2014 Ag2r–La Mondiale season explained

Team:Ag2r–La Mondiale
Season:2014
Men:yes
Ucicode:ALM
Status:UCI ProTeam
Wtrank:7th (919 points)
Manager:Vincent Lavenu
Sponsor:Ag2r & La Mondiale
Base:France
Bikes:Focus
Groupset:Campagnolo
Onedaywins:4
Stageraceoverall:3
Stageracestages:9
Natcwins:1
Mostwins:Carlos Betancur (4 wins)
Previous:2013
Next:2015

The 2014 season for the 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.

Team roster

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Riders who joined the team for the 2014 season
Rider2013 team
Maxime Daniel[2]
Damien Gaudin[3]
Alexis Gougeard[4] neo-pro (US Sainte-Austreberthe)
Patrick Gretsch[5]
Sébastien Turgot
Alexis Vuillermoz[6]
Riders who left the team during or after the 2013 season
Rider2014 team
Manuel Belletti[7]
John Gadret[8]
Sylvain Georges[9] Sacked
Valentin Iglinsky[10]
Anthony Ravard[11] Retired

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 5 Mont Faron
Tour du Haut Var, Stage 1 La Croix-Valmer
Tour of Oman, Young rider classification
Tour du Haut Var, Overall
Tour du Haut Var, Points classification
Tour du Haut Var, Teams classification [12]
Valence
Paris–Nice, Stage 5 Rive-de-Gier
Paris–Nice, Stage 6 Fayence
Paris–Nice, Overall
Paris–Nice, Young rider classification
Tirreno–Adriatico, Teams classification [13]
La Haie-Fouassière
Critérium International, Overall
Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 5 La Ferté-Bernard
Abbeville
Four Days of Dunkirk, Sprints classification
Four Days of Dunkirk, Teams classification [14]
Giro d'Italia, Teams classification [15]
Châteaulin
Route du Sud, Mountains classification
Route du Sud, Sprints classification
Tour de France, Stage 8 Gérardmer La Mauselaine
Tour de France, Teams classification [16]
Tour de Pologne, Stage 1 Bydgoszcz
Tour de Pologne, Points classification
Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 4 Villarcayo
Tour de l'Ain, Teams classification [17]
Tour du Limousin, Sprints classification
Tour du Limousin, Mountains classification
Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon, Stage 2 Mende

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AG2R La Mondiale (ALM) – FRA. 1 January 2014. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. https://archive.today/20140101023429/http://62.50.72.82/UCIBWS/(S(vzot0biz0g4ot1oivnslaikg))/Teams/detail/en/ROA/2994. 1 January 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  2. News: Ag2r signs young sprinter Maxime Danie. cyclingquotes.com. 1 October 2013. 17 February 2014.
  3. News: Turgot and Gaudin sign with Ag2r-La Mondiale for three years. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 28 August 2013. 17 February 2014.
  4. News: ALEXIS GOUGEARD JOINED THE AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM. bikeworldnews.com. 12 August 2013. 17 February 2014.
  5. News: Gretsch excited about move to Ag2r-La Mondiale. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 7 September 2013. 17 February 2014.
  6. News: Vuillermoz chez AG2R. French. Vuillermoz with AG2R. L'Équipe. Éditions Philippe Amaury. 21 October 2013. 17 February 2014.
  7. News: Hoogerland signs with Androni Giocattoli for 2014. Stephen. Farrand. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 October 2013. 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. News: Gadret looks ahead to new start at Movistar. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 18 October 2013. 17 February 2014.
  9. Web site: Georges Sacked By Ag2r-La Mondiale . Cyclingnews.com . 11 June 2013 . 17 February 2014.
  10. News: 2013 Astana Pro Team Rider Transfer News. 16 October 2013. 17 February 2014. . Abacanto SA. https://web.archive.org/web/20131213021701/http://proteam-astana.com/en/news/2013-astana-pro-team-rider-news. 2013-12-13. dead.
  11. News: Anthony Ravard met fin à sa carrière. French. Anthony Ravard ends his career. 10 September 2013. 17 February 2014. Ouest-France. Groupe Ouest-France.
  12. The riders on the squad were Carlos Betancur, Maxime Bouet, Mikaël Cherel, Samuel Dumoulin, Hubert Dupont, Lloyd Mondory, Alexis Vuillermoz, and Alexis Gougeard
  13. The riders on the squad were Domenico Pozzovivo, Davide Appollonio, Damien Gaudin, Patrick Gretsch, Lloyd Mondory, Matteo Montaguti, Rinaldo Nocentini, and Jean-Christophe Péraud
  14. The riders on the squad were Samuel Dumoulin, Gediminas Bagdonas, Steve Chainel, Maxime Daniel, Hugo Houle, Blel Kadri, Sébastien Minard, and Lloyd Mondory
  15. The riders on the squad were Domenico Pozzovivo, Davide Appollonio, Julien Bérard, Maxime Bouet, Axel Domont, Hubert Dupont, Patrick Gretsch, Matteo Montaguti and Alexis Vuillermoz
  16. The riders on the squad were Jean-Christophe Péraud, Romain Bardet, Mikaël Cherel, Samuel Dumoulin, Ben Gastauer, Blel Kadri, Sébastien Minard, Matteo Montaguti and Christophe Riblon
  17. The riders on the squad were Romain Bardet, Julien Bérard, Guillaume Bonnafond, Maxime Bouet, Hubert Dupont and Jean-Christophe Péraud