Yoann Offredo will join Wanty-Groupe Gobert next season, the Belgian team have announced. The Frenchman has signed a two-year contract with the pro-continental team.

“I am happy to sign with the ambitious team Wanty-Groupe Gobert. It is my first experience abroad. No other country is as cycling-mad as Belgium. Wanty-Groupe Gobert is a familial team where I will develop myself perfectly. It was exactly what I was looking for”, Yoann Offredo said explaining his choice.

The 29-year old rider is a classics specialist and has spent the past ten years with FDJ. In 2009 he won a stage in the Tour de Picardie. In 2010 he finished third in the GP Plouay and in 2011 he took the fourth place in the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the seventh place in Milan-San Remo. This season he finished in eighth place overall in the Four Days of Dunkirk.

Offredo has a lot of experience of the Flemish classics and relishes the cobbled races. “I’m always motivated during the Spring Classics. The atmosphere, the short climbs, the cobblestones, the people, everything is a source of inspiration. I hope I can play an important role.”

Directeur Sportif Hilaire Van der Schueren is already looking forward to working with the Frenchman. “With Yoann I want to get big results in the Flemish classics. I followed him since a very long time. He is a real asset to our team.”

Team manager Jean-François Bourlart is delighted with the arrival of Offredo to his team. “Yoann will have a big role in the Flemish classics. His motivation, experience, strength and qualities were so many arguments that convinced us. The group for the classics is relatively young and the arrival of Yoann outlines our ambitions.”

After signing Wesley Kreder, Guillaume Levarlet, Fabien Doubey, Xandro Meurisse, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck and Pieter Vanspeybroeck, Yoann Offredo is the seventh new rider.

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