And five! In this 2024/2025 off-season, the team Arkéa-B&B Hotels exploits to its full potential the pool of riders present within its development team Arkéa-B&B Hotels Continentalesince it has just announced its fifth recruit from its reserve this Thursday with the promotion of the young Joshua Epis. After the Norwegians Embret Svestad-Bardseng, Martin Tjotta and the French Louis Rouland et Léandre Lozouetthe 22-year-old Italian is also taking advantage of this bridge to sign his first professional contract and take his first steps in the WorldTour in 2025. Arriving in 2024 within the Breton structure after having studied in Italy, Epis presents “a puncher-sprinter profile that he can quickly highlight“, in the words of his general manager Emmanuel Hubert.
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The statements of Giosuè Epis and Emmanuel Hubert
Joshua Epis
“I am happy to sign a contract for the ARKEA-B&B HOTELS UCI World Tour team for next season. I thank Emmanuel Hubert, General Manager, and the entire sports management for the trust they place in me. My wish is to give back to them. I know the team well having already competed in a few races with the UCI World Tour group in 2024. I would also like to thank Maxime Bouet and Léonard Cosnier, my two sports directors within the continental development team. Their advice and support were invaluable to me during this first season in France. I will give 100% next year for the ARKEA-B&B HOTELS UCI World Tour team. This is a great opportunity for me to achieve my sporting achievements. A new stage in my career. I want to give the best of myself, demonstrate my qualities both collectively and individually.“.
Emmanuel Hubert, General Manager
“Giosuè Epis will follow a logical progression due to his move from the continental development team to the UCI World Tour ARKEA-B&B HOTELS training, on January 1, 2025. The creation of a development structure in 2024, within our entity, was set up with the precise aim of training young riders to then move them up to World Tour level. Giosuè has completed his training in continental development, and today he presents all the qualities to take this last step towards the highest level of professional Cycling. A diligent runner, with a good burst of speed, Giosuè Epis has a puncher-sprinter profile that he can quickly highlight.”
