The 2009 Global Champions Tour was the 4th 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 is held mainly in Europe, one competition and also the final are held outside of Europe. All competitions are endowed at least 285000 euros. All GCT events were 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....

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The competitions was held between May 2, 2009 and August 23, 2009. The final was held in Doha

Doha

Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...

, Qatar

Qatar

Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

 from November 11, 2009 to November 15, 2009.

The champion of the Global Champions Tour Final of this year is Michel Robert

Michel Robert (equestrian)

Michel Robert is a show jumping rider from France. He was the final winner of the Global Champions Tour for 2009. He is a two-time Olympic equestrian.- External links :* - References :...

 of France on Kellemoi de Pepita.

Competitions

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

The placement of the riders, who are not qualified for the jump-off, results of the number of penalties of both rounds and the time of the second round. The placement of the riders, who are not qualified for the second round, results of the number of penalties and the time of the first round. Competitors who are not qualified for the second round, placed behind the riders who compete in the second round.

1st Competition: Global Champions Tour of Italy

April 2, 2009 to April 5, 2009 - Arezzo

Arezzo

Arezzo is a city and comune in Central Italy, capital of the province of the same name, located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about 80 km southeast of Florence, at an elevation of 296 m above sea level. In 2011 the population was about 100,000....

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Competition: Saturday, April 4, 2009 - Start: 5:30 pm, prize money: 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,...

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	34.55	20
2	Michel Robert Michel Robert (equestrian) Michel Robert is a show jumping rider from France. He was the final winner of the Global Champions Tour for 2009. He is a two-time Olympic equestrian.- External links :* - References :...	Kellemoi de Pepita	0	-	0	-	0	35.04	18
3	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...	Chupa Chup	0	-	0	-	0	35.60	16

(Top 3 of 49 Competitors)

2nd Competition: Global Champions Tour of Spain

May 8, 2009 to May 10, 2009 - 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 9, 2009 - 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	John Whitaker	Peppermill	0	-	0	72.55			20
2	Rolf-Göran Bengtsson Rolf-Göran Bengtsson Rolf-Göran Bengtsson is a Swedish show jumper. He won a silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the individual jumping, and also a silver medal in the team jumping event at the 2004 Summer Olympics....	Ninja	0	-	1	74.46			18
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	-	4	65.36			16

(Top 3 of 50 Competitors)

3rd Competition: Global Champions Tour of Germany

May 21, 2009 to May 24, 2009 - 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 23, 2009 - Start: 1:30 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	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...	Chupa Chup	0	-	0	-	0	51.05	20
2	Carsten-Otto Nagel	Corradina	0	-	0	-	0	51.25	18
3	Roger-Yves Bost	Ideal de la Loge	0	-	0	-	0	52.08	16

(Top 3 of 48 Competitors)

4th Competition: Global Champions Tour of France

June 11, 2009 to June 13, 2009 - 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 13, 2009 - 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	Roger-Yves Bost	Ideal de la Loge	0	-	0	52.51			20
2	Daniel Deußer	Aboyeur W	0	-	1	54.87			18
3	Ben Maher Ben Maher Ben Maher is an English equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.Ben is married. His wife is Kathleen Maher, a model and a show jumper as well. Together they live in Great Britain.-2010:...	Robin Hood W	0	-	1	56.37			16

(Top 3 of 44 Competitors)

5th Competition: Global Champions Tour of Monaco

June 25, 2009 to June 27, 2009 - 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 27, 2009 - 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	Richard Spooner Richard Spooner (equestrian) Richard Spooner is an internationally successful equestrian. He competes in the sport of show jumping on the West Coast of the United States and in Europe...	Cristallo	0	-	0	-	0	35.46	20
2	Alvaro de Miranda Neto	Picolien Zeldenrust	0	-	0	-	0	36.85	18
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...	Let's Fly	0	-	0	-	0	37.20	16

(Top 3 of 45 Competitors)

6th Competition: Global Champions Tour of Portugal

July 9, 2009 to July 11, 2009 - 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 11, 2009 - Start: 7:00 pm, prize money: 400000 € (show jumping grand prix with the 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	Leopold van Asten Leopold van Asten Leopold Leonardus Petronella van Asten is a Dutch show jumping equestrian.Van Asten represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he took part in the individual jumping competition and the show jumping team event, alongside Gerco Schröder, Wim Schröder and Gert-Jan Bruggink...	Santana B	0	-	0	-	0	44.06	20
2	Clarissa Crotta	West Side van Meerputhoeve	0	-	0	-	4	40.95	18
3	Luciana Diniz	As-Taro	0	-	0	-	8	44.97	16

