Cofidis, like Team Sunweb, Team Sky and several other teams, have changed their colours for the 2019 season, swapping their traditional red for a white base decorated with the Cofidis name in red and the large yellow and red sun rays of the Cofidis corporate logo. The French Professional Continental team has added the #cofidismyteam hashtag under the Cofidis name on the back of the jersey as part of its social media campaign. A video and photographs of sprinters Nacer Bouhanni and Christophe Laporte showing off the new jerseys revealed it will be matched with fading red shorts. The 2019 kit was designed by Skal Studio and is made by Nalini. The team will again use Kuota bikes, with the Suomy helmet brand also appearing on the chest of the jersey.ADVERTISEMENT Cofidis will have a 28-rider roster for 2019, with Bouhanni and Laporte set to the lead the French squad as it tries to step up to WorldTour level in 2020. New signings include Darwin Atapuma (from UAE Team Emirates), Natnael Berhane (Dimension Data), 2018 Red Hook criterium series winner Filippo Fortin (Team Felbermayr-Simplon Wels), Jesper Hansen (Astana), Pierre-Luc Perichon (Fortuneo-Samsic) and Zico Waeytens (Veranda´s Willems-Crelan), as the team tries to widen its options and score vital ranking points in the hope of securing one of the 18 spots in the 2020 WorldTour. Daniel Navarro has moved to Katusha-Alpecin, Anthony Turgis to Direct Energie, while Daniel Teklehaimanot has been let go after less than a season with the team. Cedric Vasseur took over as team manager last November and has worked hard to shake-up the team after several years of decline and poor results. - Team Cofidis (@TeamCOFIDIS) December 14, 2018
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