After ending her contract with Ceratizit-WNT one yr early, Cédrine Kerbaol signed a brand new take care of the EF-Oatly-Cannondale in 2025. The Tour de France Femmes stage winner mentioned she expects to enhance and believes she will be able to “do huge issues” with the American WorldTour staff.
“This staff was one thing I used to be at all times all in favour of. There are a number of robust riders right here so I’m coming with expectations of doing huge issues with the staff,” Kerbaol mentioned.
Kerbaol has spent one season with Arkea and Cofidis, in 2021 and 2022, respectively, earlier than signing a two-year deal to race with Ceratizit-WNT in 2024 and 2025. UCI guidelines allowed her to terminate her contract early after the German staff did not initially seem on the UCI listing of license candidates for the 2025 Girls’s WorldTour.
The UCI printed the listing of 15 groups that efficiently submitted their important paperwork by the deadline on October 18 however Ceratizit-WNT weren’t current, with the staff stating that it was “purely an admin subject” and would quickly be resolved. Nevertheless, the delay allowed Kerbaol to activate a clause that instantly terminated her contract with the staff.
Ceratizit-WNT acknowledged that whereas they have been dissatisfied within the circumstances which have led to Kerbaol’s determination, they continue to be happy with her achievements throughout her time with the programme.
Kerbaol is without doubt one of the high French riders on the earth and secured Ceratizit-WNT each their first and France’s first Tour de France Femmes stage win when she attacked on stage 6 into Morteau. This yr, she additionally gained Vuelta CV Feminas, Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria, Chrono Roland Bouge, and Tre Valli Varesine, together with a number of top-10 general performances at Tour de France Femmes, Tour de Romandie and Volta Ciclista a Catalunya.
Kerbaol mentioned she was trying ahead to the 2025 Tour de France Femmes, with its Grand Départ in Brittany with stage 1 from Vannes to Plumelec and stage 2 from Brest to Quimper.
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“I like the Tour de France Femmes and subsequent yr the second stage begins in my hometown. I used to be born in Brest in order that’s a very, actually huge goal I’m trying ahead to,” she mentioned.
Whereas she goals to enhance with EF-Oatly-Cannondale, Kerbaol mentioned that she is an all-rounder with strengths in time trialling, breakaway and hilly races. She additionally mentioned that she has discovered extra from shedding a race than from profitable one.
“There are at all times good issues to study from each scenario. After all, whenever you win a race, you see that issues can work a sure approach. However whenever you lose there may be lots to study. What can I do higher subsequent time? What errors do I must not make once more? That’s the way you study a lot about your self and about who you’re. I discover that on this sport, you study quite a bit about psychology,” she mentioned.
EF-Oatly-Cannondale’s basic supervisor, Esra Tromp, welcomed Kerbaol to the staff and mentioned she was impressed by the 23-year-old’s versatility.
“Cédrine is a rider that matches with the DNA of the staff. Her fashion of driving is precisely how we need to race. It’s thrilling to look at how she is going to danger shedding with the intention to give her all for a outcome,” Tromp mentioned.
“She is a powerful rider and nonetheless fairly younger. We each have huge ambitions and I’m assured that we are going to develop and obtain collectively. Cédrine’s power and flexibility make her the best rider to finish our 2025 roster.”