Heidi Franz is one in every of three American riders touchdown finish of season spots in French girls’s ProTeams

In her ninth season as an expert, Heidi Franz leveraged her efficiency on the UCI Gravel World Championships, the place she was one in every of simply two top-15 finishers not using for a UCI WorldTour or girls’s ProTeam, to safe a contract for 2026, marking her sixth staff up to now 5 years.

Franz, who raced for Cynisca Biking earlier than the staff folded this yr, shall be becoming a member of St Michel-Choice Residence-Auber93, a France-registered girls’s ProTeam.

In November, the French squad, based as an beginner staff in 1948 and stepping as much as the skilled ranks in 1994, introduced the addition of PremierTech as a sponsor, in addition to a stunning roster signing in Alison Jackson, the reigning Canadian street champion and winner of the Paris-Roubaix Femmes in 2023.

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Franz (30) raced the 2025 season as a co-leader for the American Continental Cynisca Biking, the place she received a stage on the Volta a Portugal Feminina and took house the QOM jersey from the Tour Féminin Worldwide des Pyrénées.

“I contemplate myself to be so, very fortunate to be becoming a member of this superb staff, one with a lot historical past, potential, energy, and professionalism. For my complete profession, I’ve aspired and labored arduous to be a part of a bunch of like this one. It’s an unbelievable alternative for me to proceed my career- rising as a rider, whereas additionally sharing my expertise. I can’t wait to race the largest races on the earth with this sturdy staff and have some enjoyable doing it!,” Frank stated in an Instagram publish by the staff.

Roxane Fournier, St Michel-Choice Residence-Auber93 directeur sportif, added, “Heidi deserves to have a construction that permits her to precise her full potential, and we’re satisfied that that is the best place for her growth and full fulfilment.”

To this point, St Michel-Choice Residence-Auber93 have raced every version of Tour de France Femmes, and are anticipated to take action once more in 2026.

Additionally making the transfer to the St-Michel is Caroline Wreszin, who turned heads in 2021 when she claimed top-10 finishes in two long-distance gravel occasions on her racing debut. Hailing from Los Angeles, Wreszin raced for Skatch Labs and for Staff USA in a number of European occasions in 2025, as she transitioned to the street. The 24-year-old has expressed her hopes of representing her nation on the 2028 Olympic Video games in her hometown.

“Thrilled to step into the 2026 season with the staff,” Wreszin shared on social media. “After an thrilling transition from off-road to the European peloton in 2025, I’m desperate to continue learning from the staff and contribute to a bunch with massive ambitions and an progressive tradition. Wanting ahead to the yr forward!”

One other rider who raced with Cynisca Biking for 2 years, Allison Mrugal, is ready to affix the Mayenne Monbana My Pie ProTeam, which has taken over the Winspace Orange Seal construction for the subsequent three years. The 29-year-old, who positioned sixth on the Loire Women Tour in 2025, will be a part of her former teammate Natalie Quinn on the French squad.

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