The cross-country, which was due to start at noon local time (11am British time), will now kick off at 2pm local time (1pm British time). Pathfinder Sarah Ennis (Grantstown Jackson), riding for Ireland, will be first out on course. The last rider – Austria’s Lea Siegl (Van Helsing P) is scheduled to leave the start box at 6.04pm (5.04pm British time).
European Eventing Championships cross-country: British riders’ times
Kitty King and Vendredi Biats (team): 2.32pm local time (1.32pm British time) – lying ninth
Yasmin Ingham and Banzai Du Loir (team): 3.32pm local time (2.32pm British time) – fifth
Tom McEwen and JL Dublin (individual): 4.16pm local time (3.16pm British time) – third
Laura Collett and London 52 (team): 5pm local time (4pm British time) – fourth
Tom Jackson and Capels Hollow Drift (individual): 5.20pm local time (4.20pm British time) – sixth
Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo (team): 6pm local time (5pm British time) – second
Top contenders’ cross-country times
The Netherlands’ Andrew Heffernan and Gideon (team): 2.12pm local time (1.12pm British time) – lying 15th
Germany’s Christoph Wahler and Carjatan S (team): 3.04pm local time (2.04pm British time) – 10th
Germany’s Jerome Robine and Black Ice (individual): 3.56pm local time (2.56pm British time) – seventh
France’s Gireg Le Coz and Aisprit De La Loge (individual): 4.20pm local time (3.20pm British time) – 13th
Germany’s Sandra Auffarth and Viamant Du Matz (team): 4.32pm local time (3.32pm British time) – 11th equal
Belgium’s Karin Donckers and Fletcha Van’t Verahof (team): 5.28pm local time (4.28pm British time) – eighth
Germany’s Michael Jung and FischerChipmunk FRH (team): 5.32pm local time (4.32pm British time) – first
Switzerland’s Felix Vogg and Colero (team): 5.48pm local time (4.48pm British time) – 11th equal
Austria’s Lea Siegl and Van Helsing P (team): 6.04pm local time (5.04pm British time) – 14th
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