Germans take out inaugural eventing Nations Cup series
The German linguistic communication squad produced all the same around other first-rate functioning to win at Boekelo (NED), the terminal leg of the first FEI Nations Cup Eventing, too rounded off what has been an outstanding yr for the country’s senior riders alongside a comfortable victory inwards this novel series.
Germany’s talented squad, which included 2 members of the Olympic gilt medal winning squad inwards London – Michael Jung too Ingrid Klimke – shell the chasing New Zealanders past times but 6.6 penalties.
Boekelo, which is ever a bang-up favourite alongside riders for its end-of-season atmosphere, drew a record-breaking 12 teams for the lastly leg of the FEI Nations Cup Eventing series.
Germany, the exclusively nation to possess got competed inwards 5 of the 6 legs of this exciting lawsuit series, has dominated from the outset, scoring its 4th win inwards Boekelo next victories at Fontainebleau (France), Strzegom (Poland) too Aachen (Germany).
This gave them a 24-point winning margin on the FEI Nations Cup Eventing leaderboard over the Netherlands, which has made a well-orchestrated endeavour inwards this novel series, too finished 4th at Boekelo, alongside ninth-placed Elaine Pen taking the national title.
But Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany did non possess got it all their ain way. Olympic champion Michael Jung showed a rare 2nd of vulnerability inwards an otherwise flawless performance, hitting 2 jumping rails on his immature Equus caballus Halunke FBW, too handing private victory to Andrew Nicholson (NZL) too Quimbo, who finished on their dressage score.
Nicholson, who led the New Zealand squad to 2nd identify at Boekelo, is around other passenger having a bang-up 2012 season. It was his 3rd consecutive international win inwards 6 weeks, next Burghley CCI4* (GBR) too Blenheim CIC3* (GBR), also on the exciting nine-year-old Spanish-bred Quimbo, too he currently leads the HSBC Rankings.
The cross-country course, produced past times London 2012 Olympic designer Sue Benson, jumped good despite the moisture weather. Nicholson was i of the lastly to go, but he commented: “Quimbo is a rattling practiced jumper too he coped rattling well. He’s also amazing inwards the jumping telephone for an eventing horse, too therefore I knew I had a practiced run a hazard of winning.”
Nicholas Touzaint (FRA), who finished 3rd on Princesse Pilot, led the French squad to 3rd identify at Boekelo too helped to secure their number 3 spot on the FEI Nations Cup Eventing leaderboard ahead of Spain.
Britain’s all-female quartet finished 5th inwards Boekelo, alongside Piggy French too West Side the highest-placed private combination inwards sixth. The British squad contested 3 FEI Nations Cup Eventing competitions, winning the dwelling identify number at Houghton Hall (GBR) inwards May to complete 5th inwards the overall standings, 3 points clear of sixth-placed New Zealand.
“It’s been a rattling pleasing outset yr for the FEI Nations Cup Eventing too I’m delighted to meet how many nations possess got actually bought into the concept,” said Guiseppe della Chiesa (ITA), chair of the FEI Eventing Committee.
“We deliberately started the serial off quietly to meet how it worked, too it seems that riders, squad trainers too federations are actually prepared to instruct behind it because it’s such a bang-up chance to give unlike combinations of riders squad opportunities.
“We are right away planning the 2013 serial too considering adding to a greater extent than dates to the calendar.”
The terminal classification of the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing serial is made past times the accumulation of points obtained inwards each competition.
The construct novel six-leg series, which took identify on a lawsuit footing this year, was opened upwards to all nations fielding i squad composed of 3 or iv riders at each leg.
FEI Nations Cup Eventing Final Standings (after 6 events)
1 Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany 52 points
2 Netherlands 28
3 French Republic 28
4 Kingdom of Spain 28
5 Great United Kingdom of Great Britain too Northern Ireland 26
6 New Zealand 23
seven Sweden 18
8 Switzerland 17
nine Commonwealth of Australia 13
10 Italia 12
xi Poland 5
12 Brazil 5
xiii USA 5
xiv Republic of Ireland 4
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