After a powerful third place on stage 2 of Tour de l’Ain, his first race as a stagiaire with Cofidis, Jamie Meehan signed a three-year skilled contract with the French WorldTour group.
The Irish U23 street race champion claimed his first podium in his first race with Cofidis, profitable the dash from a seven-rider chase group within the Jura mountains. He in the end completed 14th total and third in the most effective younger rider classification on the finish of the three-day stage race.
The Cofidis group mentioned in a launch that “these distinctive performances go hand in hand together with his capability to adapt in a short time to the group’s operations. Within the wake of this, the sporting administration, led by Cédric Vasseur, determined to take a uncommon step: providing him a contract for the following three years.”
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“This contract is really unimaginable. For me, it is a dream come true. I’ve skilled for therefore lengthy, I’ve fought for years to have the ability to expertise this second. Clearly, it is one thing very highly effective. The Tour de l’Ain will stay in my reminiscence for a very long time. I actually loved discovering the group, integrating into it, and I actually wished to be taught. I did not suppose I may make a podium in a stage.” Meehan mentioned.
“However by managing to remain within the wheel of the most effective, I advised myself that possibly there was an opportunity to play! I take into account myself a climber, I like powerful races, demanding climbs. With Cofidis, I need to proceed studying, and I’ll do the whole lot to assist my teammates.”
After becoming a member of the AVC Aix-en-Provence Dole continental group in 2025, Meehan soloed to victory on the French Cup race, Roger Walkowiak Trophy, and claimed second on a stage of the Alpes Isere Tour, and two third locations on the Tour du Piémont Pyrénéen Problem 1 and Problem 2. He additionally completed second total and claimed the most effective younger rider jersey on the five-day Rás Tailteann.
Meehan joins many different riders, akin to Christophe Laporte, Anthony Pérez and extra not too long ago Oliver Knight and Clément Izquierdo, who’ve graduated from AVC Aix-en-Provence to Cofidis previously.
Meehan shall be at first of La Polynormande on Sunday. He’ll then race the Tour de l’Avenir as a part of the Irish Nationwide group earlier than returning to race with Cofidis.
