Marta Cavalli has signed a two-year contract extension that may see her racing with FDJ-SUEZ-Futuroscope via the tip of 2024.
The Italian had her greatest season thus far, profitable Amstel Gold Race and Flèche Wallonne whereas additionally ending second total on the Giro d’Italia Donne. She brings new confidence and ambition into the following chapter of her profession with the French outfit.
“I’m very completely satisfied to have reached an settlement with the crew for the following two years. Certainly, on this crew, I’ve discovered a method to work arduous and enhance, which fits me. They employed me a number of years in the past and the connection was robust from the beginning. We labored collectively to realize our targets and we have now the identical want to maintain shifting ahead hand in hand,” Cavalli stated.
“I’m actually bold and the crew FDJ-SUEZ-Futuroscope is able to help me as a rider and a lady. Because of Stephen [Delcourt] and the entire crew for believing in me. Thanks additionally to Fiamme Oro – Polizia di Stato for trusting the FDJ-SUEZ-Futuroscope.”
Cavalli first joined FDJ-SUEZ-Futuroscope in 2021 after 4 seasons with the event crew Valcar Journey & Service.
Though she had promising outcomes final yr, this season noticed her escape with victories at two of the three Ardennes Classics. She additionally completed second to Annemiek van Vleuten on the Giro d’Italia Donne, third total at Setmana Valenciana-Volta Comunitat Valenciana Fémines, one other win at Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenges, and fifth at Paris-Roubaix.
“We’re very proud to decide to the longer term with Marta, it’s a robust signal of confidence from Marta for the longer term. Marta gained momentum in her first season, this second season was distinctive, along with her victory within the two monuments of Amstel and La Flèche, her second place within the normal classification of the Giro,” stated FDJ-SUEZ-Futuroscope supervisor Stephen Delcourt.
“As we all know, Marta has all of the keys to turning into the very best climber on the planet and profitable a Grand Tour pretty shortly. Now with this proof of confidence on our facet, we’ll work very arduous to help her on the similar degree as her expertise and permit her to comprehend her goals.”
This season Cavalli and Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig went into many races as co-leaders, together with Grace Brown. On the Tour de France Femmes, Cavalli was pressured to desert after a horrific crash on stage 2 into Provins, the place she sustained head and decrease physique trauma. Uttrupt Ludwig went on to safe an emotional victory the next day on stage 3 into Épernay and completed tenth total.
After a prolonged restoration, Cavalli returned to racing in October at Giro dell’Emilia, Tre Valli Varesine and Tour de Romandie.
Delcourt believes that Cavalli and Uttrup Ludwig can, as soon as once more, co-lead the crew through the 2023 season.
“We have now a really robust collective at her facet with a co-leader within the no one from Cecilie who can enable her to have an actual aggressive benefit over the opposite groups,” he stated.