Alice Coutinho returns to Winspace Orange Seal

oct 27, 2025, 01:00 PM

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Winspace Orange Seal welcomes its fourth signing for the 2026 season with the arrival of Alice Coutinho. The French rider returns to a team she previously rode for back in 2020.

Both the rider and the team have grown since their first collaboration, and now the time has come for Alice Coutinho and Jean-Christophe Barbotin’s structure to reunite. After five years with Spanish teams, the rider from Saint-Gaudens (Haute-Garonne) is back with the Charente-based ProTeam she once represented. Recently 3rd at the Gran Premio Ciudad de Eibar (1.Pro), Alice will strengthen the Winspace Orange Seal lineup for 2026.

Alice Coutinho : “I’m joining Winspace Orange Seal for the 2026 season with great motivation. After five years in Spain, I’m happy to return to a French team with a solid project. I’m looking forward to sharing great races and contributing to the team’s success.”

Jean-Christophe Barbotin, Team Manager : “Alice already knows the team. We didn’t continue together at the end of 2020 because she couldn’t fully commit to cycling back then. She has since completed her studies with great success, and in recent months she’s had more time to dedicate to the bike — and it clearly shows in her results. She proved it at the end of the season. With Alice, this isn’t a gamble; it’s the signing of a rider we know well — a strong climber who will continue to progress significantly in the coming years.”