Individual Competition
The Tour consists of eight of the most difficult horse shows in Europe. Competitors have a chance to win points for the tour by competing in the Sunday Grand Prix at each event. Those eligible for the tour are the top 30 riders in the world rankings, and the top ten on the RT rankings after the first stage. At the end of the eight competitions, the best six placings of the competitor are tabulated into points, with the winner being the rider with the most points, and the rest of the placings following the same format. Ties are broken by the rider with the most wins overall. If this is not sufficient, the rider with the highest number of second-place counts, then third place, etc.
The prize money for the winners is as follows:
- 1st place = 250.000 €
- 2nd place = 125.000 €
- 3rd place =e 75.000 €
- 4th place =e 40.000 €
- 5th place =e 20.000 €
total = 510.000 €
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