The Rome Gladiators, Constant Van Paesschen (BE) and Marlon Modolo Zanotelli (BRA), won the second round of the Global Champions League in Monaco. With a total of 0 penalties and 14,64 seconds they beat London Knights Martin Fuchs and Ben Maher, who finished second with 4 penalties and 130,23 seconds. Harrie Smolders and Mark McAuley, the Montreal Diamonds, took the third place with four penalties and 131,5 seconds. The St. Tropez Pirates of Edwina Tops-Alexander and Pieter Devos finished fourth with 4 penalties, Scandinavian Vikings Geir Gulliksen and Leopold van Asten seized the fifth spot with 8 penalties. In the individual ranking the victory went to Germany's Felix Hassmann and Balzaci, a fifteen-year-old stallion by Balou du Rouet. In 62,27 seconds they beat Maher and Winning Good (Winningmood van de Arenberg), who took a second longer in the 1,55m/1,60m-high course. Julien Epaillard piloted Quedge Deenne (Elan de la Cour) to the third place. Britain's John Whitaker and Robert Smith continued the top five. Whitaker and his Arko III-son Argento proved themselves almost a second faster than Smith and Cimano E (Unaniem), who ended up fifth. Click here for the team ranking. Click here for the individual ranking.
