Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale have suffered a setback to start out the 2025 season as one of many workforce’s star riders, Benoît Cosnefroy, has been dominated out of motion for over a month.
On Wednesday, the French squad reported that Cosnefroy should endure surgical procedure on his knee having suffered ache in current weeks. The workforce communicated that he’ll be off the bike for 4 weeks consequently following the surgical procedure subsequent week.
“Benoît Cosnefroy has been affected by knee ache for a number of weeks, disrupting his preparation for the season,” the workforce introduced on social media.
“He will endure surgical procedure subsequent week, requiring 4 weeks of rehabilitation earlier than resuming regular coaching. We will then talk his race program.”
Cosnefroy was one in all Decathlon AG2R’s main riders final season because the workforce racked up 30 wins and completed sixth within the UCI workforce rating.
The 29-year-old scored seven wins of his personal in 2024, together with Brabantse Pijl, the GP Morbihan, and the general title on the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes. He additionally took fourth at La Flèche Wallonne and sixth at Strade Bianche as he completed fortieth within the UCI rider rankings.
Cosnefroy’s 2024 season got here to a untimely finish on the Renewi Tour in August, when he crashed on stage 4 and fractured his collarbone.
He kicked off his marketing campaign in February with the Etoile de Bessèges, the Classic Var and Tour des Alpes-Maritimes, although it appears to be like as if his 2025 season debut may need to be postponed to March on account of his present harm and upcoming surgical procedure.
