The Frenchman topped the field of 35 at the Hubside Jumping de Valence in front of grandstands full of enthusiastic crowds.

The American riders are in great form a few weeks before the Tokyo Olympics, winning the feature grand prix classes two weeks in a row.

Despite four French riders contesting the jump-off out of the nine qualified, it was the Irishman Lynch with Cristello who topped the field in St. Tropez.

Belgian rider tops off four weeks of competition in the south of France with a victory aboard Gancia de Muze in a 46-horse field.

As high-level competition resumed in Europe, the Netherlands’ Maikel van der Vleuten was again the winner of a major class with the mare Dana Blue.

Maikel Van Der Vleuten dominates the Grimaud Grand Prix in Week 1 as Week 2 promises to welcome back spectators and press.