Thursday, October 15, 2026

France's Long List for the 2026 World Endurance Championship

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Two Months to Go Until the 2026 World Championship!

October 15 2026
Journal d'Endurance

It’s official! The national federations have now submitted their long lists to the FEI for the 2026 Endurance World Championship, taking place in Butheeb on Saturday, 19 December!

This is the first step before the final list of riders and horses competing at the Senior World Championship is confirmed. Each national federation can nominate a maximum of 14 horses and 10 athletes.

Following the CEIO2* at Barroca d’Alva in Portugal, where the French riders delivered excellent performances and claimed team gold, French team selector &. coach, Jean-Michel Grimal was able to make his choices among the combinations that had stood out throughout this year’s selection competitions.

It is an especially important decision, as France will be defending its back-to-back World Championship team titles, won at Monpazier in 2024 and at Butheeb in 2023, following the disqualification of Bahrain’s team several months later due to a doping case.

Without further ado, here are the French riders :...

Read more here:
https://journaldendurance.substack.com/p/two-months-to-go-until-the-2026-world

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