2001 Preis der Besten
Warendorf, Germany
19th - 21st May 2001

Nicole Giesen and her Leading Lady Subscription

German Young Rider Team trainer Dolf-Dietram Keller was immensely pleased with the young riders' performances. "We have seen tests of a very high level. We are lucky to have such a large list of top young riders who show championship potential," Keller said.

German Reserve Champion Nicole Giesen from Viersen (GER) dominated both qualifying tests aboard the chestnut Dutch bred Slow Fox V. "We have seen an exceptionally controlled ride depicting the enormous feeling of the rider," so did Keller describe Giesen's ride. Second place was covered by Jan Andreas Viebrock with his 17-year-old Astolfi and Julia Katharina von Platen on the Hanoverian Mocca.

Three combinations especially showed striking progress at the Preis der Besten, which made them earn a ticket to the C-frame. Tobias Wilmes from Munich will turn 19 in August and this is his first year as a young rider. With Samson he finished eight overall . German Young Riders' Champion Viktoria Eulner with her Rendez Vous and Verena Theymann aboard Felix were also able to impress Keller and gave them a chance to be selected for the German Young Riders' Team.

The second Young Riders' qualifier will take place in Bad Honnef June 29 - July 1, 2001.

Right after the Preis der Besten the official, new C-frame was announced. Listed are Viktoria Eulner (Rendez Vous), Nicole Giesen (Slow Fox), Nikolas Kroncke (Larso), Jana Kun (Fahrenheit), Svenja Irina Meyer (Graffiti), Julia Katharina von Platen (Mocca), Christian Ritter (Bernstein), Dorothea Rohde (Rapino), Verena Theymann (Felix), Jan Andreas Viebrock (Astolfi), Katja Weisbrod (Hazleton), Tobias Wilmes (Samson) and Nadine Wirths (Atachi W - Ferrano W).

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