It was a sensational day at the German stage of the 2024 Longines Global Champions Tour season culminating in the exhilarating €500,000 Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Riesenbeck. Hosted at the spectacular purpose built venue, the event attracted an enthusiastic crowd who enjoyed top-tier sporting action, making for an unforgettable day for all attendees.

The electric atmosphere at the prestigious event soared to new heights as at just 23 and nine years old respectively, young talents Thibeau Spits and Impress-K van ‘t Kattenheye Z denied Germany a home win as he finished over a second faster than Marcus Ehning and Coolio 42. Standing on his second podium of the season Abdel Saïd and Bonne Amie finished in third place as the fastest on four faults in the jump-off.

An emotional Spits spoke of the feeling he had today, bringing home the win with the support system he had around him at the eleventh stage of the Championship race. He said, “To win a Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix is for sure the biggest achievement of my career. Both my grandfathers were here and my sister, as it is close to home in Belgium, so it is nice to have my family here to support, it makes it more special.”

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