On Thursday, December 11, the DECATHLON CMA CGM cycling team presented the group that will take to the roads of Tour World Tour with one goal in mind: to perform well in the biggest events on the international calendar and rank among the top five teams in the world.
A season built on the desire to create a sustainable, high-performance project in line with the sporting expertise of DECATHLON, the team's new owner.
A COLLECTIVE SUPPORTED BY COMMITTED STRATEGIC PARTNERS
In 2026, the team will benefit from the commitment of its title partners, DECATHLON and CMA CGM. Van Rysel, the main partner, will continue its involvement at the heart of the technical and performance project.
This collective dynamic is also reinforced by the arrival of Adecco as an official partner alongside Armand Thiery.
All of these partners will help to consolidate the team's foundations in the long term and demonstrate the appeal and strength of its sporting project.
A PROMISING 2025 SEASON
Buoyed by a particularly promising 2025 season, marked by 26 victories and 7th place in the UCI world rankings, the team has confirmed its lasting position among the new forces in the international peloton.
It thus intends to capitalize on its sporting strength, its consolidated organization, and the collective energy of its partners to take another step forward, enabling it to approach 2026 with confidence and determination.
A LONG-TERM AMBITION
DECATHLON and CMA CGM share a common ambition: to promote a French team at the highest level of world cycling.
Supported by all of the team's partners, they want to build a project based on strong values—sporting integrity, high standards, and riders development riders as part of a long-term vision.
Javier LOPEZ SEGOVIA, Chief Executive DECATHLON:
"At Decathlon, we have been supporting cyclists for nearly 50 years, from a child's first ride to World Tour races. For the 2026 season, we are starting a new chapter alongside CMA CGM, with the aim of building a solid long-term project step by step, focused on riders development riders performance accessible to all.
We are also very pleased to welcome Adecco as a new official partner, strengthening our structure.
Behind each rider are 100,000 Decathlon employees around the world supporting them. We look forward to experiencing this season with them and seeing how far the team will take our colors, race after race.
Rodolphe SAADÉ, Chairman and Chief Executive CMA CGM:
"We are proud to become co-sponsor of the Decathlon CMA CGM team. This partnership is based on strong values that we share with Decathlon: family roots, a long-term vision, and a taste for hard work. We are thus making a long-term commitment to support a sporting project we believe in and help it reach a decisive milestone.
Our ambition is clear: to quickly raise the team to the top of the world rankings and aim for victory in the Tour France."
Dominique SERIEYS, Chief Executive DECATHLON CMA CGM Team:
"We are approaching this new season with a clear ambition: to establish ourselves firmly in the top five teams in the world and demonstrate that the DECATHLON CMA CGM team now has the means to compete at the forefront in all areas. The five Monuments are a major focus of our sporting project: we want to be aggressive, aim for a top 5 finish in Paris-Roubaix and go for victory in one of them this season.
Our ambition for the Grand Tours is just as strong: to achieve two top 5 finishes in the general classification and thus demonstrate consistency at the highest level. And of course, with the recruitment of a great sprinter like Olav Kooij, we have a strong and symbolic goal: to win the green jersey at Tour France.
Thanks to the progress of our riders, the strengthening of our staff, and the solid support of our partners, we will reach a new milestone and take the team's ambitions to the highest level."
Nicolas PIERRON, CEO of Van Rysel:
"While 2025 marked a milestone in VAN RYSEL's history with the successful introduction of our complete ecosystem (bikes, helmets, glasses, and clothing), 2026 will be a year of confirmation and shared excellence. Our ambition remains unchanged: to be a key contributor to the performance of the Decathlon CMA CGM team.
This year, VAN RYSEL will complete its range by providing the team with home trainers, water bottles, and bottle cages, thereby strengthening our presence in all of riders daily needs.
In line with this same logic of maximum standards, we have chosen to integrate SRAM, one of the absolute benchmarks in the international peloton. This strategic choice stems from our desire to offer the very best: an innovative, incredibly lightweight, and ultra-high-performance drivetrain, in line with the VAN RYSEL philosophy and our quest for excellence at the highest level.
This philosophy of co-creation is perfectly embodied in our new RCR-X helmet.
Designed for time trials, tested and approved by riders 2025, it symbolizes our method: developing products by pros, for pros.
In 2026, we are moving forward alongside the team with a simple conviction: high standards attract performance. Together, we want to make our mark on the season and write tomorrow's victories.
Below is the roster for our 2026 WorldTour team:
- ANDRESEN Tobias Lund
- BENOOT Tiesj
- BISIAUX Leo
- BISSEGGER Stefan
- BOWL Cees
- CHAMBERLAIN Oscar
- DE PESTEL Sander
- DEWULF Stan
- GALL Felix
- GAUTHERAT Pierre
- GHYS Robbe
- GUDMESTAD Tord
- HOOLE Daan
- ISIDORE Noa
- KOOIJ Olav
- The HOST Antoine
- LABROSSE Jordan
- Paul LAPEIRA
- MÜHLBERGER Gregor
- NAESEN Oliver
- WALL PAINTER Aurélien
- PEDERSEN Rasmus Søjberg
- POLLEFLIET Gianluca
- PRODHOMME Nicolas
- Matthew Riccicello
- SCOTSON Callum
- SEIXAS Paul
- STAUNE-MITTET Johannes
