French cycling’s national competition, the Coupe de France, is undergoing a revamp for the 2026 season with a new name and a new broadcaster for the upcoming season.
The season-long Coupe de France, which began life in 1992, will now be known as the FDJ United Series, named for FDJ United, the new name of the Française des Jeux group, which sponsors the competition.
The news was revealed at the awards ceremony for the 2025 Coupe de France, which saw former Arkéa-B&B Hotels rider Clément Venturini take home the top prize as series winner ahead of TotalEnergies racer Emilien Jeannière and Groupama-FDJ United rider Guillaume Martin.
The new-look FDJ United Series – won in the past by Thor Hushovd, Philippe Gilbert, and Benoît Cosnefroy – will also be broadcast in full in France via the recently established Novo19 channel, owned by Ouest-France and which has acquired the rights to the 15 races of the series until 2027.
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