2017 AG2R La Mondiale season explained

Team:	AG2R La Mondiale
Season:	2017
Men:	yes
Ucicode:	ALM
Status:	UCI WorldTeam
Manager:	Vincent Lavenu
Sponsor:	AG2R Group & La Mondiale Group
Base:	France
Bikes:	Focus Bikes
Groupset:	SRAM
Onedaywins:	2
Stageraceoverall:	1
Stageracestages:	8
Natcwins:	2
Previous:	2016
Next:	2018

The 2017 season for the cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Team roster

Riders who joined the team for the 2017 season

Rider	2016 team
Rudy Barbier^[1]
Clément Chevrier^[2]
Julien Duval^[3]
Sondre Holst Enger^[4]
Mathias Frank^[5]
Alexandre Geniez^[6]
Oliver Naesen^[7]
	neo-pro (Chambéry CF)

Riders who left the team during or after the 2016 season

Rider	2017 team
Guillaume Bonnafond^[8]
Maxime Daniel^[9]
Damien Gaudin^[10]
Patrick Gretsch^[11]	Retired
Blel Kadri^[12]
Sébastien Minard^[13]	Retired
Jean-Christophe Péraud^[14]	Retired
Jesse Sergent^[15]	Retired
	l'US Saint-Herblain
Johan Vansummeren^[16]	Retired

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
	Étoile de Bessèges, Mountains classification
	Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Mountains classification
	Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Sprints classification
	Tour du Haut Var, Stage 1				Saint-Paul-en-Forêt
	Tour La Provence, Stage 2				La Ciotat
	Tour of the Alps, Stage 4				Cles
	Tour de Romandie, Youth classification
	Four Days of Dunkirk, Teams classification		^[17]
					Plumelec
	Critérium du Dauphiné, Teams classification		^[18]
	Tour de Suisse, Stage 6				La Punt
	Tour de Suisse, Teams classification		^[19]
	Tour de France, Stage 12				Peyragudes
	Tour de Wallonie, Mountains classification
					Saint-Martin-de-Landelles
	Tour de l'Ain, Stage 4				Culoz
	Tour de l'Ain, Points classification
	Tour du Limousin, Stage 2				Monts de Guéret
	Tour du Limousin, Stage 3				Chaumeil
	Tour du Limousin, Overall
	Tour du Limousin, Teams classification		^[20]

National, Continental and World champions 2017

Date	Discipline	Jersey	Rider	Country	Location
					Saint-Omer
					Antwerp

Notes and References

1. Web site: AG2R La Mondiale sign young sprint-classics talent and extend with four riders . 2 August 2016 . . 16 April 2017.
2. Web site: Clement Chevrier signs for AG2R-La Mondiale . 12 August 2016 . . 16 April 2017.
3. Web site: Julien Duval s'engage avec l'équipe AG2R La Mondiale . 8 November 2016 . . French . 16 April 2017.
4. Web site: Sondre Holst Enger to AG2R-La Mondiale, Nikolas Maes signs for Lotto Soudal – Transfer News . 9 August 2016 . . 16 April 2017.
5. Web site: Mathias Frank joins AG2R La Mondiale . 8 August 2016 . . 16 April 2017.
6. Web site: Alexandre Geniez moves from FDJ to AG2R-La Mondiale on two-year contract . 16 August 2016 . . 16 April 2017.
7. Web site: AG2R-La Mondiale bolster Classics set-up with Vandenbergh and Naesen . 4 August 2016 . . 16 April 2017.
8. Web site: Cofidis announce Guillaume Bonnafond, Dimitri Claeys and Jimmy Turgis signings . 5 August 2016 . . 16 April 2017.
9. Web site: Chaves not certain to ride 2017 Giro d'Italia - News Shorts . 3 November 2016 . . 16 April 2017.
10. Web site: Damien Gaudin rejoint l'équipe cycliste Armée de Terre . 25 January 2017 . . French . 16 April 2017.
11. Web site: News Shorts: Voss, Gretsch retire; British team for cyclo-cross Worlds . 12 January 2017 . . 16 April 2017.
12. Web site: AG2R La Mondiale ne conserve pas Blel Kadri . 7 October 2016 . . French . 16 April 2017.
13. Web site: AG2R-La Mondiale : Sébastien Minard se retire . 3 January 2017 . . French . 16 April 2017.
14. Web site: Peraud: I beat the guys who cheated . 22 October 2016 . . 16 April 2017.
15. News: Jesse Sergent retires from cycling . . 22 July 2016 . 16 April 2017.
16. Web site: Johan Vansummeren announces retirement from pro cycling after heart problem . Wynn . Nigel . 29 June 2016 . . 16 April 2017.
17. The riders on the squad were Samuel Dumoulin, Gediminas Bagdonas, Rudy Barbier, Julien Duval, Alexis Gougeard, Oliver Naesen, Christophe Riblon and Stijn Vandenbergh
18. The riders on the squad were Romain Bardet, Axel Domont, Samuel Dumoulin, Julien Duval, Cyril Gautier, Pierre Latour, Oliver Naesen and Alexis Vuillermoz
19. The riders on the squad were Mathias Frank, Jan Bakelants, Gediminas Bagdonas, Alexis Gougeard, Sondre Holst Enger, Hugo Houle, Nico Denz and Domenico Pozzovivo
20. The riders on the squad were Julien Bérard, François Bidard, Benoît Cosnefroy, Hubert Dupont, Cyril Gautier, Sondre Holst Enger, Christophe Riblon and Alexis Vuillermoz