to Seek
Revenge
in Second Duel
of the
Riders
Masters Cup
at
Longines Masters of
New York this April
Start by taking the excitement, prestige, and international rivalry of something
like a Nations’ Cup competition. Now, give it an edge. Instead of having
each nation competing solely as a team against opposing countries,
pit each rider directly against another in an exhilarating face-off. This describes
the creation of the all-new Riders Masters Cup, which made its
thrilling debut on December 2nd at the Longines Masters of Paris, the
first event of Season Three of the prestigious Longines Masters Series.
In the first leg of the inaugural series, five riders from
Team USA took on five riders from Team Europe
over two rounds of competition. Team Europe ultimately
emerged victorious on their home turf in front
of an electric, predominately French crowd, but not
before an exciting showdown and a promise from
Team USA to come on strong for the second and
final leg of the Riders Masters Cup, to be held April
28, 2018, at the inaugural Longines Masters of New
York at NYCB Live.
Led by 2014 Olympic medal winning Chefs d’Equipe
Robert Ridland for Team USA and Philippe Guerdat
for Team Europe, the riders faced off individually
against their randomly drawn rival, with match-ups
as follows:
Team USA’s Devin Ryan vs. Team Europe’s Kevin Staut of France
Team USA’s Chloe Reid vs. Team Europe’s Maikel van der Vleuten
of The Netherlands
Team USA’s Laura Kraut vs. Team Europe’s Grégory Wathelet of Belgium
Team USA’s Reed Kessler vs. Team Europe’s Jos Verlooy of Belgium
Team USA’s Lauren Hough vs. Team Europe’s Lorenzo de Luca of Italy
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