2014 Team Europcar season

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Team Europcar
2014 season
Manager Jean-René Bernaudeau
Season victories
One-day races 3
Stage race overall1
Stage race stages7
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The 2014 season for the Team Europcar cycling team began in January with La Tropicale Amissa Bongo.

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Team roster

As of 1 January 2014. [1]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Japan.svg  Yukiya Arashiro  (JPN) (1984-09-22)22 September 1984 (aged 29)
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Natnael Berhane  (ERI) (1991-01-05)5 January 1991 (aged 22)
Flag of France.svg  Giovanni Bernaudeau  (FRA) (1983-08-25)25 August 1983 (aged 30)
Flag of France.svg  Bryan Coquard  (FRA) (1992-04-25)25 April 1992 (aged 21)
Flag of France.svg  Jérôme Cousin  (FRA) (1989-06-05)5 June 1989 (aged 24)
Flag of Namibia.svg  Dan Craven [N 1]  (NAM) (1983-02-01)1 February 1983 (aged 30)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Antoine Duchesne  (CAN) (1991-09-12)12 September 1991 (aged 22)
Flag of France.svg  Jimmy Engoulvent  (FRA) (1979-12-07)7 December 1979 (aged 34)
Flag of France.svg  Cyril Gautier  (FRA) (1987-09-26)26 September 1987 (aged 26)
Flag of France.svg  Yohann Gène  (FRA) (1981-06-25)25 June 1981 (aged 32)
Flag of France.svg  Romain Guillemois  (FRA) (1991-03-28)28 March 1991 (aged 22)
Flag of France.svg  Tony Hurel  (FRA) (1987-11-01)1 November 1987 (aged 26)
Flag of France.svg  Fabrice Jeandesboz  (FRA) (1984-12-04)4 December 1984 (aged 29)
Flag of France.svg  Vincent Jérôme  (FRA) (1984-11-26)26 November 1984 (aged 29)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of France.svg  Christophe Kern  (FRA) (1981-01-18)18 January 1981 (aged 32)
Flag of France.svg  Morgan Lamoisson  (FRA) (1988-09-07)7 September 1988 (aged 25)
Flag of Italy.svg  Davide Malacarne  (ITA) (1987-07-11)11 July 1987 (aged 26)
Flag of France.svg  Yannick Martinez  (FRA) (1988-05-04)4 May 1988 (aged 25)
Flag of France.svg  Maxime Méderel  (FRA) (1980-09-19)19 September 1980 (aged 33)
Flag of France.svg  Bryan Nauleau  (FRA) (1988-03-17)17 March 1988 (aged 25)
Flag of France.svg  Alexandre Pichot  (FRA) (1983-01-06)6 January 1983 (aged 30)
Flag of France.svg  Perrig Quéméneur  (FRA) (1984-04-26)26 April 1984 (aged 29)
Flag of France.svg  Kévin Reza  (FRA) (1988-05-18)18 May 1988 (aged 25)
Flag of France.svg  Pierre Rolland  (FRA) (1986-10-10)10 October 1986 (aged 27)
Flag of France.svg  Romain Sicard  (FRA) (1988-01-01)1 January 1988 (aged 26)
Flag of Germany.svg  Björn Thurau  (GER) (1988-07-23)23 July 1988 (aged 25)
Flag of France.svg  Angelo Tulik  (FRA) (1990-12-02)2 December 1990 (aged 23)
Flag of France.svg  Thomas Voeckler  (FRA) (1979-06-22)22 June 1979 (aged 34)
  1. Craven joined the team on 1 June. [2]

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
19 January La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Overall UCI Africa Tour Flag of Eritrea.svg  Natnael Berhane  (ERI)Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
19 January La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Sprints classification UCI Africa Tour Flag of Eritrea.svg  Natnael Berhane  (ERI)Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
19 January La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Teams classification UCI Africa Tour [N 1] Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
7 February Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Bryan Coquard  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  France Bessèges
8 February Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Bryan Coquard  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  France Laudun
4 April Route Adélie UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Bryan Coquard  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  France Vitré
15 April Paris–Camembert UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Bryan Coquard  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  France Vimoutiers
27 April La Roue Tourangelle UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Angelo Tulik  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  France Tours
11 May Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Jimmy Engoulvent  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  France Dunkirk
16 May Tour de Picardie, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Bryan Coquard  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  France Estrées-Saint-Denis
5 June Boucles de la Mayenne, Prologue UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Jimmy Engoulvent  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  France Laval
8 June Boucles de la Mayenne, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Yohann Gène  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  France Laval
22 June Tour de Suisse, Mountains classification UCI World Tour Flag of Germany.svg  Björn Thurau  (GER)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
20 August Tour du Limousin, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Cyril Gautier  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  France Grèzes
22 August Tour du Limousin, Combativity classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Christophe Kern  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  France
22 August Tour du Limousin, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 2] Flag of France.svg  France

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