{"id":220437,"date":"2025-10-23T14:16:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/220437\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T14:16:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:16:07","slug":"alison-jackson-makes-surprise-move-to-french-squad-st-michel-preference-home-auber93","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/220437\/","title":{"rendered":"Alison Jackson makes surprise move to French squad St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93"},"content":{"rendered":"

2023 Paris-Roubaix Femmes champion Alison Jackson<\/a> has made a surprise move from EF Education-Oatly to join French squad St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93<\/a> on a two-year deal.<\/p>\n

The 36-year-old Canadian will join the ProTeam for the 2026 season after racing for three years at EF-sponsored teams.<\/p>\n

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Jackson is the reigning Canadian road champion and finished fifth at Paris-Roubaix this season. Previous big results on her palmar\u00e8s include a stage at the 2024 Vuelta Feminine, a stage at the 2021 Simac Ladies Tour, and two other Canadian road titles.<\/p>\n

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St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93 teased Jackson’s arrival in an Instagram post earlier this week, showing an unseen rider eating pancakes and maple syrup at a table decorated in maple leaves by the River Seine in Paris.<\/p>\n

She’ll join fellow Canadians Simone Boilard<\/a> (a returning signing from Uno-X Mobility) and Clara Edmond (who also moves from EF) on the team’s 2026 roster.<\/p>\n

“I am really looking forward to contributing to the building of a strong and respected team, competitive at the highest level of the peloton,” Jackson said in an Instagram post by the team on Thursday.<\/p>\n

“My ambition is to continue excelling in the major races and, in particular, to aim once again for victory in prestigious classics like Paris-Roubaix<\/a>. I also want to specifically prepare for races such as the Tour of Flanders and other important Classics in order to play a key role in the finales.”<\/p>\n

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As well as competing in the spring Classics, Jackson could also look forward to racing at the Tour de France Femmes once again next summer. St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93 has raced each edition of their home Grand Tour to date.<\/p>\n

Jackson said that she’s also looking forward to working in a mentorship role in the team in the coming seasons, while she said she’s happy to continue racing on Cannondale bikes, too.<\/p>\n

“Alongside my personal goals, I want to help develop the team, support new leaders in their growth, and foster a professional spirit within the group,” Jackson said.<\/p>\n

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“I also want the freedom to take initiatives during races to make the competition more exciting and engaging for the fans.<\/p>\n

“Finally, I am delighted to continue my collaboration with Cannondale, and I am open to exploring new side projects that will enrich my journey.”<\/p>\n

Team CEO Stephan Gaudry said that Jackson’s signing is a landmark for the team as they hit their fifth season as a professional outfit. He hailed her ambition and experience as she joins the squad as team leader.<\/p>\n

“In 2026, we will be entering our fifth professional season in women’s cycling, with the ambition of reaching a significant new milestone,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Early in the year, we established contact with Alison and worked on the conditions to make her arrival possible. It quickly became clear that there was a strong desire on both sides to work together.<\/p>\n

“She is an exceptional rider, with outstanding abilities on the bike, an impressive track record, and a voice that carries weight. We are delighted to be able to rely on her experience and ambition to lead the team forward.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2023 Paris-Roubaix Femmes champion Alison Jackson has made a surprise move from EF Education-Oatly to join French squad…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":220438,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-220437","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-cycling","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}