Benoit Cosnefrois of AG2R La Mondiale, who had great performances in the two Canadian WorldTour one-day races last week, will support Julien Alaphilippe (Desseuninck-Quick Step) at the 2019 World Championships, and the French men's He is the eighth and final member of the elite road racing team.

The 23-year-old Cosnefrois (who won the under-23 world championship road race in 2017) finished an impressive 10th in the GP Cicliste de Québec last Friday and 17th in the GP Cicliste de Mondraal on Sunday after working with Alaphilippe in the second half of the race. Finish.

Cosnefrois was frustrated that Alaphilippe could not contribute more to the duo's moves, but he was diplomatic about his frustration in the post-race press conference.

"I wanted Julien to make more turns, but he was Alaphilippe. After the race, Kosnefroe said. 'It's frustrating. It would have been nice to have a French one-two with Julien in Montreal. It would have been great to be on the podium with him. I've known Julien for a long time.

But for his success in Canada, and perhaps for his diplomacy, Kosnefroi was selected by the French national team selection committee, former professional rider Thomas Voeckler, to represent France in the world championship road race to be held in Yorkshire on Sunday, September 29.

"The main reason that prompted me to put my trust in Benoit was the consistency he was able to maintain after his excellent results in August," Voeckler said in a press release from the French cycling federation (FFC).

"Furthermore, despite his young age, he knows how to read a race and how to measure his efforts," Voeckler said. That ability is vital in a race like the World Championships, where radios are not available."

"The physical advantage of having competed in the Tour should also allow him to play an important role in the race. That's why we decided to include Benoit in the team to ride with Julien in Yorkshire.

Koznefrois becomes the second AG2R La Mondiale road race representative alongside Tony Gallopin, while Pierre Latour of the French WorldTour team will represent France in the elite men's individual time trial on September 25.