Team TotalEnergies welcomes Alexys Brunel for the 2025 season!

Team TotalEnergies is proud to announce the arrival of a new reinforcement for next season in the person of Alexys Brunel. A talented and versatile runner with an already well-established career, the one who left the professional peloton is making his comeback within Team TotalEnergies, which is happy to support him in this challenge.

Returning to the professional peloton, a real challenge

Recognized for his riding qualities, the former European Junior time trial champion returns to the high level, full of ambitions. The 25-year-old rider distinguished himself from his professional debut, notably winning a significant victory on a stage of the Etoile de Bessèges in 2020. His versatility and ability to slip into breakaways allowed him to stand out .

In 2022, he made the choice to leave the World Tour peloton, and even leave the peloton altogether, reorienting himself towards the amateur world initially, before turning to triathlon then gravel in 2024. With this adventure off the beaten track, Alexys now returns to road competition, motivated to take on new challenges within Team TotalEnergies. Today, he is ready to return to the professional circuit for a new season full of challenges.

The first words of Alexys Brunel:

“I am very happy to be back in the professional peloton, especially in a major French team like Team TotalEnergies. Following my experience in gravel, I found the desire to return to road competition. I am aware of the opportunity and this “second chance” that is being offered to me. Becoming a professional is hard, staying professional is another story. I am very grateful to the whole team and particularly the sports management. It’s a team that embodies offensiveness and collectiveness, two values ​​that motivate me. This choice is thoughtful, after having moved away from the professional world for a while, without ever staying away from cycling, I have rediscovered the passion and pleasure of high level in recent years. I can’t wait to get back to the big races and give the best of myself for this season, for the leaders too. A big thank you to Jean-René Bernaudeau, Benoît Genauzeau and the team for their trust. I can’t wait to take on this new challenge! »

A challenge for Alexys certainly, but also for the Team, as Benoit Genauzeau explains:

“Alexys has a special history with the high level. Having started discussions with him this summer, we immediately got along very well on the team’s project and its project, with the same desires, the same values. Alexys is a thoughtful and self-sacrificing person, he is not finished with professional cycling and we believe in his potential. We are convinced that his determination and experience will be valuable assets to integrate perfectly into the group. It is a strong and confident choice, which reinforces a recruitment full of promise and which resembles us. »

Welcome home Alexys!