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UCI code | COF |
Status | UCI WorldTeam |
Manager | Yvon Sanquer |
Main sponsor(s) | Cofidis |
Based | France |
Bicycles | De Rosa |
Season victories | |
Stage race stages | 2 |
Most Wins | Guillaume Martin (2) |
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The 2020 season for the Cofidis road cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under. Cofidis stepped up to the UCI WorldTeam status this season after spending the last 10 years as a UCI Professional Continental team. [1]
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Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
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20 January | La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Stage 1 | UCI Africa Tour | ![]() | ![]() | Ebolowa |
2 February | Vuelta a San Juan, Mountains classification | UCI America Tour UCI ProSeries | ![]() | ![]() | |
21 February | Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | ![]() | ![]() | Grasse |
14 March | Paris–Nice, Mountains classification | UCI World Tour | ![]() | ![]() | |
8 November | Vuelta a España, Mountains classification | UCI World Tour | ![]() | ![]() | |
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