Ineos Grenadiers have announced that Pauline Ferrand-Prévot will be joining the team on a two-year deal with a view towards her home Olympics in Paris in 2024.
The 30-year-old, the first woman to sign for the British squad, will be part of the team’s growing off-road collective racing cyclo-cross, gravel, and mountain bike.
Ferrand-Prévot’s move from Absolute-Absalom-BMC had been widely rumoured, as had the team setting up a women’s programme.
“Signing with Ineos Grenadiers is a dream for me,” Ferrand-Prévot said. “I’m super excited to be joining the off-road team and becoming part of a wider group of riders and the Ineos family of athletes. Ineos Grenadiers’ professionalism is world renowned and I have always admired the team’s ethos and spirit.
“To have the 2024 Olympics in Paris is huge for me. I want to be the best rider I can be in front of a home crowd and that will be my main goal over the next two years. An Olympic gold medal is the only one missing from my palmarès so it’s the one I want the most.
“It was a key reason to join this adventure with Ineos Grenadiers. I still have a lot of things to learn, and it is the best team to help me reach my goal.”
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