The calendar for the 2024 Longines Global Champions Tour and the Global Champions League team series has been announced today.

The LGCT season will kick off on 29 February with the season opener taking place in Doha, before it moves on to Miami Beach (3-6 April) and Mexico City (11-14 April). The tour then returns to Shanghai (3-5 May) for the first time in four years at a brand new stadium of Shanghai Juss International Equestrian Center. Located at the Expo Park in the Pudong New Area, the centre is China's first permanent professional equestrian competition venue. 

The European legs of the tour kick off with the event in Madrid from 17-19 May, followed by Ramatuelle Saint Tropez, Cannes, Paris, Stockholm, Monaco, Riesenbeck, London, Valkenswaard and Rome throughout summer. The finals take place 24-26 October in Abu Dhabi, and the playoffs 20-23 November in Riyadh. 

In a press release, LGCT Founder and President Jan Tops said: “We are delighted to announce our calendar for 2024 featuring some of the world’s greatest cities and iconic destinations. We are proud to be able to bring back the much-loved Shanghai event in a brand new purpose-built stadium. It is going to be another busy and exciting season of top sport as we continue to push boundaries and be ambitious to continue to develop our circuit at a rapid pace.”

Title Partner and Official Timekeeper Longines will once again have a strong presence throughout the 2024 season continuing the long-term partnership. Longines will be presenting elegant timepieces to recognize the great performances of every Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix and Longines Global Champions Tour Super Grand Prix winner.