Spanish champion Alex Aranburu will go away Movistar on the finish of this season to hitch Cofidis, the place he has signed a three-year contract.
Aranburu is the seventh new signing to be confirmed by Cofidis, who’re enterprise an overhaul of their roster forward of the brand new marketing campaign. Other new arrivals embrace Emanuel Buchmann, Simon Carr and Dylan Teuns, whereas Guillaume Martin and Alex Zingle will each go away the staff.
“I’m honoured and proud to welcome Alex Aranburu to Cofidis. He’s a serious new addition to our staff, which must regain its rightful place on the planet hierarchy,” mentioned supervisor Cédric Vasseur in a press release on Wednesday.
“We’re anticipating lots from our 2025 squad, and Alex might be sharing management in one-day races with Dylan Teuns. Having the Spanish champion in our ranks is an additional motivation for the entire staff and we wish to set up ourselves on the highest stage.”
Aranburu has claimed eight wins as knowledgeable, together with a stage of the 2021 Itzulia Basque Country, and he has proven himself to be adept at amassing UCI factors on punchy terrain. He was an aggressive presence on this 12 months’s Tour de France, the place he positioned fourth on the gravel stage to Troyes.
After starting his profession with Caja Rural in 2017, Aranburu graduated to the WorldTour with Astana in 2020 earlier than transferring to Movistar two years later. He will be part of a Cofidis squad that already consists of compatriots Ion Izagirre and Jesus Herrada.
“I do know that will probably be a giant change for me personally and that I’ll need to adapt, however I’m very proud of the belief Cofidis has positioned in me and I’ll do all the things I can to reside as much as it,” Aranburu mentioned.
“I’ve already had duties and it is a pleasure to have new ones. Every 12 months, I attempt to enhance, to present all the things and to win extra races. That might be my motivation in each race I participate in, whether or not it is the classics or the Grand Tours.”
