2013 Ag2r–La Mondiale season

2013 Ag2r–La Mondiale season
Manager Vincent Lavenu
One-day victories 2
Stage race overall victories 1
Stage race stage victories 5
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The 2013 season for the Ag2r–La Mondiale cycling team is scheduled to begin in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they are automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

2013 roster

As of 1 January 2013.[1]
Rider Date of birth
 Davide Appollonio (ITA) (1989-06-02)2 June 1989 (aged 23)
 Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) (1985-12-26)26 December 1985 (aged 27)
 Romain Bardet (FRA) (1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 22)
 Manuel Belletti (ITA) (1985-10-14)14 October 1985 (aged 27)
 Julien Bérard (FRA) (1987-07-02)2 July 1987 (aged 25)
 Carlos Betancur (COL) (1989-10-13)13 October 1989 (aged 23)
 Guillaume Bonnafond (FRA) (1987-06-23)23 June 1987 (aged 25)
 Maxime Bouet (FRA) (1986-11-03)3 November 1986 (aged 26)
 Frédéric Brun[N 1] (FRA) (1988-08-18)18 August 1988 (aged 24)
 Steve Chainel (FRA) (1983-09-06)6 September 1983 (aged 29)
 Gabriel Chavanne[N 2] (FRA) (1984-05-01)1 May 1984 (aged 28)
 Hugo Houle (CAN) (1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 22)
 Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) (1983-11-29)29 November 1983 (aged 29)
 Valentin Iglinsky (KAZ) (1984-05-12)12 May 1984 (aged 28)
 Blel Kadri (FRA) (1986-09-03)3 September 1986 (aged 26)
 Julian Kern (GER) (1989-12-28)28 December 1989 (aged 23)
 Pierre-Roger Latour[N 4] (FRA) (1993-10-12)12 October 1993 (aged 19)
 Sébastien Minard (FRA) (1982-06-12)12 June 1982 (aged 30)
 Lloyd Mondory (FRA) (1982-04-26)26 April 1982 (aged 30)
 Matteo Montaguti (ITA) (1984-01-06)6 January 1984 (aged 28)
 Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) (1977-09-25)25 September 1977 (aged 35)
 Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) (1977-05-22)22 May 1977 (aged 35)
 Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) (1982-11-30)30 November 1982 (aged 30)
 Anthony Ravard (FRA) (1983-09-28)28 September 1983 (aged 29)
 Christophe Riblon (FRA) (1981-01-17)17 January 1981 (aged 31)
  1. ↑ Brun joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from the Bourg-en-Bresse Ain Cyclisme team.[2]
  2. ↑ Chavanne joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from the Chambéry Cyclisme Formation.[2]</ref> (SUI) P20 January 1992 (aged 20) f llowing<br>doping suspension |- |[[Romain Mickaël Cherel (FRA) 17 March 1986 (aged 26) 6 ugust 2012}}</ref>||{{ct|COF|2013}} |- |[ Axel Domont (FRA) |7 August 1990 (aged 22) |l nguage=French}}</ref>||US Montauban Cycli Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) i20 August 1980 (aged 32) Z rgari]]||{{ct|TPT|2013}} |} {{col-end}} < Hubert Dupont (FRA) "13 November 1980 (aged 32) S age 5 || [[2013 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europ John Gadret (FRA) h22 April 1979 (aged 33) a|Roma Maxima] || [[2013 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sort
    Rider Date of birth
     Ben Gastauer (LUX) 14 November 1987 (aged 25)
     Sylvain Georges[N 3]
  3. ↑ Georges was sacked by the team on 31 May, following a positive test for heptaminol.<ref>"Georges sacked by Ag2r-La Mondiale". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Latour joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from the Chambéry Cyclisme Formation.[2]

