Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale have suffered a setback to begin the 2025 season as one of many group’s star riders, Benoît Cosnefroy, has been dominated out of motion for over a month.
On Wednesday, the French squad reported that Cosnefroy must endure surgical procedure on his knee having suffered ache in current weeks. The group communicated that he’ll be off the bike for 4 weeks consequently following the surgical procedure subsequent week.
“Benoît Cosnefroy has been affected by knee ache for a number of weeks, disrupting his preparation for the season,” the group introduced on social media.
“He’ll endure surgical procedure subsequent week, requiring 4 weeks of rehabilitation earlier than resuming regular coaching. We’ll then talk his race program.”
Cosnefroy was one in every of Decathlon AG2R’s main riders final season because the group racked up 30 wins and completed sixth within the UCI group rating.
The 29-year-old scored seven wins of his personal in 2024, together with Brabantse Pijl, the GP Morbihan, and the general title on the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes. He additionally took fourth at La Flèche Wallonne and sixth at Strade Bianche as he completed fortieth within the UCI rider rankings.
Cosnefroy’s 2024 season got here to a untimely finish on the Renewi Tour in August, when he crashed on stage 4 and fractured his collarbone.
He kicked off his marketing campaign in February with the Etoile de Bessèges, the Basic Var and Tour des Alpes-Maritimes, although it appears as if his 2025 season debut might need to be postponed to March because of his present harm and upcoming surgical procedure.
