Olympic vintage at CSIO5* La Baule
Press Release CSIO5* La Baule – On the eve of the 56th edition of the Longines International Jumping of La Baule, a kind of Olympic perfume floats over the François André stadium, home to the world best riders‘ and horses‘ achievements since 1960. The line-up of competitors is even more exceptional since the Officiel de France (CSIO) will be the one and only 5* show held on this Pentecost week end.
Olympic rehearsal
Second leg of the European 1st Division, the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup presented by Longines will look like an Olympic rehearsal since seven out of the eight nations competing in La Baule will be at the Rio Olympics (France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, USA, Brazil, Great Britain). The team leaders will have a chance to test their pairs in order to finalize their selections.
Crack horses
The grass arena of the François André stadium will be tread upon by the best horses in the world : Orient Express HDC, Ornella Mail HDC, Hermès Ryan, Qlassic Bois Margot, Sydney Une Prince, Ohm de Ponthual, Quartz Rouge, Flora de Mariposa, Nice Stéphanie, Rêveur de Hurtebise, Chiara 222, Comanche 28, Big Star, Quickly de Kreisker, Romanov, Carlo 273, Corbinian…
Cracks riders
The best riders in the world will also be there, starting with Simon Delestre (FRA, world n°1, world team vice champion in 2014), Pénélope Leprevost (FRA, world n°5, world team vice champion in 2014), Kevin Staut (FRA, world n°8, world team vice champion in 2014), Patrice Delaveau (FRA, individual and team vice champion in 2014), Roger Yves Bost (FRA, European champion in 2013), Jérôme Hurel (FRA, France team member), Christian Ahlmann (GER, world n° 2, team vice champion in 2015), Ludger Beerbaum (GER, team vice champion in 2015), Daniel Deusser (GER, team vice champion in 2015), Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER, team vice champion in 2015), Eric Lamaze (CAN, Olympic champion in 2008), Steve Guerdat (SWI, Olympic champion in 2012), Doda de Miranda (BRA, team bronze medallist at the 2000 Olympics), Scott Brash (GBR, world n°3, team Olympic champion in 2012), Ben Maher (GBR, team Olympic champion in 2012), Nick Skelton (GBR, team Olympic champion in 2012), Michael Whitaker (GBR, European team champion in 2013), Bertram Allen (IRL, world n°9, 3rd at the FEI world Cup final in 2015), Abdelkebir Ouaddar (MAR, 9th place at the Panarab Games 2011), Jur Vrieling (HOL, team European champion in 2015, team vice Olympic champion in 2012), Sergio Alvarez Moya (SPA), Reed Kessler (USA)…
Highlights
One of the first events of the Longines International Jumping of La Baule will be the FFE French Tour – Generali class, on Thursday 12 May at 1.15pm. On Friday 13 May, at 1.45pm, nations‘ parade followed by the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup presented by Longines at 2pm. Saturday 14 May will be the time for the Loire Region Derby, always spectacular and popular. On Sunday 15 May, the Longines Grand Prix of the city of La Baule will be the culmination of this week with an Olympic flavour.
Random draw
The random draw for the team starting order in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup presented by Longines will take place on Thursday 12 May at 11.15am.
Source: Press Release CSIO5* La Baule
