![Emilien Jacquelin a contribué à la moisson historique des biathlètes français aux derniers Jeux, avec l'or en relais masculin et le bronze en poursuite. [Marco BERTORELLO / AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/118454056/96a8c2eb4fca61adbb1fccb8d943505445029c2bc542791b35db68e2baf140f0)
Overview
- Jacquelin, who announced the move Sunday, will begin on May 1 for six months as a stagiaire in Decathlon-CMA CGM’s NewGen development squad, a short-term trainee slot used to test riders.
- Team officials plan a spring block built around testing and training to map his cycling profile under performance director Jean-Baptiste Quiclet.
- He says he is not leaving biathlon and still targets the 2030 Olympics, using the summer window before the World Cup resumes in late November to explore road racing.
- He expects a first race in August and says he must build base endurance and lose about five kilograms to be competitive on the bike.
- Competition director Sébastien Joly says this is not a marketing play and presents the switch as a genuine sporting project driven by Jacquelin’s long-held love of cycling.