{"id":205823,"date":"2025-10-17T05:23:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T05:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/205823\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T05:23:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T05:23:11","slug":"what-next-for-the-riders-on-the-arkea-mens-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/205823\/","title":{"rendered":"What next for the riders on the Ark\u00e9a men\u2019s team?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Ark\u00e9a – B&B Hotels folding has made the transfer market even more crowded. Photo courtesy of SWpix.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, we finally received confirmation that Ark\u00e9a-B&B Hotels would fold at the end of the season, with the men\u2019s, women\u2019s, and U23 teams all set to shut down. It\u2019s a dire time for French cycling, with 150 individuals, made up of riders and staff, seeing their squad disband.<\/p>\n

Generally, it\u2019s quite bleak out there, with probably 4-5 riders competing for each available spot on the market. A few teams, such as Jayco AlUla, Ineos Grenadiers, and presumably Soudal Quick-Step, as well as Unibet Tietema Rockets, aren\u2019t entirely full, but it\u2019s really tough for around 60-80 riders on the men\u2019s side.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t have details on every Ark\u00e9a -B&B Hotels rider yet, but here\u2019s what I\u2019ve gathered over the last 24 hours. Some of these moves have already been confirmed, while there are updates on several other riders.<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea Jenthe Biermans signed for Cofidis on a two-year deal.
\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea Amaury Capiot signed for Jayco AlUla on a two-year deal.
\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Ewen Costiou is set for Groupama-FDJ, but it hasn\u2019t been announced yet.
\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Anthony Delaplace is set to retire.
\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Arnaud D\u00e9mare is set to retire.
\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Giosu\u00e8 Epis had a contract with Ark\u00e9a for 2026. We\u2019ve contacted his agent.
\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Ra\u00fal Garc\u00eda Pierna signed for Movistar on a three-year deal.
\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 \u00c9lie Gesbert is still looking for a contract.
\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Donavan Grondin is dropping down to Veloce Club Rouen 76 for 2026.
\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Thibault Guernalec is going to a ProTeam\/Conti squad. Waiting on confirmation
\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Victor Guernalec is going to a ProTeam\/Conti squad. Waiting on confirmation.
\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Simon Guglielmi is going to a ProTeam team.
\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea Laurens Huys has signed a one-year deal with Nice M\u00e9tropole. Not official yet.<\/p>\n