The fifth edition of the GCL Season Awards took centre stage this evening, celebrating the standout achievements of the 2024 GCL season. The glittering ceremony, held in the heart of Riyadh, set the tone for an exhilarating weekend as the city prepares to host the much-anticipated inaugural GC Riyadh Playoffs.
In a moment destined for the history books, the unstoppable Max Kühner captured the prestigious 2024 Longines Global Champions Tour Champion of Champions title, securing his place among the sport's greats.
During the highly competitive final GCL battle of the 2024 season, the Cannes Stars powered by Iron Dames emerged victorious in a thrilling debut, securing the 2024 Championship title and making an extraordinary mark in their first-ever GCL season. The Cannes Stars rose to the occasion, claiming their share of the prestigious €8.5 million Championship prize in Rabat, Morocco.
There wasn’t a dry eye in Rome as Victor Bettendorf secured his first ever Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix win onboard 9 year old Foxy de la Roque in 34.07 seconds. Under the picturesque setting of Circus Maximus, last to go Bettendorf wrote his name into the history books and picked up the penultimate golden ticket to the exclusive Longines Global Champions Tour Super Grand Prix in Riyadh later this year.
It was a demonstration of pure class as Madrid In Motion’s dynamic duo of Maikel van der Vleuten and Eduardo Alvarez Aznar were the only team to deliver 4 clear rounds today and finish on a clean sheet to take the win in the iconic Circus Maximus.
The whole equestrian world witnessed an exhilarating triumph as Lorenzo de Luca, aboard Denver de Talma, captured a heart-stirring victory in the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Valkenswaard. After seven years without an LGCT Grand Prix win, de Luca denied the home crowd a Dutch win at the sold-out Longines Tops International Arena in an electrifying jump-off that will be remembered forever.
The Longines Tops International Arena buzzed with excitement as spectators gathered to witness the thrilling action of the GCL in Valkenswaard. Amidst an electric atmosphere that captivated both seasoned fans and newcomers alike, reigning GCL Champions Riesenbeck International powered by Kingsland Equestrian claimed top honours for the first time this season.
Everything Harry Charles touches at the moment turns to gold as he declares "no better place to come this weekend" than the Longines Global Champions Tour of London. Taking the win of the €500,000 LGCT Grand Prix of London on 11 year old Sherlock, home hero Harry Charles pipped golden boy Christian Kukuk and Just Be Gentle to the post by less than three tenths of a second.
