2015 Ag2r-La Mondiale season

Ag2r-La Mondiale
2015 season
UCI code ALM
Status UCI ProTeam
Manager Vincent Lavenu
Main sponsor(s) Ag2r Group & La Mondiale Group
Based France
Bicycles Focus Bikes
Groupset SRAM
Season victories
One-day races 2
Stage race overall 2
Stage race stages 4
Jersey

The 2015 season for the Ag2r-La Mondiale cycling team is scheduled to begin in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI ProTeam, they are automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

2015 roster

As of 1 January 2015.[1]
Rider Date of birth
 Jan Bakelants (BEL) 14 February 1986 (aged 28)
 Romain Bardet (FRA) 9 November 1990 (aged 24)
 Julien Bérard (FRA) 2 July 1987 (aged 27)
 Carlos Betancur (COL) 13 October 1989 (aged 25)
 Guillaume Bonnafond (FRA) 23 June 1987 (aged 27)
 Mickaël Cherel (FRA) 17 March 1986 (aged 28)
 Maxime Daniel (FRA) 5 June 1991 (aged 23)
 Nico Denz (GER) 15 February 1994 (aged 20)
 Axel Domont (FRA) 7 August 1990 (aged 24)
 Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) 20 August 1980 (aged 34)
 Hubert Dupont (FRA) 13 November 1980 (aged 34)
 Ben Gastauer (LUX) 14 November 1987 (aged 27)
 Damien Gaudin (FRA) 20 August 1986 (aged 28)
 Alexis Gougeard (FRA) 5 March 1993 (aged 21)
 Patrick Gretsch (GER) 7 April 1987 (aged 27)
Rider Date of birth
 Hugo Houle (CAN) 27 September 1990 (aged 24)
 Quentin Jaurégui (FRA) 22 April 1994 (aged 20)
 Blel Kadri (FRA) 3 September 1986 (aged 28)
 Pierre-Roger Latour (FRA) 12 October 1993 (aged 21)
 Julian Kern (GER) 28 December 1989 (aged 25)
 Sébastien Minard (FRA) 12 June 1982 (aged 32)
 Lloyd Mondory (FRA) 26 April 1982 (aged 32)
 Matteo Montaguti (ITA) 6 January 1984 (aged 30)
 Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) 25 September 1977 (aged 37)
 Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) 22 May 1977 (aged 37)
 Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) 30 November 1982 (aged 32)
 Christophe Riblon (FRA) 17 January 1981 (aged 33)
 Sébastien Turgot (FRA) 11 April 1984 (aged 30)
 Johan Vansummeren (BEL) 4 February 1981 (aged 33)
 Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA) 1 June 1988 (aged 26)

    Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season
    Rider 2014 team
    Jan Bakelants[2]Omega Pharma-Quick Step
    Nico Denz neo-pro (Chambéry Formation)
    Quentin Jauregui neo-pro (Roubaix-Lille Métropole)
    Pierre-Roger Latour neo-pro (Chambéry Formation)
    Johan Vansummeren[3]Garmin-Sharp
    Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season
    Rider 2015 team
    Davide Appollonio[4]Androni Giocattoli
    Maxime Bouet[5]Etixx-Quick Step
    Steve Chainel[6]Cofidis
    Yauheni Hutarovich[7]Bretagne-Séché Environnement
    Julian Kern[8]Retired

    Season victories

    Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
    8 February Étoile de Bessèges, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour  Gougeard, AlexisAlexis Gougeard (FRA)  France
    21 February Tour du Haut Var, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Gastauer, BenBen Gastauer (LUX)  France Seillans
    22 February Tour du Haut Var, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Gastauer, BenBen Gastauer (LUX)  France
    1 March La Drôme Classic UCI Europe Tour  Dumoulin, SamuelSamuel Dumoulin (FRA)  France Livron
    21 March Classic Loire Atlantique UCI Europe Tour  Gougeard, AlexisAlexis Gougeard (FRA)  France La Haie-Fouassière
    25 March Volta a Catalunya, Stage 3 UCI World Tour  Pozzovivo, DomenicoDomenico Pozzovivo (ITA)  Spain Girona
    29 March Critérium International, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Péraud, Jean-ChristopheJean-Christophe Péraud (FRA)  France Col de l'Ospedale
    29 March Critérium International, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Péraud, Jean-ChristopheJean-Christophe Péraud (FRA)  France
    29 March Critérium International, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 1]  France
    23 April Giro del Trentino, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Pozzovivo, DomenicoDomenico Pozzovivo (ITA)  Italy Fierozzo Val dei Mòcheni

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The riders on the squad were Jean-Christophe Péraud, Jan Bakelants, Julien Bérard, Patrick Gretsch, Christophe Riblon and Alexis Vuillermoz

    References

    1. ↑ "AG2R La Mondiale (ALM) – FRA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
    2. ↑ "Bakelants confirms move to AG2R-La Mondiale". cyclingnews.com. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
    3. ↑ "Report: Vansummeren to Ag2r-La Mondiale". Cyclingnews.com (Bath, England: Future plc). 26 September 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
    4. ↑ "News shorts: Andy Schleck to retire?". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
    5. ↑ Benson, Daniel (27 August 2014). "Maxime Bouet signs for Omega Pharma-QuickStep". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
    6. ↑ Farrand, Stephen (1 August 2014). "Transfers: Cofidis confirms the arrival of Nacer Bouhanni". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
    7. ↑ "Hutarovich signs one-year deal with Bretagne-Séché Environnement". cyclingnews.com. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
    8. ↑ "News shorts: Keisse and Cavendish aiming for victory in Ghent". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015.