2021 Cofidis season

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Cofidis
2021 season
UCI codeCOF
Status UCI WorldTeam
World Tour Rank 15th
ManagerFlag of France.svg  Yvon Sanquer  (FRA)
Main sponsor(s) Cofidis
BasedFlag of France.svg  France
Bicycles De Rosa
Groupset Campagnolo
Season victories
One-day races 7
Stage race stages5
Most Wins
Best ranked riderFlag of France.svg  Christophe Laporte  (FRA) (41st)
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The 2021 season for the Cofidis road cycling team was its 25th season overall and the second consecutive year as a UCI WorldTeam. [1]

Contents

Team roster

As of 1 August 2021. [1] [2] [3]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Piet Allegaert  (BEL) (1995-01-20)20 January 1995 (aged 25)
Flag of Spain.svg  Fernando Barceló  (ESP) (1996-01-06)6 January 1996 (aged 24)
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Natnael Berhane  (ERI) (1991-01-05)5 January 1991 (aged 29)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Tom Bohli  (SUI) (1994-01-17)17 January 1994 (aged 26)
Flag of Portugal.svg  André Carvalho  (POR) (1997-10-31)31 October 1997 (aged 23)
Flag of France.svg  Thomas Champion  (FRA) (1999-09-08)8 September 1999 (aged 21)
Flag of Italy.svg  Simone Consonni  (ITA) (1994-09-12)12 September 1994 (aged 26)
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Jempy Drucker  (LUX) (1986-09-03)3 September 1986 (aged 34)
Flag of France.svg  Nicolas Edet  (FRA) (1987-11-02)2 November 1987 (aged 33)
Flag of Spain.svg  Rubén Fernández  (ESP) (1991-03-01)1 March 1991 (aged 29)
Flag of France.svg  Eddy Finé  (FRA) (1997-11-20)20 November 1997 (aged 23)
Flag of Germany.svg  Simon Geschke  (GER) (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 34)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Nathan Haas  (AUS) (1989-05-12)12 May 1989 (aged 31)
Flag of Spain.svg  Jesús Herrada  (ESP) (1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 30)
Flag of Spain.svg  José Herrada  (ESP) (1985-10-01)1 October 1985 (aged 35)
Flag of France.svg  Victor Lafay  (FRA) (1996-01-17)17 January 1996 (aged 24)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of France.svg  Jacques Lebreton [lower-alpha 1]  (FRA) (1999-06-05)5 June 1999 (aged 21)
Flag of France.svg  Christophe Laporte  (FRA) (1992-12-11)11 December 1992 (aged 28)
Flag of France.svg  Guillaume Martin  (FRA) (1993-06-09)9 June 1993 (aged 27)
Flag of France.svg  Emmanuel Morin  (FRA) (1995-03-13)13 March 1995 (aged 25)
Flag of France.svg  Anthony Perez  (FRA) (1991-04-22)22 April 1991 (aged 29)
Flag of France.svg  Pierre-Luc Périchon  (FRA) (1987-01-04)4 January 1987 (aged 33)
Flag of France.svg  Rémy Rochas  (FRA) (1996-05-18)18 May 1996 (aged 24)
Flag of Italy.svg  Fabio Sabatini  (ITA) (1985-02-08)8 February 1985 (aged 35)
Flag of Poland.svg  Szymon Sajnok  (POL) (1997-08-24)24 August 1997 (aged 23)
Flag of France.svg  Hugo Toumire [lower-alpha 1]  (FRA) (2001-10-05)5 October 2001 (aged 19)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kenneth Vanbilsen  (BEL) (1990-06-01)1 June 1990 (aged 30)
Flag of Italy.svg  Attilio Viviani  (ITA) (1996-10-18)18 October 1996 (aged 24)
Flag of Italy.svg  Elia Viviani  (ITA) (1989-02-07)7 February 1989 (aged 31)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jelle Wallays  (BEL) (1989-05-11)11 May 1989 (aged 31)
Flag of France.svg  Axel Zingle [lower-alpha 1]  (FRA) (1998-12-18)18 December 1998 (aged 22)
  1. 1 2 3 Lebreton, Toumire, and Zingle joined as stagiaires on 1 August from EC Saint-Étienne, VC Rouen 76, and CC Étupes, respectively. [4]

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocationRef.
3 February Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Christophe Laporte  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  France Bellegarde [34]
7 February Étoile de Bessèges, Points classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Christophe Laporte  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  France [35]
14 March Paris–Nice, Mountains classification UCI World Tour Flag of France.svg  Anthony Perez  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  France [36]
28 March Cholet-Pays de la Loire UCI Europe Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Elia Viviani  (ITA)Flag of France.svg  France Cholet [37]
18 April Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries 		Flag of France.svg  Victor Lafay  (FRA)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain [38]
13 May Circuit de Wallonie UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Christophe Laporte  (FRA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Charleroi [39]
14 May Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Jesús Herrada  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Deià [40]
15 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 8 UCI World Tour Flag of France.svg  Victor Lafay  (FRA)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Guardia Sanframondi [41] [42]
24 May Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Guillaume Martin  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  France Col de Valberg [43]
8 August Arctic Race of Norway, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries 		Flag of France.svg  Victor Lafay  (FRA)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway [44]
17 August Tour du Limousin, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Christophe Laporte  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  France Sainte-Feyre [45]
24 August Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Elia Viviani  (ITA)Flag of France.svg  France Parthenay [46]
26 August Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Elia Viviani  (ITA)Flag of France.svg  France Loudun [47]
27 August Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Points classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Simone Consonni  (ITA)Flag of France.svg  France [48]
12 September Grand Prix de Fourmies UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries 		Flag of Italy.svg  Elia Viviani  (ITA)Flag of France.svg  France Fourmies [49]
15 September Grand Prix de Wallonie UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries 		Flag of France.svg  Christophe Laporte  (FRA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Namur (Citadel of Namur) [50]
19 September Grand Prix d'Isbergues UCI Europe Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Elia Viviani  (ITA)Flag of France.svg  France Isbergues [51]

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