Bryan Coquard will not be part of the French team pursuit at the Rio de Jaineiro Olympics. The Direct Energie sprinter has decided to end his quest to qualify for the event. He told Ouest France about his decision.

"It was a collective decision made with Thomas Boudat, Julien Morice and Damien Gaudin. We are still 300 points behind the Netherlands [for the last place available to European nations]. We’ve done the calculations. Even if we were to win the Hong Kong World Cup and the World Championship in London, which to be honest we’re not capable of doing, and the Dutch were to finish eighth on each occasion we would still not qualify."

He has another reason not go to Hong Kong for the last World Cup event. "Going to Hong Kong, where there’s a seven-hour time difference, when we’re right in the midst of preparing for the road season, is too much of a commitment." He critiziced also the National Federation. "The federation also decided to change the national coach in the middle of the Olympic cycle."