(FILES) France's Benjamin Thomas celebrates after winning the men's track cycling omnium event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines National Velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, south-west of Paris, on August 8, 2024. The two French athletes, Bryan Coquard and Benjamin Thomas will once again form a dynamic duo at the World Championships, taking place from October 14, 2026 in Shanghai, where the French team will get down to business in the Olympic qualifying process. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images)