The 2010 Global Champions Tour was the 5th edition of the Global Champions Tour

Global Champions Tour

The Global Champions Tour is an annually celebrated show jumping competition.The sponsors include Jaeger-LeCoultre and Eurosport. Athina Onassis de Miranda is a patroness of the tour....

 (GCT), an important international show jumping competition series. The series was held mainly in Europe, one competition was held outside of Europe. All competitions were endowed at least 285000 €

Euro

The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...

. All GCT events was held as CSI

Concours de Saut International

Concours de Saut International is a ranking system for the equestrian competition show jumping. All CSI events are approved by the international governing body of equestrian sport, the FEI....

 5*.

The competitions was held between May 7, 2010 and August 29, 2010. There was no final. At the end of the season the best 18 riders in the final overall standings has got a bonus prize money, in total 1,000,000 €

Competitions

All competitions are held as competition over two rounds against the clock with one jump-off against the clock.

1st Competition: Global Champions Tour of Spain

May 7, 2010 to May 9, 2010 – Museo de las Ciencias Príncipe Felipe, Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències

Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències

The City of Arts and Sciences is an entertainment-based cultural and architectural complex in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is the most important modern tourist destination in the city of Valencia....

, Valencia,

Competition: Saturday, May 8, 2010 – Start: 4:00 pm, prize money: 285000 €

Rider	Horse	Round 1		Round 2		Jump-off		scoring points
		Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	|Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	|Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )
1	Timothée Anciaume	Lamm de Fetan	0	-	0	-	0	45.00	40
2	Marcus Ehning Marcus Ehning Marcus Ehning is a German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 2000. He is currently ranked #2 in the world.-Olympic Record:...	Sabrina	0	-	0	-	0	45.32	37
3	Jos Lansink Jos Lansink Jozeph Johannes Gerardus Marinus Lansink is an equestrian from The Netherlands, but currently representing Belgium, who competes in the sport of show jumping....	Valentina van't Heike	0	-	0	-	4	42.95	35

(Top 3 of 49 Competitors)

2nd Competition: Global Champions Tour of Germany

May 13, 2010 to May 16, 2010 – Hamburg

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

 (German show jumping and dressage derby),

Competition: Saturday, May 15, 2010 – Start: 2:00 pm, prize money: 285000 €

Rider	Horse	Round 1		Round 2		Jump-off		scoring points
		Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	|Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	|Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )
1	Lauren Hough	Quick Study	0	-	0	-	0	42.46	40
2	Edwina Alexander Edwina Alexander Edwina Tops-Alexander is an Olympic-level equestrian rider, who competes for Australia. Her coach and husband is former Dutch champion Jan Tops and she uses the Netherlands as her base for most of the year....	Itot du Château	0	-	0	-	4	38.43	37
3	Laura Kraut Laura Kraut Laura Kraut is an American show jumping competitor and Olympic champion.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Kraut won the gold medal as part of the United States team with her horse Cedric in team jumping, together with McLain Ward, Will Simpson, and Beezie Madden.In 2010 Kraut was featured in...	Cedric	0	-	0	-	4	38.84	35

(Top 3 of 50 Competitors)

3rd Competition: Global Champions Tour of Italy

May 20, 2010 to May 23, 2010 – La Mandria

Venaria Reale

Venaria Reale is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 8 km northwest of Turin....

 near Turino,

Competition: Saturday, May 22, 2010 – Start: 2:00 pm, prize money: 300000 €

Rider	Horse	Round 1		Round 2		Jump-off		scoring points
		Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	|Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	|Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )
1	Marco Kutscher Marco Kutscher Marco Kutscher is a German equestrian athlete who originally finished fourth in the show jumping competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, but was moved to third place and received a bronze medal after Irish gold medal winner Cian O'Connor was stripped of his medal after a doping...	Cash	0	-	0	-	0	37.98	40
2	Nick Skelton Nick Skelton Nicholas "Nick" Skelton is a British Showjumper with over 30 years experience.-Biography:...	Carlo	0	-	0	-	0	38.18	37
3	Rodrigo Pessoa Rodrigo Pessoa Rodrigo Pessoa is an equestrian and show jumper from Brazil. He is an accomplished rider backed by his 50 Grand Prix wins and a total of in prize money during his career. Rodrigo Pessoa is the son of equestrian and show jumper Nelson Pessoa.- Riding career :Rodrigo first competed in 1981 at...	Rebozo	0	-	0	-	0	41.12	35

(Top 3 of 46 Competitors)

4th Competition: France I

June 10, 2010 to June 12, 2010 – Cannes

Cannes

Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....

