2006 WEC Official Results Posted

The Aachen Organizing Committee has posted the official results for the 2006 World Endurance Championship. No Surprises -- Just LOTS of detail to show how the best in the world played out their strategies today!

There were 159 Starters. There were 94 Eliminations. There were 65 WINNERS and there was 1 Champion Horse and Rider from Spain -- and 1 Champion Team from France!!

our congratulations to everyone that was involved in this event!

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WEC: Team Medals

Annonced w/o details by the OC. Congratulations to all competitors on a real test!

Team Results (firth 3 teams)
1. France – total riding time 28:11:27
2. Switzerland – 29:57:20
3. Portugal – 30:38:32

WEC: first 8 finishers

The Top 8 Finishers at this years WEC

1 - 17.38 km/hr Spain - Miguel Vila Ubach on Hungares
2 - 17.26 km/hr France - Virginie Atger on Kangoo d'Aurabelle
3 - 17.26 km/hr France - Elodie Le Labourier on Sangho'Limousian
4 - 17.08 km/hr Spain - Jaume Punti Dachs on Elvis HB
5 - 17.26 km/hr France - Philippe Benoit on Akim du Boulve
6 - 17.01 km/hr Portugal - Joao Raposo on Sultai
7 - 16.82 km/hr New Zealand Shane - Gray Dougan on Vigar Riffal
8 - 16.82 km/hr UAE - Sultan Ahmad Sultan bin Sulayem on Galagolan du Desert

2006 WEC Gold/Silver/Bronze

Individual Medal Winners

	Gold	Miguuel Vila Uback and Hungares (Spain)
	Silver	Virginie Atger and Kangoo d'Aurabelle (France)
	Bronze	Elodi Le Labourier and Sangho'Limousian (France)

WEC: Gold at Aachen

the 2006 World Endurance Individual Champions:

Gold: Miguuel Vila Uback and Hungares (Spain)
Silver: Verginie Atger and Kangoo d'Aurabelle (France)
Bronze: Elodi Le Labourier and Sangho'Limousian (France)

WEC: 2006 World Equestrian Games Opening Ceremonies

By Nancy Jaffer
equisearch.com

achen, Germany, August 20, 2006 -- Horsepower in all its glory was on parade as the World Equestrian Games officially opened this afternoon, celebrating the beauty, grace and diversity of the animals we so admire -- as well as the people who ride and drive them.

There were 37,500 enthusiastic fans packing the stands, clapping in time to the music and doing the wave, so happy (like me) to be at the world's biggest horse show.

The WEG's breadth was epitomized by the moment when reining horses were spinning, a vaulter was leaping off the back of her mount, four-in-hand drivers toured the ring, show jumper Christian Ahlmann cleared a fence, endurance riders trotted around, world champion dressage rider Nadine Capellmann put her horse through its paces and eventers tore around the turf. Now I've mentioned all of the seven disciplines that will be showcased here for the next two weeks, and if today's kick-off was any indication, it will be a time of excitement and drama that goes by far too fast.

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WEC: Endurance race set for off

Gulf Daily News
BAHRAIN's national endurance team is set to compete with world class riders in the 160-km race of the World Equestrian Games today at 7am (Bahrain time) in Aachen, Germany.

The one-day race will be held through the city and the District of Aachen, The Netherlands and Belgium, with 162 riders representing 42 countries in the fray.

Captained by Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation (Breef) president Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the five-member team had their last training session yesterday under rainy conditions.

The remaining Bahraini team members are Breef first vice-president Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Shaikh Salman bin Saqer Al Khalifa, Yousef Taher, Hamad Al Muraisi and Khalid Al Ruwaihi who each completed three 160-km races to qualify for this prestigious event.

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