DECATHLON TO BECOME CO-PARTNER OF TEAM AG2R LA MONDIALE FROM JANUARY 1, 2024

DECATHLON's arrival on January 1, 2024, for a five-year period marks a new chapter in the history of the AG2R LA MONDIALE cycling team, 32 years after its creation by Vincent Lavenu.
The AG2R LA MONDIALE Group has been the team's long-standing partner since 1997 and its shareholder since June 2022. This new partnership with DECATHLON will enable the team to take an important step forward in its quest for great victories from the 2024 season onwards.
The riders DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE teams will be able to count on the expertise and know-how of VAN RYSEL, the DECATHLON group's performance road bike brand, which will equip them with bikes, helmets, and glasses.
This partnership demonstrates the desire of two major French companies, which share the same values of solidarity and proximity, to unite around an ambitious sporting project.
For DECATHLON, it is also an opportunity to associate its name with a popular sport known for its values of commitment, cohesion, and emotion, and thus to inspire as many people as possible to take up cycling.
DECATHLON and AG2R LA MONDIALE are joining forces in an ambitious project that brings together three teams:
The World Tour team Tour DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM," which aims to win as many victories as possible in major world races;
The Continental team "DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE Development Team"
The junior team "DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE U19 Team."
The latter two are grouped under the name "New Gen." They form a training program that aims to identify and train the champions of tomorrow.
Finally, Citroën will become the team's official car supplier in 2024.

Barbara MARTIN COPPOLA, General Manager, DECATHLON :

"This is a historic moment for DECATHLON. Since our creation in 1976, cycling has always played a central role in our development and growth. Around the world, millions of children learn to ride a bike with DECATHLON, and millions of adults use them every day. Today, we are immensely proud to have our name associated with a World Tour team Tour to see them using our products. This partnership perfectly illustrates our mission: to get as many people as possible moving, whether they are young or old, beginners or experts."

Bruno ANGLES, Chief Executive LA MONDIALE:

"The entire AG2R LA MONDIALE Group is very proud to welcome DECATHLON as a partner by our side from January 1, 2024. We share with this company loved by the French common values of proximity, solidarity and good living together. We've been working with the team for 26 years, as a long-standing partner and now shareholder. We couldn't find a better partner to continue to do so, and together we can realize our ambitions of winning the greatest international races."

Vincent LAVENU, team sports manager:

"I am delighted to be reunited with DECATHLON and to continue a wonderful story that began between 2000 and 2007, when this great company was the team's cycling partner. We won six stages of the Tour France during that period. This partnership between AG2R LA MONDIALE, whose loyalty and commitment have ensured the team's stability and longevity, and DECATHLON, will challenge us and lead us to set a new course. Our ambition is to strive together for great victories at all three levels of the international peloton: WorldTour, Continental, and junior."

Nicolas PIERRON, VAN RYSEL manager:

Since its creation in 2019, VAN RYSEL, "made in Flanders," has aspired to become a major brand in professional cycling. Our engineers and designers set extremely high standards to achieve ultra-performance. We partner with experts (ONERA, SWISS SIDE) and riders to arrive at the starting line with products that are ready to win. We are very proud to see our bikes, helmets, and glasses chosen by the AG2R LA MONDIALE teams, including the historic UCI World Tour team. We are excited and eager to start the season."