the 2012 series too has also agreed to a five-year championship sponsorship commencing side past times side year, 1 time a remodelling procedure has been finalised.
But earlier the changes are made however, 8 top nations volition draw out at 8 top-class venues inwards the 2012 FEI Nations Cup serial which volition produce upwards one's heed the leading acre inwards the basis when it comes to consistent performances over a four-month flavor of fantastic sport.
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