2021 AG2R Citroën Team season

The 2021 season for the AG2R Citroën Team is the thirtieth season in the team's existence and the sixteenth consecutive season that it is a UCI WorldTeam. French automobile manufacturer Citroën joins as a title sponsor, alongside longtime title sponsor AG2R La Mondiale, a French insurance firm.[3][4]

AG2R Citroën Team
2021 season
UCI codeACT
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ManagerVincent Lavenu
Main sponsor(s)AG2R La Mondiale, Citroën
Based France
BicyclesBMC[1][2]
GroupsetCampagnolo

Team roster
As of 18 December 2020.[5][6]
Rider Date of birth
 François Bidard (FRA) (1992-03-12)12 March 1992 (aged 28)
 Geoffrey Bouchard (FRA) (1992-04-01)1 April 1992 (aged 28)
 Lilian Calmejane (FRA) (1992-12-06)6 December 1992 (aged 28)
 Clément Champoussin (FRA) (1998-05-29)29 May 1998 (aged 22)
 Mickaël Cherel (FRA) (1986-03-17)17 March 1986 (aged 34)
 Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) (1995-10-17)17 October 1995 (aged 25)
 Stan Dewulf (BEL) (1997-12-20)20 December 1997 (aged 23)
 Julien Duval (FRA) (1990-05-27)27 May 1990 (aged 30)
 Mathias Frank (SUI) (1986-12-09)9 December 1986 (aged 34)
 Tony Gallopin (FRA) (1988-05-24)24 May 1988 (aged 32)
 Ben Gastauer (LUX) (1987-11-14)14 November 1987 (aged 33)
 Dorian Godon (FRA) (1996-05-25)25 May 1996 (aged 24)
 Alexis Gougeard (FRA) (1993-03-05)5 March 1993 (aged 27)
 Jaakko Hänninen (FIN) (1997-04-16)16 April 1997 (aged 23)
 Anthony Jullien (FRA) (1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 22)
Rider Date of birth
 Bob Jungels (LUX) (1992-09-22)22 September 1992 (aged 28)
 Lawrence Naesen (BEL) (1992-08-28)28 August 1992 (aged 28)
 Oliver Naesen (BEL) (1990-09-16)16 September 1990 (aged 30)
 Ben O'Connor (AUS) (1995-11-25)25 November 1995 (aged 25)
 Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) (1996-02-27)27 February 1996 (aged 24)
 Nans Peters (FRA) (1994-03-12)12 March 1994 (aged 26)
 Nicolas Prodhomme (FRA) (1997-02-01)1 February 1997 (aged 23)
 Marc Sarreau (FRA) (1993-06-10)10 June 1993 (aged 27)
 Michael Schär (SUI) (1986-09-29)29 September 1986 (aged 34)
 Damien Touzé (FRA) (1996-07-07)7 July 1996 (aged 24)
 Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (1985-05-17)17 May 1985 (aged 35)
 Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL) (1991-11-12)12 November 1991 (aged 29)
 Andrea Vendrame (ITA) (1994-07-20)20 July 1994 (aged 26)
 Clement Venturini (FRA) (1993-10-16)16 October 1993 (aged 27)
 Larry Warbasse (USA) (1990-01-28)28 January 1990 (aged 30)

    Season victories
    DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
    31 JanuaryGrand Prix La MarseillaiseUCI Europe Tour Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) FranceMarseille

    National, Continental and World champions
    DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation

    Footnotes

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