FDJ has announced that Davide Cimolai has signed a contract with the team. The 27-year-old is the sixth new rider for the French team ahead of the 2017 season and will be the second Italian on the roster. Jacopo Guarnieri, signed from Katusha, will help also Arnaud Demare in the classics and sprints.

"Now it's official, very happy to announce that my future will be with the FDJ team. I'm 27 and I think it's the right moment to discover a new team, a new country and a new language. My aim is to put Arnaud in the best position and I think we can work well together", he said.

Cimolai turned pro in 2010 with Liquigas, where he spent two seasons before joining Lampre in 2012. He won Trofeo Laigueglia (2015), a stage in Paris-Nice (2015) and in Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (2016). He has also finished eighth in Milano-Sanremo (2015).