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Decathlon CMA CGM unveil ambitious plans to win a Monument and target Grand Tours – Including who will lead their Tour de France effort

VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, FRANCE - DECEMBER 11: (L-R) Olav Kooij of the Netherlands and Paul Seixas of France during the presentation of the Team Decathlon & CMA CGM 2026 on December 11, 2025 in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images).

Launching their new-look, big-budget team in Lille on Thursday, Decathlon CMA CGM laid out their grand ambitions for 2026, which include winning one of the five Monuments, finishing top five at the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España, and targeting the green jersey at the Tour de France.

2026 will be a year of further transformation for Decathlon CMA CGM, who have already been growing rapidly since the arrival of Decathlon, but are taking another step up – in terms of budget, ambitions and riders – next season with logistics giant CMA CGM coming onboard.

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