(CNN) Julien Epaillard edged out defending champion Ben Maher by a whisker to win the first leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour in Doha. "It's crazy for me, today," Epaillard said in a televised interview, after riding away with prize money of €123,750 ($140,733). Maher so closeNow in its 14th year, the Longines Global Champions Tour and Global Champions League, show jumping's richest circuit, has expanded to 20 legs this season, with new stops added in New York, Stockholm and Montreal. Global Champions LeagueEarlier on Saturday, the two-day Global Champions League (GCL) team event was won by Shanghai Swans, with Germany's Daniel Deusser and Switzerland's Pius Schwizer both producing a double clear. "I expected more teams on a double clear today, but it showed the course was tough," said Deusser.

Source: CNN March 02, 2019 19:52 UTC