AG2R PRéVOYANCE

'AG2R Prévoyance' (''UCI Team Code'': 'A2R') is 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.

Contents

History

2007 ProTeam

Major results

Team roster

References

External links

History

In 1992 Vincent Lavenu, who had just retired from professional cycling, started a professional cycling team with Chazal as the main sponsor. Lavenu had previously organised sponsorship from Chazal of his last professional team. This sponsor stayed from 1992 to 1995. In 1996 Petit Casino, a chain of coffee shops in supermarkets took over the sponsorship of the team. At this time the team was a second division team that relied on the public to sponsor the team. The team had the saying "''Petit Casino- c’est votre equipe''" – it’s your team which signified this involvement of the public.^[1] In 1997 Casino, the supermarket chain that contained the coffee shops called Petit Casino, took over the sponsorship of the team and the budget increased substantially. Lavenu’s team could compete in the big races such as the classics.^[2] The team obtained successes with Alexandre Vinokourov and Jaan Kirsipuu.The insurance company Ag2r Prevoyance took over as the main sponsor in 2000.^[3] The team obtained further successes with Laurent Brochard, Jaan Kirsipuu and Jean-Patrick Nazon. In 2006, the team joined the UCI ProTour and obtained great success in the 2006 Tour de France with a stage win and a day in the maillot jaune.

2007 ProTeam

Major results

★ 1st, Stage 1, Paris-Nice : Jean-Patrick Nazon

★ 1st, General classification, Tour Down Under : Martin Elmiger

★ 1st, stage 2, 4 and General Classification Dauphiné Liberé : Christophe Moreau

★ 1st, stage 3 and General Classification, Tour de l'Ain : John Gadret

Team roster

As of January 1, 2006.^[4]
{{Cycling squad rider|name=José Luis Arrieta|nat=ESP |birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Sylvain Calzati|nat=FRA|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Philip Deignan|nat=IRL|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Cyril Dessel|nat=FRA|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Renaud Dion|nat=FRA|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Samuel Dumoulin|nat=FRA|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Hubert Dupont|nat=FRA|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Martin Elmiger|nat=SUI|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=John Gadret|nat=FRA|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Simon Gerrans|nat=AUS|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Stéphane Goubert|nat=FRA|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Yuriy Krivtsov|nat=UKR|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Julien Loubet|nat=FRA|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Rene Mandri|nat=EST|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Laurent Mangel|nat=FRA|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Lloyd Mondory|nat=FRA|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Christophe Moreau|nat=FRA|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Carl Naibo|nat=FRA|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=David Navas|nat=ESP|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Jean-Patrick Nazon|nat=FRA|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Rinaldo Nocentini|nat=ITA|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Stéphane Poulhies|nat=FRA|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Christophe Riblon|nat=FRA|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Nicolas Rousseau|nat=FRA|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Blaise Sonnery|nat=FRA|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Ludovic Turpin|nat=FRA|birthdate=
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Alexandre Usov|nat=BLR|birthdate=

References

1. Hung Up in Picardy, Hoping for Bigger Things
2. Cycling team rolls on to the big time
3. Histoire de l’equipe cycliste Ag2r Prevoyance
4. Ag2r Prevoyance - Riders

External links

★ AG2R cyclisme (official site)