The last couple of years haven't brought much success for the French riders. Bernard Hinault was the last French cyclist who won the Tour, back in 1985. Way too long ago. Sojasun wants to change this.
Sojasun made some significant changes to their scouting system. They want to focus more and more on young talented french riders. Within 3 years, they want to promote to the UCI World Tour. All for only one goal: Delivering a new French winner of La Grande Boucle. To achieve these goals, Sojasun decided to slightly increase their money input, in order to contract the best French talents, especially the climber talents.
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The Team roster and the Calendar will appear soon.
Julien Simon is best described as a type 'John Degenkolb'. Not the best sprinter, but in hilly classics he can show what he's got. His powerful legs don't have any problems carrying him over steep hills. We have very much faith in this guy and hope he can get us some victories.
Brice Feillu
Brice is the best climber of the team. He has no chance to win mountain stages in races like the Tour, but he will certainly be able to show his skills in continental races. Sojasun's main goal will be winning a stage in Paris-Nice. Brice will train hard and hopefully his effort will pay off.
Johan Le Bon
Johan is a huge talent, great in Time Trials and on hilly terrains. And he's only 22 years old. He's got huge potential, but he will never ever win the Tour de France. This year he aims to get some good results in hilly classics. Last year he rode for FDJ, but he was convinced to come over thanks to our ambitious plans for the future.
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At Sojasun we see this race more like a training for the real work. This race is not a important goal for our team. Since most riders are not in form yet, we try to attack every day as we don't stand a chance for a victory.
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