Exell aims for fifth World Cup Driving Final
The eyes of the equestrian footing volition last assault the French metropolis of Bordeaux this weekend for the exciting FEI World Cup Driving Final.
Six transcend four-in-hand drivers have got qualified later 8 thrilling events as well as they all have got proficient chances to last crowned the season’s champion. The World Cup points accumulated throughout the flavor volition non last taken into consideration as well as the drivers volition get alongside a build clean sheet.
World Cup champion from 2009 to 2012 as well as championship defender Boyd Exell (AUS) was victorious 4 times this season, 2 of which spell competing alongside a wild card. With potent performances at Hannover (GER), Stuttgart (GER), Geneva (SUI) as well as London-Olympia (GBR), Exell took the atomic number 82 of the standings only ahead of Dutch drivers IJsbrand Chardon as well as Koos de Ronde, both of whom managed to crunch Exell 1 time as well as who are breathing downwardly his neck.
As the flavor progressed, the differences inward points betwixt the drivers kept decreasing making the competitions incredibly exciting. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 divergence of alone a few seconds could hateful the showtime house or the fourth.
IJsbrand Chardon crunch Exell inward Budapest (HUN) as well as was good on his agency to practise the same inward Mechelen (BEL) when his railroad vehicle tipped over. Chardon as well as his Lipizzaner horses shape a enterprise as well as fast team, which gives the four-time World Champion the confidence to become for victory inward Bordeaux. He won the FEI World Cup Driving Final inward 2005, but had to portion the championship alongside Michael Freund (GER) since they had finished on an equal let on of points. The organisation changed the adjacent flavor as well as Chardon claimed the champion’s championship inward 2006.
After a boring get inward Hannover, Budapest as well as London Olympia, Koos de Ronde nigh missed his endangerment to qualify for the final. But his conclusion to alter a Equus caballus inward his four-in-hand turned out to last the correct matter to practise as well as gave De Ronde his organized faith as well as the all-important winning musical rhythm back. He won the qualifier inward Mechelen, but since he was competing alongside a wild card, he did non have the much needed World Cup points. His in conclusion endangerment to arrive to the in conclusion was inward Leipzig (GER), which turned out to last a truthful thriller of a competition. De Ronde barely made it to the Winning Round but drove clear as well as won, earning the precious points.
Tomas Eriksson (SWE) is nether a lot of pressure. The successful Swedish driver is relying on his performances inward the serial to attract the back upward he needs to choke along competing internationally. Eriksson has been purpose of the serial since it began inward 2001 as well as has made it to the in conclusion on several occasions. He had a proficient 2012/2013 flavor alongside 2 2nd places inward Stockholm (SWE) as well as Geneva as well as 2 tertiary places inward Hannover as well as Leipzig. Eriksson is a potent opponent as well as volition sure enough sweat to challenge the Australian-Dutch authorisation of the previous years.
Bordeaux 2013 volition last the showtime FEI World Cup Driving Final inward Theo Timmerman’s career. Timmerman (NED) had a flavor alongside ups as well as downs alongside 2 superb 2nd places inward Budapest as well as London Olympia every bit good every bit 2 disappointing results inward Stuttgart as well as Geneva. At Olympia, alone wild carte du jour driver Boyd Exell could crunch him, which meant that Timmerman scored the amount 10 World Cup points which secured his qualification for the Final.
Jozsef Dobrovitz (HUN) had a flavor alongside mixed results. From his runner-up placing inward Leipzig to his 6th house inward Mechelen, as well as everything inward between, Dobrovitz did it all. The Hungarian driver had to battle it out until the really in conclusion instant inward Leipzig to ensure a starting house for the final. When Dobrovitz needs to perform, he sure enough goes for it as well as that is what makes him a unsafe opponent whose presence guarantees an exciting competition. He has qualified for the in conclusion for the 5th fourth dimension as well as has only every bit much endangerment to arrive to the podium every bit whatsoever of his 5 challengers.
The wild carte du jour for the in conclusion 2013 has been allocated to French driver Thibault Coudry every bit has been the representative inward previous years. Coudry also competed alongside a wild carte du jour inward Geneva inward Dec where he placed fourth. In 2010 he impressed past times winning the World Cup competition, inward 2011 he came inward 4th as well as inward 2012 he finished inward 7th place.
Honorary FEI Bureau fellow member Jack Pemberton (CAN) has generously donated the trophy which is awarded to the winner of the Final. The showtime Jack Pemberton trophy was presented to Australia’s Boyd Exell inward 2012. Pemberton, who chaired the FEI Driving Committee shape 1995 to 2003, has been involved alongside the FEI since 1968 as well as has made a huge send on on equestrian sport. He has been purpose of to a greater extent than than twenty equine associations inward his life. He was made a life fellow member of the British Horse Society as well as the Canadian Combined Driving Association. In 2007 Jack Pemberton was the initiative recipient of the Equine Canada Lifetime Achievement Award.
According to the scoring organisation introduced for the in conclusion inward 2012, 50% of the rank differential betwixt each driver as well as the leading driver from the showtime contest on Fri level converted into seconds volition last carried frontward past times that driver into the contest on Saturday. Scores from the showtime circular on Sat volition last carried frontward past times the qualified drivers into the stimulate off.
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