Ultimately, Voeckler signed a contract with on 1 October, which would have only become official if folded. Voeckler announced a complete U-turn on his move a day later, with preliminary reports from France stating that the team "had" indeed found a sponsor – on a three-year deal from the 2011 season onwards – and that it was car rental company Europcar that had joined the team as sponsor on the proviso that Voeckler, the French national champion, was part of the team's roster. The deal was officially confirmed later that day, but the team were no longer eligible to apply for a ProTeam licence due to the delay in finding a sponsor. Bernaudeau sent the team's dossier to the Union Cycliste Internationale on 4 October, requesting Professional Continental status for another year; this status was granted in November.