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.
Several high-profile riders had already said that they would not seek a spot at the World Championships in advance. Current men’s national time trial champion Mads Pedersen is expected to focus on the European Championships time trial title after racing La Vuelta a España.
The nation said it would be taking a full team from across the categories to compete at the European championships from Wednesday October 1 – starting with the individual time trials – to Sunday October 5.
“As national coach, I am incredibly disappointed that we are not able to compete in one of two World Championship disciplines – it is the highlight of the year,” said men’s national coach Michael Mørkøv.
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