Rodrigo Almeida takes victory in CSI2* Grand Prix Opglabbeek

Rodrigo Almeida takes victory in CSI2* Grand Prix Opglabbeek


Sentower Park just hosted the highlight of a busy international weekend: the Grand Prix of the CSI2* competition. 64 competitors entered this class with jump-off. Thirteen combinations were able to keep the zero in the first round. A jump-off with thirteen had to decide the winner.


The win was for Portuguese Rodrigo Giesteira Almeida. He rode Huppdeldepup (by Tyson) clear to the finish in 35.09 seconds. Gustavo Arroyo took home second place with G&C Virko Minotais (by Chacco-Blue). This combination was able to keep the zero and finished in 35.30 seconds. Gilles Thomas provided the best Belgian performance. In the saddle of Luna van het Dennehof (v. Prince van de Wolfsakker) he could keep the zero and stopped the chrono after 35.35 seconds.

Charlene Bastone and Sanlou (by; Sandro Boy) finished in fourth place. They jumped a clear round in 40.29 seconds. Felix Hassmann and Cayenne WZ (by Claudio) recorded the fastest time behind their name. Unfortunately, they had one jumping fault behind their name. This earned them fifth place.

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