What a joy for the Stockholm Hearts—who placed third in Miami and Saint-Tropez—to finally stand on the top step of the podium in Cannes.
The first run kept us on the edge of our seats, with that challenging course designed by course director Uliano Vezzani.
The first round of the Riesenbeck International, who completed two flawless rounds, thanks to Philipp Schulze Toppohoff and Carla NRW, and Christian Kukuk and Just Be Gentleman, with a time of 149.67 seconds.
The New York Empire, represented by Scott Brash riding Hello Valentino, and Paris Selon and Anna JO, are currently in second place with a time of 138.47 seconds.
The Stockholm Hearts, represented by the young French rider Antoine Ermann riding Odin Can’t Hanegoor, and Nicola Philippaerts riding Derby de Riveland, finished the course with 4 points, placing them in third place.
Of note was the excellent performance by the Cannes Stars, the only all-female team from the Iron Dames, who finished with 4 points thanks to a penalty lap by Sophie Hinners and her magnificent Iron Dames Singclair.
In the individual standings for this first round, Scott Brash and Hello Valentino posted a clear round in 67.49 seconds.
The second most thrilling round of the Cannes Jumping competition, with a new route and revamped teams.
The Stockholm Hearts were the only team to complete a double clear round in the competition, finishing in 149.28 seconds, which led them to victory.
The Cannes Stars, for their part, finished in fourth place with another score of 4 points, for a total score of 8 points. In this second round, Friederike Meyer-Zimmermann rode a clear round for her team.
In the individual standings, Julien Epaillard and Dubaï du Cèdre were the fastest, completing a clear round in 67.19 seconds.
Lieven Hendricks Prize – 1.15 m, In the Greine des Neiges race, France’s Lou Potin claimed victory with a time of 53.21 seconds.
For the GC Store Award, Let’s celebrate yet another French victory, thanks to Maxime Pierrot riding Dynamic d’Allaire. The rider from Provence posted the fastest clear round in 64.43 seconds.
See you tonight for the closing ceremony!
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