Valkenswaard United’s Alberto Zorzi and Jur Vrieling pulled out an oscar-winning performance in last night’s GCL Cannes, rising from 7th to take a spectacular win on the French Riviera. Last night’s GCL Cannes was a blockbuster, with drama right down to the final fence as United rose to […]
The stars were out in force for a show-stopping first round of GCL Cannes, as the spotlight shone on the Prague Lions duo of Ales Opatrny and Niels Bruynseels in the first floodlight class of the season. One of only two teams to jump double clear, the Lions […]
Shanghai Swans’ pairing of Pedro Veniss and Daniel Deusser took home a spectacular win in an edge-of-the-seat showdown at the GCL Ramatuelle/Saint Tropez final, as London Knights extended their overall ranking lead. Just metres from the world-famous Pampelonne Beach, the action went down to the wire as the […]
Excitement flowed to the final fence as the St Tropez Pirates duo of Laura Klaphake and Pieter Devos held off enormous pressure to sail to the team’s first win of the season at GCL Hamburg. U25 German star Laura Klaphake (GER) and Pieter Devos (BEL) of the Pirates […]
Laura Klaphake (GER) and Pieter Devos (BEL) of the St Tropez Pirates took the helm in a knife-edge GCL Hamburg, after today’s first round saw 12 teams finish all within six faults of each other. With time a significant factor in today’s prelude to Saturday’s showdown, the St […]
Jos Verlooy (BEL) & Japatero VDM won the €25,375 NFR Trophy CSI 5* last Thursday during the Longines Global Champions Tour at the Derby Park Klein Flottbeck in Hamburg, Germany. The Belgian and the 9-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding (Eldorado van de Zeshoek x For Pleasure) triumphed in the 1.45m […]
The scarlet-suited London Knights brought home a second win of the season, after a spectacular Spanish showdown saw thrills, spills and top sporting action. Ben Maher and Nicola Philippaerts (BEL) of the Knights withstood enormous pressure to ride the only double clear of the day, stealing the win […]
In a breath-taking display of power and precision the London Knights duo of Emily Moffitt and Ben Maher stormed to a GCL Shanghai win by 27 hundredths of a second, taking the lead in the overall ranking. With enormous pressure on the shoulders of U25 rider Moffitt and […]
Ben Maher (GBR) & Explosion W won the €145,000 First GCL class yesterday during the Longines Global Champions Tour of Shanghai CSI 5* in China. The Brit and the 9-year-old chestnut Dutch Warmblood gelding (Chacco-Blue x Baloubet du Rouet) were victorious in the 1.50m-1.60m speed challenge by […]
The London Knights are the leading lights after round one of the GCL Shanghai, seizing pole position ahead of Saturday’s crucial decider. The classy pairing of Ben Maher and U25 rider Emily Moffitt led the cavalry charge from the off and their double clear proved unassailable. Ludger Beerbaum […]
Prague Lions’ Anna Kellnerova and Gerco Schröder took a spectacular GCL Miami Beach win, as 2016 Champions Valkenswaard United shot to the top of the overall rankings as the 16-event season unfolds. Set next to the effervescent Atlantic ocean, clean jumping rounds were few and far between over […]
The first round of GCL Miami Beach kicked off with the Monaco Aces’ formidable duo of Jerome Guery and Julian Epaillard taking an early lead at the spectacular US destination. From the start, team strategy and tactics were clear, with many fielding their star strikers for the […]
Miami Celtics have kick started their 2018 GCL season with a breathtaking victory in the opening leg in Mexico City. They banked a brilliant win thanks to a double clear from Michael Duffy and Denis Lynch and dramatically overtook the overnight leaders Paris Panthers, who took the runner-up spot, just ahead of the powerful Valkenswaard […]
Paris Panthers powered to pole position in an intensely competitive GCL season-opener, as riders Gregory Wathelet and Darragh Kenny vowed to convert their strong position into a win tomorrow. “It’s a very good start for us — Gregory did a great job and I had to follow,” said […]
The Valkenswaard United United won the Global Champions League of Doha yesterday at the Al Shaqab in Doha, Qatar. Alberto Zorzi (ITA) & Fair Light van’T Heike (Vigo d’Arsouilles vs. Darco) started things off well for the team from the Netherlands by going clear in 75.09 seconds, also giving […]
The big guns came out in full force for the first round of the Global Champions League, with Mexico Amigos taking pole but high drama in the battle between Championship contenders Hamburg Diamonds and Valkenswaard United. Setting up an unmissable finale to the GCL season, both the Diamonds and United pulled […]
Reigning Champions Valkenswaard United powered to victory in the first leg of the Global Champions League after an electrifying second round which went down to the wire in Mexico City. While fans enthusiastically packed the grandstands, dancing to the team theme music and cheering on their favourite […]
