Already present alongside the women’s team ofArkéa-B&B Hotels for more than a month, notably as part of the pre-season training course organized in Calpe (Spain) at the end of the year, Yann Le Normand saw his recruitment as new coach of the women’s section made official this Wednesday by the Breton team through a press release. Former sports director of the Brittany Ladiesthe women’s team of the Comité de Bretagne, but also commercial, the 51-year-old Breton is embarking on a new challenge in Cycling and is therefore strengthening the staff of the French ProTeam led by Emmanuel Hubertwhich will have in its ranks in 2025 12 runners plus two trainees.
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Statements in the press release
Yann Le Normand :
“Signing within the ARKEA-B&B HOTELS women’s structure represents for me a new project, a new challenge. I am satisfied to join a women’s team which will evolve at the ProSeries level in 2025. I already know a few riders. I am happy that Gaël Le Bellec thought of me to fill this position. It’s a real pleasure to be back in high-level competition. I am Breton in a Breton team, and that is something important to me. Everything is easier, I live next to the racing service, everything is more fluid, simplified, including communication. Brittany is my land, our territory. This year in addition, if we are invited, there is the Grand Départ of the Tour de France Femmes from Brittany, and it is inevitably a challenge that motivates us all.”
-Emmanuel Hubert, general manager :
“Yann Le Normand was a runner in his youth, so he knows the mysteries of our sport, and has been interested in the field of training for many years. His professional life took him to a period of his life outside of cycling, then he returned to it by completing his state diplomas, he subsequently held the position of sports director of Breizh Ladies, team that competed in Nationale 1. Trainer at heart, Yann Le Normand will bring a lot in the area of learning to the young runners of the ARKEA-B&B HOTELS team.”
