A DREAM SPORTS FACILITY
AT THE FOOT OF THE EIFFEL TOWER
With just one week to go before the start of the LONGINES GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR – LONGINES PARIS EIFFEL JUMPING (June 19-21), the lineup of competitors promises to be particularly strong. Making its grand return to Place Joffre, in front of the École Militaire, the event will once again bring together the world's elite show jumpers.
The French public will be able to count on a particularly solid team led by Julien Épaillard (No. 11) and Olivier Perreau, both team bronze medalists at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Also present will be Roger-Yves Bost and Pénélope Leprévost, regulars at the competition and respectively 2nd and 3rd in the 2023 edition, as well as Marc Dilasser, Grégory Cottard and Alexa Ferrer.
The French next generation will be represented by Mégane Moissonnier and Lara Tryba, who will try to follow in the footsteps of Jeanne Sadran, winner in Paris in 2024.
AMONG THE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINERS
Briton Scott Brash, currently world No. 3, Olympic team champion in Paris in 2024 and reigning European champion, will be there.
Germany will be represented by Sophie Hinners (No. 21), Daniel Deusser and Christian Ahlmann, the only rider to have won the Paris stage twice, in 2019 and 2023.
On the Scandinavian side, Swedish legends Henrik von Eckermann and Peder Fredricson will be back in Paris.
Belgium will arrive in force with Nicola Philippaerts (No. 13), Thibault Philippaerts, Zoe Hank Conter, Jérôme Guéry, but also Gilles Thomas (No. 5), winner of the LGCT – Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris 2025 with Ermitage Kalone, and Abdel Saïd, recent winner of the Cannes stage and the Eiffel Challenge 2025.
Ireland, meanwhile, will rely on Bertram Allen, Tom Wachman, Cian O'Connor, and Denis Lynch.
AMONG THE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINERS
Briton Scott Brash, currently world No. 3, Olympic team champion in Paris in 2024 and reigning European champion, will be there.
Germany will be represented by Sophie Hinners (No. 21), Daniel Deusser and Christian Ahlmann, the only rider to have won the Paris stage twice, in 2019 and 2023.
On the Scandinavian side, Swedish legends Henrik von Eckermann and Peder Fredricson will be back in Paris.
Belgium will arrive in force with Nicola Philippaerts (No. 13), Thibault Philippaerts, Zoe Hank Conter, Jérôme Guéry, but also Gilles Thomas (No. 5), winner of the LGCT – Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris 2025 with Ermitage Kalone, and Abdel Saïd, recent winner of the Cannes stage and the Eiffel Challenge 2025.
Ireland, meanwhile, will rely on Bertram Allen, Tom Wachman, Cian O'Connor, and Denis Lynch.
The list of entrants also includes Victor Bettendorf (Luxembourg), winner of the LGCT Super Grand Prix of Riyadh in 2024, Kim Emmen (Netherlands), as well as Lillie Keenan (United States) and Edwina Tops-Alexander (Australia).
In addition to witnessing a high-level competition, the public will be able to enjoy a village with numerous activities, free and accessible to all, with this year's presence of Zeus, the metallic horse from the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. A work by Atelier blam, supported by SANOFI.