De afsluiter van Jumping Indoor Maastricht, de Longines Trophy, werd gewonnen door Maikel van der Vleuten met VDL Groep Sapphire B (v. Mr. Blue). Van de veertig deelnemers drongen er elf door in de barrage, waarvan zeven Nederlandse combinaties. Ruiter na ruiter verbeterde de tijd, maar Maikel van der Vleuten, spande de kroon, door binnendoor te steken en iets meer dan 1 seconde los te rijden. Maikel: "I decided, with my father, to take a short turn to the right after the oxer. Eventually when I had to do it I was a bit surprised how fast everything came together. But it worked our very well," states Maikel Van der Vleuten after winning this afternoon's 1m55 GP with Sapphire. The Dutch-pair was followed by Simon Delestre and the 12-year-old Baloubet du Rouet-horse Napoli du Ry. The French rider didn't want to take the risk. "Napoli is back since about one month and a half. He got injured during the last Olympic Games. Taking unnecessary risks would be a wrong decision." The stage in this afternoon's GP was completed by Gert-Jan Bruggink and Primeval Dejavu, ending in the third position. In total the Jumping Indoor Maastricht welcomed about 19,000 visitors in this edition. Bron: Persbericht
