Thomas Voeckler betrayed by the UCI, the verdict is in!

Ten days before the road race of the World Championships in Zurich, we finally know the list of riders selected by Thomas Voeckler. The official announcement will certainly not come until Friday during a press conference. But the French coach was beaten to it by the UCI, which published the names of the riders selected by each country.

And among the French, Thomas Voeckler has decided to trust Julian Alaphilippe, Romain Bardet, Warren Barguil, Julien Bernard, Mathieu Burgaudeau, Romain Grégoire, Valentin Madouas and Aurélien Paret-Peintre. Although he is in the running for the Vuelta, David Gaudu will have to settle for a substitute role, just like Clément Berthet, Rudy Molard and Pavel Sivakov. Finally, for the time trial, Bruno Armirail and Thibault Guernalec have been designated.

Thomas Voeckler will have several aces up his sleeve

Once again, the French team should therefore be able to rely on several leaders. Romain Bardet and Valentin Madouas, silver medalist at the last Olympic Games, will try to play the leading roles and the same is obviously true of Julian Alaphilippe, who has returned to the forefront and who dreams of a third world champion title after his victories in 2020 and 2021.

“I’m super motivated for the world championships, I hope it will be a great world championship for the French team. I’m waiting for my official selection but it’s in the back of my mind. I’m very motivated, very motivated to go there to give my all for the French team. I’m really happy with how I feel at the moment. It’s a good sign for the end of the season,” he confided this Sunday after his third place at the Montreal GP.

The task will not be easy for Thomas Voeckler and his riders given the expected line-up in Zurich. Tadej Pogacar, winner in Canada for his comeback, and Remco Evenepoel, author of a recital in Paris, will obviously be the scarecrows.