Ag2r-La Mondiale

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Ag2r-La Mondiale
Team information
UCI code ALM
Based Flag of France France
Discipline(s) Road, Cyclocross
Status ProTour
Key personnel
General manager Vincent Lavenu
Team colours Team colours Team colours
Team colours
 
Team kit
Ag2r team photo at sign in during stage 11 of the 2006 Tour de France
Ag2r team photo at sign in during stage 11 of the 2006 Tour de France

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.

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[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]

Rider Date of Birth
Flag of Spain José Luis Arrieta (ESP) June 15, 1971 (1971-06-15) (age 36)
Flag of France Sylvain Calzati (FRA) July 1, 1979 (1979-07-01) (age 28)
Flag of Ireland Philip Deignan (IRL) September 7, 1983 (1983-09-07) (age 24)
Flag of France Cyril Dessel (FRA) November 29, 1974 (1974-11-29) (age 33)
Flag of France Renaud Dion (FRA) January 6, 1978 (1978-01-06) (age 30)
Flag of France Hubert Dupont (FRA) November 13, 1980 (1980-11-13) (age 27)
Flag of France Christope Edaleine (FRA) November 1, 1979 (1979-11-01) (age 28)
Flag of Russia Vladimir Efimkin (RUS) December 2, 1981 (1981-12-02) (age 26)
Flag of Switzerland Martin Elmiger (SUI) September 23, 1978 (1978-09-23) (age 29)
Flag of France John Gadret (FRA) April 22, 1979 (1979-04-22) (age 29)
Flag of France Stéphane Goubert (FRA) March 13, 1970 (1970-03-13) (age 38)
Flag of Estonia Tanel Kangert (EST) March 11, 1987 (1987-03-11) (age 21)
Flag of Ukraine Yuriy Krivtsov (UKR) February 7, 1979 (1979-02-07) (age 29)
Flag of France Julien Loubet (FRA) January 11, 1985 (1985-01-11) (age 23)
Flag of Estonia René Mandri (EST) January 20, 1984 (1984-01-20) (age 24)
Rider Date of Birth
Flag of France Laurent Mangel (FRA) May 22, 1981 (1981-05-22) (age 27)
Flag of France Lloyd Mondory (FRA) April 26, 1982 (1982-04-26) (age 26)
Flag of France Jean-Patrick Nazon (FRA) January 18, 1977 (1977-01-18) (age 31)
Flag of Italy Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) September 25, 1977 (1977-09-25) (age 30)
Flag of France Cédric Pineau (FRA) May 8, 1985 (1985-05-08) (age 23)
Flag of Moldova Alexandre Pliuschin (MDA) January 13, 1987 (1987-01-13) (age 21)
Flag of France Stéphane Poulhies (FRA) June 26, 1985 (1985-06-26) (age 22)
Flag of France Christophe Riblon (FRA) January 17, 1981 (1981-01-17) (age 27)
Flag of France Nicolas Rousseau (FRA) March 16, 1983 (1983-03-16) (age 25)
Flag of France Jean-Charles Sénac (FRA) May 23, 1985 (1985-05-23) (age 23)
Flag of France Blaise Sonnery (FRA) March 21, 1985 (1985-03-21) (age 23)
Flag of France Ludovic Turpin (FRA) March 22, 1975 (1975-03-22) (age 33)
Flag of Belarus Alexandre Usov (BLR) August 27, 1977 (1977-08-27) (age 30)
Flag of Slovenia Tadej Valjavec (SLO) March 14, 1977 (1977-03-14) (age 31)
Flag of Belgium Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL) April 25, 1984 (1984-04-25) (age 24)

[edit] Past major results

2007

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hung Up in Picardy, Hoping for Bigger Things. International Herald Tribune. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
  2. ^ Cycling team rolls on to the big time. International Herald Tribune. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
  3. ^ Histoire de l’equipe cycliste Ag2r Prevoyance. Ag2r non official supporters. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
  4. ^ AG2r - La Mondiale. cyclingnews.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-24.

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