Perlage CAVALIADA Tour – for the first time in Łódź
Next week, from January 29th to February 1st, Łódź will become the arena of top-level equestrian sport for the very first time. All thanks to the next stop of Perlage CAVALIADA Tour, which, following events in Warsaw and Poznań, will now be held at at Atlas Arena. Over the course of four days, the fans will be able to enjoy top-level competitions in show jumping, driving, dressage and eventing.
As part of the event, 18 international show jumping competitions will be held at heights ranging from 110 to 150 cm. As many as three classes will count toward the Longines Ranking: Friday’s Big Tour with a jump-off (Stage III of Perlage CAVALIADA Tour), Saturday’s Medium Tour Final with a winning round, and the highlight of the event – Sunday’s Perlage CAVALIADA Tour Grand Prix of Łódź, with a prize pool of €56,800. Less experienced riders will compete in the Respect Energy Open Tour in three categories: Bronze, Silver, and Gold.
As always, the program also includes crowd-favorite special classes. On Friday evening, the spectacular Speed & Music – a fast-paced competition against the clock, where faults are converted into penalty seconds, all set to energetic music. Saturday evening will be dedicated to the Six Bars competition, in which riders and horses face progressively higher fences.
The total prize pool for the event will reach €145,400, and Łódź will welcome top riders from Poland and around the world. Among them are Gerco Schröder, silver medalist of the London Olympic Games; Kristaps Neretnieks, winner of the 2023/24 CAVALIADA Tour and two-time Olympian; and Michael Jung, the reigning Olympic champion in eventing.
Poland’s leading athletes will also be strongly represented, including Jarosław Skrzyczyński, leader of the Polish Equestrian Federation ranking, Polish champion Maksymilian Wechta, and Mściwoj Kiecoń, winner of the Medium Tour Final in Warsaw.
Emotions will run high, as the competitions counting toward the Perlage CAVALIADA Tour standings will determine the standings ahead of the grand finale. After his victory in the Friday ranking class in Poznań, Maksymilian Wechta currently leads the overall classification. He is followed closely by another Polish rider, Marek Lewicki, while Hungary’s Péter Szuhai sits in third.
The event program is packed with spectacular attractions from the very beginning. On Thursday and Friday, eventing fans will be treated to the CAVALIADA Eventing Tour, where riders tackle a course of cross-country-style obstacles typically seen at outdoor competitions. The leader is Olympic champion Michael Jung, followed by Mathies Ruder, European Junior Champion, with Joanna Pawlak as the highest-placed Polish rider in third position.
Dressage competitions as part of the Apart Dressage Tour will take place on Thursday and Saturday, with the traditional highlight being Saturday’s Freestyle, in which riders perform choreographed routines to music of their own choice – a true display of harmony between horse and rider. The leaderboard is currently headed by Lithuanian Olympian Justina Vanagaite-Samuile, with Poland’s Ilona Janas sitting in third.
The youngest equestrian talents will be seen in the Perlage CAVALIADA Future classes, held on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, young riders will also take part in the ever-popular Relay, where teams consist of two children riding ponies and an adult competitor completing the course by car.
Excitement is also guaranteed in the ever fast-paced driving competitions. On Saturday and Sunday, the best drivers will compete in the CAVALIADA Driving Tour. The current leader is the youngest of the field, 18-year-old Bartosz Klupś, closely followed by joint second-place holders Rafał Paszyński and Jaroslav Juran from the Czech Republic.
Beyond the sporting competition, organizers have prepared spectacular shows, Meet the Stars zone, and a fair of equestrian equipment and accessories. The diverse program and wide range of attractions ensure that everyone – not only the most passionate equestrian fans – will find something to enjoy. Perlage CAVALIADA Tour is truly an event for the whole family.
From January 29th to February 1st, we warmly invite you to Atlas Arena for top-level equestrian sport, a unique setting, and the unmistakable atmosphere of Perlage CAVALIADA Tour – guaranteed as always.
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