Schroder scores the win in the GCT Grand Prix of Brazil

Gerco Schroder triumphed with Eurocommerce London being the only double clear round to win the Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Brazil to take home 320,000 euros and a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso timepiece. One million euro prize money was duly divided to the top 18 placings.

Despite placing 2nd Australian Edwina Alexander remains on top of the Global Champions Tour ranking. With the best of seven events to count in the ranking tally, Edwina dropped her lowest score of 27 earned at the Valencia leg of the tour.

Ludger Beerbaum who placed 5th with Chaman (above) in the Grand Prix today took over second place on the GCT leader board as Luciana Diniz and Lennox were eliminated in the first round. Both of these riders had a 0 score to drop. Diniz slipped to fourth as Brazilian Alvaro de Miranda Neto came into 3rd position after placing 10th with AD Norson and dropping just 6 points as his lowest score posted in Monaco.

In front of a sold out crowd the Dutch rider Schroder produced two polished round performances over Luc Musettes very technical courses in the Grand Prix of Brazil presented by OI. The first round was big, bold and colourful with only Schroder and Brazilian Rodrigo Pessoa with Let’s Fly producing clear rounds. The second round presented a little softer technically yet proved that it would take some riding and some horsepower as10 of the eighteen jumped clear.

Schroder could not be edged out by Pessoa who was last to ride in the second round. When the fence fell, time was important to Pessoa who ended up in 4th place in a jump-off time of 67.75 seconds.

Edwina Alexander and Cevo Itot d u Chateau came in on 64.87 with a clear round to add to her first round of 4 and they stood in second place.

German Philipp Weishaupt stood also with just the one rail in hand from the first round with Monte Bellini as their second round was clear in a time of 66.68 standing them in third place.

Top 10 Placings

1. Gerco Schroder, Netherlands, Eurosommerce London 0/0/72.02

2. Edwina Alexander, Australia, Itot de Chateau, 4/0/64.87

3. Philipp Weishaupt, Germany, Monte Bellini 4/0/66.68

4. Rodrigo Pesssoa, Brazil, Let’s Fly 0/4/67.75

5. Ludger Beerbaum, Germany, Chaman 4/0/69.48

6. Judy-Ann Melchior, Belgium, Cha Cha Z 4/0/73.77

7. Rolf-Goran Bengtsson, Sweden 5/0/69.50

8. Daniel Deusser, Germany, Untouchable 5/0/74.02

9. Michael Whitaker, Great Britain, Viking 4/4/66.08

10. Alvaro de Miranda, Brazil, AD Norson 8/0/67.90