Gearing up for the second week of the Portugal Spring Tour.

The Portugal Spring Tour at Mata do Duque is set to commence its second week of competition from March 6 to 9, 2025. This week will feature the inaugural CCI4*-Long format (CCI4*L) event at this venue.

The event has attracted a total of 85 entries across various categories, including:

• CCI1*-Intro
•  CCI2*L
• CCI3*S
• CCI3*L
• CCI4*S
• CCI4*L

In the previous week’s competition, held from February 20 to 23, 2025, the CCI4*S was won by Spanish Olympian Carlos Díaz Fernández riding “Ottawa des Desig,  finishing with a score of 42.5 points. This week the combination will take on the CCI4*L.

Below are some of the combinations who will be taking part this week.

CCI4*-L

400  Manuel Grave WITH CARAT DE BREMOY (POR)

3^rd CCI4*L at Kronenberg 2024, 3^rd CCI4*S at Mata do Duque 2024.

401 Francisco Gaviño Gonzalez WITH ULTRASOURCE DEL CERRO 35 (ESP)  

Winner of last week’s Mata do Duque CCI3*S and winner of the CCI4*S at Sopot 2024.

402 Paula Urquiza Domingo WITH HAND SOLO DEL AMOR (ESP)

CCI4*S

 

450 Lissa Green with GO ON BIATS (AUS)

451  Matthieu Esser Diaz with PACO (ESP)

452  Lea Favereau with EMILE DE CHIGNAN (FRA)

453 Lissa Green with IGOR G (AUS)

454  Carlos Diaz Fernandez with OTTAWA DES DESIG (ESP)

Winner of the CCI4*S last week at Mata do Duque.

455 Kris Vervaecke with QUESTO VAN ALSINGEN (BEL)

Winner of the CCI3*S at Mata do Duque last week.

456. Alyssa Yallop with QATAR VD HEFFINCK (GBR)

2^nd in the CCI4* at Mata do Duque last week.

457  Joaquim Grave with LET’S WIN (POR)

Winner of the CCI3* at Mata do Duque in 2024. 2^nd In the CCI3*L at  Strzegom 2023,  3^rd in the CCI3*L at Mata do Duque 2024 and 3^rd in the CCI4*S at Mata do Duque 2025.

458  Pierre Alsina with EMIRATES DU GIVRE (FRA)

6^th in the CCI3*L at Mata do Duque 2024.

459  Sarah Clark with CASALLIA S (AUS)

 

Alyssa Yallop talks about her impressions of Mata do Duque

 

Australia’s Sarah Clark