Stay At Home Special: GCTV Replay – GCL Round 2 Hamburg 2019

This week we head back to the tour’s first stop of the season in Germany – the GCL of Hamburg 2019. The event saw some key changes in the leaderboard as the top teams battled for the top spots, and breathtaking action unfolded from start to finish.
St Tropez Pirates pulled off their second consecutive win at the GCL Hamburg, and in doing so, dramatically narrowed the lead of Shanghai Swans in the overall team championship ranking.
Following their win, Pieter Devos agreed their unique pairing was a strong element for their team: “I’m very happy with Olivier who’s new in our team this year – it’s the second time he rides with us. We’re proud this is the second time we win here too – it’s a fantastic venue here with a great crowd, so we’re very happy to win here.”
The Pirates fought off attacks from strong teams including Miami Celtics, who finished in second, and Paris Panthers, with an impressive display from U25 rider and team owner Jennifer Gates riding Capital Colnardo and Nayel Nassar with Lucifer V who took third today.
A delighted Jennifer Gates said “It was surreal. Standing up [on the podium] with some of the riders I idolise is an incredible honour – the crowd in Hamburg have been incredibly supportive so it’s really, really fun. I’m so proud [of my team].”
You can re-live every minute of the dramatic action from this team competition this weekend in our GCTV Replay of GCL R2 Hamburg 2019 – tune in on Sunday 10 May from 18:00 BST/19:00 CET to watch it all!

Hannah Robson / Floss Bish-Jones
Longines Global Champions Tour / GCLfoto Stefano Grasso