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Competition: Saturday, June 12, 2010 – Start: 6:00 pm, prize money: 285000 €

Rider	Horse	Round 1		Round 2		Jump-off		scoring points
		Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	|Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	|Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )
1	Edwina Alexander Edwina Alexander Edwina Tops-Alexander is an Olympic-level equestrian rider, who competes for Australia. Her coach and husband is former Dutch champion Jan Tops and she uses the Netherlands as her base for most of the year....	Itot du Chateau	0	-	0	-	0	44.34	40
2	Kevin Staut	Le Prestige St Lois	0	-	0	-	4	36.29	37
3	Jessica Kürten Jessica Kürten Jessica Kürten is an Irish equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.Born Jessica Chesney, Kürten won several national pony championships as a youth....	Libertina	0	-	0	-	4	36.78	35

(Top 3 of 43 Competitors)

5th Competition: Global Champions Tour of Monaco

June 24, 2010 to June 26, 2010 – shore at the marina „Port Hercule“, Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....

,  Monaco

Competition: Saturday, June 26, 2010 – Start: 6:00 pm, prize money: 285000 €

Rider	Horse	Round 1		Round 2		Jump-off		scoring points
		Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	|Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	|Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )
1	Bernardo Alves Bernardo Alves Bernardo Cardoso de Resende Alves is a show jumping rider from Brazil.- Early life :He is the son of João Baptista Ribeiro de Resende Alves and Maria José Cardoso. His interest in the sport of show jumping began at age four on a visit to a farm. He began to learn the sport at this age under the...	Bridgit	0	-	0	-	0	35.27	40
2	Jessica Kürten Jessica Kürten Jessica Kürten is an Irish equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.Born Jessica Chesney, Kürten won several national pony championships as a youth....	Libertina	0	-	0	-	0	35.29	37
3	Jos Lansink Jos Lansink Jozeph Johannes Gerardus Marinus Lansink is an equestrian from The Netherlands, but currently representing Belgium, who competes in the sport of show jumping....	Valentina van't Heike	0	-	0	-	0	40.21	35

(Top 3 of 44 Competitors)

6th Competition: Global Champions Tour of Portugal

July 1, 2010 to July 3, 2010 – Hipódromo Manuel Possolo, Cascais

Cascais

Cascais is a coastal town in Cascais Municipality in Portugal, 30 kilometres west of Lisbon, with about 35,000 residents. It is a cosmopolitan suburb of the Portuguese capital and one of the richest municipalities in Portugal. The former fishing village gained fame as a resort for Portugal's royal...

 near Estoril

Estoril

Estoril is a seaside resort and civil parish of the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, Lisboa District. The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It starts in Carcavelos, 15 kilometres from Lisbon, and stretches as far as Guincho, often known as Costa de Estoril-Sintra or...

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Competition: Saturday, July 3, 2010 – Start: 7:00 pm, prize money: 325000 € (show jumping grand prix with the second-highest prize money in Europe)

Rider	Horse	Round 1		Round 2		Jump-off		scoring points
		Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	|Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	|Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )
1	Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum is an American-born German equestrian who competes at the international level in show jumping....	Checkmate	0	-	0	-	0	44.11	40
2	Marco Kutscher Marco Kutscher Marco Kutscher is a German equestrian athlete who originally finished fourth in the show jumping competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, but was moved to third place and received a bronze medal after Irish gold medal winner Cian O'Connor was stripped of his medal after a doping...	Cash	0	-	0	-	0	45.82	37
3	Jos Lansink Jos Lansink Jozeph Johannes Gerardus Marinus Lansink is an equestrian from The Netherlands, but currently representing Belgium, who competes in the sport of show jumping....	Valentina van't Heike	0	-	0	-	0	51.87	35

(Top 3 of 41 Competitors)

7th Competition: France II

July 23, 2010 to July 25, 2010 – Chantilly Racecourse

Chantilly Racecourse

Chantilly Racecourse is a Thoroughbred turf racecourse for flat racing in Chantilly, Oise, France, about north of the centre of the city of Paris....

, Chantilly

Chantilly, Oise

Chantilly is a small city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune in the department of Oise.It is in the metropolitan area of Paris 38.4 km...

