Show rider Hans-Dieter Dieter took fourth place in the second parlor examination at the World Cup final in Basel as the best German. The victory went to the Swiss Martin Fuchs.
It was an almost perfect appearance on Friday evening in the Basel St. Jakobshalle: After a sovereign round in the normal course, Hans-Dieter Dreher and Schimmelwallach Elysium in the jump-off looked again after a quick, flawless ride. But then the distance from the final Oxer did not match. Four penalty points in a time of 42.26 seconds meant fourth place. A total of six starter couples had qualified for the jump -off. The victory went to the Swiss Martin Fuchs ahead of Max Kühner (Austria) and Alessandra Volpi (USA).
Special World Cup final for Hans-Dieter Dreher
For Hans-Dieter Dreher, this World Cup final is almost a home game. The domestic stable in Eimeldingen (Lörrach district) is just under 15 kilometers away. “I’m at home faster than the other riders in the hotel”, He told SWR Sport in an interview. In the first parliamentary exam on Thursday evening, the 53-year-old still saddled his foxwallach vestmalle of the Cotis. In the end, two drops meant 22nd place. Now he was able to make up for a few places in the overall ranking.
Richard Vogel jumps to eleventh place
Richard Vogel became the second best German on Friday evening. With his jumping stallion United Touch, he achieved a sovereign round in the normal course – until the last obstacle. United Touch flew a little too flat over this, the top rod went to the ground. That meant rank eleven, ahead of Marcus Ehning on Coolio and his partner Sophie Hinners on Iron Dames My Prins. Mario Stevens came 18 with Starissa.
All Germans are qualified for the final on Sunday. In the first circulation, the 30 best of the two previous specification tests are entitled to start, in the second the best 20 riders.
Hinner’s best German before the final on Sunday
In the overall ranking, Sophie Hinners is the best German in ninth place. Richard Vogel Vogel and Hans-Dieter Dreher follow right behind her. The three -time World Cup winner Marcus Ehning (15th), like Mario Stevens (20th), will no longer intervene in the title race. The Frenchman Julien Epaillard is in the lead, even though he voluntarily forego the jump -off on Friday evening.
Prize on Sat., 5.4.2025 7:30 p.m., SWR Aktuell Baden-Württemberg, SWR BW
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