At the end of the 2016 season, Brenton Jones stepped down from Pro-Continental level to Continental level with JLT Condor. After two seasons with the Drapac squad, Jones was looking to step up into the WorldTour but found himself in the third tier for 2017.
After arguably his best season to date, Jones will be back in the Pro-Continental ranks from 2018 with Delko Marseille Provence KTM with his move to the British JLT Condor squad paying off.
Jones' move to the French Pro-Continental squad was helped along by his new management VeloFutur as he explained the background to the deal.
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"From the very start of the season they expressed their interest in trying to find something for me in 2018 that the next level where I want to be," Jones told Cyclingnews. "From the start, John Herety [JLT Condor team manger] was on board with my decisions and plans. He would love to keep me on for next year as well but at the same time, would love to see me go onto bigger and better things. That's how it has worked out with the help of VeloFutur and my manger Jorge. It is a team that is going to suit me well and has a long background in the sport and has a good calendar."
With Delko Marseille Provence KTM securing starts at WorldTour races Paris-Nice, Paris-Roubaix, Critérium du Dauphiné, and Bretagne Classic Ouest France in 2017, the team calendar was a major attraction for Jones.
"As a professional cyclist, I think I need to challenge myself more and have more experience and opportunities in these kinds of races and they are in France, Spain and also some of the classics in Belgium. And still feature in a few races in Asia where I've performed well," said Jones. "Their calendar is very broad and they are in the heart of European cycling. It's a massive French team and to get amongst that and do some of the races that I have seen them do is quite big. That is a big goal of mine next weeks."
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