rider Felix Gall, 23, currently riding for Team DSM, has signed a two-year contract with AG2R CITROËN, effective January 1, 2022.
[su_quote cite=Felix Gall]Felix Gall: "It's a great challenge
"After five years with the same team, I needed a change. I'm delighted to be joining AG2R CITROËN to continue my progress. It's an exciting challenge, discovering a different way of working and a different culture. When I see Ben O'Connor's success this year, it confirms that I've made the right choice. I hope to be able to participate in a Grand Tour win a stage. I like tough races. I'm an endurance climber who enjoys courses with a series of ascents."
In brief
Born on February 27, 1998
Junior world champion in road race in 2015
22nd in the Critérium du Dauphiné 2021
Vincent Lavenu: "A lot of room for improvement
"Felix Gall is a rider following for several seasons. He was junior world champion, which confirms his international level even in the youth categories. He is a climber, capable of supporting his leaders in mountain stages or playing his own card. He is young and has plenty of room for improvement."
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After Paul Lapeira (2 years) and Valentin Paret Peintre (3 years), both from the AG2R CITROËN U23 team, Clément Berthet, who joined the team on August 1st and will stay until 2024, and Antoine Raugel (2 years), Felix Gall is the fifth recruit of the AG2R CITROËN team.
The news
The first Austrian
Felix Gall will be the first rider to join the AG2R CITROËN team since its creation in 1992.