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
3 February Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour  Dumoulin, SamuelSamuel Dumoulin (FRA)  France Alès
9 February Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Péraud, Jean-ChristopheJean-Christophe Péraud (FRA)  France Mont Faron
3 March Roma Maxima UCI Europe Tour  Kadri, BlelBlel Kadri (FRA)  Italy Rome
24 March Critérium International, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 1]  France
16 April Giro del Trentino, Stage 1a UCI Europe Tour  Bouet, MaximeMaxime Bouet (FRA)  Austria Lienz
25 May Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan UCI Europe Tour  Dumoulin, SamuelSamuel Dumoulin (FRA)  France Plumelec
26 May Giro d'Italia, Young rider classification UCI World Tour  Betancur, CarlosCarlos Betancur (COL)  Italy
16 June Route du Sud, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 2]  France
18 July Tour de France, Stage 18 UCI World Tour  Riblon, ChristopheChristophe Riblon (FRA)  France Alpe d'Huez
21 July Tour de France, Super-combativity award UCI World Tour  Riblon, ChristopheChristophe Riblon (FRA)  France
28 July Tour de Pologne, Stage 2 UCI World Tour  Riblon, ChristopheChristophe Riblon (FRA)  Italy Passo Pordoi–Val di Fassa
13 August Tour de l'Ain, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Bardet, RomainRomain Bardet (FRA)  France
13 August Tour de l'Ain, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Bardet, RomainRomain Bardet (FRA)  France
23 August Tour du Limousin, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour  Frédéric Brun (FRA)[N 3]  France
6 October French Road Cycling Cup, Overall classification UCI Europe Tour  Dumoulin, SamuelSamuel Dumoulin (FRA)  France
15 October Tour of Beijing, Young rider classification UCI World Tour  Bardet, RomainRomain Bardet (FRA)  China

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The riders on the squad were Jean-Christophe Péraud, Ben Gastauer, Romain Bardet, Maxime Bouet, Axel Domont, John Gadret, Julian Kern and Christophe Riblon
  2. ↑ The riders on the squad were Romain Bardet, Guillaume Bonnafond, Axel Domont, Samuel Dumoulin, Hubert Dupont, John Gadret, Blel Kadri and Rinaldo Nocentini
  3. ↑ Brun won the classification, as a stagiaire.

References

  1. ↑ "AG2R La Mondiale (ALM) – FRA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Gachet, Nicolas (31 July 2013). "AG2R La Mondiale a choisi ses trois stagiaires" [AG2R La Mondiale has chosen three stagiaires]. DirectVelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Two new recruits for AG2R LA MONDIALE". Ag2r–La Mondiale. France Cyclisme. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  4. 1 2 Stokes, Shane (20 October 2012). "Bagdonas and Iglinskiy boost Ag2r La Mondiale's WorldTour prospects". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Chainel signs for Ag2r-La Mondiale". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "AG2R La Mondiale snap up Domont". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Samuel Dumoulin to boost strength of the Ag2r La Mondiale Team from 2013". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "Hugo Houle signs deal with AG2R". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  9. ↑ Atkins, Ben (13 August 2012). "Yauheni Hutarovich to AG2R La Mondiale on two-year deal". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  10. ↑ "Julian Kern to AG2R for two years". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "Pozzovivo to join Ag2r-La Mondiale". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  12. ↑ "Casper retires from professional cycling". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  13. 1 2 3 "IAM Cycling announces 2013 roster". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  14. ↑ "Brammeier looking to step up personal performances with Champion System team". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013. Also coming on board is a past three-time Slovenian national TT champion Gregor Gazvoda, who will move from the WorldTour-level Ag2r La Mondiale team.
  15. ↑ Atkins, Ben (9 October 2012). "Steve Houanard provisionally suspended after A-sample positive for EPO". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  16. ↑ Mignot, Alexandre (3 August 2012). "Lemarchand et Hardy signent chez Cofidis" [Lemarchand and Hardy sign for Cofidis]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Swar-Agency. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  17. ↑ Gachet, Nicolas (23 December 2012). "Mathieu Perget à l'US Montauban 82" [Mathieu Perget to the U.S. Montauban 82]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  18. ↑ "Roche signs for Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
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