{"id":97640,"date":"2025-08-26T17:34:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T17:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/97640\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T17:34:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T17:34:07","slug":"world-champion-of-changing-plans-pauline-ferrand-prevot-reverses-decision-will-race-world-championships-in-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/97640\/","title":{"rendered":"‘World champion of changing plans’ – Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot reverses decision, will race World Championships in Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tour de France Femmes <\/a>winner Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot<\/a> has announced that she will take part in the upcoming UCI Road World Championships in Rwanda after all.<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old, who\u2019s performance at women\u2019s cycling\u2019s biggest event was nothing short of dominant,<\/a> revealed that she originally intended to skip the World Championships in order to recover both physically and mentally from the Tour as well as the demanding Olympic cycle that preceded her return to road racing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ve been trying to find a good balance between making the most of all the opportunities available to me and maintaining my healthy lifestyle as a professional athlete, which is essential for me,\u201d Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI didn\u2019t want to ask my body, already fatigued, or my mind, at 80%, to push through again.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot <\/a>noted that the circumstances this season are very different from last year. With fewer races on her schedule and less pressure surrounding the Tour de France compared to the Olympic Games, she says she feels strong and motivated to compete.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m ready to keep giving the best of myself, in a smart and thoughtful way,\u201d she said. After discussions with her trade team and the French national squad, she confirmed she will line up in Rwanda, describing it as an honour to race alongside her teammates against the world\u2019s elite.<\/p>\n

Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot is one of the greatest athletes the sport of cycling has ever seen. The Fran\u00e7aise already holds 12 UCI Elite World Championship titles (15 if you include team events) across road, cyclocross, gravel and mountain bike disciplines. She\u2019s also the reigning Olympic cross-country mountain bike champion and, as of August, a winner of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Despite an already overflowing trophy cabinet, Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot is eager to take on the opportunity to chase another crown.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll \u201cgive our best in the quest for the rainbow jersey,\u201d she said, and jokingly called herself the \u201cworld champion of changing plans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot previously won the elite women’s road race World Championship\u00a0in 2014. It was the first of three world titles she won within a 12-month period, wearing the rainbow jersey in road cycling, cyclocross, and cross-country mountain biking simultaneously.<\/p>\n

The UCI Road World Championships will take place September 21-28 in Rwanda\u2019s capital of Kigali. This is the first time the event has been hosted on the African continent. Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot will have her chance at yet another world title on September 27, when the women\u2019s peloton tackles the 164.6km road race.<\/p>\n

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