Marta Ortega and Maikel van der Vleuten. Photo (c) Massimo Dutti.
Maikel van der Vleuten is the new rider of Massimo Dutti. The Dutch rider, current Team World Champion and number six on the Longines Ranking, joins the project initiated by his father Eric – competing horses owned by Marta Ortega.
Maikel, who until now has been sponsored by the VDL Groep, is very grateful for all the successes achieved in recent years: “I thank Wim van der Leegte and VDL for all their trust and the resources that they have given me during this stage. I have been very fortunate to have their support,” Maikel comments.
Regarding his new chapter that now begins with Massimo Dutti, Maikel says: ”I am very excited about this new project. We are lucky to have very good horses, and thanks to Marta Ortega and Massimo Dutti, we aspire to achieve great results.”
Source: Press release from Massimo Dutti
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