AG2R Prévoyance
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AG2R Prévoyance (
UCI Team Code:
A2R) are a
French cycling team which did not take part in the inaugural
UCI ProTour 2005, having to make do with being invited to compete in French races, such as
Paris-Nice,
Paris-Roubaix or the
Tour de France. Following the signings of big cycling names
Francisco Mancebo and
Christophe Moreau AG2R Prévoyance got the
UCI ProTour license left vacant for the 2006 season, after
Fassa Bortolo's exit from the competition. AG2R was the only team left vying for the license, as Comunidad Valenciana voluntarily withdrew, while the proposed new team of former Fassa Bortolo sporting director
Giancarlo Ferretti turned out to be without financial backing.
Contact
EUSRL France Cyclisme, 9 Rue des Genevois
Parc d’Activités de Cote Rousse, F-7300
Chambery-le-Haut, France
Phone: 0033 479 60 08 80
E-mail: france.cyclisme@wanadoo.fr
Web: www.ag2r-cyclisme.com
Bosses
General manager: Vincent Lavenu
Team manager: Laurent Biondi
Assistants: Gilles Mas, Arturas Kasputis, Julien Jurdie
Statistics & Facts
Current world champions: None
Number of riders: 27
French riders: 14 (51.85 percent)
Average age: 27.5
Bikes:
Decathlon frames,
Campagnolo components
Team history
The team was founded in
1992 under the name
Chazal, then adopted the name
Petit Casino in
1996. The
insurance broker AG2R arrived on the scene, causing the team to once again change its name from
Casino - AG2R Prévoyance between
1997 and
1999, then later just
AG2R Prévoyance after the year
2000.
2006 ProTour squad
Per January 4 2006, AG2R Prévoyance has 27 riders under contract for 2006 which, under the
UCI ProTour rules for the season, is three riders short of the maximum 30 riders allowed on UCI ProTour teams.
For the 2006 season, AG2R have acquired French hero Christophe Moreau, Tour GC contender Francisco Mancibo from Illes Balears, which will increase their chances at an top finish at the Tour in the General Classification.
| Name of rider
| Birthdate
| Nationality
| 2005 team
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| José Luis Arrieta
| June 15, 1971
|
| Illes Balears
|
| Mikel Astarloza
| November 17, 1979
|
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| Sylvain Calzati
| July 1, 1979
|
|
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| Inigo Chaurreau
| April 14, 1973
|
|
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| Philippe Deignan
| September 7, 1983
|
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| Cyril Dessel
| November 29, 1974
|
|
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| Renaud Dion
| January 06, 1978
|
| R.A.G.T. Semences
|
| Samuel Dumoulin
| August 20, 1980
|
|
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| Hubert Dupont
| November 13, 1980
|
| R.A.G.T. Semences
|
| John Gadret
| April 22, 1979
|
| Jartazi Revor
|
| Simon Gerrans
| May 16, 1980
|
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| Stéphane Goubert
| March 13, 1970
|
|
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| Yuruy Krivtsov
| February 07, 1979
|
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| Julien Loubet
| January 11, 1985
|
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| Francisco Mancebo
| March 9, 1976
|
| Illes Balears
|
| Laurent Mangel
| May 22, 1981
|
|
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| Lloyd Mondory
| April 26, 1982
|
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| Christophe Moreau
| April 12, 1971
|
| Crédit Agricole
|
| Carl Naibo
| August 17, 1982
|
| Bretagne-Jean Floc'h
|
| David Navas
| June 10, 1974
|
| Illes Balears
|
| Jean-Patrick Nazon
| January 18, 1977
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| Erki Pütsep
| May 25, 1976
|
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| Christophe Riblon
| January 17, 1981
|
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| Mark Scanlon
| October 10, 1980
|
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| Ludovic Turpin
| March 22, 1975
|
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| Alexandre Usov
| August 27, 1977
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| Tomas Vaitkus
| February 4, 1982
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See also
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