Cyrille Guimard has now named seven of the eight riders who will represent France in the elite men´s road race at the World Championships, with Thibaut Pinot, Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ) and Pierre Rolland (EF Education First-Drapac) added to the list of pre-selected riders on Friday. Pinot, Molard and Rolland - all currently in action at the Vuelta a España - join the already confirmed Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors), AG2R La Mondiale duo Romain Bardet and Tony Gallopin, and French champion Anthony Roux (Groupama-FDJ) in the French squad. In a statement on Friday, Guimard explained that four riders remain in contention for the final slot on the French team, with a decision to be taken after the Italian semi-classics in the coming week.ADVERTISEMENT `I still have to select the eighth rider,` Guimard said. `As of now, the contenders for this final place on the French team for the Worlds in Austria are, with no order of preference: Warren Barguil (Fortuneo-Samsic), Guillaume Martin (Wanty Groupe Gobert), and Alexis Vuillermoz (AG2R-La Mondiale) who was the victim of a crash at the Tour de France but who rode well in the WorldTour races in Canada, as well as his teammate Alexandre Géniez, winner of a stage on the Vuelta a España.` Guimard confirmed, meanwhile, that Kenny Elissonde (Team Sky), Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) and Anthony Perez (Cofidis) are no longer under consideration for Worlds selection. `They were all of course disappointed not be part of this Innbsruck adventure, but they understood my decision-making for this year´s most particular Worlds,` Guimard said.
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