Global Champions Tour 2007 Starts off in Wellington, Florida

Global Champions Tour 2007 Starts off in Wellington, Florida

VALKENSWAARD, The Netherlands, March 13/PRNewswire/ -- The Global Champions Tour, presented by CN WorldWide and CN, will travel
the world for the second time this year and starts off on the East Coast of
the United States of America.

CSI Wellington, which will take place March 14th - 17th, will be the
start of 3,500,000 euros Global Champions Tour (GCT). During the CN WorldWide
Florida Open on Saturday afternoon March 17th, the world's best riders and
horses will compete, in a minimum of two rounds, for 300,000 euros in prize
money. Eurosport is the new media partner of the GCT and will broadcast this
first Grand Prix on March 17th at 20.30 hours CET

The Global Champions Tour covers three continents and involves eight of
the world's most prestigious independent outdoor show jumping events: Palm
Beach, Cannes, Monte-Carlo, Estoril, Sao Paulo, Valkenswaard, Arezzo and
Athens. Every independent event carries minimum prize money of 400,000 euros
including a 300,000 euros Grand Prix ridden in two rounds. The riders with a
double clear after two rounds will ride a jump-off. Eurosport will broadcast
every Grand Prix on the Saturday evening of the event.

The exact dates of the events are: Eurosport broadcast

Palm Beach 14 - 18 March USA March 17th 20.30 hours CET
Cannes 14 - 16 June FRA June 16th 20.30 hours CET
Monte Carlo 28 - 30 June MON June 30th 20.30 hours CET
Estoril 19 - 21 July POR July 22nd 20.30 hours CET
Sao Paulo 2 - 5 August BRA August 4th 20.30 hours CET
Valkenswaard 23 - 26 August NED August 25th 20.30 hours CET
Arezzo 20 - 23 September ITA September 22nd 20.30 hours CET
Athens 3 - 6 October GRE October 6th 20.30 hours CET

GCT president and initiator Jan Tops: " With the introduction of the
Global Champions Tour last year it was our goal to bring the sport of show
jumping to a higher level. The first year has showed us that we were on the
right track! The new media partnership with Eurosport is a fantastic
opportunity; not only for the sport of show jumping, but also for the
sponsors of the Global Champions Tour and the individual events".

Presenting sponsor of the Global Champions Tour is the Canadian Railway
company CN and CN WorldWide, headquarted in Rotterdam, which focuses on
door-to-door international freight forwarding services on the transatlantic
and trans-pacific trade lanes.

Anita Ernesaks, Global Managing Director of CN WorldWide: "Being title
sponsor of the Global Champions Tour is a good fit in terms of the
similarities between show jumping and freight transportation. Both require
that you have a plan and that you are able to execute it consistently. CN and
CN WorldWide pride themselves on service and reliability. Both the
transportation business and show jumping rely on teamwork and precise
execution to be successful".

For more information about the Global Champions Tour please visit
www.globalchampionstour.com

Source: Global Champions Tour

Further information: www.cnworldwide.biz, www.cn.ca and www.eurosport.com, Susanne Scheepers, +31-622498151

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