2018 AG2R La Mondiale season

The 2018 season for the AG2R La Mondiale cycling team will begin in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they will be automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

AG2R La Mondiale
2018 season
UCI codeALM
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ManagerVincent Lavenu
Main sponsor(s)AG2R Group & La Mondiale Group
BasedFrance
BicyclesFocus Bikes
GroupsetSRAM
Season victories
One-day races5
Stage race overall2
Stage race stages5
National Championships3
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Team roster

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As of 9 December 2017.
Rider Date of birth
  Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) (1985-12-26)26 December 1985 (aged 32)
  Jan Bakelants (BEL) (1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 31)
  Rudy Barbier (FRA) (1992-12-18)18 December 1992 (aged 25)
  Romain Bardet (FRA) (1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 27)
  François Bidard (FRA) (1992-03-12)12 March 1992 (aged 25)
  Mikaël Cherel (FRA) (1986-03-17)17 March 1986 (aged 31)
  Clément Chevrier (FRA) (1992-06-29)29 June 1992 (aged 25)
  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) (1995-10-17)17 October 1995 (aged 22)
  Nico Denz (GER) (1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 23)
  Silvan Dillier (SUI) (1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 27)
  Axel Domont (FRA) (1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 27)
  Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) (1980-08-20)20 August 1980 (aged 37)
  Hubert Dupont (FRA) (1980-11-13)13 November 1980 (aged 37)
  Julien Duval (FRA) (1990-05-27)27 May 1990 (aged 27)
Rider Date of birth
  Mathias Frank (SUI) (1986-12-09)9 December 1986 (aged 31)
  Tony Gallopin (FRA) (1988-05-24)24 May 1988 (aged 29)
  Ben Gastauer (LUX) (1987-11-14)14 November 1987 (aged 30)
  Cyril Gautier (FRA) (1987-09-26)26 September 1987 (aged 30)
  Alexandre Geniez (FRA) (1988-04-16)16 April 1988 (aged 29)
  Alexis Gougeard (FRA) (1993-03-05)5 March 1993 (aged 24)
  Quentin Jaurégui (FRA) (1994-04-22)22 April 1994 (aged 23)
  Pierre Latour (FRA) (1993-10-12)12 October 1993 (aged 24)
  Matteo Montaguti (ITA) (1984-01-06)6 January 1984 (aged 33)
  Oliver Naesen (BEL) (1990-09-16)16 September 1990 (aged 27)
  Nans Peters (FRA) (1994-03-12)12 March 1994 (aged 23)
  Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL) (1984-04-25)25 April 1984 (aged 33)
  Clément Venturini (FRA) (1993-10-16)16 October 1993 (aged 24)
  Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA) (1988-06-01)1 June 1988 (aged 29)

Season victories

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Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
28 January Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise UCI Europe Tour   Alexandre Geniez (FRA)   France Marseille
4 February Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 5, ITT UCI Europe Tour   Tony Gallopin (FRA)   France Alès
4 February Étoile de Bessèges, Overall UCI Europe Tour   Tony Gallopin (FRA)   France
8 February Tour La Provence, Prologue UCI Europe Tour   Alexandre Geniez (FRA)   France Castellet
11 February Tour La Provence, Overall UCI Europe Tour   Alexandre Geniez (FRA)   France
24 February Classic Sud-Ardèche UCI Europe Tour   Romain Bardet (FRA)   France
30 March Route Adélie UCI Europe Tour   Silvan Dillier (SUI)   France Vitré
15 June Route d'Occitanie, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour   Clément Venturini (FRA)   France Masseube Val-de-Gers
26 August Bretagne Classic Ouest–France UCI World Tour   Oliver Naesen (BEL)   France
31 August Vuelta a España, Stage 7 UCI World Tour   Tony Gallopin (FRA)   Spain Pozo Alcón
6 September Vuelta a España, Stage 12 UCI World Tour   Alexandre Geniez (FRA)   Spain Punta de Estaca de Bares
6 October Tour de Vendée UCI Europe Tour   Nico Denz (GER)   France

National, Continental and World champions 2018

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Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
22 June Lithuanian National Time Trial Champion
 
  Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU)   Lithuania Gargždai
24 June Lithuanian National Road Race Champion
 
  Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU)   Lithuania Gargždai
28 June French National Time Trial Champion
 
  Pierre Latour (FRA)   France Mantes-la-Jolie

Footnotes

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References

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  1. ^ "Dillier signs three-year deal with AG2R La Mondiale". cyclingnews.com. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. ^ "AG2R-La Mondiale sign Clément Venturini – Transfer Shorts". cyclingnews.com. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Gallopin to join AG2R La Mondiale for 2018". cyclingnews.com. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Julien Bérard: "If I do not have anything at the pros, I stop"". cyclingpro.net. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Enger, Jensen sign with Israel Cycling Academy". cyclingnews.com. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Hugo Houle to Join Astana Team". pedalmag.com. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Pozzovivo signs with Bahrain-Merida". cyclingnews.com. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Riblon retires after failing to find new contract for 2018". cyclingnews.com. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.