Team Sky have announced Kenny Elissonde as the team's fifth and final signing for the 2017 season.

Elissonde will join from French outfit FDJ, where he has spent his entire professional career, and pen a two-year deal, taking him through to the end of the 2018 season.

The 25 year old will boost the team's Grand Tour roster and become the first French rider to represent Team Sky since Nicolas Portal retired and Sylvain Calzati departed at the end of the 2011 season.

Elissonde has ridden five Grand Tours, winning a stage of the 2013 Vuelta a Espana aged 22. This year he finished second on the Vuelta's queen stage and just missed out on the King of the Mountains jersey.

Elissonde said: "It's well known that Team Sky is one of the best teams in the world for climbers. I will learn a lot from all the staff and it's really exciting to be with the team.

"I'm really happy and excited to be a part of the group next year. It's a really big step in my career."

The climbing specialist outlined his ambitions for the coming two seasons and expressed his pride at boosting the team's French roster.

He added: "I will try to learn from the team's leaders and be a good team player. I'm still young so it's important for me to learn, do the best I can, and improve at every aspect of the sport.

"I live in Nice and used to train with Ian Boswell and I know [Sport Director] Nicolas Portal a little bit. I spoke with him two years ago so I'm looking forward to getting to know him more.

"It's very cool to be the first French rider on the team for six years. This is a great opportunity for me."