(Top 3 of 45 Competitors)

7th Competition: Global Champions Tour of Brasil

July 31, 2009 - August 2, 2009 - 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 1, 2009 - 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	Gianni Govoni	Joyau d'Opal	0	-	0	-	0	36.15	20
2	Eric Lamaze Eric Lamaze Eric Lamaze is a Canadian show jumper. He and his best known horse, Hickstead, completed the rare feat of only having one rail during the entire Olympic Games.-Early life:...	Hickstead Hickstead (horse) Hickstead was a stallion ridden by Canadian Eric Lamaze. With rider Lamaze, he was an Olympic gold and silver medalist in show jumping. Hickstead was owned by Torrey Pines and Ashland Stables Inc....	0	-	0	-	0	36.51	18
3	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...	Cornet Obolensky	0	-	0	-	0	37.40	16

(Top 3 of 42 Competitors)

8th Competition: Global Champions Tour of the Netherlands

August 20, 2009 - August 23, 2009 - 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 22, 2009 - 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	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	35.49	20
2	Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum is an American-born German equestrian who competes at the international level in show jumping....	Shutterfly	0	-	0	-	0	35.81	18
3	Michel Robert Michel Robert (equestrian) Michel Robert is a show jumping rider from France. He was the final winner of the Global Champions Tour for 2009. He is a two-time Olympic equestrian.- External links :* - References :...	Kellemoi de Pepita	0	-	0	-	0	35.95	16

(Top 3 of 50 Competitors)

overall standings (after 8 competitions)

Rider	1st Competition	2nd Competition	3rd Competition	4th Competition	5th Competition	6th Competition	7th Competition	8th Competition	scoring points (Total)
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....	10	16	(0)	(0)	9	0	10	20	65
2	Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum is an American-born German equestrian who competes at the international level in show jumping....	0	9	14	11	-	10	-	18	62
3	Patrick Mc Entee	4	10	11	12	12	12	-	(0)	61
4	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...	20	0	-	-	0	3	16	13	52
5	Michel Robert Michel Robert (equestrian) Michel Robert is a show jumping rider from France. He was the final winner of the Global Champions Tour for 2009. He is a two-time Olympic equestrian.- External links :* - References :...	18	15	-	-	-	-	-	16	49

(Top 5), 6 results count for the final standing

First round

Competition: Thursday, November 12, 2009 - Start: 9:00 pm, prize money: 50000 €

Rider	Horse	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	Eric Lamaze Eric Lamaze Eric Lamaze is a Canadian show jumper. He and his best known horse, Hickstead, completed the rare feat of only having one rail during the entire Olympic Games.-Early life:...	Hickstead Hickstead (horse) Hickstead was a stallion ridden by Canadian Eric Lamaze. With rider Lamaze, he was an Olympic gold and silver medalist in show jumping. Hickstead was owned by Torrey Pines and Ashland Stables Inc....	0	72.25
2	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...	Chupa Chup	0	73.13
3	Albert Zoer Albert Zoer Albert Zoer is a Dutch champion of show jumping. He owns his own business, called Zoer B.V., for breeding and training stallions, a venture with which his father, Arent Zoer, helps him.,- Background :...	Okidoki	0	75.63

(Top 3 of 25 Competitors)

Final result after second round and jump-off

Competition: Saturday, November 14, 2009 - Start: 8:00 pm, prize money: 900000 €

Rider	Horse	Jump-off
		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	Michel Robert Michel Robert (equestrian) Michel Robert is a show jumping rider from France. He was the final winner of the Global Champions Tour for 2009. He is a two-time Olympic equestrian.- External links :* - References :...	Kellemoi de Pepita	0	-	0	49.76
2	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	49.89
3	Alvaro de Miranda Neto	Picolien Zeldenrust	0	-	4	46.52
4	Ulrich Kirchhoff Ulrich Kirchhoff Ulrich Kirchhoff is a German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 1996.-Olympic Record:Kirchhoff participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he won a gold medal in Individual Jumping...	Carino	0	-	4	46.91
5	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	1	88.92

(Top 5 of 18 Competitors)