The future of Jean-René Bernaudeau’s historic French team is secure, with the outfit currently known as TotalEnergies unveiling a new title sponsor in the form of XEFI, a French IT firm.

The team, which started out as the Vendée youth squad in 1991, has been in the professional peloton since 2000, with the likes of Thomas Voeckler and Pierre Rolland making their mark on the Tour de France over the years, but the threat of its disappearance has loomed large all season.