“It’s the team that ticked all the boxes…” confides Cédrine Kerbaol after her transfer to EF Oatly Cannondale

“It’s the team that ticked all the boxes…” confides Cédrine Kerbaol after her transfer to EF Oatly Cannondale
“It’s the team that ticked all the boxes…” confides Cédrine Kerbaol after her transfer to EF Oatly Cannondale

After your separation “by mutual agreement” with Ceratizit-WN, we imagined you in a WorldTour team in 2025. This will not be the case…

I wasn't looking for the WorldTour label at all costs. I was looking for the best choice for my career and I found it. And then, EF-Oatly-Cannondale, which applies at the ProTeam level, has nothing to envy of certain WorldTour teams. I know we will be invited to all the races. For me, it’s also a team that stands out. It has a beautiful identity, it is in tune with the times. She matches me. I also know that I will have my cards to play. This is the team that ticked all the boxes.

Were you not tempted to join a more prestigious team?

I didn't want to go to a big structure where I know I wouldn't be able to do what I want, where it would have put me in the shadows. I didn't want to be in the shadows. With my agent (the Finnish Joona Laukka), we spoke with several teams, we targeted the team where I would be able to flourish the best.

Is this a team that you have wanted for a long time?

Completely ! When I saw his girls arrive in Mallorca with high quality equipment, helmets with integrated visors and I saw them win two races out of three, I said to myself that it was a big deal. And then, their way of running resembles me.

Were you promised leadership status?

I wasn't promised anything. But at Ceratizit, they didn't promise me that either. I will simply be one of the protected girls. Ceratizit was a very good team to progress with, to get to know me. With EF-Oatly-Cannondale, I move into a dynamic of pure performance. I hope to achieve as many results as possible.

Given your new status, you will be expected…

I was already told that a year ago. The pressure is what we put on ourselves… I don't think about it, I just think about what I'm doing on the bike. I'm not stressed at all about it.

Do you know your 2025 program?

Very little. I just know that it will be focused on the Tour de (which will start in ). I also know that I will resume in Majorca or Valencia. For the rest… I will know more soon, I will join my new team in the coming weeks in Girona. I resume training on November 11.

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