2018 AG2R La Mondiale season

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AG2R La Mondiale
2018 season
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UCI codeALM
Status UCI WorldTeam
Manager Vincent Lavenu
Main sponsor(s)AG2R Group & La Mondiale Group
BasedFrance
Bicycles Focus Bikes
Groupset SRAM
Season victories
One-day races 5
Stage race overall2
Stage race stages5
National Championships 3
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The 2018 season for the AG2R La Mondiale cycling team will begin in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they will be automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Contents

Team roster

As of 9 December 2017.
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Gediminas Bagdonas  (LTU) (1985-12-26)26 December 1985 (aged 32)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jan Bakelants  (BEL) (1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 31)
Flag of France.svg  Rudy Barbier  (FRA) (1992-12-18)18 December 1992 (aged 25)
Flag of France.svg  Romain Bardet  (FRA) (1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 27)
Flag of France.svg  François Bidard  (FRA) (1992-03-12)12 March 1992 (aged 25)
Flag of France.svg  Mikaël Cherel  (FRA) (1986-03-17)17 March 1986 (aged 31)
Flag of France.svg  Clément Chevrier  (FRA) (1992-06-29)29 June 1992 (aged 25)
Flag of France.svg  Benoît Cosnefroy  (FRA) (1995-10-17)17 October 1995 (aged 22)
Flag of Germany.svg  Nico Denz  (GER) (1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 23)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Silvan Dillier  (SUI) (1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 27)
Flag of France.svg  Axel Domont  (FRA) (1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 27)
Flag of France.svg  Samuel Dumoulin  (FRA) (1980-08-20)20 August 1980 (aged 37)
Flag of France.svg  Hubert Dupont  (FRA) (1980-11-13)13 November 1980 (aged 37)
Flag of France.svg  Julien Duval  (FRA) (1990-05-27)27 May 1990 (aged 27)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Mathias Frank  (SUI) (1986-12-09)9 December 1986 (aged 31)
Flag of France.svg  Tony Gallopin  (FRA) (1988-05-24)24 May 1988 (aged 29)
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Ben Gastauer  (LUX) (1987-11-14)14 November 1987 (aged 30)
Flag of France.svg  Cyril Gautier  (FRA) (1987-09-26)26 September 1987 (aged 30)
Flag of France.svg  Alexandre Geniez  (FRA) (1988-04-16)16 April 1988 (aged 29)
Flag of France.svg  Alexis Gougeard  (FRA) (1993-03-05)5 March 1993 (aged 24)
Flag of France.svg  Quentin Jaurégui  (FRA) (1994-04-22)22 April 1994 (aged 23)
Flag of France.svg  Pierre Latour  (FRA) (1993-10-12)12 October 1993 (aged 24)
Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Montaguti  (ITA) (1984-01-06)6 January 1984 (aged 33)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Oliver Naesen  (BEL) (1990-09-16)16 September 1990 (aged 27)
Flag of France.svg  Nans Peters  (FRA) (1994-03-12)12 March 1994 (aged 23)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Stijn Vandenbergh  (BEL) (1984-04-25)25 April 1984 (aged 33)
Flag of France.svg  Clément Venturini  (FRA) (1993-10-16)16 October 1993 (aged 24)
Flag of France.svg  Alexis Vuillermoz  (FRA) (1988-06-01)1 June 1988 (aged 29)

    Season victories

    DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
    28 January Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Alexandre Geniez  (FRA)Flag of France.svg France Marseille
    4 February Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 5, ITT UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Tony Gallopin  (FRA)Flag of France.svg France Alès
    4 February Étoile de Bessèges, Overall UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Tony Gallopin  (FRA)Flag of France.svg France
    8 February Tour La Provence, Prologue UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Alexandre Geniez  (FRA)Flag of France.svg France Castellet
    11 February Tour La Provence, Overall UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Alexandre Geniez  (FRA)Flag of France.svg France
    24 February Classic Sud-Ardèche UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Romain Bardet  (FRA)Flag of France.svg France
    30 March Route Adélie UCI Europe Tour Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Silvan Dillier  (SUI)Flag of France.svg France Vitré
    15 June Route d'Occitanie, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Clément Venturini  (FRA)Flag of France.svg France Masseube Val-de-Gers
    26 August Bretagne Classic Ouest–France UCI World Tour Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Oliver Naesen  (BEL)Flag of France.svg France
    31 August Vuelta a España, Stage 7 UCI World Tour Flag of France.svg  Tony Gallopin  (FRA)Flag of Spain.svg Spain Pozo Alcón
    6 September Vuelta a España, Stage 12 UCI World Tour Flag of France.svg  Alexandre Geniez  (FRA)Flag of Spain.svg Spain Punta de Estaca de Bares
    6 October Tour de Vendée UCI Europe Tour Flag of Germany.svg  Nico Denz  (GER)Flag of France.svg France

    National, Continental and World champions 2018

    DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
    22 June Lithuanian National Time Trial Champion
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    Flag of Lithuania.svg  Gediminas Bagdonas  (LTU)Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Gargždai
    24 June Lithuanian National Road Race Champion
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    Flag of Lithuania.svg  Gediminas Bagdonas  (LTU)Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Gargždai
    28 June French National Time Trial Champion
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    Flag of France.svg  Pierre Latour  (FRA)Flag of France.svg France Mantes-la-Jolie

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