Timmerman clinches World Cup driving final berth
Dutch driver Theo Timmerman has rounded off a successful twelvemonth yesteryear winning his commencement FEI World Cup competitor as well as securing his ticket to the final.
Timmerman trounce his compatriot Koos de Ronde as well as Hungarian driver József Dobrovitz as well as 4 other drivers inward the finally qualifier of 2013 held inward Mechelen, Belgium, on Mon night.
Dutch O-course designer Johan Jacobs, who was responsible for the tracks inward Verona, Geneva as well as London Olympia this season, had set out a practiced course of education for the Belgian leg of the series. He volition too endure edifice the course of education for the FEI World Cup Driving Final which volition endure held inward the French metropolis of Bordeaux inward Feb 2014.
It was a finally direct chances competitor for Timmerman, who had to complete amidst the overstep iii inward Mechelen to qualify for the final. His outdoor flavor had been successful, amongst private gilded at the FEI European Four-in-Hand Driving Championships held inward Izsák (HUN) inward September as well as at the Dutch National Championships. But his indoor flavor has had its ups as well as downs.
Timmerman was determined to perform good inward Mechelen, knowing Mechelen winner Koos De Ronde was competing amongst a wildcard as well as the amount 10 World Cup points would become to him fifty-fifty if he were to complete behind his teammate. Timmerman drove his particular indoor squad rattling fast through the fluent course of education as well as fifty-fifty managed to trounce his ain fourth dimension of the commencement circular yesteryear most ii seconds.
Tomas Eriksson (SWE) was rattling some a top-three placing, only afterward 1 knockdown, he too hitting the finally develop of cones, which dropped him downward to 4th place. Mechelen was too the finally competitor for József Dobrovitz Jr (HUN), who had his practiced friend, double FEI basis pony four-in-hand champion Bram Chardon (NED), aid him on the wagon equally his navigator. Dobrovitz Jr drove a clear as well as rubber round, only did non achieve the speed necessary for a overstep placing. The 21-year-old finished inward 10th place inward his commencement FEI World Cup Driving season.
Georg von Stein (GER) had ii knockdowns as well as came inward sixth, which puts him into a provisional 4th house inward the serial standings. Von Stein volition induce down amongst a wildcard inward Leipzig inward mid-January as well as it volition depend on the performances of his compatriots Michael Brauchle as well as Daniel Schneiders whether he volition create create to rest inward the overstep vi to qualify for the final.
Second wildcard driver Glenn Geerts (BEL) position on a practiced functioning driving his outdoor squad of horses. Sadly he lost 1 of his best wheeler horses several weeks agone as well as had to role a spare horse, only the 24-year-old talented driver was nevertheless rattling proud to compete at overstep degree inward front end of his domicile crowd.
Results:
1 Theo Timmerman (NED) 251,75
2 Koos de Ronde (NED) 256,27
3 József Dobrovitz (HUN) 273,60
4 Tomas Eriksson (SWE) 134,19
5 József Dobrovitz jr. (HUN) 136,80
6 Georg von Stein (GER) 136,96
7 Glenn Geerts (BEL) 143,85
Standings afterward 8 of ix events:
1 IJsbrand CHARDON NED 32
1 Boyd EXELL AUS 32
3 Theo TIMMERMAN NED 23
4 Georg VON STEIN GER 21
4 Koos DE RONDE NED 21
6 Tomas ERIKSSON SWE 20
7 Jozsef DOBROVITZ HUN 18
8 Michael BRAUCHLE GER 15
8 Daniel SCHNEIDERS GER 15
10 Jozsef DOBROVITZ jr. HUN 14
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