2015 AG2R La Mondiale season

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AG2R La Mondiale
2015 season
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UCI codeALM
Status UCI ProTeam
Manager Vincent Lavenu
Main sponsor(s)AG2R Group & La Mondiale Group
BasedFrance
Bicycles Focus Bikes
Groupset SRAM
Season victories
One-day races 6
Stage race overall3
Stage race stages12
National Championships 1
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The 2015 season for the AG2R La Mondiale cycling team began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Contents

Team roster

As of 1 January 2015 [1]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jan Bakelants  (BEL) (1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 28)
Flag of France.svg  Romain Bardet  (FRA) (1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 24)
Flag of France.svg  Julien Bérard  (FRA) (1987-07-02)2 July 1987 (aged 27)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Carlos Betancur  (COL) (1989-10-13)13 October 1989 (aged 25)
Flag of France.svg  Guillaume Bonnafond  (FRA) (1987-06-23)23 June 1987 (aged 27)
Flag of France.svg  Mikaël Cherel  (FRA) (1986-03-17)17 March 1986 (aged 28)
Flag of France.svg  Maxime Daniel  (FRA) (1991-06-05)5 June 1991 (aged 23)
Flag of Germany.svg  Nico Denz  (GER) (1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 20)
Flag of France.svg  Axel Domont  (FRA) (1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 24)
Flag of France.svg  Samuel Dumoulin  (FRA) (1980-08-20)20 August 1980 (aged 34)
Flag of France.svg  Hubert Dupont  (FRA) (1980-11-13)13 November 1980 (aged 34)
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Ben Gastauer  (LUX) (1987-11-14)14 November 1987 (aged 27)
Flag of France.svg  Damien Gaudin  (FRA) (1986-08-20)20 August 1986 (aged 28)
Flag of France.svg  Alexis Gougeard  (FRA) (1993-03-05)5 March 1993 (aged 21)
Flag of Germany.svg  Patrick Gretsch  (GER) (1987-04-07)7 April 1987 (aged 27)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Hugo Houle  (CAN) (1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 24)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of France.svg  Quentin Jaurégui  (FRA) (1994-04-22)22 April 1994 (aged 20)
Flag of France.svg  Blel Kadri  (FRA) (1986-09-03)3 September 1986 (aged 28)
Flag of France.svg  Pierre Latour  (FRA) (1993-10-12)12 October 1993 (aged 21)
Flag of Germany.svg  Julian Kern  (GER) (1989-12-28)28 December 1989 (aged 25)
Flag of France.svg  Sébastien Minard  (FRA) (1982-06-12)12 June 1982 (aged 32)
Flag of France.svg  Lloyd Mondory  (FRA) (1982-04-26)26 April 1982 (aged 32)
Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Montaguti  (ITA) (1984-01-06)6 January 1984 (aged 30)
Flag of Italy.svg  Rinaldo Nocentini  (ITA) (1977-09-25)25 September 1977 (aged 37)
Flag of France.svg  Jean-Christophe Péraud  (FRA) (1977-05-22)22 May 1977 (aged 37)
Flag of Italy.svg  Domenico Pozzovivo  (ITA) (1982-11-30)30 November 1982 (aged 32)
Flag of France.svg  Christophe Riblon  (FRA) (1981-01-17)17 January 1981 (aged 33)
Flag of France.svg  Sébastien Turgot  (FRA) (1984-04-11)11 April 1984 (aged 30)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Johan Vansummeren  (BEL) (1981-02-04)4 February 1981 (aged 33)
Flag of France.svg  Alexis Vuillermoz  (FRA) (1988-06-01)1 June 1988 (aged 26)

    Season victories

    DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
    8 February Étoile de Bessèges, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Alexis Gougeard  (FRA)Flag of France.svg France
    21 February Tour du Haut Var, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Ben Gastauer  (LUX)Flag of France.svg France Seillans
    22 February Tour du Haut Var, Overall UCI Europe Tour Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Ben Gastauer  (LUX)Flag of France.svg France
    1 March La Drôme Classic UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Samuel Dumoulin  (FRA)Flag of France.svg France Livron-sur-Drôme
    21 March Classic Loire Atlantique UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Alexis Gougeard  (FRA)Flag of France.svg France La Haie-Fouassière
    25 March Volta a Catalunya, Stage 3 UCI World Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Domenico Pozzovivo  (ITA)Flag of Spain.svg Spain Girona
    29 March Critérium International, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Jean-Christophe Péraud  (FRA)Flag of France.svg France L'Ospedale  [ fr ]
    29 March Critérium International, Overall UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Jean-Christophe Péraud  (FRA)Flag of France.svg France
    29 March Critérium International, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 1] Flag of France.svg France
    23 April Giro del Trentino, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Domenico Pozzovivo  (ITA)Flag of Italy.svg Italy Fierozzo Val dei Mòcheni
    3 May Grand Prix de la Somme UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Quentin Jaurégui  (FRA)Flag of France.svg France Amiens
    8 May Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Alexis Gougeard  (FRA)Flag of France.svg France Saint-Omer
    30 May Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Alexis Vuillermoz  (FRA)Flag of France.svg France Plumelec
    11 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 5 UCI World Tour Flag of France.svg  Romain Bardet  (FRA)Flag of France.svg France Pra-Loup
    21 June Route du Sud, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Pierre Latour  (FRA)Flag of France.svg France
    11 July Tour de France, Stage 8 UCI World Tour Flag of France.svg  Alexis Vuillermoz  (FRA)Flag of France.svg France Mûr-de-Bretagne
    23 July Tour de France, Stage 18 UCI World Tour Flag of France.svg  Romain Bardet  (FRA)Flag of France.svg France Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
    26 July Tour de France, Super-combativity award UCI World Tour Flag of France.svg  Romain Bardet  (FRA)Flag of France.svg France
    15 August Tour de l'Ain, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Pierre Latour  (FRA)Flag of France.svg France Lélex
    11 September Vuelta a España, Stage 19 UCI World Tour Flag of France.svg  Alexis Gougeard  (FRA)Flag of Spain.svg Spain Ávila
    27 September Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Alexis Vuillermoz  (FRA)Flag of France.svg France Mende
    30 September Tour de l'Eurométropole, Prologue UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Alexis Gougeard  (FRA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Mont-Saint-Aubert
    2 October Gran Piemonte UCI Europe Tour Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jan Bakelants  (BEL)Flag of Italy.svg Italy Cirié
    4 October Tour de l'Eurométropole, Overall UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Alexis Gougeard  (FRA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
    4 October Tour de l'Eurométropole, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Alexis Gougeard  (FRA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
    10 October Giro dell'Emilia UCI Europe Tour Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jan Bakelants  (BEL)Flag of Italy.svg Italy San Luca

    National, Continental and World champions 2015

    DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
    25 June Canadian National Time Trial Champion
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    Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Hugo Houle  (CAN)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Saint-Georges
    22 July Pan American Games Time Trial Champion Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Hugo Houle  (CAN)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Toronto

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