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Talented French puncheur Thibaud Gruel will step up to WorldTour with Groupama-FDJ in 2025

Cycling
by Ondrej Zhasil
Tuesday, 06 February 2024 at 07:00
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Talented puncheur Thibaud Gruel will turn professional with Groupama-FDJ in 2025. The 19-year-old rider, who currently competes for the development team, has committed to the French WorldTeam until the end of 2026.

"I am very happy to announce that I have signed a WorldTour contract with Groupama-FDJ," Gruel said in a press release. "It doesn't change my ambitions for next season. The goal remains to perform well and win races."

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In 2023, his first year with Equipe continental Groupama-FDJ, Gruel won a stage of the Circuit des Ardennes (2.2). Later that year, he impressed even further with fourth place in a stage with uphill sprint of the Arctic Race of Norway.

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