Charente is a department in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, south western France. It is named after the river Charente, the most important and longest river in the department, and also the river beside which the department's two largest towns, Angoulême and Cognac, are sited. In 2019, it had a population of 352,015.
Poitou-Charentes was an administrative region on the southwest coast of France. It is part of the new region Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It comprised four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. It included the historical provinces of Angoumois, Aunis, Saintonge and Poitou.
Salles-sur-Mer is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
Lauri Aus was an Estonian professional cyclist who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.
Aigre is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
Saint-Césaire is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. In the 1970s, a Neanderthal skeleton was found near Saint-Césaire.
Saint-Hippolyte is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
Champsac is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France, sitting near to both the Dordogne and Charente borders.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of Metropolitan France. The region was created in 2014 by the merging of Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes in a territorial reform. Nouvelle-Aquitaine has an area of 84,035.7 km2 (32,446.4 sq mi) – more than 1⁄7 of Metropolitan France – and has a population of 6,033,952 as of 2020. The new region was established on 1 January 2016, following the regional elections in December 2015.
Marc Sarreau is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia.
Bruno Armirail is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale. He won the 2022 French National Time Trial Championships.
Yoann Paillot is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93.
Aurélien Paret-Peintre is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia. His brother Valentin is also a professional cyclist.
TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the regional rail network serving the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It is operated by the French national railway company SNCF. It was formed in 2017 from the previous TER networks TER Aquitaine, TER Limousin and TER Poitou-Charentes, after the respective regions were merged.
Connor Swift is an English racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers. His cousin, Ben Swift, is also a professional cyclist. In 2018 he won the British National Road Race Championships.
Thibault Guernalec is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Arkéa–B&B Hotels.
Valentin Ferron is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Team TotalEnergies. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.
The 2021 season for the Cofidis road cycling team was its 25th season overall and the second consecutive year as a UCI WorldTeam.
The 2020 French Road Cycling Cup was the 29th edition of the French Road Cycling Cup. Compared to the previous season, the same 15 events were held. The cup was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in France, as originally 16 races were scheduled, but only 8 were eventually held, including some replacement events. · The defending champion from the previous season was Marc Sarreau, he was succeeded by Nacer Bouhanni who managed to win two events.
Jason Tesson is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Team TotalEnergies.
Jean-Louis Conan (FRA)
Søren Wærenskjold (NOR)
