Jose Luis Arrieta will be the sports director of the Cofidis team from 2027

The Cofidis have announced the signing of the Guipuzcoano sports director José Luis Arrieta for the 2027 season,a 55-year-old technician who will strengthen the sports structure of the French team with Basque directors Bingen Fernández and Gorka Gerrikagoitia.

Arrieta was a professional cyclist from 1993 to 2010 in teamssuch as Banesto and the AG2R La Mondiale, and after retiring he became sports director and spent ten yearsin the Movistar, with runners such as Alejandro Valverde and Nairo Quintana, and has also worked in the sports structure of the Decathlon-AG2R.

The Guipuzcoan explains that it was Gorka Gerrikagoitia who proposed the possibility of joining Cofidis. It was Gerrikagoitia who told me about the possibility of joining the group. Since my first contacts with him and Raphaël Jeune, I immediately saw that we were in the same position.

Sports Manager Raphaël Jeune, for his part, highlights Arrieta's experience, professionalism and tactical ability. He has gained solid experience in previous teams at the UCI WorldTour. He knows the most prestigious races on the calendar and knows how to say the right words to cyclists.