,

Competition: Saturday, July 24, 2010 – Start: 3:30 pm, prize money: 285000 €

Rider	Horse	Round 1		Round 2		Jump-off		scoring points
		Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	|Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	|Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )
1	Laura Kraut Laura Kraut Laura Kraut is an American show jumping competitor and Olympic champion.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Kraut won the gold medal as part of the United States team with her horse Cedric in team jumping, together with McLain Ward, Will Simpson, and Beezie Madden.In 2010 Kraut was featured in...	Cedric	0	-	0	-	0	38.22	40
2	Penelope Leprevost	Mylord Charthago	0	-	0	-	0	40.39	37
3	Edwina Alexander Edwina Alexander Edwina Tops-Alexander is an Olympic-level equestrian rider, who competes for Australia. Her coach and husband is former Dutch champion Jan Tops and she uses the Netherlands as her base for most of the year....	Itot du Chateau	0	-	0	-	0	40.91	35

(Top 3 of 49 Competitors)

8th Competition: Global Champions Tour of the Netherlands

August 13, 2010 to August 15, 2010 – Valkenswaard

Valkenswaard

Valkenswaard is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. The municipality had 30,871 citizens and spans an area of 56,50 square kilometers ....

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Competition: Saturday, August 14, 2010 – Start: 1:45 pm, prize money: 285000 €

Rider	Horse	Round 1		Round 2		Jump-off		scoring points
		Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	|Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	|Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )
1	Laura Kraut Laura Kraut Laura Kraut is an American show jumping competitor and Olympic champion.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Kraut won the gold medal as part of the United States team with her horse Cedric in team jumping, together with McLain Ward, Will Simpson, and Beezie Madden.In 2010 Kraut was featured in...	Cedric	0	-	0	-	0	36.72	40
2	Denis Lynch Denis Lynch Denis Lynch is an Irish German show jumper.He represented Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Early on 21 August it emerged that he had withdrawn from the equestrian individual final which was due to have been held later that day...	Lantinus	0	-	0	-	0	37.88	37
3	Christian Ahlmann Christian Ahlmann Christian Ahlmann is a German equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.During the 2008 Summer Olympics, Ahlmann's horse tested positive for the banned substance capsaicin along with the horses of three other riders, and was subsequently suspended from the Games...	Taloubet Z	0	-	0	-	4	37.17	35

(Top 3 of 50 Competitors)

9th Competition: Global Champions Tour of Brasil

August 26, 2010 to August 28, 2010 – equestrian facility of the Sociedade Hípica Brasileira, Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

 (Athina Onassis International Horse Show),

Competition: Saturday, August 28, 2010 – Start: 4:30 pm, prize money: 300000 €

Rider	Horse	Round 1		Round 2		Jump-off		scoring points
		Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	|Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	|Penalties	|Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )
1	Marcus Ehning Marcus Ehning Marcus Ehning is a German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 2000. He is currently ranked #2 in the world.-Olympic Record:...	Noltes Küchengirl	0	-	0	-	0	33.23	40
2	Denis Lynch Denis Lynch Denis Lynch is an Irish German show jumper.He represented Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Early on 21 August it emerged that he had withdrawn from the equestrian individual final which was due to have been held later that day...	All Inclusive NRW	0	-	0	-	0	33.50	37
3	Edwina Alexander Edwina Alexander Edwina Tops-Alexander is an Olympic-level equestrian rider, who competes for Australia. Her coach and husband is former Dutch champion Jan Tops and she uses the Netherlands as her base for most of the year....	Itot du Château	0	-	0	-	0	34.01	35

(Top 3 of 37 Competitors)

Final standings

Rider	1st Competition	2nd Competition	3rd Competition	4th Competition	5th Competition	6th Competition	7th Competition	8th Competition	9th Competition	scoring points (Total)	prize money (bonus)
1	Marcus Ehning Marcus Ehning Marcus Ehning is a German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 2000. He is currently ranked #2 in the world.-Olympic Record:...	37	29	24	32	(0)	30	30	(19)	40	222	300,000 € Euro The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
2	Marco Kutscher Marco Kutscher Marco Kutscher is a German equestrian athlete who originally finished fourth in the show jumping competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, but was moved to third place and received a bronze medal after Irish gold medal winner Cian O'Connor was stripped of his medal after a doping...	32	33	40	33	7	37	(0)	33	(0)	215	180,000 €
3	Edwina Alexander Edwina Alexander Edwina Tops-Alexander is an Olympic-level equestrian rider, who competes for Australia. Her coach and husband is former Dutch champion Jan Tops and she uses the Netherlands as her base for most of the year....	(0)	37	(10)	40	12	19	35	20	35	198	120,000 €
4	Jos Lansink Jos Lansink Jozeph Johannes Gerardus Marinus Lansink is an equestrian from The Netherlands, but currently representing Belgium, who competes in the sport of show jumping....	35	(0)	28	28	35	35	7	25	(0)	193	80,000 €
5	Jessica Kürten Jessica Kürten Jessica Kürten is an Irish equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.Born Jessica Chesney, Kürten won several national pony championships as a youth....	11	21	33	35	37	9	(6)	27	—	173	60,000 €

(Top 5), 7 results count for the final standing