Current world number two Steve Guerdat leads the way for the host nation at this week's Longines CHI Classics Basel. Photo © Jenny Abrahamsson for World of Showjumping.
This week, the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Western European League moves on to its tenth stop of the 2024/2025-season in Basel, Switzerland.
The entry list for the 2025-edition of Longines CHI Classics Basel includes seven riders from the current top ten on the world rankings: Henrik von Eckermann (SWE), Steve Guerdat (SUI), Ben Maher (GBR), Max Kühner (AUT), Richard Vogel (GER), Martin Fuchs (SUI) and Julien Epaillard (FRA).
They will be joined by big names such as Harrie Smolders (NED), Maikel van der Vleuten (NED), Wilma Hellström (SWE), Katharina Rhomberg (AUT) and Janika Sprunger (SUI), while Germany's Hans-Dieter Dreher arrives in Basel fresh from his World Cup-win in Mechelen at the end of December.
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