Nacer Bouhanni and the Cofidis team have confirmed that the French sprinter will stay with the Professional Continental team until the end of 2019, in the hope of finally winning sprints at the Tour de France and other major races.
According to reports in the La Voix du Nord and L’Equipe, Bouhanni will continue to earn around 1.5 million Euro and be the team’s leader.
Cofidis is a French company that specialises in consumer credit via the internet and telephone, with interests across Europe. The company first sponsored a team in 1996, hiring Lance Armstrong and then Frank Vandenbroucke. However it was rocked by a series of doping scandals in 2004, which eventually sparked a change in team management. After several difficult seasons Bouhanni was signed in 2015 to turn things around.
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Cofidis built a lead out train around Bouhanni, with Cyril Lemoine, Geoffrey Soup and Christophe Laporte providing vital support and speed in sprints to help him win 11 races in both 2015 and 2016.
Now 26, Bouhanni has won a total of 55 races, including a recent stage win at the Volta a Catalunya. However he has so far struggled at the Tour de France. He abandoned the Tour in 2015 before having a chance to contest a bunch sprint after being caught up in a mass crash on stage 5. He missed the Tour in 2016 after hurting his hand in a reported scuffle with a fellow guest at a hotel before the French national championships. Bouhanni is known for his love of boxing and aggressive sprinting.
"When I arrived in 2015, I had to find my bearings. I only won my first victory in April. Two years later, I’ve won 24 races, including seven at WorldTour level, a Coupe de France and the Europe Tour ranking. My move has been successful and my results can only be seen as positive. Stability brings serenity, which is why I chose to extend my contract,” Bouhanni said in a statement from the Cofidis team.
Extending the joint-venture, hoping for Tour de France success
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