{"id":265524,"date":"2026-10-02T13:59:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T13:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/02\/uae-team-emirates-xrg-bolster-classics-squad-with-young-frenchman-from-decathlon-cma-cgm\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T13:59:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T13:59:24","slug":"uae-team-emirates-xrg-bolster-classics-squad-with-young-frenchman-from-decathlon-cma-cgm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/02\/uae-team-emirates-xrg-bolster-classics-squad-with-young-frenchman-from-decathlon-cma-cgm\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE Team Emirates-XRG bolster Classics squad with young Frenchman from Decathlon CMA CGM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-71f54a26-be67-11f1-a9cb-b9e5a70305bd\">UAE Team Emirates-XRG have bolstered their Classics line-up with the signing of young Frenchman <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/pierre-gautherat\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/pierre-gautherat\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/pierre-gautherat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pierre Gautherat<\/a> from <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/road\/teams\/uci-worldtour\/2026\/decathlon-cma-cgm\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/road\/teams\/uci-worldtour\/2026\/decathlon-cma-cgm\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/road\/teams\/uci-worldtour\/2026\/decathlon-cma-cgm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decathlon CMA CGM<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gautherat turned professional with the French team as a 19-year-old in 2023 and, after winning a stage of the 4 Jours de Dunkerque last year, claimed his first one-day win this year at Paris-Camembert.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"ecom-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-71f54a26-be67-11f1-a9cb-b9e5a70305bd-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">More recently, he sprinted to two podiums at the Tour of Luxembourg, the first running Mathieu van der Poel close on a draggy finish.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;jYDCcabO&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;gwjdoYHD&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_gwjdoYHD_jYDCcabO_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;gwjdoYHD&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_gwjdoYHD_jYDCcabO_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;X9\\\/mXVGac0NphghLH9hZaqWA5d3dhAM\\\/Ih07grnEyMLjuO2E&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:true,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnDesktop&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnMobile&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnTablet&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-nowrap items-center justify-between gap-3 bg-zinc-900 px-[14px] py-3\" data-jwp-carousel-header=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand\">Cyclingnews<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/road\/teams\/uci-worldtour\/2026\/uae-team-emirates-xrg\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/road\/teams\/uci-worldtour\/2026\/uae-team-emirates-xrg\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/road\/teams\/uci-worldtour\/2026\/uae-team-emirates-xrg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UAE Team Emirates-XRG<\/a> are convinced of his potential for the future and have signed him on a three-year contract running through 2029.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I\u2019m very proud to be joining UAE Team Emirates-XRG. It\u2019s a huge opportunity for me and an exciting new chapter in my career,&#8221; Gautherat said in a team press release.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I feel that this is the right environment for me to take another step forward, continue developing as a rider and challenge myself at the highest level. I\u2019m especially motivated by the Classics and I want to keep progressing towards the biggest races and integrate into the squad.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;I\u2019m really looking forward to joining the team, learning from the riders and staff around me and giving everything I can to contribute to the team\u2019s success.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-LnF5zTkAFSG5YSQMkqykHN\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-LnF5zTkAFSG5YSQMkqykHN slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">UAE Team Emirates-XRG describe Gautherat as &#8220;a powerful rider well suited to the demands of the northern Classics and tough one-day racing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">He got his first taste of the major Classics in his very first season at the age of 20 and the following year he was 11th in both Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Dwars door Vlaanderen. He has also finished runner-up at the Tro Bro L\u00e9on and Classique Dunkerque.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">He &#8220;will add further depth to UAE Team Emirates-XRG\u2019s Classics group while continuing to develop his own ambitions in the biggest one-day races,&#8221; say the team.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a id=\"elk-d173213a-be67-11f1-ba1c-4bc4d43eb419\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"uae-39-s-classics-quad-and-transfer-activity-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">UAE&#8217;s Classics quad and transfer activity<\/h2>\n<p id=\"elk-d17321c6-be67-11f1-8cd4-ed422a65c5a2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">UAE Team Emirates-XRG already have a strong squad for the Spring Classics and Gautherat will largely be deployed as a domestique.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Florian Vermeersch and Nils Politt have led the line in the cobbled Classics in the past couple of years, with the likes of Tim Wellens, Antonio Morgado, and Beno\u00eet Cosnefroy hopping in and out. Tadej Poga\u010dar usually drops in for the Tour of Flanders \u2013 which he has now won three times \u2013 and Paris-Roubaix, which remains a gap and an itch in his other-worldly palmar\u00e8s.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">UAE Team Emirates-XRG have not made any major signings so far ahead of 2027. On the incomings list, Gautherat joins Marco Frigo from NSN Cycling, Abel Balderstone from Caja Rural, and Davide Stella from the team&#8217;s development arm.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Perhaps their more significant pieces of business have been to tie Poga\u010dar and Isaac del Toro to new long-term contract extensions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-71f54b48-be67-11f1-8935-db35cff7dd10\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><strong>Subscribe to Cyclingnews for comprehensive race coverage of both the UCI Road and Gravel World Championships, alongside the final monument of the season, Il Lombardia. 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