Global Champions Tour Valencia Final Events

Flying finish for last to go Cassio Rivetti for the double

For the second time this weekend Cassio Rivetti  finished in first place as the last to go giving a great climax to the Trofeo Repsol. Rivetti already won the opening speed competition on Friday and today on Böckmanns Lazio he won with a time of 58.71.

Michael Whitaker set the competition alight with a time of 59.82 on a new ride, MCB Maya and looked full of confidence as they led the way from the fourteenth to go. Michael looked assured of Victory until the last to go when Cassio made up the time over the last two fences to catch the British rider. Finishing second once again after his good finish in the Global Champions Tour Grand Prix last night.

The master of faster, Richard Spooner, blitzed around the track with Billy Bianca to attack Billy Twomey’s early targets that brought the competition alight. With a time of 60.66 Richard ended up third. This CSI5* competition had an interesting track designed by Frank Rothenberger with the Longines serpentine combination made for some tight turns to make up valuable seconds on the early part of the track.

 

 

Kevin Staut on Le prestige St Lois de Hus winner of the last 5* competition of the Global Champions Tour of Spain

With a difficult triple combination in the course, second starter Eduardo Alvarez Aznar set the pressure on the other riders to come with a clear round in 42.25. Kevin Staut beated that time with a very fast start in the 1.50m class setting a time of 39.87 on Le Prestige St Lois de Hus. Billy Twomey on Tinka’s Serenade and Maikel van der Vleuten on Zacharov Tn made the last competition of the Global Champions Tour of Spain in 2012 an quite exciting one. Billy Twomey sped into the second place with a time of 40.49 and Maikel van der Vleuten ended third with a time of 40.67, just a fraction behind Billy Twomey.

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