2015 AG2R La Mondiale season

The 2015 season for the AG2R La Mondiale cycling team began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

AG2R La Mondiale
2015 season
UCI codeALM
StatusUCI ProTeam
ManagerVincent Lavenu
Main sponsor(s)AG2R Group & La Mondiale Group
BasedFrance
BicyclesFocus Bikes
GroupsetSRAM
Season victories
One-day races6
Stage race overall3
Stage race stages12
National Championships1

Team roster

As of 1 January 2015[1]
Rider Date of birth
 Jan Bakelants (BEL) (1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 28)
 Romain Bardet (FRA) (1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 24)
 Julien Bérard (FRA) (1987-07-02)2 July 1987 (aged 27)
 Carlos Betancur (COL) (1989-10-13)13 October 1989 (aged 25)
 Guillaume Bonnafond (FRA) (1987-06-23)23 June 1987 (aged 27)
 Mikaël Cherel (FRA) (1986-03-17)17 March 1986 (aged 28)
 Maxime Daniel (FRA) (1991-06-05)5 June 1991 (aged 23)
 Nico Denz (GER) (1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 20)
 Axel Domont (FRA) (1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 24)
 Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) (1980-08-20)20 August 1980 (aged 34)
 Hubert Dupont (FRA) (1980-11-13)13 November 1980 (aged 34)
 Ben Gastauer (LUX) (1987-11-14)14 November 1987 (aged 27)
 Damien Gaudin (FRA) (1986-08-20)20 August 1986 (aged 28)
 Alexis Gougeard (FRA) (1993-03-05)5 March 1993 (aged 21)
 Patrick Gretsch (GER) (1987-04-07)7 April 1987 (aged 27)
 Hugo Houle (CAN) (1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 24)
Rider Date of birth
 Quentin Jaurégui (FRA) (1994-04-22)22 April 1994 (aged 20)
 Blel Kadri (FRA) (1986-09-03)3 September 1986 (aged 28)
 Pierre Latour (FRA) (1993-10-12)12 October 1993 (aged 21)
 Julian Kern (GER) (1989-12-28)28 December 1989 (aged 25)
 Sébastien Minard (FRA) (1982-06-12)12 June 1982 (aged 32)
 Lloyd Mondory (FRA) (1982-04-26)26 April 1982 (aged 32)
 Matteo Montaguti (ITA) (1984-01-06)6 January 1984 (aged 30)
 Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) (1977-09-25)25 September 1977 (aged 37)
 Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) (1977-05-22)22 May 1977 (aged 37)
 Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) (1982-11-30)30 November 1982 (aged 32)
 Christophe Riblon (FRA) (1981-01-17)17 January 1981 (aged 33)
 Sébastien Turgot (FRA) (1984-04-11)11 April 1984 (aged 30)
 Johan Vansummeren (BEL) (1981-02-04)4 February 1981 (aged 33)
 Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA) (1988-06-01)1 June 1988 (aged 26)

    Season victories

    DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
    8 FebruaryÉtoile de Bessèges, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour Alexis Gougeard (FRA) France
    21 FebruaryTour du Haut Var, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Ben Gastauer (LUX) FranceSeillans
    22 FebruaryTour du Haut Var, OverallUCI Europe Tour Ben Gastauer (LUX) France
    1 MarchLa Drôme ClassicUCI Europe Tour Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) FranceLivron
    21 MarchClassic Loire AtlantiqueUCI Europe Tour Alexis Gougeard (FRA) FranceLa Haie-Fouassière
    25 MarchVolta a Catalunya, Stage 3UCI World Tour Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) SpainGirona
    29 MarchCritérium International, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) FranceL'Ospedale
    29 MarchCritérium International, OverallUCI Europe Tour Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) France
    29 MarchCritérium International, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 1] France
    23 AprilGiro del Trentino, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) ItalyFierozzo Val dei Mòcheni
    3 MayGrand Prix de la SommeUCI Europe Tour Quentin Jaurégui (FRA) FranceAmiens
    8 MayFour Days of Dunkirk, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Alexis Gougeard (FRA) FranceSaint-Omer
    30 MayGrand Prix de Plumelec-MorbihanUCI Europe Tour Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA) FrancePlumelec
    11 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Stage 5UCI World Tour Romain Bardet (FRA) FrancePra-Loup
    21 JuneRoute du Sud, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour Pierre Latour (FRA) France
    11 JulyTour de France, Stage 8UCI World Tour Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA) FranceMûr-de-Bretagne
    23 JulyTour de France, Stage 18UCI World Tour Romain Bardet (FRA) FranceSaint-Jean-de-Maurienne
    26 JulyTour de France, Super-combativity awardUCI World Tour Romain Bardet (FRA) France
    15 AugustTour de l'Ain, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Pierre Latour (FRA) FranceLélex
    11 SeptemberVuelta a España, Stage 19UCI World Tour Alexis Gougeard (FRA) SpainÁvila
    27 SeptemberTour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA) FranceMende
    30 SeptemberTour de l'Eurométropole, PrologueUCI Europe Tour Alexis Gougeard (FRA) BelgiumMont-Saint-Aubert
    2 OctoberGran PiemonteUCI Europe Tour Jan Bakelants (BEL) ItalyCirié
    4 OctoberTour de l'Eurométropole, OverallUCI Europe Tour Alexis Gougeard (FRA) Belgium
    4 OctoberTour de l'Eurométropole, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour Alexis Gougeard (FRA) Belgium
    10 OctoberGiro dell'EmiliaUCI Europe Tour Jan Bakelants (BEL) ItalySan Luca

    National, Continental and World champions 2015

    DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
    25 JuneCanadian National Time Trial Champion
     Hugo Houle (CAN) CanadaSaint-Georges
    22 JulyPan American Games Time Trial Champion Hugo Houle (CAN) CanadaToronto

    Footnotes

    References

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