Overview

• The French Cycling Federation named a seven-rider squad: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, Cédrine Kerbaol, Juliette Labous, Marie Le Net, Évita Muzic, Maëva Squiban, and Léa Curinier.
• The women's road race in Kigali is scheduled for September 27, with the World Championships running September 21–28.
• Selector Paul Brousse said the decision was made in agreement with the rider, the FFC, and Visma-Lease a Bike.
• Ferrand-Prévot arrives after winning Paris–Roubaix in the spring and the Tour de France Femmes in early August.
• The course totals 164.6 km with 3,350 meters of climbing at altitude, and France enters with high expectations with climbing support from Labous and Muzic; she had initially planned to skip Worlds for the European Championships, which remain on her schedule in early October.