Koos makes Mechelen his own – again
Dutch driver Koos de Ronde has a exceptional bond alongside the FEI World Cup Driving inward Mechelen, Belgium. He won the contest inward 2008, 2009 together with 2010 together with he won it i time to a greater extent than this twelvemonth subsequently a really exciting competition.
De Ronde’s compatriot IJsbrand Chardon was really good nether agency to secure his first-ever victory inward the 12-year history of the Mechelen lawsuit when fate struck together with his wagon tipped over. Luckily, Chardon, his grooms together with his 4 horses were all uninjured together with the four-time World Champion ended the dark inward third. London-Olympia winner Boyd Exell (AUS) finished minute behind Koos de Ronde, who was competing on a wild card.
The excitement grew when each of the viii competitors entered the fully packed Nekkerhal inward Mechelen on Mon where Dutch O-course designer had set out a good, fast course. Rookie Glenn Geerts (BEL), who likewise competed alongside a wild card, set the fourth dimension to rhythm out inward the outset circular together with most made it to the Winning Round, much to the excitement of the Belgian driving fans. But Boyd Exell, IJsbrand Chardon together with Koos de Ronde all rhythm out Geerts’ real fast fourth dimension to qualify for the Winning Round alongside real small-scale fourth dimension differences.
Boyd Exell was trying out his horse, Twister, every bit the leader of his indoor squad for the outset time. Exell lent the 13-year-old gelding to Fredrik Persson (SWE) inward Olympia together with the Equus caballus was business office of Theo Timmerman’s (NED) four-in-hand lastly season. Exell knew he was a fantastic wheeler together with had a feeling that he would live a proficient leader. He wanted to exam him at total speed, knowing his starting house for the lastly at Bordeaux was already secured together with he had nil to lose inward Mechelen. Twister did a real proficient chore together with Exell was thrilled alongside him, fifty-fifty though he got real rigid inward the Winning Round together with he missed a loop inward the outset marathon obstacle, which toll him precious seconds.
With his minute house behind wild bill of fare driver Koos de Ronde, Exell picked upwardly the total 10 points together with has taken over the Pb inward the standings from Chardon. Exell is directly going on a well-deserved vacation inward his abode province of Commonwealth of Australia together with volition live dorsum rested together with agree for the lastly inward Bordeaux.
Exell was non the solely driver who used Mechelen to attempt a novel horse. Koos de Ronde was non real pleased alongside his results at the previous competitions together with decided to supervene upon i of his father’s wheeler horses alongside his outdoor Equus caballus Celina. After winning the outset contest on Saturday, de Rone already knew he had made the correct decision. He drove his multi-coloured squad of a black, a grey, a bay together with a piebald fast through the course, determined to seat the pull per unit of measurement area on Chardon, who was starting subsequently him.
His correct leader Equus caballus Night unfortunately knocked downward 2 balls, precisely his fourth dimension was all the same real fast to seat him ahead of Exell and, when lastly starter IJsbrand Chardon had tipped over, de Ronde held on to outset place. De Ronde made it clear that he does non similar to win this way, precisely he was pleased to receive got been able to compete inward Mechelen alongside a wild bill of fare together with to larn the endangerment to exam the novel set-up of his team. He would real much receive got liked to win the 10 points inward Mechelen because he desperately needs to a greater extent than points if he is to qualify for the final.
The squad gilded medallist inward Riesenbeck is currently lying 7th inward the standings together with volition receive got to complete inward the tumble out at the lastly contest inward Leipzig to live business office of the Top Six who volition become to the FEI World Cup Driving Final inward Bordeaux.
After Exell’s extra loop together with de Ronde’s 2 knockdowns, lastly homo inward IJsbrand Chardon had a 13-second wages together with his first-ever victory inward Mechelen had never been together with then close. Chardon drove his exceptional indoor squad of Lipizzaner horses fast over the start trouble together with through the outset cone when his wagon went on 2 wheels together with tipped over.
Chardon together with his grooms were launched build clean out of the carriage, precisely luckily course of didactics designer Johan Jacobs was able to grab the horses direct away. The 4 horses were all uninjured together with although Chardon together with his grooms were a trivial stiff, they got dorsum onto the wagon together with left the arena alongside their chins held high, warmly cheered past times the spectators. Chardon wants to forget this incident every bit chop-chop every bit possible together with volition focus on his adjacent start inward Leipzig, where he volition compete alongside a wild card.
The tumble out iii drivers declared Glenn Geerts the truthful winner of Mechelen at the post-competition press conference. The 23-year-old four-in-hand driver was the 4th starter together with seat downward the fourth dimension to beat, which was a minute faster than de Ronde’s fourth dimension on the outset day. It was Geerts’ minute fourth dimension inward Mechelen alongside a wild card. He started driving four-in-hand horses solely inward 2010. His grandfather, Achille Snoeys, started alongside a wild bill of fare inward Mechelen inward 2002, 2003, 2004 together with 2005.
Experienced driver Jozsef Dobrovitz (HUN) was unable to rhythm out Geerts’ fourth dimension together with finished inward 5th place. With i lastly contest to become inward Leipzig, Dobrovitz is currently 6th inward the standings, solely i betoken ahead of Koos de Ronde, which volition guarantee a super exciting ‘last chance’ competition.
Werner Ulrich (SUI) likewise tried 2 other wheeler horses inward his four-in-hand together with finished 6th inward Mechelen. Stockholm-winner Ulrich is – similar Exell, Chardon, Eriksson together with Timmerman – already for certain of a starting house inward the final.
Christoph Sandmann drove his lastly contest for points inward Mechelen together with ended inward 7th place, ahead of 3rd wild bill of fare driver Gert Schrijvers.
Results CAI-W Mechelen 2012:
- Koos de Ronde (NED) 219,16
- Boyd Exell (AUS) 234,17
- IJsbrand Chardon (NED) –
- Glenn Geerts (BEL) 109,23
- Jozsef Dobrovitz (HUN) 111,73
- Werner Ulrich (SUI) 121,09
- Christoph Sandmann (GER) 122,64
- Gert Schrijvers (BEL) 137,99
Standings subsequently 7 of 8 events:
1 Boyd EXELL AUS 30
2 IJsbrand CHARDON NED 27
3 Tomas ERIKSSON SWE 19
Theo TIMMERMAN NED 19
5 Werner ULRICH SUI 18
6 Jozsef DOBROVITZ HUN 14
7 Georg VON STEIN GER 13
Koos DE RONDE NED 13
9 Fredrik PERSSON SWE 10
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