Australian Ben O'Connor has rejoined Decathlon CMA CGM, where he will race alongside rising star Paul Seixas, the French team announced on Tuesday.
The 30-year-old is also joined at the outfit by fellow new signing, Frenchman Pavel Sivakov.
"Ben O'Connor is back home! He left his mark on the team between 2021 and 2024, with a stage win at the Tour de France in 2021 and another at the Vuelta in 2024, where he also finished 2nd overall," Decathlon CMA CGM posted on social media.
O'Connor, who has spent the last two years riding for Jayco AlUla, has signed a contract until 2028.
As well as his stage victory on an unusually cold day at the Tour in Tignes with the French team in 2021 -- then known as AG2R Citroen -- he also won a stage at the Tour in 2025 with Jayco AlUla, on the Col de la Loze.
Sivakov, 29, was also announced by the team on Tuesday after joining from Tadej Pogacar's UAE Team Emirates on a three-year deal.
The experienced duo, as well as third recruit Belgian Laurens De Plus, are expected to be valuable support riders in the mountains for 20-year-old French prodigy Seixas.
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