Lausanne (SUI), 26 March 2012 – Reigning World and European Champion Michael Jung led Germany to a convincing victory at the first leg of the FEI Nations Cup Eventing held in Fontainebleau, France.
Jung had three rides and dominated the contest from the outset, finishing at the head of the field with his Badminton entry, Leopin, after adding just two Cross Country time penalties to his first-phase mark of 37.4.
Jung’s teammates Andreas Ostholt (Franco Jeas, individual seventh) and Andreas Dibowski (FRH Fantasia, 22nd) completed with a healthy margin of 14.8 penalties ahead of The Netherlands.
France netted third on 226.2 penalties after Australia, which was on target for second following the Dressage, dropped out of the reckoning when Wendy Schaeffer was eliminated on the Cross Country.
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