Did Québec winner Cosnefroy finally decide to ride the World Championships?

Benoit Cosnefroy of France and Ag2R Citroen Team celebrates winning the the 11th Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec 2022
Benoit Cosnefroy of France and Ag2R Citroen Team celebrates winning the the 11th Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec 2022 (Image credit: Getty Images)

Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec winner Benoit Cosnefroy could still be part of France's line-up for the World Championships, despite his affirmation after his recent victory in Canada that he was not going to be present in Australia.

The former Under-23 World Champion had been part of a long list of riders who had opted out of the UCI Road World Championships for various reasons. However according to L'Équipe and other sources, Cosnefroy was spotted getting on a flight to Australia at the weekend. He was apparently due to arrive in Sydney on Monday evening local time, several hours ahead of his teammates. 

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.