Edited press release from Longines Global Champions Tour
This weekend, the Longines Global Champions Tour heads to Rome, Italy, where the historic Circus Maximus will serve as a spectacular backdrop for the penultimate stage of the 2024-season. The competition for the 2024 LGCT-title has reached a critical point as riders prepare to fight for victory in the final two stages, as well as claim one of only two remaining tickets to the LGCT Super Grand Prix in Riyadh this November.
The LGCT-ranking leader Max Kühner will be joined by Germany's Olympic gold medallist Christian Kukuk as well the Dutch Olympic bronze medallist Maikel van der Vleuten, France's Olympic team bronze medallists Julien Epaillard and Simon Delestre, Great Britain's living legend John Whitaker and the United States’ Olympic team silver medallist Laura Kraut.