Gilles Thomas and Ermitage Kalone, were the 'talk of the town' in Rotterdam on Friday evening. Gilles and Ermitage stayed clear twice in Rotterdam's 5* Longines League of Nations. In a particularly strong field of competitors, Rotterdam counted for many national coaches as the last test before the Olympics and that meant big names in the class. It was not so much the double-fault-free result of the Nieuwenhof duo that caused admiration. Especially the way and ease with which Ermitage Kalone went through the course was. Belgium came fourth in Rotterdam. Pieter Devos and Casual DV Z also stayed clear twice.