The Cannes International Show Jumping Tournament kicks off this Thursday with an evening dedicated to the Global Champions League, which is usually scheduled for Friday.
This team event, which just crowned the Saint Tropez Pirates—featuring Spain’s Mariano Martinez Bastida, Ireland’s Max Wachman, and Portugal’s Duarte Seabra—as champions, took place amid great excitement, with a course designed by Italian course director Uliano Vezzani.
However, the first heat was led by Madrid in Motion—composed of Maikel Van Vleuten from the Netherlands and Beauville Z.N.O.P.—and the Spanish team of Alvarez Aznar and Legend, with a time of 118.05 seconds. The Saint Tropez Pirates posted a time of 131.60 seconds in this first heat. Rounding out the provisional podium, the Cannes Stars, an all-female team, finished the first heat with a time of 133.32 seconds.
The second round, featuring a new course layout, kept the Cannes crowd on the edge of their seats, as teams struggled to figure out how to navigate this challenging course. It wasn’t until the very end that the Saint Tropez Pirates secured their victory.
“This victory is fantastic, and the crowd in Cannes was incredible,” said the Saint Tropez Pirates about their win.
CSI 2*
Earlier in the day, the GC TV Prize was won by Britain’s Isabella Beecroft-Luckett, riding Dahar, who completed the course in 28.23 seconds over jumps set at 1.15 meters, in a two-phase competition.
France shone in this event, with Sabine Maitrot Charmasson and Gotha de Jarsay taking second place, and Daylina Maximin Vernoy and Fantasia Barbotière taking third, with times of 28.23 seconds and 31.50 seconds, respectively.
Aurélie Bidermann Award
Here too, in the 1.25-meter class, France took center stage with Charlotte Slosse’s victory riding Uzel, clocking a time of 29.09 seconds, followed closely by another French rider, Emma Bodier, riding Elina de Grandry, in 30.09 seconds. Third place went to Vanessa Hajkova and PMF/2join Hartford with a time of 31.71 seconds.
Kiss FM Awards
A victory and a clear round for Belgium’s Thierry Goffinet and his horse Derby Landais in this 1.40-meter speed class, with a time of 62.13 seconds. Second place went to Maxime Pierrot and Dynamic d’Allaire in 64.93 seconds, while third place went to France, with Baptiste Couperie and Talouradao clocking a time of 65.83 seconds.
See you on Friday, June 6, for the GCTV Prize at 1.50.
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