Denmark will not send riders to compete in the elite men's and women's time trials at the Rwanda Road World Championships, citing location, cost and calendar conflicts. The national federation, Danmarks Cykle Union, will still field teams for the elite men's and women's road races while focusing broader ambitions on the European Championships in France starting the week after the World Championships. Several high-profile riders had already indicated they would not seek World Championships spots, with national time trial champion Mads Pedersen expected to target the European time trial after La Vuelta a España.
Denmark flagged late last year that it wouldn't be sending junior or under 23 riders to the Rwanda Road World Championships from September 15-28, citing the high costs. Other nations subsequently followed, reducing the quality and size of the entry lists for the World Championships. Nations have recently finalised their plans for Rwanda and Denmark added another set of absences, forgoing participation in the elite time trials.
Of course, it is really a shame that we do not see ourselves in a position to start at the World Championships in the individual events. We see it as the right and necessary decision, due to the location of the World Championships on another continent. Tere is also the fact that the World Championships and the European Championships this year are in direct continuation of each other in terms of calendar - on two different continents. All in all, these circumstances have caused so many difficulties that we have chosen to focus 100 percent on the European Championships and then start in the way that makes sporting sense at the World Championships in Rwanda.
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