Cofidis announce arrivals of Kenny Elissonde and Ben Hermans

Cofidis have been busy in the transfer market. The French-based team have announced a double signing in the form of Kenny Elissonde and Ben Hermans on one-year deals.

“I wanted this new challenge and to return to a French team," said Elissonde to his new employer's official website. "I'm a climber, I like stage races. It has happened to me throughout my career to ride for my leaders but also to play my card and try to achieve the best possible result. Experience allows you to have better knowledge of yourself, to have more serenity and to support younger people too. I can't wait to reset the counters and discover a new way of working within the Cofidis team. I had Cédric Vasseur on the phone several times throughout my career and I was able to talk with riders from the team too. There is a good dynamic within the Cofidis training and I hope to help keep it going."

“I am convinced that my state of mind and my ambitions can blend with those of the team. I am particularly grateful to the Cofidis team for offering me this new opportunity. I have demonstrated in the past that I am a fairly complete runner, who appreciates the classics as much as the stage races," says 37-year-old Belgian, Hermans.

"I want to give everything for my new teammates, to put myself at the service of the leaders and, if necessary, to take my responsibilities and try my luck in my turn. I know how difficult it is to win but I hope I can reach the threshold of 20 wins. No race is easy but I want to fight, train and do everything to live up to the ambitions of my new team."