Swiss to set the pace in Dutch Nations Cup
The Swiss squad volition live commencement to examination the runway laid past times Louis Konickx when the quaternary leg of the FEI Nations Cup 2012 gets nether means at the Kralingsbos inwards Rotterdam, Kingdom of the Netherlands on Fri afternoon.
The Dutch course of didactics designer is recognised for his conception together with style, together with the 8 competing nations tin dismiss aspect a rigid challenge every bit the eight-leg serial moves to the halfway stage.
The order-of-go for the competition, which begins at 16.00 local time, is every bit follows:
1, Switzerland; 2, The Netherlands; 3, France; 4, Great Britain; 5, Germany; 6, Belgium; 7, Sweden; 8, Ireland.
The British concur the tape for most wins inwards the Dutch Nations Cup – xiv inwards total since it was commencement held inwards 1948. But the Germans are unopen behind, amongst xiii victories including their latest success inwards 2011, together with they could good pull score amongst the British.
German Chef d’Equipe Otto Becker has brought yet about other top-class choice of riders to the Dutch fixture. With 3 members of his side that came out on transcend inwards Rome final calendar month – Ludger Beerbaum, Marcus Ehning together with Marco Kutscher – along amongst Carsten-Otto Nagel together with Philipp Weishaupt, it looks similar it’s going to accept something special to continue the Germans off the transcend measuring of the podium i time again.
But the Dutch are on a high afterwards their success inwards St Gallen inwards Switzerland 3 weeks agone and, every bit the London Olympic Games pull ever-closer, Chef d’Equipe Rob Ehrens knows how skilful it feels to come across his riders hitting existent form. In particular, Gerco Schroder is correct at the transcend of his game, together with he volition live joined past times Jur Vrieling, Maikel van der Vleuten together with Jeroen Dubbeldam every bit the host nation attempts to claim the honours on domicile turf for alone the 8th fourth dimension inwards the 64-year history of this event.
The Dutch are leading the FEI Nations Cup 2012 league tabular array afterwards 3 legs induce got taken place, but their wages is alone a slim i every bit they prevarication only 0.5 points ahead of Kingdom of Belgium together with Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany who are carrying xx points each. Belgian Chef d’Equipe Philippe Guerdat volition pick out from Rik Hemeryck, Jos Lansink, James Peeters, Ludo Philippaerts together with Maurice Van Roosbroeck for the crucial clash.
Switzerland lies quaternary on the league table, together with Swiss Chef d’Equipe Urs Groenig talked nigh the difficulties his Blue Planet faced next relegation inwards 2010, together with the relief of beingness dorsum at the abrupt halt again.
“It’s non therefore rattling funny to live inwards the Promotional League afterwards you’ve been inwards the Top League!” he said.
“It’s rattling hard to operate your means dorsum upward i time again – at that spot are a whole lot of skilful nations out at that spot who are trying to larn to the transcend level, but nosotros did it together with nosotros are rattling happy to live back!” he said.
Asked nigh the biggest challenges his squad faced during their fourth dimension inwards the Promotional League he added, “there was a lot of travelling – from Republic of Finland to Portugal is a long way! But nosotros were determined – if you lot actually desire to larn at that spot together with therefore you lot only induce got to knuckle downwardly together with produce it,” he said.
The Swiss squad director has Claudia Gisler, Steve Guerdat, Niklaus Rutschi together with Janika Sprunger on call-up along amongst Paul Estermann who has rocketed himself into squad arguing next about highly-impressive performances inwards recent months.
British Chef d’Equipe Rob Hoekstra is every bit good belongings burn downwardly on his choice for every bit long every bit possible, but amongst Scott Brash, Peter Charles, Tina Fletcher, Tim Stockdale together with John Whitaker on his listing he has enough of push clit together with experience to pick out from. With the London Olympic Games looming large, he talked a niggling nigh the site at Greenwich Park which he described every bit “spectacular!”
“I believe you lot volition come across something you lot induce got never seen earlier together with you lot volition live rattling pleased,” he said. “The venue is rattling beautiful – you lot tin dismiss come across the whole of the urban centre of London from the grandstand, together with I tin dismiss hope you lot that everyone volition have a rattling warm welcome!”.
The British prevarication 5th on the FEI Nations Cup 2012 league tabular array afterwards the commencement 3 rounds, amongst a four-point Pb over sixth-placed Sweden whose Chef d’Equipe Sylve Soderstrand has already made upward his hear nigh who he volition mail out.
It’s going to live a actually rigid line-up, amongst Malin Baryard-Johnsson, Rolf-Goran Bengtsson, Henrik Von Eckermann together with Jens Fredricson inwards action, together with amongst the second-last-to-go starting spot they are good poised to position pressure level on the rest.
The Swedes induce got every bit good alone only returned to the Top League of Nations Cup jumping next a catamenia inwards the minute division, together with squad director Soderstrand said “we are rattling happy to live back! You are non alone i score downwardly when you lot are inwards the Promotional League – it’s a whole dissimilar planet to live on!” he insisted. And he added, “to rest at their best, riders take away to live at all these skilful shows and competing against all these neat riders”.
The final 2 places on the serial tabular array are currently occupied past times French Republic together with Ireland, together with French squad director Henk Nooren said he’s non terribly happy nigh his side’s performances to date.
“For certain our results therefore far induce got been disappointing from all points of sentiment – give cheers god the Games are non happening today together with that they are nonetheless half dozen weeks away!” he said.
He knows he has a wealth of talent inwards his side on an ongoing reason – this calendar week he has Eugenie Angot, Patrice Delaveau, Simon Delestre, Penelope Leprevost together with Kevin Staut on call-up. But somehow the results inwards the FEI Nations Cup 2012 induce got non been at that spot – “in the halt it’s upward to the riders to come upward up to fore together with produce what they induce got to do” he said inwards a determined tone.
The Irish Gaelic are lying final of all, but squad director Robert Splaine has about other talented crew amongst him this calendar week together with he volition live hoping they tin dismiss larn it correct this fourth dimension out together with brand about improvement to their position.
Denis Lynch is alone only dorsum inwards activeness afterwards breaking a rib inwards a autumn during a prize-giving ceremony at La Baule inwards early on May, together with he is joined at the Dutch fixture past times Shane Breen, Jessica Kuerten, Clement McMahon together with Cian O’Connor. Lynch, who along amongst Billy Twomey helped larn i of Ireland’s 2 private places for the London Games, said he is nonetheless feeling the number of the broken rib, but amongst the Games on the horizon he is determined to larn dorsum to business.
FEI Nations Cup 2012 – Standings afterwards Round 3 at St Gallen:
1. The Netherlands – 20.5
2. Belgium – 20.0
3. Germany – 20.0
4. Switzerland – 16.5
5. Great Britain – 13.0
6. Sweden – 9.0
7. France – 8.0
8. Ireland – 7.0
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