2022 AG2R Citroën Team season

The 2022 season for the AG2R Citroën Team is the 31st season in the team's existence and the 17th consecutive season as a UCI WorldTeam.[3] French automobile manufacturer Citroën continues as a title sponsor for the second consecutive season alongside longtime title sponsor and French insurance firm AG2R La Mondiale.[4][5] They use BMC bicycles, Campagnolo drivetrain, Campagnolo wheels and Rosti clothing.[6]

AG2R Citroën Team
2022 season
AG2R Citroën at Tour de France team presentation
UCI codeACT
StatusUCI WorldTeam
Manager Vincent Lavenu (FRA)
Main sponsor(s)
Based France
BicyclesBMC[1][2]
GroupsetCampagnolo
Season victories
One-day races2
Stage race stages2
Jersey
← 2021
2023 →

Team roster

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As of 5 January 2022.[3][7][8]
Rider Date of birth
  Clément Berthet (FRA) (1997-08-02)2 August 1997 (aged 24)
  Geoffrey Bouchard (FRA) (1992-04-01)1 April 1992 (aged 29)
  Lilian Calmejane (FRA) (1992-12-06)6 December 1992 (aged 29)
  Clément Champoussin (FRA) (1998-05-29)29 May 1998 (aged 23)
  Mikaël Cherel (FRA) (1986-03-17)17 March 1986 (aged 35)
  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) (1995-10-17)17 October 1995 (aged 26)
  Stan Dewulf (BEL) (1997-12-20)20 December 1997 (aged 24)
  Felix Gall (AUT) (1998-02-27)27 February 1998 (aged 23)
  Dorian Godon (FRA) (1996-05-25)25 May 1996 (aged 25)
  Jaakko Hänninen (FIN) (1997-04-16)16 April 1997 (aged 24)
  Anthony Jullien (FRA) (1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 23)
  Bob Jungels (LUX) (1992-09-22)22 September 1992 (aged 29)
  Paul Lapeira (FRA) (2000-02-25)25 February 2000 (aged 21)
  Lawrence Naesen (BEL) (1992-08-28)28 August 1992 (aged 29)
  Oliver Naesen (BEL) (1990-09-16)16 September 1990 (aged 31)
Rider Date of birth
  Ben O'Connor (AUS) (1995-11-25)25 November 1995 (aged 26)
  Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) (1996-02-27)27 February 1996 (aged 25)
  Valentin Paret-Peintre (FRA) (2001-01-14)14 January 2001 (aged 20)
  Nans Peters (FRA) (1994-03-12)12 March 1994 (aged 27)
  Nicolas Prodhomme (FRA) (1997-02-01)1 February 1997 (aged 24)
  Antoine Raugel (FRA) (1999-02-14)14 February 1999 (aged 22)
  Marc Sarreau (FRA) (1993-06-10)10 June 1993 (aged 28)
  Michael Schär (SUI) (1986-09-29)29 September 1986 (aged 35)
  Damien Touzé (FRA) (1996-07-07)7 July 1996 (aged 25)
  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (1985-05-17)17 May 1985 (aged 36)
  Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL) (1991-11-12)12 November 1991 (aged 30)
  Andrea Vendrame (ITA) (1994-07-20)20 July 1994 (aged 27)
  Clément Venturini (FRA) (1993-10-16)16 October 1993 (aged 28)
  Larry Warbasse (USA) (1990-01-28)28 January 1990 (aged 31)

Season victories

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Date Race Competition Rider Country Location Ref.
20 March Cholet-Pays de la Loire UCI Europe Tour   Marc Sarreau (FRA)   France Cholet [20]
23 March Volta a Catalunya, Stage 3 UCI World Tour   Ben O'Connor (AUS)   Spain La Molina [21]
16 April Tour du Jura UCI Europe Tour   Ben O'Connor (AUS)   France Nozeroy [22]
18 April Tour of the Alps, Stage 1 UCI ProSeries   Geoffrey Bouchard (FRA)   Italy Primiero San Martino di Castrozza [23]

National, Continental, and World Champions

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Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location Ref.

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "BMC Switzerland joins AG2R CITROËN TEAM from 2021!". AG2R La Mondiale. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. ^ "BMC to partner with AG2R Citroën for 2021-23 seasons". VeloNews. Outside Interactive, Inc. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b Fletcher, Patrick (24 December 2021). "2022 team preview: AG2R Citroën". CyclingNews. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  4. ^ "AG2R CITROËN TEAM THROUGH 2025!". AG2R La Mondiale. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Citroën to co-sponsor AG2R La Mondiale from 2021". CyclingNews. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Tour de France 2022 teams". Velonews. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  7. ^ "AG2R Citroën Team". UCI. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Team – AG2R Citroën Team". AG2R Citroën Team. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  9. ^ Bochet, Léo (18 August 2021). "Felix Gall signs for two years". AG2R Citroën Team. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  10. ^ "AG2R Citroën recrute Felix Gall, autrichien champion du monde juniors" [AG2R Citroën recruits Felix Gall, Austrian junior world champion]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Groupe EBRA. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  11. ^ a b Bochet, Léo (5 July 2021). "Paul Lapeira and Valentin Paret Peintre will join the professionals in 2022". AG2R Citroën Team. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  12. ^ Bonnefoy, François (20 July 2021). "Route – Retailleau, Lapeira et Delphis stagiaires chez AG2R Citroën" [Road – Retailleau, Lapeira and Delphis stagiaires at AG2R Citroën]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  13. ^ Bochet, Léo (10 August 2021). "Antoine Raugel signs for two years". AG2R Citroën Team. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  14. ^ "L'ancien Cantalien François Bidard (AG2R Citroën) rejoint Guillaume Martin chez Cofidis" [Former Cantalien François Bidard (AG2R Citroën) joins Guillaume Martin at Cofidis]. La Montagne (in French). Centre France group. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  15. ^ Ney, Waldemar (9 October 2021). "Paris–Tours – Dernière course en ligne de la carrière de Julien Duval" [Paris–Tours – Last road race in Julien Duval's career]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  16. ^ Bochet, Léo (18 May 2021). "Mathias Frank to hang up his wheels at the end of the season". AG2R Citroën Team. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Tony Gallopin signs two-year contract with Trek-Segafredo". CyclingNews. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  18. ^ Bochet, Léo (5 August 2021). "Ben Gastauer to retire at the end of the 2021 season". AG2R Citroën Team. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Alexis Gougeard (AG2r Citroën) chez B & B Hôtels jusqu'en 2023" [Alexis Gougeard (AG2r Citroën) to B & B Hôtels until 2023]. L'Équipe (in French). Éditions Philippe Amaury. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Marc Sarreau sprints to victory in Cholet-Pays de la Loire" [Anthony Perez wins Classic Loire Atlantique on French soil]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  21. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (23 March 2022). "Volta a Catalunya: Ben O'Connor takes solo win, race lead atop La Molina". CyclingNews. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  22. ^ "Ben O'Connor klopt Jesús Herrada in Tour du Jura" [Ben O'Connor beats Jesús Herrada in Tour du Jura]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). 16 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  23. ^ Ryan, Barry (18 April 2022). "Tour of the Alps: Bouchard holds off field to take solo win on stage 1". CyclingNews. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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