2021 AG2R Citroën Team season

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AG2R Citroën Team
2021 season
UCI codeACT
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ManagerVincent Lavenu
Main sponsor(s)AG2R La Mondiale, Citroën
Based France
BicyclesBMC[1][2]
GroupsetCampagnolo
Season victories
One-day races6
Stage race stages5
2021 AG2R Citroën Team season.jpg
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The 2021 season for the AG2R Citroën Team is the thirtieth season in the team's existence and the sixteenth consecutive season that it is a UCI WorldTeam. French automobile manufacturer Citroën joins as a title sponsor, alongside longtime title sponsor AG2R La Mondiale, a French insurance firm.[3][4]

Team roster[]

As of 9 October 2021.[5][6][7]
Rider Date of birth
 Clément Berthet[a] (FRA) (1997-08-02)2 August 1997 (aged 23)
 François Bidard (FRA) (1992-03-12)12 March 1992 (aged 28)
 Geoffrey Bouchard (FRA) (1992-04-01)1 April 1992 (aged 28)
 Lilian Calmejane (FRA) (1992-12-06)6 December 1992 (aged 28)
 Clément Champoussin (FRA) (1998-05-29)29 May 1998 (aged 22)
 Mickaël Cherel (FRA) (1986-03-17)17 March 1986 (aged 34)
 Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) (1995-10-17)17 October 1995 (aged 25)
 [b] (FRA) (1999-06-01)1 June 1999 (aged 21)
 Stan Dewulf (BEL) (1997-12-20)20 December 1997 (aged 23)
 Julien Duval (FRA) (1990-05-27)27 May 1990 (aged 30)
 Mathias Frank (SUI) (1986-12-09)9 December 1986 (aged 34)
 Tony Gallopin (FRA) (1988-05-24)24 May 1988 (aged 32)
 Ben Gastauer (LUX) (1987-11-14)14 November 1987 (aged 33)
 Dorian Godon (FRA) (1996-05-25)25 May 1996 (aged 24)
 Alexis Gougeard (FRA) (1993-03-05)5 March 1993 (aged 27)
 Jaakko Hänninen (FIN) (1997-04-16)16 April 1997 (aged 23)
 Anthony Jullien (FRA) (1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 22)
Rider Date of birth
 Bob Jungels (LUX) (1992-09-22)22 September 1992 (aged 28)
 Paul Lapeira[b] (FRA) (2000-02-25)25 February 2000 (aged 20)
 Lawrence Naesen (BEL) (1992-08-28)28 August 1992 (aged 28)
 Oliver Naesen (BEL) (1990-09-16)16 September 1990 (aged 30)
 Ben O'Connor (AUS) (1995-11-25)25 November 1995 (aged 25)
 Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) (1996-02-27)27 February 1996 (aged 24)
 Nans Peters (FRA) (1994-03-12)12 March 1994 (aged 26)
 Nicolas Prodhomme (FRA) (1997-02-01)1 February 1997 (aged 23)
 [b] (FRA) (2000-06-18)18 June 2000 (aged 20)
 Marc Sarreau (FRA) (1993-06-10)10 June 1993 (aged 27)
 Michael Schär (SUI) (1986-09-29)29 September 1986 (aged 34)
 Damien Touzé (FRA) (1996-07-07)7 July 1996 (aged 24)
 Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (1985-05-17)17 May 1985 (aged 35)
 Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL) (1991-11-12)12 November 1991 (aged 29)
 Andrea Vendrame (ITA) (1994-07-20)20 July 1994 (aged 26)
 Clement Venturini (FRA) (1993-10-16)16 October 1993 (aged 27)
 Larry Warbasse (USA) (1990-01-28)28 January 1990 (aged 30)

Season victories[]

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location Ref.
31 January Grand Prix La Marseillaise UCI Europe Tour  Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA)  France Marseille [38]
27 February UAE Tour, Sprints classification UCI World Tour  Tony Gallopin (FRA)  United Arab Emirates [39]
20 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 UCI World Tour  Andrea Vendrame (ITA)  Italy Bagno di Romagna [40][41]
30 May Giro d'Italia, Mountains classification UCI World Tour  Geoffrey Bouchard (FRA)  Italy [42][43]
10 June Route d'Occitanie, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Andrea Vendrame (ITA)  France Lacaune-les-Bains [44]
13 June Route d'Occitanie, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Andrea Vendrame (ITA)  France [45]
15 June Paris–Camembert UCI Europe Tour  Dorian Godon (FRA)  France Camembert [46]
4 July Tour de France, Stage 9 UCI World Tour  Ben O'Connor (AUS)  France Tignes [47][48]
18 August Tour du Limousin, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Dorian Godon (FRA)  France Payzac [49]
29 August Bretagne Classic Ouest–France UCI World Tour  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA)  France [50][51]
4 September Tour du Jura UCI Europe Tour  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA)  France Lons-le-Saunier [52]
4 September Vuelta a España, Stage 20 UCI World Tour  Clément Champoussin (FRA)  Spain Mos () [53][54]
5 September Tour du Doubs UCI Europe Tour  Dorian Godon (FRA)  France Pontarlier [55]
17 October Boucles de l'Aulne UCI Europe Tour  Stan Dewulf (BEL)  France Châteaulin [56]

National, Continental and World champions[]

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location

Notes[]

  1. ^ Berthet joined from Delko on 1 August.[8]
  2. ^ a b c Joined as a stagiaire on 1 August.[9]

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