Anthony Turgis joins XDS Astana on a two-year deal

Anthony Turgis will join XDS Astana for the 2027 season after signing a two-year contract through the end of 2028. The 32-year-old Frenchman is leaving TotalEnergies after eight seasons, and his arrival gives Astana an experienced one-day racer with both top-level Classics results and a Tour de France stage victory. 1238

The transfer at a glance

• Rider: Anthony Turgis
• New team: XDS Astana Team
• Former team: TotalEnergies
• Contract: Two seasons, 2027 and 2028
• Age at the time of the move: 32
• Main role: Spring Classics leader and experienced Grand Tour stage-hunting option 128

Turgis’s strongest career results

Turgis arrives with a record that makes the transfer more than a speculative roster move. His most prominent results include:

• Second place at Milan–San Remo in 2022
• Runner-up at Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne in 2021
• Victory on Stage 9 of the 2024 Tour de France, the biggest win of his career 8

Those results show the range Astana is buying. Turgis can remain competitive in long, selective one-day races, handle difficult Classics-style terrain and contribute to a Grand Tour squad focused on stage wins rather than only general-classification support. 28

Why XDS Astana wanted Turgis

Astana has been investing in its Classics programme and sees Turgis as a rider who can add strength and experience to its spring line-up. General manager Alexandr Vinokurov said the Frenchman would “significantly strengthen” that part of the team. 8

Turgis also gives Astana another option beyond a pure sprint finish. His experience in Milan–San Remo, cobbled and hard one-day races, and the Tour de France should allow the team to use him in several race scenarios: as a protected rider, a late attacker or a stage-hunting specialist. 28

He will join a developing Classics group that includes Alberto Bettiol, Mike Teunissen and Arjen Livyns. The signing therefore adds depth around existing leaders rather than creating an isolated project built around one rider. 8

A significant change for Turgis

The move will be Turgis’s first spell with a non-French team. His professional career to this point has been spent in French structures, including eight seasons with TotalEnergies. 13

That makes the transfer a meaningful change of environment as well as a contract move. Turgis described it as “a new challenge” that would bring him “new motivation and new goals.” 8 At Astana, he will have the opportunity to pursue fresh Classics objectives while taking on a different team culture and international structure.

What is known about his 2026 form?

The supplied reporting describes Turgis’s 2026 form as strong enough to show that he remains competitive, but it does not provide a reliable, complete list of his individual results. Specific 2026 placings should therefore be treated cautiously rather than presented as a definitive record. 8

The clearer basis for assessing the signing is his established record: a Milan–San Remo podium, a Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne runner-up finish and a Tour de France stage win. 8

How the deal fits Astana’s 2027 roster

Turgis is one part of a wider 2027 recruitment plan. The confirmed transfer listing also names Florian Samuel Kajamini, arriving from MBH Bank CSB Telekom Fort, and Matteo Scalco, promoted from XDS Astana’s development team. 6

The same roster information lists Mike Teunissen as contracted through 2028 and Diego Ulissi through 2027. Those are continuing contracts rather than new arrivals, but they provide useful context for the team’s longer-term planning. 56

The significance of the signing

For XDS Astana, Turgis represents a relatively low-risk way to improve its targeted race programmes. He brings proven performance in major one-day racing, experience at the Tour de France and the versatility to support both the Spring Classics and Grand Tour stage-hunting ambitions. 28

The transfer does not guarantee more wins, and the available material does not establish exactly how Astana will divide leadership between Turgis and its other Classics riders. But the logic is clear: the team is adding an experienced finisher who can strengthen its options across several types of demanding races for the 2027 and 2028 seasons.