26-year-old French rider Nicolas Breuillard will race for the UCI WorldTeam XDS Astana Team in the 2027 and 2028 seasons.

This year, Breuillard is racing his first professional season and has already achieved a number of strong results. He finished fifth overall at the Czech Tour and the Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye, as well as eighth overall at the Tour de la Provence and the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes.

“I would like to thank XDS Astana Team and its manager Alexandr Vinokurov for the interest and trust they have shown in me. It is an honor to become part of such a legendary and ambitious team. I’m impressed by the team’s attacking style, which perfectly matches my own vision of cycling and the way I like to race. I’m joining XDS Astana Team with strong ambitions, but also with a great desire to learn and progress at the highest level. My goal is to keep moving forward, become stronger, play a significant role in the biggest WorldTour races, while putting all my abilities at the team’s disposal”, – said Nicolas Breuillard.

“We see Nicolas Breuillard as a rider with great potential, which he is only beginning to show. This is his first season in the professional peloton, and his next step in the WorldTour will be with our team, so the most exciting part of his career is still ahead of him. There is a lot of work to be done, but over time Nicolas Breuillard will have opportunities to show his full potential”, – said Alexandr Vinokurov, General Manager of XDS Astana Team.