The Longines Global Champions Tour now heads to Morocco’s capital for the penultimate stage of the 2025 season, where the world’s best riders will take on the spectacular setting of the Grand Theatre de Rabat. After such huge success last year on the African continent the legacy of the Qatar-Morocco 2024 Year of Culture continues with the return of LGCT Rabat.
With just one stop remaining before the Finals in Riyadh, the race for precious Championship points - and the penultimate Golden Ticket to the Longines Global Champions Tour Super Grand Prix intensifies under the Moroccan sun.
Though the overall Championship title has already been secured, the chase for the remaining podium places and coveted top-10 finishes is far from over. The Rabat roster is rich with elite talent looking to maximise their points haul at this decisive moment in the season.
Among them, Christian Kukuk (GER) - currently sitting third in the standings - will be looking to tighten his grip on a podium finish after a season of sharp consistency. His compatriots Philipp Weishaupt, Marcus Ehning, and Christian Ahlmann add further German firepower to the line-up, each capable of delivering the type of cool, clinical performances that define LGCT Grand Prix history. Simon Delestre (FRA) and Andreas Schou (DEN) bring their trademark precision and rhythm to the field, both eager to end the season on a high note and climb the leaderboard before Riyadh.
The field is completed by familiar fan favourites - Scott Brash (GBR), Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS), Ioli Mytilineou (GRE), Jérôme Guéry (BEL), Janne Friederike Meyer-Zimmermann (GER), Niels Bruynseels (BEL), Denis Lynch (IRL), Malin Baryard-Johnsson (SWE), Eduardo Alvarez Aznar (ESP), Jack Whitaker (GBR), and on form Katharina Rhomberg (AUT) - ensuring that every round in Rabat carries weight, drama, and world-class sport.
With the Golden Ticket race still open, Rabat could well provide a breakthrough moment. Fourteen riders have already earned their place in the LGCT Super Grand Prix at the GC Playoffs - including Ioli Mytilineou, Jérôme Guéry, Simon Delestre, Philipp Weishaupt, Christian Kukuk, and Scott Brash - meaning opportunity awaits for a new name to join them in the season’s grand finale. Every clear round in Rabat could mark the difference between qualification and heartbreak.
Adding to the home-grown pride, Morocco’s own Ali Al Ahrach, Abdeslam Bennani Smires, El Ghali Boukka, Vincent Zacharias Bourguignon, and the ever-popular Abdelkebir Ouaddar will fly the national flag in front of an electric local crowd. Their participation ensures the weekend will blend world-class competition with true Moroccan spirit as they take on the sport’s global elite on home soil.
Other huge names attending this exciting second addition are: Pieter Devos, Philippe Rozier, Michael Pender, Manuel Fernandez Saro, Peder Fredricson and Natalie Dean.
With Championship points, prestige, and the final Golden Ticket all on the line, Rabat promises to deliver a weekend of skill, suspense, and celebration - where one performance could reshape the story of the 2025 season.
