12 May - The selection panel just came up with the official assessment concerning this second year program.
Sven Holmberg, sport manager, Otto Becker, Emile Hendrix and Dirk Demeersman gathered for Selection final meeting and after a difficult evaluation of candidates profiles, attitude, motivation, competition results and riding skills, they have come to the following announcement. For the full program six riders have been appointed:
Boy Adrian Van Gelderen (Belgio), Jonathan Gordon (Irlanda), Nicole Holmen (Svezia), Irma Karlsson (Svezia), Margeaux Rocuet (Francia), George Whitaker (UK). The combination rider-trainer will be announced in the next few days.
Other few riders will be part of the Academy group for the "Educational training "; they will be appointed within this week, as well as those riders that did not make it to final six, but who will be invited to special clinic.
source: www.ridersacademy.eu