Juliette Labous , Audrey Cordon-Ragot , and Victoire Berteau have secured the three coveted spots on the elite women's team that will represent France in the road race on August 4 at the Paris Olympic Games , the Fédération Français de Cyclisme (FFC) confirmed on Tuesday. Labous and Cordon-Ragot will also compete in the individual time trial on July 27. France qualified three spots to the elite women's road race where Labous, Cordon-Ragot and Berteau will represent their nation in the 158km event that will start and finish at the Eiffel Tower on the Pont d'Iéna between the tower and the Trocadéro Gardens .
The women will race a larger loop of 110km before returning to complete two laps of an 18.4km circuit. Labous, who is currently sixth in the UCI World Ranking, was the sole rider representing France in the women's road events at the Tokyo Olympics Games.
She finished ninth in the time trial and 30th in the road race. This season, she has finished in the top 10 at Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, fourth overall at La Vuelta Femenina, and third overall at Itzulia Women. "Very happy and proud to announce my selection for the time trial and road race! Two more short months of preparation to be on top on July 27 and August 4.
Thank you FFC for the trust given," Labous wrote in a post on Instagram. Cordon-Ragot brings experience to the team, having competed in the previous two Olympic Games. Berteau is the reigning French Champion in the road race and als.
