2010 Global Champions Tour
The 2010 Global Champions Tour was the 5th edition of the Global Champions Tour (GCT), an important international show jumping competition series. The series was held mainly in Europe, one competition was held outside of Europe. All competitions were endowed at least 285000 €. All GCT events was held as CSI 5*.
The competitions was held between May 7, 2010 and August 29, 2010. There was no final. At the end of the season the best 18 riders in the final overall standings has got a bonus prize money, in total 1,000,000 €[1]
Competitions
All competitions are held as competition over two rounds against the clock with one jump-off against the clock.
1st Competition: Global Champions Tour of Spain
May 7, 2010 to May 9, 2010 – Museo de las Ciencias Príncipe Felipe, Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, Valencia, 
Spain
Competition: Saturday, May 8, 2010 – Start: 4:00 pm, prize money: 285000 €[2][3]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 |  Timothée Anciaume | Lamm de Fetan | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 45.00 | 40 |
| 2 |  Marcus Ehning | Sabrina | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 45.32 | 37 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Jos Lansink | Valentina van't Heike | 0 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 42.95 | 35 |
(Top 3 of 49 Competitors)
2nd Competition: Global Champions Tour of Germany
May 13, 2010 to May 16, 2010 – Hamburg (German show jumping and dressage derby), Germany
Competition: Saturday, May 15, 2010 – Start: 2:00 pm, prize money: 285000 €[4]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 |  Lauren Hough | Quick Study | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 42.46 | 40 |
| 2 |  Edwina Alexander | Itot du Château | 0 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 38.43 | 37 |
| 3 | Laura Kraut | Cedric | 0 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 38.84 | 35 |
(Top 3 of 50 Competitors)
3rd Competition: Global Champions Tour of Italy
May 20, 2010 to May 23, 2010 – La Mandria near Turino, 
Italy
Competition: Saturday, May 22, 2010 – Start: 2:00 pm, prize money: 300000 €[5]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | Marco Kutscher | Cash | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 37.98 | 40 |
| 2 |  Nick Skelton | Carlo | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 38.18 | 37 |
| 3 |  Rodrigo Pessoa | Rebozo | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 41.12 | 35 |
(Top 3 of 46 Competitors)
4th Competition: France I
June 10, 2010 to June 12, 2010 – Cannes, France
Competition: Saturday, June 12, 2010 – Start: 6:00 pm, prize money: 285000 €[6]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | Edwina Alexander | Itot du Chateau | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 44.34 | 40 |
| 2 | Kevin Staut | Le Prestige St Lois | 0 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 36.29 | 37 |
| 3 |  Jessica Kürten | Libertina | 0 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 36.78 | 35 |
(Top 3 of 43 Competitors)
5th Competition: Global Champions Tour of Monaco
June 24, 2010 to June 26, 2010 – shore at the marina „Port Hercule“, Monte Carlo, 
Monaco
Competition: Saturday, June 26, 2010 – Start: 6:00 pm, prize money: 285000 €[7]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | Bernardo Alves | Bridgit | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 35.27 | 40 |
| 2 | Jessica Kürten | Libertina | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 35.29 | 37 |
| 3 | Jos Lansink | Valentina van't Heike | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 40.21 | 35 |
(Top 3 of 44 Competitors)
6th Competition: Global Champions Tour of Portugal
July 1, 2010 to July 3, 2010 – Hipódromo Manuel Possolo, Cascais near Estoril, 
Portugal
Competition: Saturday, July 3, 2010 – Start: 7:00 pm, prize money: 325000 € (show jumping grand prix with the second-highest prize money in Europe)[8]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum | Checkmate | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 44.11 | 40 |
| 2 | Marco Kutscher | Cash | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 45.82 | 37 |
| 3 | Jos Lansink | Valentina van't Heike | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 51.87 | 35 |
(Top 3 of 41 Competitors)
7th Competition: France II
July 23, 2010 to July 25, 2010 – Chantilly Racecourse, Chantilly, France
Competition: Saturday, July 24, 2010 – Start: 3:30 pm, prize money: 285000 €[9]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | Laura Kraut | Cedric | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 38.22 | 40 |
| 2 | Penelope Leprevost | Mylord Charthago | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 40.39 | 37 |
| 3 | Edwina Alexander | Itot du Chateau | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 40.91 | 35 |
(Top 3 of 49 Competitors)
8th Competition: Global Champions Tour of the Netherlands
August 13, 2010 to August 15, 2010 – Valkenswaard, 
Netherlands
Competition: Saturday, August 14, 2010 – Start: 1:45 pm, prize money: 285000 €[10]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | Laura Kraut | Cedric | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 36.72 | 40 |
| 2 | Denis Lynch | Lantinus | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 37.88 | 37 |
| 3 | Christian Ahlmann | Taloubet Z | 0 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 37.17 | 35 |
(Top 3 of 50 Competitors)
9th Competition: Global Champions Tour of Brasil
August 26, 2010 to August 28, 2010 – equestrian facility of the Sociedade Hípica Brasileira, Rio de Janeiro (Athina Onassis International Horse Show), Brazil
Competition: Saturday, August 28, 2010 – Start: 4:30 pm, prize money: 300000 €[11]
| Rider | Horse | Round 1 | Round 2 | Jump-off | scoring points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | Penalties | Time (s) | ||||
| 1 | Marcus Ehning | Noltes Küchengirl | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 33.23 | 40 |
| 2 | Denis Lynch | All Inclusive NRW | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 33.50 | 37 |
| 3 | Edwina Alexander | Itot du Château | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 34.01 | 35 |
(Top 3 of 37 Competitors)
Final standings
| Rider | 1st Competition |
2nd Competition |
3rd Competition |
4th Competition |
5th Competition |
6th Competition |
7th Competition |
8th Competition |
9th Competition |
scoring points (Total) |
prize money (bonus) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Ehning | 37 | 29 | 24 | 32 | (0) | 30 | 30 | (19) | 40 | 222 | 300,000 € |
| 2 | Marco Kutscher | 32 | 33 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 37 | (0) | 33 | (0) | 215 | 180,000 € |
| 3 | Edwina Alexander | (0) | 37 | (10) | 40 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 20 | 35 | 198 | 120,000 € |
| 4 | Jos Lansink | 35 | (0) | 28 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 7 | 25 | (0) | 193 | 80,000 € |
| 5 | Jessica Kürten | 11 | 21 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 9 | (6) | 27 | — | 173 | 60,000 € |
(Top 5), 7 results count for the final standing[12][13]
References
- ↑ 1 million euro bonus for Top 18 GCT ranked riders of the 2010 season, announcement at www.globalchampionstour.com
- ↑ schedule CSI 5* Valencia 2010, page 22
- ↑ result GCT of Spain 2010
- ↑ result 2010 Global Champions Tour of Germany
- ↑ result 2010 Global Champions Tour of Italy
- ↑ result Grand Prix de la Ville de Cannes 2010
- ↑ result 2010 Global Champions Tour of Monaco
- ↑ result 2010 Global Champions Tour of Portugal
- ↑ results Jumping Chantilly 2010
- ↑ result Global Champions Tour of the Netherlands 2010
- ↑ result 2010 Global Champions Tour of Brasil
- ↑ Final standing Global Champions Tour 2010
- ↑ Marcus Ehning: Nach dem Triumph kam der Euro-Regen, Dieter Ludwig (german)