2016 AG2R La Mondiale season

The 2016 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
2016 season
UCI codeALM
StatusUCI ProTeam
ManagerVincent Lavenu
Main sponsor(s)AG2R Group & La Mondiale Group
BasedFrance
BicyclesFocus Bikes
GroupsetSRAM
Season victories
One-day races5
Stage race overall0
Stage race stages3
Jersey

Team roster

Rider Date of birth
 Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) (1985-12-26)26 December 1985 (aged 30)
 Jan Bakelants (BEL) (1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 29)
 Romain Bardet (FRA) (1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 25)
 Julien Bérard (FRA) (1987-07-02)2 July 1987 (aged 28)
 François Bidard (FRA) (1992-03-12)12 March 1992 (aged 23)
 Guillaume Bonnafond (FRA) (1987-06-23)23 June 1987 (aged 28)
 Mickaël Cherel (FRA) (1986-03-17)17 March 1986 (aged 29)
 Benoît Cosnefroy[N 1] (FRA) (1995-10-17)17 October 1995 (aged 20)
 Maxime Daniel (FRA) (1991-06-05)5 June 1991 (aged 24)
 Nico Denz (GER) (1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 21)
 Axel Domont (FRA) (1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 25)
 Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) (1980-08-20)20 August 1980 (aged 35)
 Hubert Dupont (FRA) (1980-11-13)13 November 1980 (aged 35)
 Étienne Fabre[N 2] (FRA) (1996-08-05)5 August 1996 (aged 19)
 Ben Gastauer (LUX) (1987-11-14)14 November 1987 (aged 28)
 Damien Gaudin (FRA) (1986-08-20)20 August 1986 (aged 29)
 Cyril Gautier (FRA) (1987-09-26)26 September 1987 (aged 28)
Rider Date of birth
 Alexis Gougeard (FRA) (1993-03-05)5 March 1993 (aged 22)
 Patrick Gretsch (GER) (1987-04-07)7 April 1987 (aged 28)
 Hugo Houle (CAN) (1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 25)
 Quentin Jaurégui (FRA) (1994-04-22)22 April 1994 (aged 21)
 Blel Kadri (FRA) (1986-09-03)3 September 1986 (aged 29)
 Pierre-Roger Latour (FRA) (1993-10-12)12 October 1993 (aged 22)
 Sébastien Minard (FRA) (1982-06-12)12 June 1982 (aged 33)
 Matteo Montaguti (ITA) (1984-01-06)6 January 1984 (aged 32)
 Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) (1977-05-22)22 May 1977 (aged 38)
 Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) (1982-11-30)30 November 1982 (aged 33)
 Christophe Riblon (FRA) (1981-01-17)17 January 1981 (aged 34)
 Rémy Rochas[N 3] (FRA) (1996-05-18)18 May 1996 (aged 19)
 Jesse Sergent[N 4] (NZL) (1988-07-08)8 July 1988 (aged 27)
 Sébastien Turgot (FRA) (1984-04-11)11 April 1984 (aged 31)
 Johan Vansummeren[N 5] (BEL) (1981-02-04)4 February 1981 (aged 34)
 Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA) (1988-06-01)1 June 1988 (aged 27)
  1. Cosnefroy joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Chambéry CF.
  2. Fabre joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Chambéry CF.
  3. Rochas joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Chambéry CF.
  4. Sergent retired from cycling on July 22.
  5. Vansummeren retired from cycling on June 29.

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
7 FebruaryÉtoile de Bessèges, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour Pierre Latour (FRA) France
14 FebruaryLa Méditerranéenne, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Jan Bakelants (BEL) FranceBordighera
14 FebruaryLa Méditerranéenne, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Jan Bakelants (BEL) France
14 FebruaryLa Méditerranéenne, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Cyril Gautier (FRA) France
14 FebruaryLa Méditerranéenne, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 1] France
21 FebruaryTour du Haut Var, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Ben Gastauer (LUX) France
27 MarchCritérium International, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour Pierre Latour (FRA) France
3 AprilParis–CamembertUCI Europe Tour Cyril Gautier (FRA) FranceVimoutiers
22 AprilGiro del Trentino, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 2] Italy
24 AprilLa Roue TourangelleUCI Europe Tour Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) FranceTours
1 MayTour de Romandie, Young rider classificationUCI World Tour Pierre Latour (FRA)  Switzerland
28 MayGrand Prix de Plumelec-MorbihanUCI Europe Tour Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) FrancePlumelec
29 MayBoucles de l'AulneUCI Europe Tour Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) FranceChateaulin
19 JuneRoute du Sud, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Quentin Jaurégui (FRA) France
22 JulyTour de France, Stage 19UCI World Tour Romain Bardet (FRA) FranceSaint-Gervais-les-Bains
10 SeptemberVuelta a España, Stage 20UCI World Tour Pierre Latour (FRA) SpainAitana
11 SeptemberTour du DoubsUCI Europe Tour Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) FrancePontarlier

Footnotes
  1. The riders on the squad were Alexis Vuillermoz, Ben Gastauer, Cyril Gautier, Mickaël Cherel, Julien Bérard, Axel Domont, Christophe Riblon and Jan Bakelants
  2. The riders on the squad were Romain Bardet, Julien Bérard, Axel Domont, Hubert Dupont, Guillaume Bonnafond, Blel Kadri, Jean-Christophe Péraud and Domenico Pozzovivo

References
  1. "Gautier to AG2R-La Mondiale for three years". cyclingnews.com. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  2. "Jesse Sergent signs for AG2R La Mondiale". cyclingnews.com. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  3. "Betancur signs two-year deal with Movistar". cyclingnews.com. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  4. "Mondory returns adverse analytical finding for EPO". Cyclingnews.com. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
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