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FDJ United-Suez win fight for one of cycling's biggest talents as 17-year-old Anja Grossmann steps straight into WorldTour

Anja Grossmann smiles on the podium of the 2026 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, wearing a gold medal and the rainbow jersey.

Junior star Anja Grossmann will step into the WorldTour ranks with FDJ United-Suez in 2027, with the French team securing the signature of one of the most exciting talents coming out of the youth ranks.

Grossmann, who is still only 17, became junior mountain bike world champion just a few days ago, after bursting onto many radars last autumn when she finished on the podium at the World and European Championships as a first-year junior. She dedicated these results to her compatriot Muriel Furrer, who died at the World Championships in 2024.

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