LONGINES GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR 

LONGINES PARIS EIFFEL JUMPING 2026

With just one week to go before the start of the LONGINES GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR – LONGINES PARIS EIFFEL JUMPING (June 19–21), the field of competitors promises to be exceptionally strong. For 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.

French fans can look forward to a particularly strong team led by Julien Épaillard (No. 11) and Olivier Perreau, both bronze medalists in the team event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Also competing will be Roger-Yves Bost and Pénélope Leprévost, regulars at the event and the 2023 competition’s second- and third-place finishers, respectively, as well as Olivier Perreau, Marc Dilasser, Grégory Cottard, and Alexa Ferrer. The next generation of French riders will be represented by Mégane Moissonnier and Lara Tryba, who will attempt to follow in the footsteps of Jeanne Sadran, the 2024 Paris champion.

AMONG THE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINERS

• Britain’s Scott Brash, currently ranked No. 3 in the world, the 2024 Olympic team champion in Paris, and the reigning European champion, will be competing. 
• Germany will be represented by Sophie Hinners (No. 21), Daniel Deusser, and Christian Ahlmann, the only rider to have won the Paris leg twice, in 2019 and 2023. 
• From Scandinavia, Swedish legends Henrik von Eckermann and Peder Fredricson will be returning to Paris.
• Belgium will field a strong team featuring Nicola Philippaerts (No. 13), Thibault Philippaerts, Zoe Hank Conter, Jérôme Guéry, as well as Gilles Thomas (No. 5), winner of the 2025 LGCT – Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris with Ermitage Kalone, and Abdel Saïd, recent winner of the Cannes leg and the 2025 Eiffel Challenge. 
• Ireland, meanwhile, will be counting on Bertram Allen, Tom Wachman, Cian O’Connor, and Denis Lynch.

The entry list also includes Victor Bettendorf (Luxembourg), winner of the 2024 LGCT Super Grand Prix in Riyadh, Kim Emmen (Netherlands), as well as Lillie Keenan (United States) and Edwina Tops-Alexander (Australia).

In addition to enjoying world-class show jumping competition, visitors will have free access to the event village, featuring a wide range of activities and entertainment for all ages. This year, the village will also welcome Zeus, the iconic metallic horse f rom the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, a remarkable creation by Atelier blam, supported by SANOFI.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

📍 Champ-de-Mars, Paris

📅 June 19–21, 2026

🎟 Free access to the grandstands during the morning sessions