The Italian countryside was the setting for a strong French squad to oust Italy, Switzerland, Spain and Australia.
FEI Eventing Nations Cup™
Olympic champion Julia Krajewski leads her squad to victory; Canada has some rough luck with two team members eliminated.
The sixth leg of this important Olympic-qualifying series took place at Avenches, Switzerland; next stop is Bromont, QC.
Just four more competitions remain in this eventing series, concluding at Boekelo where the final Paris Olympics team place will be awarded.
Thanks to a generous donation, travel grants will assist in the costs of travelling and competing in the CCIO4* in Belgium.
The Dutch team bested the US squad despite losing a team member, and now move up to into second place in the series.
The experienced squad led from start to finish at the Millstreet event in Ireland; Australia and China secure Olympic eventing qualification.
Four strong performances over the Ian Stark-designed cross-country course gave the French team the edge over Great Britain.
The opening leg of the series saw a influential cross-country with lots of eliminations and no entries finishing within the time allowed.
The August dates at Bromont have been given to Belgium, leaving no North American opportunities to gain Paris qualification points.