“I can’t talk about recruitment yet, it will be announced in a few days, but we will obviously focus on building a great 2025 season.” Pronounced by Julien Jurdie at the microphone of Cycling’Actu Tuesday, the words of the sports director of the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team take on their full meaning this Wednesday since the best French WorldTeam of the 2024 season has just announced the signings of five riders! Four of them come from its reserve team, the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Development Teamthe lucky ones being the French Leo Bisiaux And Noa Isidorethe Australian Oscar Chamberlain and the Danish Rasmus Sojberg Pedersen. The last one, Paul Seixaswill not even have the opportunity to go through the Continental level since the one who is only 17 years old jumps directly from the U19 team of Decathlon AG2R The World to the WorldTeam!
Video – Jurdie (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) on the microphone of Cyclism’Actu
Four contract extensions also announced
“Our work in detection and training, a pillar of our strategic vision with the NewGen, has allowed us to identify and train several profiles who will evolve from 2025 within the WorldTour team. Five riders meet the requirements of the highest world level: Léo Bisiaux, Oscar Chamberlain, Noa Isidore, Rasmus Sojberg Pedersen and Paul Seixas. We are delighted to be able to have them evolve within our structure and to realize our project of training and supporting young riders”declares Dominique Serieysthe general manager of Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team. The successor of Vincent Lavenu also announced the extensions of the contracts of Stan Dewulf, Pierre Gautherat, Aurelien Paret-Painter And Nicolas Prodhomme.
Reactions from the five riders promoted to the WorldTour
Leo Bisiaux (19 years old, contract until 2028): “I am happy to move up to the WorldTour, it is a new step to take and I am delighted to continue within the team. I have progressed through all levels of the team, who have trusted me since the beginning, and I have climbed the ladder one by one. So I am very happy to be part of the project with DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE. Since I am Junior 1, I have gotten to know all the staff and all the people in the team, and everything is going very well. So it is nice and I am looking forward to starting my first season in the WorldTour.”
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Paul Seixas (17 years old, contract until 2027): “I chose to stay loyal to the team because I have always liked the project and since I joined the team in Cadets 2, there has always been a good atmosphere and a superb organization. I wanted to continue the experience with the WorldTour team. It is important for me to stay loyal to the team that trained me. The team is offering me an incredible project, I could only take part. It is a childhood dream come true. It is a special feeling to join the WorldTour team, especially at 17 years old. It is a show of confidence from the team, I am very happy and I am sure that it will go super well.”
Noa Isidore (20 years, contract until 2026): “It’s a culmination, clearly. It’s the dream I’ve had since I was little and to have achieved it is really huge for me. The level will be even higher and I will have to progress further, but I know that the team will support me well for that. The team has always remained loyal to me and I have always remained loyal to the team. This relationship of trust is important to me, it’s very reassuring. It’s this team that has made me grow as a rider and as a man, so it was important to me to stay here.”
Oscar Chamberlain (19 years old, contract signed until 2027): “Going to the WorldTour has been a goal of mine since I was a little kid, so this is a very special moment for me, it represents all the work I have done, and the people around me, to make this dream a reality. I am very excited for the future. I think this team will allow me to develop my skills on and off the bike, and I think this is the perfect place to do it.”
Rasmus Sojberg Pedersen (22 years old, contract until 2027): “Joining the WorldTour team is a confidence booster for me. The team has always had faith in me and I have always had faith in the team. I started cycling with the dream of becoming a professional, and the team has given me the environment and tools to make that dream come true. Next year is about gaining experience. I still have a lot to learn, but the team has a lot of experienced players from whom I have already learned a lot and will use even more in the future. The team is developing, the equipment is good and the approach is professional, this indicates a great future for the team.”
