Transfer shorts: Demare with Groupama-FDJ through 2020

Arnaud Demare will stay with Groupama-FDJ through 2020, the team announced on Monday. The 26-year-old French rider is the team's captain at the Tour de France, where he has brought in four top-five finishes in the bunch sprints.

The sprinter started his career with the team in 2012, "and since then, the team has continued to evolve its structure around me," he said in a statement.

"I want to continue building something with this group. We get along really well and the osmosis we have created is essential for my athletic development and progression."

ADVERTISEMENT

Team manager Marc Madiot added: "The extension of Arnaud is part of the logic of the team: the loyalty, the performance and the requirement of the high level."

AG2R announces new deals with 10 riders

AG2R has extended contracts with 10 riders, it announced Monday. Alexandre Geniez, Clement Chevrier, Quentin Jauregui, and Nans Peters all are back on two-year deals.

Van Aert to Jumbo in 2019?

You can read more at Cyclingnews.com