2021 Cofidis season

The 2021 season for the Cofidis road cycling team was its 25th season overall and the second consecutive year as a UCI WorldTeam.[1]

Cofidis
2021 season
UCI codeCOF
StatusUCI WorldTeam
World Tour Rank15th
Manager Yvon Sanquer (FRA)
Main sponsor(s)Cofidis
Based France
BicyclesDe Rosa
GroupsetCampagnolo
Season victories
One-day races7
Stage race stages5
Most Wins
Best ranked rider Christophe Laporte (FRA) (41st)
Jersey

Team roster
As of 1 August 2021.[1][2][3]
Rider Date of birth
 Piet Allegaert (BEL) (1995-01-20)20 January 1995 (aged 25)
 Fernando Barceló (ESP) (1996-01-06)6 January 1996 (aged 24)
 Natnael Berhane (ERI) (1991-01-05)5 January 1991 (aged 29)
 Tom Bohli (SUI) (1994-01-17)17 January 1994 (aged 26)
 André Carvalho (POR) (1997-10-31)31 October 1997 (aged 23)
 Thomas Champion (FRA) (1999-09-08)8 September 1999 (aged 21)
 Simone Consonni (ITA) (1994-09-12)12 September 1994 (aged 26)
 Jempy Drucker (LUX) (1986-09-03)3 September 1986 (aged 34)
 Nicolas Edet (FRA) (1987-11-02)2 November 1987 (aged 33)
 Rubén Fernández (ESP) (1991-03-01)1 March 1991 (aged 29)
 Eddy Finé (FRA) (1997-11-20)20 November 1997 (aged 23)
 Simon Geschke (GER) (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 34)
 Nathan Haas (AUS) (1989-05-12)12 May 1989 (aged 31)
 Jesús Herrada (ESP) (1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 30)
 José Herrada (ESP) (1985-10-01)1 October 1985 (aged 35)
 Victor Lafay (FRA) (1996-01-17)17 January 1996 (aged 24)
Rider Date of birth
 Jacques Lebreton[lower-alpha 1] (FRA) (1999-06-05)5 June 1999 (aged 21)
 Christophe Laporte (FRA) (1992-12-11)11 December 1992 (aged 28)
 Guillaume Martin (FRA) (1993-06-09)9 June 1993 (aged 27)
 Emmanuel Morin (FRA) (1995-03-13)13 March 1995 (aged 25)
 Anthony Perez (FRA) (1991-04-22)22 April 1991 (aged 29)
 Pierre-Luc Périchon (FRA) (1987-01-04)4 January 1987 (aged 33)
 Rémy Rochas (FRA) (1996-05-18)18 May 1996 (aged 24)
 Fabio Sabatini (ITA) (1985-02-08)8 February 1985 (aged 35)
 Szymon Sajnok (POL) (1997-08-24)24 August 1997 (aged 23)
 Hugo Toumire[lower-alpha 1] (FRA) (2001-10-05)5 October 2001 (aged 19)
 Kenneth Vanbilsen (BEL) (1990-06-01)1 June 1990 (aged 30)
 Attilio Viviani (ITA) (1996-10-18)18 October 1996 (aged 24)
 Elia Viviani (ITA) (1989-02-07)7 February 1989 (aged 31)
 Jelle Wallays (BEL) (1989-05-11)11 May 1989 (aged 31)
 Axel Zingle[lower-alpha 1] (FRA) (1998-12-18)18 December 1998 (aged 22)
  1. Lebreton, Toumire, and Zingle joined as stagiaires on 1 August from EC Saint-Étienne, VC Rouen 76, and CC Étupes, respectively.[4]

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocationRef.
3 FebruaryÉtoile de Bessèges, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Christophe Laporte (FRA) FranceBellegarde[34]
7 FebruaryÉtoile de Bessèges, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Christophe Laporte (FRA) France[35]
14 MarchParis–Nice, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Anthony Perez (FRA) France[36]
28 MarchCholet-Pays de la LoireUCI Europe Tour Elia Viviani (ITA) FranceCholet[37]
18 AprilVolta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 Victor Lafay (FRA) Spain[38]
13 MayCircuit de WallonieUCI Europe Tour Christophe Laporte (FRA) BelgiumCharleroi[39]
14 MayTrofeo Serra de TramuntanaUCI Europe Tour Jesús Herrada (ESP) SpainDeià[40]
15 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 8UCI World Tour Victor Lafay (FRA) ItalyGuardia Sanframondi[41][42]
24 MayMercan'Tour Classic Alpes-MaritimesUCI Europe Tour Guillaume Martin (FRA) FranceCol de Valberg[43]
8 AugustArctic Race of Norway, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 Victor Lafay (FRA) Norway[44]
17 AugustTour du Limousin, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Christophe Laporte (FRA) FranceSainte-Feyre[45]
24 AugustTour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Elia Viviani (ITA) FranceParthenay[46]
26 AugustTour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Elia Viviani (ITA) FranceLoudun[47]
27 AugustTour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Simone Consonni (ITA) France[48]
12 SeptemberGrand Prix de FourmiesUCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 Elia Viviani (ITA) FranceFourmies[49]
15 SeptemberGrand Prix de WallonieUCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 Christophe Laporte (FRA) BelgiumNamur (Citadel of Namur)[50]
19 SeptemberGrand Prix d'IsberguesUCI Europe Tour Elia Viviani (ITA) FranceIsbergues[51]

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