In the week leading up towards the Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final in Geneva, World of Showjumping presents the ten riders that will compete. We start with Steve Guerdat, who will be the only Swiss rider in the final.

Name: Steve Guerdat

Age: 34

Country: Switzerland

Current world rank (N° 191): No. 10

No. of times in the Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final: Five (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014)

Best result in the Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final: Steve won the final in 2010, on home soil in Geneva with Jalisca Solier

No. of months in the Top 10 during 2016 (January-November rankings N° 181-N° 191): One

Best world rank during 2016: No. 10

Thrills from 2016: Steve's next super star Bianca, that finished second in the five-star Grand Prix of Brussels, second in the five-star World Cup in Stuttgart, fourth in the five-star World Cup in Oslo and fifth in the five-star World Cup in Helsinki

Spills from 2016: Ending 4th at the Rio Games with his 2012 Olympic Champion Nino des Buissonnets, just outside the podium but yet so close to another medal

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