No less than 142 athletes representing 34 nations gathered in Compiègne for the eighth edition of the FEI Endurance World Championship. It was the first time that the event had been organised in France.
Compiègne, a quaint town in northern France, as well as its forest, renowned for its natural beauty and for its historical importance as the site of the Armistice of 11 November 1918, which marked the end of World War I, provided the picturesque backdrop for the event.
Competing on home turf, the French riders conquered all the individual medals.
World champion Maya Killa Perringérard, who had graduated from university as a mechanical engineer just two months prior to the event, riding the 13-year thoroughbred Varoussa and silver medallist Cécile Miletto aboard Dynamik crossed the finishing line holding hands over the last 500m. It was a great achievement for both athletes, aged 23, who had competed in front of 3’000 spectators.
Fellow French woman Dominique Payen on Nida was awarded the bronze.
Despite the brilliant performance of the French riders overall – indeed seven out of the first fifteen athletes represented the host nation – team gold went to Australia for the first time. Two of the French team members – Vincent Dupont/Câline de Biar and Stéphane Fleury/Madras – had been eliminated.
Great Britain and Sweden took team silver and bronze respectively.
The USA departed the event without a medal for the time since the FEI Endurance World Championships had been launched in 1986.
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