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Here we go again! Riders from twenty nations will come together this weekend at the Ecuries du Golf de Saint-Tropez in Grimaud, in the heart of the French Riviera, for the Hubside Jumping. The major names in international show jumping will try to follow in the footsteps of Patrice Delaveau and Guillaume Foutrier, the winners of last month’s Hubside Jumping Spring Tour.
There will be lots of competition during the CSI1*, CSI2* and CSI4* classes of the Hubside Jumping! As for the French riders, an experiences French delegation will be able to court on two podium regulars, Simon Delestre, second best French rider in the Longines World Rankings and world team silver medalist in 2014, and Philippe Rozier, current Olympic team gold medalist, who will return to Grimaud with three horses, including Rahotep de Toscane, which was a member of the winning team in Rio. The younger generation, which are currently flourishing internationally, led by the experienced Julien Gonin, Edward Levy and Mégane Moissonnier, will also be in attendance. Eugenie Ango will also be returning to CSI4* competition, which hasn’t seen him since 2014!
As for the foreign riders, the most featured CSI4* combinations will undoubtably be the one formed by Colombia’s Carlos Lopez, with Admara 2. Together they finished fifth in the most recent World Equestrian Games, and seventh at the 2018 Longines FEI World Cup Final in Paris. A legend in international show jumping, the rider who at the end of the 80s with his white horse Milton, competed against the national heroes Jappeloup and Pierre Durand, is also expected at the Hubside Jumping: John Whitaker, who will be accompanied by Argento, who were well placed last week in the international classes at the CSI4* in Bourg-en Bresse.
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Belgium, Spain and Italy will each be sending three riders to the CSI4* in Grimaud. François Mathy Jr will be representing Belgium, as well as Constant van Paesschen, the team member within the Chantilly Pegasus team consists of Carlos Lopez and France’s Sadri Fegaier, the international rider and successful businessman behind the Hubside Jumping event. The CSI4* Grand Prix will boast prize money of 100,000 Euros and 25,000 of the CSI2* Grand Prix.
The Hubside Jumping will take place at the renovated Ecuries Golfe de Saint-Tropez, in a brand-new 120 x 70m ring, next to a 100x50m paddock. The general management has been entrusted to Denis Monticolo; Eleonora Ottaviani, the director of the IJRC, the International Jumping Riders Club, will be the sports director.
All classes will be broadcasted live here.
More information about this sensational event may be found on the Hubside Jumping Facebook page, website, Instagram page and Youtube channel.
Source: Event press release
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