2012 Ag2r–La Mondiale season explained

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Manager	Vincent Lavenu
One-day victories	1
Stage race overall victories	–
Stage race stage victories	3
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The 2012 season for the cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

2012 roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.^[1]

Riders who joined the team for the 2012 season

Rider	2011 team
Sylvain Georges	neo-pro ^[2]
Romain Bardet	neo-pro (Chambéry CF)
Jimmy Casper	^[3]
Manuel Belletti	^[4]
Gregor Gazvoda	^[5]
Boris Shpilevsky	Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team^[6]
Amir Zargari	Azad University

Riders who left the team during or after the 2011 season

Rider	2012 team
David Lelay	^[7]
Cyril Dessel	Retired^[8]
Dimitri Champion	^[9]
Yuriy Krivtsov	^[10]
Julien Loubet	GSC Blagnac^[11]

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
	Tirreno–Adriatico, Teams classification		^[12]
	Critérium International, Mountains classification
	Circuit de Lorraine, Stage 3				Neufchâteau
	Tour of California, Stage 6				Big Bear Lake
					Châteaulin
	Tour de Suisse, Mountains classification
	Route du Sud, Stage 4				Saint-Gaudens
	Route du Sud, Mountains classification
	Route du Sud, Points classification
	Route du Sud, Teams classification		^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: AG2R La Mondiale (ALM) – FRA. 16 January 2012. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale.
2. News: Bardet et Georges chez AG2R La Mondiale. Alexandre. Philippon. 1 August 2011. French. Bardet and Georges with AG2R La Mondiale. 16 January 2012. Velochrono.fr. Velochrono.
3. News: Jimmy Casper joins Ag2r–La Mondiale for one-year deal. 10 August 2011. 16 January 2012. VeloNews. Agence France-Presse. 1 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110901001725/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/08/news/jimmy-casper-joins-ag2r-la-mondiale-for-one-year-deal_187678. dead.
4. News: Belletti joins Ag2r–La Mondiale. 30 September 2011. 16 January 2012. Cycling News.
5. News: Ag2r La Mondiale signs up three top Asia Tour riders to boost WorldTour licence prospects. Shane. Stokes. 18 October 2011. 16 January 2012. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC.
6. News: Shpilevski helps AG2R-La Mondiale to WorldTour. 1 November 2011. 16 January 2012. Cycling News.
7. News: Le Lay chez Saur–Sojasun. https://web.archive.org/web/20110818072941/http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/breves2011/20110816_220249_le-lay-chez-saur-sojasun.html. dead. August 18, 2011. 16 August 2011. 16 January 2012. French. L'Équipe. Éditions Philippe Amaury. Le Lay with Saur–Sojasun.
8. News: Cyril Dessel retires after 11 years in the peloton. Susan. Westemeyer. Cycling News. 14 September 2011. 16 January 2012.
9. News: Bretagne–Schuller signs Dimitri Champion and Geoffroy Lequatre. Xylon. van Eyck. 12 October 2011. 16 January 2012. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC.
10. News: Five Ukrainian riders complete Lampre–ISD's roster. 2 February 2012. 13 February 2012. . CGS Cycling Team AG. https://web.archive.org/web/20131008200405/http://www.teamlampre.it/en/2012/02/cinque-corridori-ucraini-completano-lorganico-lampre-isd/. 8 October 2013. dead.
11. News: Transferts 2011-2012. French. Transfers 2011–2012. 16 January 2012. Velochrono.fr. Velochrono.
12. The riders on the squad were Rinaldo Nocentini, Manuel Belletti, Steve Houanard, Kristof Goddaert, Sébastien Hinault, Christophe Riblon, Lloyd Mondory and Matteo Montaguti
13. The riders on the squad were Manuel Belletti, Jimmy Casper, Hubert Dupont, Gregor Gazvoda, Kristof Goddaert, Blel Kadri, Romain Lemarchand and Mathieu Perget