Overview

• France claimed home gold in Étoile-sur-Rhône, finishing 6.3 seconds ahead of Italy and 40.1 ahead of Switzerland.
• Germany placed fourth at 1:25.1 behind the winners and 45 seconds off third place.
• Louis Leidert dropped early in the men's leg, leaving two riders to continue, and the German women later recovered one position.
• Only seven nations contested the 40 km course around Étoile-sur-Rhône in the Drôme and Ardèche region.
• Germany won silver in this event last year, and a different lineup placed fifth at last week’s World Championships without Maximilian Schachmann and the ill Liane Lippert.