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

Team roster

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

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
5 FebruaryÉtoile de Bessèges, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Nico Denz (GER) France
5 FebruaryVolta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Cyril Gautier (FRA) Spain
5 FebruaryVolta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Sprints classificationUCI Europe Tour Cyril Gautier (FRA) Spain
18 FebruaryTour du Haut Var, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) FranceSaint-Paul-en-Forêt
22 FebruaryTour La Provence, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Alexandre Geniez (FRA) FranceLa Ciotat
20 AprilTour of the Alps, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Matteo Montaguti (ITA) ItalyCles
30 AprilTour de Romandie, Youth classificationUCI World Tour Pierre Latour (FRA)  Switzerland
14 MayFour Days of Dunkirk, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 1] France
27 MayGrand Prix de Plumelec-MorbihanUCI Europe Tour Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA) FrancePlumelec
11 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 2] France
15 JuneTour de Suisse, Stage 6UCI World Tour Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA)  SwitzerlandLa Punt
18 JuneTour de Suisse, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 3]  Switzerland
13 JulyTour de France, Stage 12UCI World Tour Romain Bardet (FRA) FrancePeyragudes
26 JulyTour de Wallonie, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Alexis Gougeard (FRA) Belgium
30 JulyPolynormandeUCI Europe Tour Alexis Gougeard (FRA) FranceSaint-Martin-de-Landelles
12 AugustTour de l'Ain, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Alexandre Geniez (FRA) FranceCuloz
12 AugustTour de l'Ain, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Alexandre Geniez (FRA) France
16 AugustTour du Limousin, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA) FranceMonts de Guéret
17 AugustTour du Limousin, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Cyril Gautier (FRA) FranceChaumeil
18 AugustTour du Limousin, OverallUCI Europe Tour Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA) France
18 AugustTour du Limousin, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 4] France

National, Continental and World champions 2017

DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
22 JuneFrench National Time Trial Champion
 Pierre Latour (FRA) FranceSaint-Omer
25 JuneBelgian National Road Race Champion
 Oliver Naesen (BEL) BelgiumAntwerp

Footnotes

References

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  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. "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.
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