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Émilien Jacquelin will race for Decathlon-CMA CGM in 2027
Émilien Jacquelin will stay with Decathlon-CMA CGM for 2027, extending his move into professional cycling.
The 31-year-old Frenchman is an Olympic champion in biathlon relay and has also won five world titles in the sport.
After taking a break from biathlon, he returned to cycling, which he had practised when he was younger.
He plans to skip the 2026–27 biathlon season and focus on cycling instead.
Decathlon-CMA CGM gave him a place as a trainee from August and entered him in several races as a teammate.
His decision to stay is described as a sporting choice, and he turned down interest from two other French teams.
He is expected to continue with the team in 2027, with the extension reported to be for at least one year.
Émilien Jacquelin will continue his cycling career with Decathlon-CMA CGM in 2027.
The 31-year-old biathlon champion is expected to remain with the team for at least another year.
He chose not to move to other teams for what was described as a sporting choice.
Jacquelin had announced in September that he would skip the 2026-27 biathlon season to focus on cycling.
The team gave him opportunities to race as a trainee from August, including at the Tour of Britain.
- Who
- Émilien Jacquelin, a biathlon champion and cyclist.
- What
- He will continue racing for Decathlon-CMA CGM in 2027.
- When
- The 2027 cycling season.
- Where
- With Decathlon-CMA CGM; the sources do not state where his 2027 races will take place.
- Why
- He chose to continue cycling rather than return for the 2026-27 biathlon season, citing a sporting choice.
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Jacquelin decided to take a break from biathlon and try cycling with Decathlon-CMA CGM's trainee team.
Decathlon-CMA CGM began fielding Jacquelin in races as a teammate.
Jacquelin announced that he would continue cycling and skip the upcoming biathlon winter season.
Reports said Jacquelin would remain with Decathlon-CMA CGM for 2027.
- Team
- Decathlon-CMA CGM
- Cycling season
- 2027
- Age
- 31
- Trainee role began
- August 1, 2026
- Other teams interested
- TotalEnergies and Unibet Rose Rockets
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What people are saying
On a pris la décision de continuer dans le vélo ces prochains mois et de ne pas faire l'hiver prochain avec l'équipe en biathlon