Rudy Morar has signed a four-year contract extension with his Groupama-FDJ team, which will keep him on the French world tour until at least the end of 2024, when he will be 35 years old.

In the French transfer market (or at least the contract renewal market), Molard, along with Groupama-FDJ teammates Thibaut Pinot, Arnaud Demaret, David Gaudoux, and Stephane Kühn, recently re-signed with the team.

Meanwhile, at AG2R La Mondiale, another French WorldTour team, Oliver Naessen and Benoit Cosnefrois have extended their three-year contracts, while Alexis Vuillermoz has also signed a one-year extension.

"Four-year contracts are rare and almost non-existent in cycling," Morar said Wednesday on the Groupama-FDJ website. 'By doing this, the team has shown how confident they are in me and my potential.'

"It also strengthened my choice to stay with the team," he continued. A four-year contract is kind of a risk, but it means that they know me well and know that I'm giving 100 percent regardless of my contract status. It means that they know me well and know that I am giving 100 percent, regardless of my contract status. It was a huge vote of confidence from them."

Morar joined Groupama-FDJ in 2017 after five seasons with Cofidis. He had already completed three stage races this season, finishing 19th overall in the Tour de la Provence in mid-February and 13th overall in the Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var later that month, before the cycling closure in March due to a coronavirus outbreak.

Then in March, in Paris-Nice, he finished seventh overall, the same as last season.

"I love my role on the team and that's why I didn't want to leave," Molard said. He is an important assistant to Thibaut Pinot in the Grand Tours, but he also rides for himself in other races.

"I had the chance to do it elsewhere. But being able to challenge with Thibault made a big difference. I can't run without Thibault and I can't run for another leader in a Grand Tour."

"I love the goal of winning a Grand Tour, of achieving great things, and I couldn't imagine doing it without Thibault," Morar said.

"I feel very close to him and I can't imagine the rest of my career without him. We are really close and I value my role with him and I didn't want to lose that."

"Of course, a four-year contract is very rare, especially at my age," he admitted.