(Ommen/NED) Top-class sport, show and hospitality, that is the recipe for success of the CSI Ommen. For the second time, the BEMER Riders Tour is a guest at the Schuttert family's equestrian center in Stegeren, Netherlands. The international horse show at three-star level will take place from July 5th to 9th and promises an exciting third stage with a top cast.
Organizer Hendrik Jan Schuttert cannot hide his anticipation: "After last year went so well, the riders are very enthusiastic about this season of the Riders Tour. We experienced two great stages in Hagen and Munich and are very happy The field is even stronger than last year with almost a quarter in the top 100 in the world and many good riders from different countries including Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland or the UK It's a really strong, international one Field." Table leaders meet international top competition Athletes from 15 nations fill the entry list for the CSI3*, including five well-known faces from the current BEMER Riders Tour ranking list. "Rider of the Year 2021" Patrick Stühlmeyer, who already has 20 points to his credit after winning the first stage in Hagen, will try to further expand his record. His German compatriot Michael Kölz leads the ranking with the same number of points as Stühlmeyer. After his first stage win in Munich in May, Kölz got a taste for Rider's Tour successes. Japanese Olympian Eiken Sato scored 15 points in Hagen and is always a tough opponent, especially when saddled with top performer Chacanno JRA. With the Dutchman Vincent Dings (9 points) and the former European champion of young riders Thibeau Spits (2 points) from Belgium, they face strong competition. The latter just proved his top form with second place in the international young riders competition at the CHIO Aachen. The top starters also include Bertram Allen and Shane Breen from Ireland, Sophie Hinners, Rene Dittmer, David Will and Holger Wulschner from Germany, Briton William Funnell and Belgians Koen Vereecke, Niels Bruynseels and Jos Verlooy. From the Dutch frontrunners, Marc Houtzager and Willem Greve, the newly crowned winner of the prestigious Grand Prix over 1.60 m at the CHIO Rotterdam, are also at the start. Not to forget the Grand Prix winner of 2022, Remco Been (NED), who won his victory on the stallion Holland v.d. Bisshop can defend. Young Rider of the Year gets involved with the seniors Matthis Westendarp (GER) was able to jump into four stages of the Senior Riders Tour by winning the first BEMER Young Riders Tour last year. The 22-year-old announced early in the season that he wanted to start in Ommen and is saddled with his top partner Chillert Blue NRW. The BEMER Riders Tour is held in the Netherlands in two tests: Firstly, there is the qualification, an international competition with a jump-off and the day's highlight of the big tour on Friday. The best 50 couples of this qualification then start in reverse order in the BEMER Riders Tour special test on Sunday, the Grand Prix van het Vechtdal powered by Handelshuis Schuttert & Provincie Overijssel with two rounds. The third stage of the BEMER Riders Tour at the CSI3* Ommen in the Netherlands can be followed live on clipmyhorse.tv. Starter and result lists can be found on www.jumpingdedriehoek.nl.
