Boyd Exell (AUS) won the fifth leg of the FEI World Cup™ Driving 2011/2012 in Geneva, Switzerland, this afternoon. Exell competed in the Swiss city for the fourth time winning every edition. The crowd and the electric atmosphere in the arena today contributed to another magic performance. Dutch drivers Koos de Ronde and Theo Timmerman finished in second and third place.

DIFFICULT ENOUGH
Falk Böhnisch of Germany had designed a difficult course for the seven drivers competing in Europe’s largest indoor arena, known for its unique features such as the water and the small slope, which make it resemble an outdoor marathon course. Böhnisch and President Ground Jury Hans Peter Rüschlin made some small adjustments to today’s course making it better and smoother for the horses.

FINE-TUNING
Theo Timmerman (NED) used his first competition in Stuttgart (GER) several weeks ago to fine-tune his team of horses and his efforts paid off in Geneva. Timmerman was very pleased to qualify for the winning round for the first time in his career. However, the 2010 world and 2011 European team champion was too fast over the bridge and his leaders took the wrong gate going into the marathon type obstacle. He was able to correct this mistake but knew that his chances for a top placing were gone. Theo Timmerman is currently in sixth place of the FEI World Cup™ Driving standings and has one more competition to go.

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