2017 AG2R La Mondiale season

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AG2R La Mondiale
2017 season
Domenico Pozzovivo on 2017 Giro d' Italia
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
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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.

Team roster[edit]

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[edit]

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
5 February Étoile de Bessèges, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour  Nico Denz (GER)  France
5 February Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour  Cyril Gautier (FRA)  Spain
5 February Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Sprints classification UCI Europe Tour  Cyril Gautier (FRA)  Spain
18 February Tour du Haut Var, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Samuel Dumoulin (FRA)  France Saint-Paul-en-Forêt
22 February Tour La Provence, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Alexandre Geniez (FRA)  France La Ciotat
20 April Tour of the Alps, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Matteo Montaguti (ITA)  Italy Cles
30 April Tour de Romandie, Youth classification UCI World Tour  Pierre Latour (FRA)   Switzerland
14 May Four Days of Dunkirk, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 1]  France
27 May Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan UCI Europe Tour  Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA)  France Plumelec
11 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 2]  France
15 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 6 UCI World Tour  Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA)   Switzerland La Punt
18 June Tour de Suisse, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 3]   Switzerland
13 July Tour de France, Stage 12 UCI World Tour  Romain Bardet (FRA)  France Peyragudes
26 July Tour de Wallonie, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour  Alexis Gougeard (FRA)  Belgium
30 July Polynormande UCI Europe Tour  Alexis Gougeard (FRA)  France Saint-Martin-de-Landelles
12 August Tour de l'Ain, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Alexandre Geniez (FRA)  France Culoz
12 August Tour de l'Ain, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Alexandre Geniez (FRA)  France
16 August Tour du Limousin, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA)  France Monts de Guéret
17 August Tour du Limousin, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Cyril Gautier (FRA)  France Chaumeil
18 August Tour du Limousin, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA)  France
18 August Tour du Limousin, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 4]  France

National, Continental and World champions 2017[edit]

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
22 June French National Time Trial Champion
 Pierre Latour (FRA)  France Saint-Omer
25 June Belgian National Road Race Champion
 Oliver Naesen (BEL)  Belgium Antwerp

Footnotes[edit]

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  1. ^ The riders on the squad were Samuel Dumoulin, Gediminas Bagdonas, Rudy Barbier, Julien Duval, Alexis Gougeard, Oliver Naesen, Christophe Riblon and Stijn Vandenbergh
  2. ^ The riders on the squad were Romain Bardet, Axel Domont, Samuel Dumoulin, Julien Duval, Cyril Gautier, Pierre Latour, Oliver Naesen and Alexis Vuillermoz
  3. ^ The riders on the squad were Mathias Frank, Jan Bakelants, Gediminas Bagdonas, Alexis Gougeard, Sondre Holst Enger, Hugo Houle, Nico Denz and Domenico Pozzovivo
  4. ^ The riders on the squad were Julien Bérard, François Bidard, Benoît Cosnefroy, Hubert Dupont, Cyril Gautier, Sondre Holst Enger, Christophe Riblon and Alexis Vuillermoz

References[edit]

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