The 2021 season for the Cofidis road cycling team was its 25th season overall and the second consecutive year as a UCI WorldTeam.[1]

Cofidis
2021 season
UCI codeCOF
StatusUCI WorldTeam
World Tour Rank15th
Manager Yvon Sanquer (FRA)
Main sponsor(s)Cofidis
Based France
BicyclesDe Rosa
GroupsetCampagnolo
Season victories
One-day races7
Stage race stages5
Most wins
Best ranked rider Christophe Laporte (FRA) (41st)
Jersey
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Team roster

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As of 1 August 2021.[1][2][3]
Rider Date of birth
  Piet Allegaert (BEL) (1995-01-20)20 January 1995 (aged 25)
  Fernando Barceló (ESP) (1996-01-06)6 January 1996 (aged 24)
  Natnael Berhane (ERI) (1991-01-05)5 January 1991 (aged 29)
  Tom Bohli (SUI) (1994-01-17)17 January 1994 (aged 26)
  André Carvalho (POR) (1997-10-31)31 October 1997 (aged 23)
  Thomas Champion (FRA) (1999-09-08)8 September 1999 (aged 21)
  Simone Consonni (ITA) (1994-09-12)12 September 1994 (aged 26)
  Jempy Drucker (LUX) (1986-09-03)3 September 1986 (aged 34)
  Nicolas Edet (FRA) (1987-11-02)2 November 1987 (aged 33)
  Rubén Fernández (ESP) (1991-03-01)1 March 1991 (aged 29)
  Eddy Finé (FRA) (1997-11-20)20 November 1997 (aged 23)
  Simon Geschke (GER) (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 34)
  Nathan Haas (AUS) (1989-05-12)12 May 1989 (aged 31)
  Jesús Herrada (ESP) (1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 30)
  José Herrada (ESP) (1985-10-01)1 October 1985 (aged 35)
  Victor Lafay (FRA) (1996-01-17)17 January 1996 (aged 24)
Rider Date of birth
  Jacques Lebreton[a] (FRA) (1999-06-05)5 June 1999 (aged 21)
  Christophe Laporte (FRA) (1992-12-11)11 December 1992 (aged 28)
  Guillaume Martin (FRA) (1993-06-09)9 June 1993 (aged 27)
  Emmanuel Morin (FRA) (1995-03-13)13 March 1995 (aged 25)
  Anthony Perez (FRA) (1991-04-22)22 April 1991 (aged 29)
  Pierre-Luc Périchon (FRA) (1987-01-04)4 January 1987 (aged 33)
  Rémy Rochas (FRA) (1996-05-18)18 May 1996 (aged 24)
  Fabio Sabatini (ITA) (1985-02-08)8 February 1985 (aged 35)
  Szymon Sajnok (POL) (1997-08-24)24 August 1997 (aged 23)
  Hugo Toumire[a] (FRA) (2001-10-05)5 October 2001 (aged 19)
  Kenneth Vanbilsen (BEL) (1990-06-01)1 June 1990 (aged 30)
  Attilio Viviani (ITA) (1996-10-18)18 October 1996 (aged 24)
  Elia Viviani (ITA) (1989-02-07)7 February 1989 (aged 31)
  Jelle Wallays (BEL) (1989-05-11)11 May 1989 (aged 31)
  Axel Zingle[a] (FRA) (1998-12-18)18 December 1998 (aged 22)
  1. ^ a b c Lebreton, Toumire, and Zingle joined as stagiaires on 1 August from EC Saint-Étienne, VC Rouen 76, and CC Étupes, respectively.[4]

Season victories

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Date Race Competition Rider Country Location Ref.
3 February Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour   Christophe Laporte (FRA)   France Bellegarde [34]
7 February Étoile de Bessèges, Points classification UCI Europe Tour   Christophe Laporte (FRA)   France [35]
14 March Paris–Nice, Mountains classification UCI World Tour   Anthony Perez (FRA)   France [36]
28 March Cholet-Pays de la Loire UCI Europe Tour   Elia Viviani (ITA)   France Cholet [37]
18 April Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
  Victor Lafay (FRA)   Spain [38]
13 May Circuit de Wallonie UCI Europe Tour   Christophe Laporte (FRA)   Belgium Charleroi [39]
14 May Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana UCI Europe Tour   Jesús Herrada (ESP)   Spain Deià [40]
15 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 8 UCI World Tour   Victor Lafay (FRA)   Italy Guardia Sanframondi [41][42]
24 May Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes UCI Europe Tour   Guillaume Martin (FRA)   France Col de Valberg [43]
8 August Arctic Race of Norway, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
  Victor Lafay (FRA)   Norway [44]
17 August Tour du Limousin, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour   Christophe Laporte (FRA)   France Sainte-Feyre [45]
24 August Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour   Elia Viviani (ITA)   France Parthenay [46]
26 August Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour   Elia Viviani (ITA)   France Loudun [47]
27 August Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Points classification UCI Europe Tour   Simone Consonni (ITA)   France [48]
12 September Grand Prix de Fourmies UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
  Elia Viviani (ITA)   France Fourmies [49]
15 September Grand Prix de Wallonie UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
  Christophe Laporte (FRA)   Belgium Namur (Citadel of Namur) [50]
19 September Grand Prix d'Isbergues UCI Europe Tour   Elia Viviani (ITA)   France Isbergues [51]

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