The 27th edition of the European 10,000m Cup will take place in Pacé, France, on Saturday, May 24. It will be streamed live via the European Athletics YouTube channel from 18:55 CEST without any restrictions and with English commentary.
Men
Names to watch include the women’s half-marathon winner in April’s Brussels-Leuven 2025 European Running Championships, Chloe Herbiet of Belgium; Latvia’s hot prospect Agate Caune, the European U20 5000m/3000m gold medallist; Irish record holder Efrem Gidey and France’s Valentin Gondouin, who won bronze in the men’s 10k in Brussels-Leuven 2025.
Previous winners at the event include Olympic gold medallists Mo Farah (GBR), Dieter Baumann (GER) and Fernanda Ribeiro (POR). Team and individual medals are up for grabs in both men’s and women’s races.
Efrem Gidey has a golden opportunity to bounce back from just missing out on a medal at the European Running Championships last month when the Irishman stands on the start line of the European 10,000m Cup in Pacé, France on Saturday (18).
- Final entries | by season’s best
- Final entries | by country order
Gidey audaciously went with ferocious early pace set in Belgium by France’s eventual half marathon winner Jimmy Gressier and tired during the second half of the race before being beaten in a sprint finish for the bronze by Gressier’s compatriot Valentin Gondouin.
Women
Chloé Herbiet will be looking for her second major international gold medal in little more than a month at the European 10,000m Cup in Pacé, France on Saturday (24).
- Final entries | by season’s best
- Final entries | by country order
The Belgian thrilled the crowds on home territory in Leuven last month when she took the inaugural European Running Championships half-marathon crown and will be hoping her form translates from the road to the track.
At the last edition of the European 10,000m Cup, which was also in Pacé two years ago, Herbiet finished fifth, so is familiar with the town and the track.
After a stint training at altitude in the French Pyrenees, this time around is looking to make a major improvement on both her finishing position and her personal best over 25 laps of the track of 32:15:24.
