The eighth and final dance for the elite of the international event. After Montelibretti (Italy), Chatsworth (Great Britain), Millstreet (Ireland), Avanges (Switzerland), Strzegom (Poland), Arville (Belgium) and Ligniers (France), the final stop is the Dutch municipality of Bockelo. FEI Eventing Nations Cup circuit, this weekend in the province of Overijssel.

In the personal ranking of this CCIO 4*-L, provisionally installed on Friday after an excellent dressage test (76.27%), the British Laura Collett, in the saddle of her stallion Dacapo, maintained the lead in the cross country at the end. . Thanks to a perfect course, penalized by only 1.6 points, the Olympic team champion (2024) displays a total of 25.3 points before show jumping, a performance good enough to contain the comeback of her compatriot Sarah Bullimore, who is in virtual second place with Corrimero. Not to be outdone by British selection in the team competition, the fifty-one-year-old rider made the most of the cross-country, making a brilliant comeback in three places to keep all chances of victory intact.

Laura Collett, who won her extraordinary London 52 in the individual competition at Bokolo in 2019, will have to be wary of another champion's return to win for a second time. Regarding Nickel 21, Tokyo Olympic champion (2021) Julia Krajewski is in third place. Second at the end of the dressage and a 4.4 point penalty in the cross, the German will have a good card to play on Sunday.

The French suffered a setback in the team rankings

Clover shines in Dutch grass. In front of a large crowd who came to see the world's best completists compete, the Irish team put in a great performance this Saturday. Aoife Clarke and Sportsfield Freelance (total 31.6 points), Susannah Berry and Clever Trick (32) and Padraig McCarthy and Pomp n Circumstance (35), who are sixth in the nations rankings after dressage, all had good runs in the cross. , capturing places until taking the lead. The Irish are ahead of America and New Zealand on the podium before show jumping.

At the end of the cross country, the last winner of the Nations Cup last year, the French team is in a slightly delicate position in the 2024 edition thanks to the performance of Astaire Nicolas and Allertamalibin (71.59%). Benjamin Massey and Figaro Fonro (70.63%) during the dressing-down, the Blues were third before the start of the cross. 31 points from Astier Nicolas and his gelding, and 11.4 points from Alexis Gowrie and Jeval after a fault, Thierry Toussaint's men now bounce back in their bid for a second straight title. 6th place

The tricolor day will still shine with brilliant performances from Benjamin Massey and Figaro Fonroy. Very close to achieving the maximum in cross with only 0.8 penalty points, the pair made an extraordinary progress of eleven places and are now at the foot of the podium in the individual category. Sébastien Cavaillon, who was heavily penalized in 39.6 on the reins of the Ellipse de la Vigne representing the French team, put in a stark contrast with his young Black Pearl Z. On a very nice course in cross (2.8 points) ), the couple is in twenty-third place. Great returns for Sebastien Atty and Casanova du Fretty too. Sixty-second at the end of the dressage, the couple grabbed thirty-two places in cross-country and are now in thirtieth.

Tomorrow morning, the riders will begin the show jumping event, which will mark the outcome of this CCIO 4*-L in team and individual competitions.

Results

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