2019 AG2R La Mondiale season

The 2019 season for the AG2R La Mondiale cycling team will begin in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they will be automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

AG2R La Mondiale
2019 season
UCI codeALM
StatusUCI WorldTeam
World Tour Rank14th (6647 points)
ManagerVincent Lavenu
Main sponsor(s)AG2R Group & La Mondiale Group
Based France
BicyclesEddy Merckx
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races5
Stage race overall1
Stage race stages6
National Championships2
Most winsBenoît Cosnefroy (4 wins)
Best ranked riderOliver Naesen (14th)
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Team roster

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As of 6 August 2019.
Rider Date of birth
  Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) (1985-12-26)26 December 1985 (aged 33)
  Romain Bardet (FRA) (1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 28)
  François Bidard (FRA) (1992-03-12)12 March 1992 (aged 27)
  Geoffrey Bouchard (FRA) (1992-04-01)1 April 1992 (aged 27)
  Clément Champoussin[N 1] (FRA) (1998-05-29)29 May 1998 (aged 21)
  Mikaël Cherel (FRA) (1986-03-17)17 March 1986 (aged 33)
  Clément Chevrier (FRA) (1992-06-29)29 June 1992 (aged 27)
  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) (1995-10-17)17 October 1995 (aged 23)
  Nico Denz (GER) (1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 25)
  Silvan Dillier (SUI) (1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 29)
  Axel Domont (FRA) (1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 28)
  Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) (1980-08-20)20 August 1980 (aged 38)
  Hubert Dupont (FRA) (1980-11-13)13 November 1980 (aged 38)
  Julien Duval (FRA) (1990-05-27)27 May 1990 (aged 29)
  Mathias Frank (SUI) (1986-12-09)9 December 1986 (aged 32)
Rider Date of birth
  Tony Gallopin (FRA) (1988-05-24)24 May 1988 (aged 31)
  Ben Gastauer (LUX) (1987-11-14)14 November 1987 (aged 31)
  Alexandre Geniez (FRA) (1988-04-16)16 April 1988 (aged 31)
  Dorian Godon (FRA) (1996-05-25)25 May 1996 (aged 23)
  Alexis Gougeard (FRA) (1993-03-05)5 March 1993 (aged 26)
  Jaakko Hänninen[N 2] (FIN) (1997-04-16)16 April 1997 (aged 22)
  Quentin Jaurégui (FRA) (1994-04-22)22 April 1994 (aged 25)
  Matteo Jorgenson[N 3] (USA) (1999-07-01)1 July 1999 (aged 20)
  Anthony Jullien[N 4] (FRA) (1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 21)
  Pierre Latour (FRA) (1993-10-12)12 October 1993 (aged 25)
  Oliver Naesen (BEL) (1990-09-16)16 September 1990 (aged 28)
  Nans Peters (FRA) (1994-03-12)12 March 1994 (aged 25)
  Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL) (1984-04-25)25 April 1984 (aged 35)
  Clément Venturini (FRA) (1993-10-16)16 October 1993 (aged 25)
  Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA) (1988-06-01)1 June 1988 (aged 31)
  Larry Warbasse (USA) (1990-06-28)28 June 1990 (aged 29)
  1. ^ Champoussin joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire.
  2. ^ Hänninen joined the team on 1 August
  3. ^ Jorgenson joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire.
  4. ^ Jullien joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire.

Season victories

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Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
3 March La Drôme Classic UCI Europe Tour   Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA)   France Livron-sur-Drôme
11 April Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour   Alexis Gougeard (FRA)   France Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson
12 April Circuit de la Sarthe, Overall UCI Europe Tour   Alexis Gougeard (FRA)   France
16 April Paris–Camembert UCI Europe Tour   Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA)   France Livarot
25 May Tour de l'Ain, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour   Alexandre Geniez (FRA)   France Col de la Faucille
29 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 17 UCI World Tour   Nans Peters (FRA)   Italy Anterselva/Antholz
26 May Tour de l'Ain, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 1]   France
1 June Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan UCI Europe Tour   Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA)   France Plumelec
2 June Boucles de l'Aulne UCI Europe Tour   Alexis Gougeard (FRA)   France Châteaulin
6 June Boucles de la Mayenne, Prologue UCI Europe Tour   Dorian Godon (FRA)   France Laval
9 June Boucles de la Mayenne, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour   Dorian Godon (FRA)   France
28 July Tour de France, Mountains classification UCI World Tour   Romain Bardet (FRA)   France
18 August BinckBank Tour, Stage 7 UCI World Tour   Oliver Naesen (BEL)   Belgium Geraardsbergen
18 August Polynormande UCI Europe Tour   Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA)   France Saint-Martin-de-Landelles
23 August Tour du Limousin, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour   Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA)   France Beynat
24 August Tour du Limousin, Overall UCI Europe Tour   Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA)   France

National, Continental and World champions 2019

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Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
19 January French National Cyclo-cross Championships
 
  Clément Venturini (FRA)   France Besançon
28 June Lithuanian National Time Trial Championships
 
  Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU)   Lithuania Šilalė

Footnotes

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "The Cyclingnews guide to 2018-2019 rider transfers". Cyclingnews.com. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. ^ "U23 Worlds bronze medallist Hanninen joins AG2R". Cyclingnews.com. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Warbasse signs with AG2R La Mondiale". Cyclingnews.com. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Bakelants and Asbjorn Kragh Andersen sign for Team Sunweb". Cyclingnews.com. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Israel Cycling Academy sign sprinter Rudy Barbier from AG2R La Mondiale". Cyclingnews.com. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Montaguti signs with Androni Giocattoli". Cyclingnews.com. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.