The Global Champions Tour moves to Valkenswaard, the Netherlands this weekend for the eighth leg of the 2011 season.

 

As with all Global Champions Tour events, the best riders in the world will gather to compete for important ranking points and the highest prize money in the sport of showjumping. 

 

As well as top-level international show jumping, CSI Valkenswaard offers top class facilities for riders and horses, a fantastic atmosphere for spectators and high quality VIP entertainment for our sponsors and their guests.

 

Once again the GCT team at Stal Tops headquarters, have pulled out all the stops to deliver a distinctive and exciting weekend for everyone at the International Concours Valkenswaard. And this year they have raised standards even further with a new high-tech surface for the main arena.

 

The VDL Groep Grand Prix on Saturday will be broadcast live on Eurosport, reaching 123 million households in 59 countries. You can catch all the action by watching

GCT’s own live streaming on our website www.globalchampionstour.com.

 

Most exciting for Aussies is that our showjumping heroine, Edwina Alexander, is currently top of the GCT Rankings 2011!  We wish Edwina all the best for this weekend and hope that she continues to reign supreme. We will all be there in spirit cheering her on - Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!

 

GCT Rankings 2011 - Current Top 12 

 

1. Edwina Alexander AUS 195.00

2.Ludger Beerbaum GER 186.50

3.Luciana Diniz POR 186.00

4.Alvaro de Miranda Neto BRA 144.00

5.-Goran Bengtsson SWE 142.00

6.Denis Lynch IRL 141.00

7.Christian Ahlmann 135.00

8.Billy Twomey IRL 124.00

9.Kevin Staut FRA 120.00

9. Marco Kutscher GER 120.0

11. Pius Schwizer SUI 119.00

12. 12. Philipp Weishaupt GER 116.00