Geesteren, The Netherlands – June 22, 2019 – Maikel van der Vleuten (NED) and Dana Blue were victorious in the €150,100 Longines Grand Prix CSI 5* yesterday during the Twente CSIO 5* in Geesteren, The Netherlands.

Maikel van der Vleuten (NED) & Dana Blue

The Dutchman and the 11-year-old grey Dutch Warmblood mare (Mr. Blue x Hemmingway) triumphed in the 1.60m challenge by overcoming all the obstacles in the second performance for no penalties, going through the jump-off timers in 41.89 seconds.

Simone Blum (GER) & DSP Alice

Simone Blum (GER) and DSP Alice (Askari x Landrebell) also registered a clean scorecard, finishing second by being only three-tenths of a second off the winners’ time.

Kevin Jochems (NED) & Cristello

Kevin Jochems (NED) and Cristello (Numero Uno x Voltaire) completed the podium backed by two penalty-free efforts, the second one in 43.82 seconds.

Maikel van der Vleuten (NED) & Dana Blue during the awards ceremony