General
Clara Copponi and Marie Le Net first competed as a pair at a major senior tournament at the 2019 European Championships in Apeldoorn, where they were ranked fifth. They secured their first major international medal just four months later, claiming silver at the 2020 World Championships in Berlin.
Both Copponi and Le Net had competed with other riders before forming a partnership. Copponi finished 10th at the 2019 World Championships in Pruszkow with Pascale Jeuland, while Le Net and Victoire Berteau were gold medallists at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Aigle.