This week, the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Western European League moves on to its 13th, and penultimate, stop of the 2022/2023-season – at CSI5*-W Jumping International de Bordeaux in France.
The host nation comes strong in force of course with Kevin Staut (FRA), Simon Delestre (FRA), Julien Epaillard (FRA), Penelope Leprevost (FRA) and Roger Yves Bost (FRA) among the biggest names on the entry list. Guests include some of the world's very best, such as world no. one Henrik von Eckermann (SWE), Steve Guerdat (SUI), Scott Brash (GBR), Harrie Smolders (NED), Daniel Deusser (GER), Christian Ahlmann (GER), Marcus Ehning (GER) and Marlon Modolo Zanotelli (BRA).
The 2022/2023 Western European League season is a busy one, with fourteen CSI5*-W fixtures in eleven countries between October 2022 and the end of February 2023. With the seven best results counting for each rider, the top eighteen will qualify for the final in Omaha, USA, in April.