2014 Ag2r–La Mondiale season

The 2014 season for the Ag2r–La Mondiale cycling team began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Ag2r–La Mondiale
2014 season
The team at the 2014 World Ports Classic
UCI codeALM
StatusUCI ProTeam
World Tour Rank7th (919 points)
ManagerVincent Lavenu
Main sponsor(s)Ag2r & La Mondiale
BasedFrance
BicyclesFocus
GroupsetCampagnolo
Season victories
One-day races4
Stage race overall3
Stage race stages9
National Championships1
Most winsCarlos Betancur (4 wins)
Best ranked riderJean-Christophe Péraud (10th)
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Team roster

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As of 1 January 2014.[1]
Rider Date of birth
  Davide Appollonio (ITA) (1989-06-02)2 June 1989 (aged 24)
  Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) (1985-12-26)26 December 1985 (aged 28)
  Romain Bardet (FRA) (1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 23)
  Julien Bérard (FRA) (1987-07-02)2 July 1987 (aged 26)
  Carlos Betancur (COL) (1989-10-13)13 October 1989 (aged 24)
  Guillaume Bonnafond (FRA) (1987-06-23)23 June 1987 (aged 26)
  Maxime Bouet (FRA) (1986-11-03)3 November 1986 (aged 27)
  Steve Chainel (FRA) (1983-09-06)6 September 1983 (aged 30)
  Mikaël Cherel (FRA) (1986-03-17)17 March 1986 (aged 27)
  Maxime Daniel (FRA) (1991-06-05)5 June 1991 (aged 22)
  Axel Domont (FRA) (1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 23)
  Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) (1980-08-20)20 August 1980 (aged 33)
  Hubert Dupont (FRA) (1980-11-13)13 November 1980 (aged 33)
  Ben Gastauer (LUX) (1987-11-14)14 November 1987 (aged 26)
  Damien Gaudin (FRA) (1986-08-20)20 August 1986 (aged 27)
Rider Date of birth
  Alexis Gougeard (FRA) (1993-03-05)5 March 1993 (aged 20)
  Patrick Gretsch (GER) (1987-04-07)7 April 1987 (aged 26)
  Hugo Houle (CAN) (1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 23)
  Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) (1983-11-29)29 November 1983 (aged 30)
  Blel Kadri (FRA) (1986-09-03)3 September 1986 (aged 27)
  Julian Kern (GER) (1989-12-28)28 December 1989 (aged 24)
  Sébastien Minard (FRA) (1982-06-12)12 June 1982 (aged 31)
  Lloyd Mondory (FRA) (1982-04-26)26 April 1982 (aged 31)
  Matteo Montaguti (ITA) (1984-01-06)6 January 1984 (aged 29)
  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) (1977-09-25)25 September 1977 (aged 36)
  Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) (1977-05-22)22 May 1977 (aged 36)
  Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) (1982-11-30)30 November 1982 (aged 31)
  Christophe Riblon (FRA) (1981-01-17)17 January 1981 (aged 32)
  Sébastien Turgot (FRA) (1984-04-11)11 April 1984 (aged 29)
  Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA) (1988-06-01)1 June 1988 (aged 25)

Season victories

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Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
16 February Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour   Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA)   France Mont Faron
22 February Tour du Haut Var, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour   Carlos Betancur (COL)   France La Croix-Valmer
23 February Tour of Oman, Young rider classification UCI Asia Tour   Romain Bardet (FRA)   Oman
23 February Tour du Haut Var, Overall UCI Europe Tour   Carlos Betancur (COL)   France
23 February Tour du Haut Var, Points classification UCI Europe Tour   Carlos Betancur (COL)   France
23 February Tour du Haut Var, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 1]   France
2 March La Drôme Classic UCI Europe Tour   Romain Bardet (FRA)   France Valence
13 March Paris–Nice, Stage 5 UCI World Tour   Carlos Betancur (COL)   France Rive-de-Gier
14 March Paris–Nice, Stage 6 UCI World Tour   Carlos Betancur (COL)   France Fayence
16 March Paris–Nice, Overall UCI World Tour   Carlos Betancur (COL)   France
16 March Paris–Nice, Young rider classification UCI World Tour   Carlos Betancur (COL)   France
18 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 2]   Italy
22 March Classic Loire Atlantique UCI Europe Tour   Alexis Gougeard (FRA)   France La Haie-Fouassière
30 March Critérium International, Overall UCI Europe Tour   Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA)   France
11 April Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour   Axel Domont (FRA)   France La Ferté-Bernard
4 May Grand Prix de la Somme UCI Europe Tour   Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR)   France Abbeville
11 May Four Days of Dunkirk, Sprints classification UCI Europe Tour   Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU)   France
11 May Four Days of Dunkirk, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 3]   France
1 June Giro d'Italia, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 4]   Italy
1 June Boucles de l'Aulne UCI Europe Tour   Alexis Gougeard (FRA)   France Châteaulin
22 June Route du Sud, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour   Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA)   France
22 June Route du Sud, Sprints classification UCI Europe Tour   Axel Domont (FRA)   France
12 July Tour de France, Stage 8 UCI World Tour   Blel Kadri (FRA)   France Gérardmer La Mauselaine
27 July Tour de France, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 5]   France
3 August Tour de Pologne, Stage 1 UCI World Tour   Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR)   Poland Bydgoszcz
9 August Tour de Pologne, Points classification UCI World Tour   Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR)   Poland
16 August Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour   Lloyd Mondory (FRA)   Spain Villarcayo
16 August Tour de l'Ain, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 6]   France
22 August Tour du Limousin, Sprints classification UCI Europe Tour   Axel Domont (FRA)   France
22 August Tour du Limousin, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour   Axel Domont (FRA)   France
28 September Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour   Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA)   France Mende

Footnotes

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References

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  1. ^ "AG2R La Mondiale (ALM) – FRA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Ag2r signs young sprinter Maxime Danie". cyclingquotes.com. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Turgot and Gaudin sign with Ag2r-La Mondiale for three years". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  4. ^ "ALEXIS GOUGEARD JOINED THE AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM". bikeworldnews.com. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Gretsch excited about move to Ag2r-La Mondiale". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Vuillermoz chez AG2R" [Vuillermoz with AG2R]. L'Équipe (in French). Éditions Philippe Amaury. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  7. ^ Farrand, Stephen (25 October 2013). "Hoogerland signs with Androni Giocattoli for 2014". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 17 February 2014. Hoogerland is expected to be part of the team's Giro d'Italia squad alongside other new signing Manuel Belletti, who joins from Ag2r-La Mondiale.
  8. ^ "Gadret looks ahead to new start at Movistar". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Georges Sacked By Ag2r-La Mondiale". Cyclingnews.com. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  10. ^ "2013 Astana Pro Team Rider Transfer News". Astana. Abacanto SA. 16 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Anthony Ravard met fin à sa carrière" [Anthony Ravard ends his career]. Ouest-France (in French). Groupe Ouest-France. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.