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Maikel v/d Vleuten & El Wikke win the CSI4* Grand Prix of Maastricht

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Maikel v/d Vleuten & El Wikke win the CSI4* Grand Prix of Maastricht

Maikel v/d Vleuten & El Wikke win the CSI4* Grand Prix of Maastricht

You could hear a pin drop when Dutchman Maikel van der Vleuten steered his Eldorado v/d Zeshoek-mare El Wikke through Louis Konickx’ 1.55 meter course in the arena of MECC in Maastricht, The Netherlands. With great pace he managed to put in an amazingly quick clear jump-off round, to great joy of the enthusiastic Dutch public. He managed to take the victory in a blistering fast time of 42,10 seconds.

Maikel van der Vleuten (NED) – Elwikke Jumping Indoor Maastricht 2022 © DigiShots
Maikel van der Vleuten (NED) – Elwikke Jumping Indoor Maastricht 2022 © DigiShots
Maikel van der Vleuten (NED) – Elwikke Jumping Indoor Maastricht 2022 © DigiShots

Both the double and the final fence proved to be difficult to many: Kim Emmen, Conor Drain, Pim Mulder, Willem Greve, Niels Bruynseels, William Funnell and Shane Breen all were tricked by one or both of these obstacles.

German-rider Hans-Dieter Dreher and the grey Holstein-stallion Cous Cous 3 (Cachas x Lasino) stayed almost two seconds behind Maikel, finishing in second place with 43,70 seconds. Third place went to Belgium’s Olivier Philippaerts and H&M Miro (Diamant de Semily x Kannan) who finished clear in 43,87 seconds.

Hans Dieter Dreher (GER) – Cous Cous 3 Jumping Indoor Maastricht 2022 © DigiShots
Olivier Philippaerts (BEL) – H&M Miro Jumping Indoor Maastricht 2022 © DigiShots
Olivier Philippaerts (BEL) – H&M Miro Jumping Indoor Maastricht 2022 © DigiShots

Fourth place went to Cedri Hurel for France, putting a clear round in 44,48 seconds on the board, riding his Fantasio Floreval Z (Florian de La Vie x Clinton). American routinier Laura Kraut and Baloutine (Balou de Rouet x Landor S) came home fifth in 44,48 seconds.

The top six was made complete by Eric van der Vleuten and the chestnut gelding Dreamland (Sunday de Riverland x For Pleasure) who were the last combination to stay clear in the jump-off.

Source: DigiShots News, Leanjo de Koster

Maikel van der Vleuten (NED) – Elwikke Jumping Indoor Maastricht 2022 © DigiShots

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