Léa Curinier has signed a two-year contract extension with FDJ United-Suez, keeping the French rider with the team as she continues her development inside one of the strongest structures in the women’s peloton.
The 25-year-old joined FDJ-Suez in 2024 before the team became FDJ United-Suez, and has become an increasingly valuable part of the squad across rolling and selective terrain. Her renewal gives the team continuity with a French rider who still has room to grow, but already brings Grand Tour experience and a strong racing base.
Curinier continues her development with FDJ United-Suez
Curinier’s new deal keeps her in an environment where she has clearly settled. Born in Valence and raised in Saint-Péray, she came into cycling after initially starting in triathlon, later showing strong ability on the road and in cyclo-cross.
Her early promise was clear as a junior. In 2019, she became French junior time trial champion, won the junior Coupe de France road series, took victory at the Tour de Charente-Maritime Féminin and finished 8th in the junior road race at the World Championships. That gave her a strong platform before stepping into the UCI ranks with Arkéa Pro Cycling Team in 2020.
Curinier later raced for Team DSM and Team dsm-firmenich before joining FDJ-Suez in 2024. Since then, she has continued to build her role, with performances that show her value on hard, mixed terrain rather than only in one clear specialist area.
Her extension also gives FDJ United-Suez another continuity piece as the team looks to remain one of the reference points in the Women’s WorldTour.
‘The choice was obvious’
Curinier said the decision to stay with the team was an easy one.
“I am very happy to continue with the team. For me, the choice was obvious,” Curinier said. “I feel completely fulfilled within the squad. It is a real privilege to be able to grow in a healthy environment, with a staff and teammates who push me every day to give the best of myself.”
That wording matters. For a rider still shaping the next phase of her career, the right environment can be as important as the race calendar itself. Curinier has shown enough to be trusted in major races, but her next step is turning consistency and team value into more visible results.
Her renewal suggests FDJ United-Suez see her as part of that longer-term structure, not simply as a rider filling a support role. It also fits a squad that has been building greater depth around its leaders, with its 2026 project already framed as one of the strongest in the sport in the FDJ United-SUEZ 2026 Women’s WorldTour team guide.
Grand Tour experience and selective race results
Curinier already has experience across the biggest races in women’s cycling. She finished 37th at the 2023 Tour de France Femmes, improved to 19th in the 2024 edition, and was 23rd at the Giro d’Italia Women in 2025. She also completed La Vuelta Femenina in 2026, finishing 34th overall.
Those results show a rider capable of handling long stage races and repeated high-level racing days. That kind of reliability has increasing value in a deeper Women’s WorldTour, where teams need riders who can survive hard terrain, support leaders and still make use of opportunities when they come.
Her one-day results also point to promise. Curinier was 2nd at Dwars door de Westhoek in 2023 and 3rd at the Grand Prix de Chambéry in 2025, both results that fit her profile as a rider able to cope when races become attritional.
Delcourt highlights Curinier’s role in the team
FDJ United-Suez manager Stephen Delcourt described Curinier as a rider who quickly became important within the team, both on and off the bike.
“Always committed to the collective, she quickly became a key figure within our team, both on and off the bike,” Delcourt said. “Beyond the athlete, Léa is also an important part of our day-to-day management. A calm, intelligent and inspiring woman, with whom we share so many human and sporting values.”
Delcourt added: “We are proud to continue building the future together.”
That emphasis on culture and leadership is notable. Curinier is not being presented only through results, but as someone who contributes to the way the team functions. In a squad with major leaders and high-pressure targets, riders who can stabilise the group and work across different race situations carry real value.
A French rider with more to come
Curinier’s renewal gives FDJ United-Suez another piece of continuity as the team looks to remain competitive in a deeper women’s cycling landscape. The squad already has strong leaders and climbing options, but depth is what turns ambition into repeatable results across a long season.
For Curinier, the next two years should offer the chance to keep developing inside a team that clearly trusts her. She has already shown she can handle Grand Tours, selective one-day races and support roles at a high level. The question now is whether that platform can become more regular personal opportunities.
The extension is therefore both a reward and a statement of intent. FDJ United-Suez are keeping a rider who fits their culture, while Curinier gets the stability to keep building towards the next step in her career.
