Tiesj Benoot has been the core of Visma | Lease a Bike's Classics lineup for a while now. But his current contract will run out at the end of this season which is an opportunity for another team to add the experienced 31-year-old to their ranks from 2026 onwards.
And is it turns out, one big player on transfer market had already approached Benoot with what is reported by
WielerFlits as a dream offer. The team in question which has shown imminent interest in the Belgian is apparently the French WorldTour formation Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale. Benoot is being offered a three-year contract that would see him stay with Decathlon through 2028, it sounds.