Simon and Cofidis looking for wins

The French season kicks off this coming Sunday at the GP Marseillaise, where new Cofidis recruit Julien Simon is likely to be among the favourites. The 28-year-old puncheur joined Cofidis after five seasons with Sojasun, the last of them very disappointing as Simon went through it winless and latterly focused on finding himself a new contract after his sponsor decided to pull the plug.

Thank you for reading 5 articles in the past 30 days*

Join now for unlimited access

Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

*Read any 5 articles for free in each 30-day period, this automatically resets

After your trial you will be billed £4.99 $7.99 €5.99 per month, cancel anytime. Or sign up for one year for just £49 $79 €59

Join now for unlimited access

Try your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1