After two years spent at Vini Fantini – BePink, at the end of 2026 Gaia Segato will leave the team directed by Walter Zini to join  St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93: the French Professional team made the announcement official in recent days.

Fresh from winning the Italian national team time trial championship (alongside De Laurentiis, Valtulini and Casagranda, ed.), the 22-year-old from Maserada sul Piave has stood out this season by wearing the best young rider's jersey for a day at the Vuelta Espana Femenina and also attacking multiple times at the Giro d'Italia Women. At the "pink race," Gaia also secured sixth place in the stage that concluded in Salice Terme.

Results and performances that, together with the podium finish she achieved last year at the Giro dell'Appennino, convinced the management of St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93 to bet on the talented Veneto athlete.

"Gaia is still young, but she already has great experience at the highest level. A profile like hers will be valuable for our team in stage races and challenging competitions; she will be able to express her climbing potential and strengthen our team," commented the General Manager of the  St Michel team Stéphan Gaudry.

Segato, who has joined St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93, expressed herself as follows: "I am truly very happy to be part of the team starting next season.  This is a very important step in my career, a great opportunity to improve, push myself further and learn a lot".