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James Moultrie

Mark Renshaw departs XDS-Astana for Decathlon CMA CGM to bring expertise to 'sprint project'

Mark Renshaw Decathlon CMA CGM Decathlon XDS Olav Kooij Mark Cavendish Classics XDSAstana
AL MARJAN ISLAND - AL JAZIRAH AL HAMRA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 21: (L-R) Mark Renshaw of Australia sports director and Mark Cavendish of Great Britain and Team Astana-Qazagstan competes during the 6th UAE Tour 2024, Stage 3 a 176km stage from Al Marjan Island - Al Jazirah Al Hamra to Jebel Jais 1489m / #UCIWT / on February 21, 2024 in Al Jazirah Al Hamra, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images).

Sprint expert Mark Renshaw has left XDS-Astana and joined Decathlon CMA CGM as a sports director to guide their "sprint project", which will be focussed on their new signing for 2026, Olav Kooij.

Renshaw was one of the best lead-out men in the peloton during his 15-year professional career, best known as being the last man in several of Mark Cavendish's elite trains on HTC-Highroad, Etixx-QuickStep and Dimension Data.

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