Emilie Morier has extended her contract with St Michel–Préférence Home–Auber93 through the end of 2028, agreeing two more seasons with the French Women’s ProTeam after her strongest year on the road. The 29-year-old former triathlete joined the squad halfway through 2025 and has already become an important option for demanding one-day races and stage races.
Morier finished third at both the Grand Prix du Morbihan Femmes and the French national road championships in 2026, then took second at the Mirabelle Classic. She also finished 19th overall at the Tour de France Femmes and 22nd at the Giro d’Italia Women, results that help explain why the team is committing to her development beyond next season.
“I experienced a season of two halves,” Morier said in the team’s announcement. “The first part was very difficult, but I managed to rediscover the joy of racing in May.” She described 2026 as her first full professional season and said she still had much to learn about racing in the peloton.
Three podiums and growing confidence in stage races
The Grand Prix du Morbihan in May gave Morier her first major podium of the campaign. She finished third behind Eline Jansen, helping St Michel–Préférence Home–Auber93 secure a prominent result on French roads. It marked a change in momentum after the difficult opening months she described in her statement.
A further result followed at the French road race championships in June, where Morier finished third behind winner Célia Gery. Team manager Stéphan Gaudry said the performance delivered the squad’s first medal at the French Championships, a result with particular value for an organisation building its women’s programme.
Morier returned to the podium in September with second at the Mirabelle Classic. Gabriela Guerra had escaped to win alone, with Morier heading the next group home 1 minute 3 seconds later, ahead of Victoire Berteau. The result, covered in ProCyclingUK’s Mirabelle Classic report, showed she could still compete for significant one-day results deep into the season.
Her stage-racing performances were equally important. Morier finished 22nd overall at the Giro d’Italia Women, taking 10th on stage three, before finishing 19th at the Tour de France Femmes in August. At the Tour, she remained competitive into the final weekend, finishing 15th on stage seven and 14th on stage nine. Those efforts suggest that her endurance is translating well into the demands of consecutive hard racing days.
Photo Credit: A.S.O./Billy CeustersFrom triathlon world champion to professional cyclist
Morier has taken a less conventional route into road racing. She was a member of the French team that won the 2019 triathlon mixed relay world championship in Hamburg, racing alongside Léo Bergère, Cassandre Beaugrand and Vincent Luis. The achievement came during a successful international triathlon career that also included a World Cup victory in Madrid.
After moving towards cycling, she raced for Team Grand Sud Cyclisme Féminin before joining St Michel–Préférence Home–Auber93 in July 2025. Her introduction to major stage races was rapid. She finished 25th overall at the 2025 Tour de France Femmes and 11th at the Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l’Ardèche, results that provided a foundation for the progress made this year.
The transition has required more than endurance. Professional cycling adds the demands of bunch positioning, teamwork and tactical decisions that are very different from most individual triathlon racing. Gaudry believes Morier’s ability to recover between hard efforts is particularly valuable in stage races, while noting that she is still relatively new to the sport.
Morier targets a first road victory as St Michel build for 2027
“This year, we saw that she has excellent recovery abilities in stage races,” Gaudry said, adding that Morier still had plenty of room to improve. He described her as an important part of the team and said she was getting progressively closer to her first victory.
St Michel–Préférence Home–Auber93 are adding to the women’s roster for next season as well as retaining established riders. The team have already confirmed the arrival of Mathilde Huot and the signing of Cristina Tonetti, while Heidi Franz is another rider continuing with the squad.
Morier says her longer-term ambition is to win a stage in a Grand Tour, while also contributing across the team’s wider calendar. “I want to keep improving, win races and continue to enjoy racing in the peloton,” she said. A first professional road victory remains the next step, but her 2026 results provide a substantial starting point for the two years ahead.
