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Ag2r-La Mondiale |
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Team information |
UCI code |
ALM |
Based |
France |
Discipline(s) |
Road, Cyclocross |
Status |
ProTour |
Key personnel |
General manager |
Vincent Lavenu |
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Ag2r-La Mondiale (UCI team code: ALM, formerly AG2R Prévoyance) is a French cycling team with UCI ProTeam status. Its title sponsors are the Ag2r Group, which is a French-based interprofessional insurance and supplementary retirement fund group, and the La Mondiale Group, which is a French-based international group for supplementary pension and estate planning insurance.
[edit] History
In 1992 Vincent Lavenu, who had just retired from professional cycling, started a professional cycling team with Chazal as the main sponsor. Lavenu had previously organised sponsorship from Chazal of his last professional team. This sponsor stayed from 1992 to 1995. In 1996 Petit Casino, a chain of coffee shops in supermarkets took over the sponsorship of the team. At this time the team was a second division team that relied on the public to sponsor the team. The team had the saying "Petit Casino- c’est votre equipe" – it’s your team which signified this involvement of the public.[1] In 1997 Casino, the supermarket chain that contained the coffee shops called Petit Casino, took over the sponsorship of the team and the budget increased substantially. Lavenu’s team could compete in the big races such as the classics.[2] The team obtained successes with Alexandre Vinokourov and Jaan Kirsipuu.
The insurance company Ag2r Prevoyance took over as the main sponsor in 2000.[3] The team obtained further successes with Laurent Brochard, Jaan Kirsipuu and Jean-Patrick Nazon. In 2006, the team joined the UCI ProTour, following the signings of big cycling names Francisco Mancebo and Christophe Moreau. Fassa Bortolo's exit from the competition had freed a licence and AG2R was the only team left vying for the license, as Comunidad Valenciana voluntarily withdrew, while the proposed new team of former Fassa Bortolo sporting director Giancarlo Ferretti turned out to be without financial backing. Ag2r obtained success in the 2006 Tour de France with a stage win and a day in the maillot jaune.
[edit] 2008 ProTeam
As of December 24, 2007.[4]
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Rider |
Date of Birth |
José Luis Arrieta (ESP) |
June 15, 1971 (1971-06-15) (age 36) |
Sylvain Calzati (FRA) |
July 1, 1979 (1979-07-01) (age 28) |
Philip Deignan (IRL) |
September 7, 1983 (1983-09-07) (age 24) |
Cyril Dessel (FRA) |
November 29, 1974 (1974-11-29) (age 33) |
Renaud Dion (FRA) |
January 6, 1978 (1978-01-06) (age 30) |
Hubert Dupont (FRA) |
November 13, 1980 (1980-11-13) (age 27) |
Christope Edaleine (FRA) |
November 1, 1979 (1979-11-01) (age 28) |
Vladimir Efimkin (RUS) |
December 2, 1981 (1981-12-02) (age 26) |
Martin Elmiger (SUI) |
September 23, 1978 (1978-09-23) (age 29) |
John Gadret (FRA) |
April 22, 1979 (1979-04-22) (age 29) |
Stéphane Goubert (FRA) |
March 13, 1970 (1970-03-13) (age 38) |
Tanel Kangert (EST) |
March 11, 1987 (1987-03-11) (age 21) |
Yuriy Krivtsov (UKR) |
February 7, 1979 (1979-02-07) (age 29) |
Julien Loubet (FRA) |
January 11, 1985 (1985-01-11) (age 23) |
René Mandri (EST) |
January 20, 1984 (1984-01-20) (age 24) |
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Rider |
Date of Birth |
Laurent Mangel (FRA) |
May 22, 1981 (1981-05-22) (age 27) |
Lloyd Mondory (FRA) |
April 26, 1982 (1982-04-26) (age 26) |
Jean-Patrick Nazon (FRA) |
January 18, 1977 (1977-01-18) (age 31) |
Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) |
September 25, 1977 (1977-09-25) (age 30) |
Cédric Pineau (FRA) |
May 8, 1985 (1985-05-08) (age 23) |
Alexandre Pliuschin (MDA) |
January 13, 1987 (1987-01-13) (age 21) |
Stéphane Poulhies (FRA) |
June 26, 1985 (1985-06-26) (age 22) |
Christophe Riblon (FRA) |
January 17, 1981 (1981-01-17) (age 27) |
Nicolas Rousseau (FRA) |
March 16, 1983 (1983-03-16) (age 25) |
Jean-Charles Sénac (FRA) |
May 23, 1985 (1985-05-23) (age 23) |
Blaise Sonnery (FRA) |
March 21, 1985 (1985-03-21) (age 23) |
Ludovic Turpin (FRA) |
March 22, 1975 (1975-03-22) (age 33) |
Alexandre Usov (BLR) |
August 27, 1977 (1977-08-27) (age 30) |
Tadej Valjavec (SLO) |
March 14, 1977 (1977-03-14) (age 31) |
Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL) |
April 25, 1984 (1984-04-25) (age 24) |
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[edit] Past major results
- 2007
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