2017 AG2R La Mondiale season

The 2017 season for the AG2R La Mondiale cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

AG2R La Mondiale
2017 season
UCI codeALM
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ManagerVincent Lavenu
Main sponsor(s)AG2R Group & La Mondiale Group
BasedFrance
BicyclesFocus Bikes
GroupsetSRAM
Season victories
One-day races2
Stage race overall1
Stage race stages8
National Championships2
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Team roster

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As of 1 January 2017.
Rider Date of birth
  Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) (1985-12-26)26 December 1985 (aged 31)
  Jan Bakelants (BEL) (1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 30)
  Rudy Barbier (FRA) (1992-12-18)18 December 1992 (aged 24)
  Romain Bardet (FRA) (1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 26)
  Julien Bérard (FRA) (1987-07-02)2 July 1987 (aged 29)
  François Bidard (FRA) (1992-03-12)12 March 1992 (aged 24)
  Mikaël Cherel (FRA) (1986-03-17)17 March 1986 (aged 30)
  Clément Chevrier (FRA) (1992-06-29)29 June 1992 (aged 24)
  Benoît Cosnefroy[N 1] (FRA) (1995-10-17)17 October 1995 (aged 21)
  Nico Denz (GER) (1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 22)
  Axel Domont (FRA) (1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 26)
  Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) (1980-08-20)20 August 1980 (aged 36)
  Hubert Dupont (FRA) (1980-11-13)13 November 1980 (aged 36)
  Julien Duval (FRA) (1990-05-27)27 May 1990 (aged 26)
  Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) (1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 23)
Rider Date of birth
  Mathias Frank (SUI) (1986-12-09)9 December 1986 (aged 30)
  Ben Gastauer (LUX) (1987-11-14)14 November 1987 (aged 29)
  Cyril Gautier (FRA) (1987-09-26)26 September 1987 (aged 29)
  Alexandre Geniez (FRA) (1988-04-16)16 April 1988 (aged 28)
  Alexis Gougeard (FRA) (1993-03-05)5 March 1993 (aged 23)
  Hugo Houle (CAN) (1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 26)
  Quentin Jaurégui (FRA) (1994-04-22)22 April 1994 (aged 22)
  Pierre Latour (FRA) (1993-10-12)12 October 1993 (aged 23)
  Matteo Montaguti (ITA) (1984-01-06)6 January 1984 (aged 32)
  Oliver Naesen (BEL) (1990-09-16)16 September 1990 (aged 26)
  Nans Peters (FRA) (1994-03-12)12 March 1994 (aged 22)
  Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) (1982-11-30)30 November 1982 (aged 34)
  Christophe Riblon (FRA) (1981-01-17)17 January 1981 (aged 35)
  Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL) (1984-04-25)25 April 1984 (aged 32)
  Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA) (1988-06-01)1 June 1988 (aged 28)
  1. ^ Cosnefroy will join the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Chambéry CF.

Season victories

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Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
5 February Étoile de Bessèges, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour   Nico Denz (GER)   France
5 February Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour   Cyril Gautier (FRA)   Spain
5 February Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Sprints classification UCI Europe Tour   Cyril Gautier (FRA)   Spain
18 February Tour du Haut Var, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour   Samuel Dumoulin (FRA)   France Saint-Paul-en-Forêt
22 February Tour La Provence, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour   Alexandre Geniez (FRA)   France La Ciotat
20 April Tour of the Alps, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour   Matteo Montaguti (ITA)   Italy Cles
30 April Tour de Romandie, Youth classification UCI World Tour   Pierre Latour (FRA)    Switzerland
14 May Four Days of Dunkirk, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 1]   France
27 May Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan UCI Europe Tour   Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA)   France Plumelec
11 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 2]   France
15 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 6 UCI World Tour   Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA)    Switzerland La Punt
18 June Tour de Suisse, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 3]    Switzerland
13 July Tour de France, Stage 12 UCI World Tour   Romain Bardet (FRA)   France Peyragudes
26 July Tour de Wallonie, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour   Alexis Gougeard (FRA)   Belgium
30 July Polynormande UCI Europe Tour   Alexis Gougeard (FRA)   France Saint-Martin-de-Landelles
12 August Tour de l'Ain, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour   Alexandre Geniez (FRA)   France Culoz
12 August Tour de l'Ain, Points classification UCI Europe Tour   Alexandre Geniez (FRA)   France
16 August Tour du Limousin, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour   Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA)   France Monts de Guéret
17 August Tour du Limousin, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour   Cyril Gautier (FRA)   France Chaumeil
18 August Tour du Limousin, Overall UCI Europe Tour   Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA)   France
18 August Tour du Limousin, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 4]   France

National, Continental and World champions 2017

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Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
22 June French National Time Trial Champion
 
  Pierre Latour (FRA)   France Saint-Omer
25 June Belgian National Road Race Champion
 
  Oliver Naesen (BEL)   Belgium Antwerp

Footnotes

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References

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  1. ^ "AG2R La Mondiale sign young sprint-classics talent and extend with four riders". cyclingnews.com. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Clement Chevrier signs for AG2R-La Mondiale". cyclingnews.com. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Julien Duval s'engage avec l'équipe AG2R La Mondiale". L'Équipe (in French). 8 November 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Sondre Holst Enger to AG2R-La Mondiale, Nikolas Maes signs for Lotto Soudal – Transfer News". cyclingnews.com. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Mathias Frank joins AG2R La Mondiale". cyclingnews.com. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Alexandre Geniez moves from FDJ to AG2R-La Mondiale on two-year contract". cyclingnews.com. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  7. ^ a b "AG2R-La Mondiale bolster Classics set-up with Vandenbergh and Naesen". cyclingnews.com. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Cofidis announce Guillaume Bonnafond, Dimitri Claeys and Jimmy Turgis signings". cyclingnews.com. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Chaves not certain to ride 2017 Giro d'Italia - News Shorts". cyclingnews.com. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Damien Gaudin rejoint l'équipe cycliste Armée de Terre". L'Équipe (in French). 25 January 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  11. ^ "News Shorts: Voss, Gretsch retire; British team for cyclo-cross Worlds". cyclingnews.com. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  12. ^ "AG2R La Mondiale ne conserve pas Blel Kadri". L'Équipe (in French). 7 October 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  13. ^ "AG2R-La Mondiale : Sébastien Minard se retire". Sport365.fr (in French). 3 January 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  14. ^ "Peraud: I beat the guys who cheated". cyclingnews.com. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  15. ^ "Jesse Sergent retires from cycling". cyclingnews.com. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  16. ^ Wynn, Nigel (29 June 2016). "Johan Vansummeren announces retirement from pro cycling after heart problem". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 16 April 2017.