Marith Vanhove will join Ma Petite Entreprise for the 2027 season, giving the French ProTeam a Belgian sprinter who has taken a clear step forward during 2026.
The 23-year-old moves across after two seasons in the AG Insurance-Soudal development structure, with Ma Petite Entreprise presenting her as a rider built for the disorder of fast finishes. Vanhove has made no secret of where she believes her strengths lie either, describing the final kilometres of a bunch sprint as something she treats almost like a game.
Vanhove turns strong 2026 sprinting form into a move to France
Vanhove’s 2026 results help explain why Ma Petite Entreprise have moved for her. She won the Grote Prijs CHW Beveren in July, her first UCI road victory, and had already finished second in the 1.1 Trofee Maarten Wynants behind Gladys Verhulst-Wild in May. That AG Insurance-Soudal one-two in Helchteren was one of several indications that she was becoming a more reliable finisher rather than simply a rider with raw speed.
She followed that with sixth at the Simac Omloop der Kempen Ladies, eighth at GP Mazda Schelkens and eighth at the Argenta Classic, before taking third at Dwars Door Wingene. Those results have come in the type of flatter Belgian and Dutch races where positioning, timing and confidence in crowded finales are often as important as outright acceleration.
“I love the chaos of the final kilometres. It’s a game for me and I want to bring Ma Petite Entreprise high-level performances in bunch sprints,” Vanhove said in the team’s announcement. “I really can’t wait for 2027 to win races.”
Paris-Roubaix and WorldTour racing on Vanhove’s 2027 list
Her targets for the move are straightforward. Vanhove wants victories and regular top-10 finishes, but also more opportunities at WorldTour level. Paris-Roubaix Femmes is one of the races she specifically wants to add to her programme, while a Belgian elite road title remains a longer-term ambition.
The transfer also gives Ma Petite Entreprise a rider whose background is not exclusively road-based. Vanhove continues to race on the track and is due to represent Belgium in the team pursuit at the Track World Championships in October. That combination of track speed and repeated exposure to high-pressure road sprints fits neatly with the role the French team appears to have identified for her.
Vanhove has been racing since she was eight after first getting a bike as a six-year-old in Izegem. She also competed in dance when she was younger before committing fully to cycling at 14. Away from racing, she has completed a degree in occupational therapy while building her professional career.
For Ma Petite Entreprise, the signing adds a different type of option to a project that is continuing to build its 2027 roster after its first season at ProTeam level. Vanhove is still early in her elite career, but her progression during 2026 suggests the team are not simply signing sprint potential. They are bringing in a rider who has started turning that potential into results and now wants to test it more regularly against WorldTour fields.
