Home guard ready to ride again in Geneva
Geneva, 31 October 2024 – Following consultation with the CHI Geneva organisers, Switzerland’s chef d’equipe Peter van der Waaij and Swiss Equestrian coach Thomas Fuchs have announced their picks for the event, to be held on 11-15 December. Some 12 riders will take part in all competitions, while five riders, including the recipients of the four wildcards, will compete in the Medium Tour events.
The 17 riders on the list put together by Van der Waaij and Fuchs are all ready to shine at the Palexpo arena, not least Steve Guerdat and Martin Fuchs, the two undisputed leaders of the Swiss pack, while Edouard Schmitz, a recent runner-up at the FEI Jumping World Cup Oslo, is also champing at the bit. Running alongside the CSI5*, the CSI U25 will feature 12 talented young Swiss riders selected by Switzerland’s youth chef d’equipe, Cornelia Notz, and with the approval of Van der Waaij and CHI Geneva.
Swiss riders competing at the CHI Geneva (in alphabetical order)
CSI5* Big Tour (with three horses)
Bryan Balsiger
Dominik Fuhrer
Edouard Schmitz
Pius Schwizer
Romain Duguet
Steve Guerdat
Barbara Schnieper
Janika Sprunger
Martin Fuchs
Alain Jufer
Niklaus Schurtenberger
Géraldine Straumann
CSI5* Medium Tour* (with two horses)
*All events except the Trophée de Genève (Thursday evening) and the Rolex Grand Prix (Sunday afternoon)
Anthony Bourquard
Mehdi Roessli-Dobjanschi
Guillaume Gillioz
Christian Tardy
Thibaut Keller
CSI U25 (with one horse, three events)
Sira Accola
Linus Hanselmann
Lou Puch
Jonas Tiefenauer
Alicia Stoffel (CSI Dielsdorf wildcard)
Kyra Alessie
Gaëtan Joliat
Joana Schildknecht
Laura Hunziker (CSI Chevenez wildcard)
Margault Blanchard
Noah Keller
Bryan Smits
Information for the media
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