Monegasque rider Victor Langellotti is joining Team XDS Astana as of today. Langellotti will race for the Kazakh UCI WorldTeam for the remainder of the 2026 season and throughout 2027. The mid-season transfer agreement has been reached between Team XDS Astana and Netcompany INEOS, the team he has raced for until now.

Victor Langellotti has achieved numerous important results during his career, including a stage victory and a fifth-place finish in the general classification at the Tour de Pologne (2025), a second-place finish in the general classification at the Tour of Norway (2025), as well as stage victories at the Volta a Portugal (2022) and the Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye (2023). He is also the reigning Monegasque national champion in both the individual time trial and road race.

Langellotti will make his Team XDS Astana debut on August 3rd at the Tour de Pologne.

"I am incredibly excited to join Team XDS Astana and to start a new chapter in my career. A mid-season transfer is an enormous opportunity for me and I am very grateful to the team for the confidence they have placed in me. This move also holds special personal significance. In 2009, when the Tour de France started in Monaco and young cyclists from local schools accompanied the teams during the official presentation, I had the opportunity to ride alongside Astana, the team of my favorite cyclist at that time, Alberto Contador. Now, 17 years later, I am joining this team as a professional. It is incredible how the circle has closed. It is a great honor and a truly special moment for me. Team XDS Astana has a rich and successful history, great ambitions, and a truly professional structure. I want to contribute to the team's success, both by working for my teammates and by seizing the opportunities that will present themselves. I am convinced that this is the right place for me to continue not only my career, but also my growth as a professional cyclist, and I am extremely motivated." "Repaying the team's confidence with commitment and concrete results" is Victor Langellotti's stated objective.

"With the opening of the market today, we had the opportunity to strengthen our squad and Victor Langellotti fits perfectly into our plans for both the second half of this season and next year. We have reached a complete agreement with both the rider and his team, Netcompany INEOS, making this mid-season transfer possible. We still have several intense months of racing ahead, so Victor will have the opportunity not only to settle into the team, but also to fight for results immediately. In just two days, the Tour de Pologne will get underway, a UCI WorldTour race in which he achieved excellent results last year. And we won't hide the fact that we are also evaluating Victor for our Vuelta a España lineup," said Alexandr Vinokurov, General Manager of Team XDS Astana.