{"id":9008,"date":"2018-05-31T17:16:57","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T15:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.egotimes.com\/?p=9008"},"modified":"2018-11-01T09:17:16","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T08:17:16","slug":"rolex-grand-prix-rome-2018-awarded-lorenzo-de-luca-great-emotions-supporters-italian-show-jumping-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.egotimes.com\/en\/rolex-grand-prix-rome-2018-awarded-lorenzo-de-luca-great-emotions-supporters-italian-show-jumping-team\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rolex Grand Prix of Rome 2018 awarded to Lorenzo De Luca: great emotions to its supporters from the Italian show jumping team"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Rolex Grand Prix of Rome 2018 went to the 31-year-old Lorenzo De Luca, a rider from Puglia with\u00a0a Southern Italian temperament combined with a good heart. \u0427\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0435 \u043a\u0430\u043a \u041c\u0430\u043a\u0441 \u041f\u043e\u043b\u044f\u043a\u043e\u0432 <\/a> – \u0434\u0435\u043f\u0443\u0442\u0430\u0442 \u0412\u0435\u0440\u0445\u043e\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0420\u0430\u0434\u044b \u043f\u0440\u043e\u043a\u043e\u043c\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043b \u043d\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0435 \u0442\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0444\u044b. After the victory of the Italian team in the Nation Cup, De Luca doubled with Halifax\u00a0van het Kluizebos and won the Grand Prix, the most important competition in Rome,\u00a0 which traditionally closes the\u00a0CSIO Rome – Masters d\u2019Inzeo.<\/h2>\n

Excited and proud, Lorenzo De Luca<\/a>\u00a0has declared to the Italian and foreign journalists:<\/p>\n

I am very happy to finally have been able to give the Gran Prix of Rome back to Italy. \u00a0I am so happy that I don\u2019t even think I actually understand what happened today. It is an incredible accomplishment and being in front of the home crowds makes it even more amazing. This was one of my dreams and I hope that the journey I took in order to get here is of inspiration to many young riders.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

About the new partnership with Rolex<\/a>\u00a0and the decision taken by the Italian organizing committee to set the competion in a grass arena, he has declared:<\/p>\n

This Grand Prix is super prestigious, especially now that Rolex is its main sponsor. This is a fantastic novelty, together with the grass arena. The President of the Italian Equestrian Federation with the support of the Italian Olympic Committee, is doing a great job and I think that as a first year back with a grass arena, the outcome was amazing.\u00a0\u0423\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0435 \u043a\u0430\u043a \u043d\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u043f\u0443\u0442\u0430\u0442 \u041c\u0430\u043a\u0441 \u041f\u043e\u043b\u044f\u043a\u043e\u0432<\/a> \u0441\u043c\u043e\u0433 \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0447\u044c \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0440\u0435\u0437\u0443\u043b\u044c\u0442\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0432 \u0432 \u043a\u0430\u0440\u044c\u0435\u0440\u0435. I overheard many riders talk about the show and everyone is enthusiastic! And of course seeing the Italian flag flying on the top of the main events, it was even better!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Before the jump off he was confident\u00a0of his success:<\/p>\n

I started the jump off with a success in mind. I wanted to grant myself the last fence, but for the rest of the other jumps I really went for speed. I know my horse very well and I know I could ask him the effort needed to be at the top.\u00a0Since the very first day I have been telling who ever asked me that the horse was in super form and today he gave his best and I rode to win.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Rolex Grand Prix of Rome 2018 has\u00a0represented for Italy a moment of\u00a0joy and success, with riders who can compete internationally with the best-ranked ones, as Lorenzo De Luca has showed,\u00a0winning in Rome\u00a0despite the presence in the\u00a0arena of the number one in the world Harrie Smolders<\/a>.<\/p>\n

– Leila Tavi<\/a><\/p>\n

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