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[EPIC] AG2R La Mondiale
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| Vali |
Posted on 20-12-2014 15:41
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| Vali |
Posted on 20-12-2014 15:46
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| Vali |
Posted on 20-12-2014 15:47
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Part 1:
CT.5  Tour de Gabon [13-19 January]
CT.5  Tour de San Luis [20-26 January]
WT.4  Tour Down Under [21-26 January]
CT.6  GP La Marseillaise [2 February]
CT.6  Tour of Oman [18-23 February]
CT.5  Tour de Langkawi [27 February-8 March]
CT.5  Strade Bianche [8 March]
CT.6 Roma Maxima [9 March]
WT.3 Paris-Nice [9-16 March]
WT.4  Volta a Catalunya [24-30 March]
CT.4  Dwars Door Vlaanderen [26 March]
CT.6 Criterium International [29–30 March]
WT.2 Gent-Wevelgem [30 March]
CT.6  Volta Limburg Classic [5 April]
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| Vali |
Posted on 20-12-2014 15:48
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Part 1:
Easy goal: Top 10 Volta a Limburg
Medium goal: Stage win Tour de San Luis
Hard goal: Top 3 Paris-Nice
Countered:
Easy goal: Top 10 Gent-Wevelgem
Medium goal: Top 5 GP La Marsellaise
Hard goal: Win Criterium International
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| Shonak |
Posted on 20-12-2014 16:54
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Peter Luttenberger welcomes his fellow countryman Paco Wrolich to the EPIC Cycling World. We at NetApp Endura are sure that he will do a fantastic job at AG2R La Mondiale.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 20-12-2014 17:43
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Welcome aboard Vali  |
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| Vali |
Posted on 21-12-2014 18:55
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@Shonak: Thanks, I'm sure you will do a good job as well, but I wouldn't be mad if your team ends up behind mine in the rankings. 
@sutty68: Thank you Sutty. 
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| trekbmc |
Posted on 21-12-2014 20:08
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Welcome Vali, Good Luck! 
"What done is, is one." - Benji Naesen
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| Vali |
Posted on 21-12-2014 21:12
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Thanks a lot trekbmc
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 25-12-2014 19:40
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Betancus tells you: I want another shot in a GT and Ardennes this year; you really need to get the wildcards!
Please reassure your riders.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Vali |
Posted on 25-12-2014 19:53
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Ollfardh wrote:
Betancus tells you: I want another shot in a GT and Ardennes this year; you really need to get the wildcards!
Please reassure your riders.
No problem Carlos. If you decide to take a big wage cut and actually resign , I'm sure we will get the Wildcards for the Ardennes and at least the Tour as well and you would obviously be the absolute leader in those races
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| Vali |
Posted on 26-12-2014 18:35
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Transfer update
Hey it's Paco,
We at AG2R think it's time to make clear which of our riders are available for sale and which are only going to leave if there is a very good offer.
Unavailable:
Romain Bardet
Available, but requires a good offer:
Davide Appollonio
Domenico Pozzovivo
Jean-Christophe Peraud
Christophe Riblon
Manuel Belletti
Rinaldo Nocentini
Available for the right price:
everyone else
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| Vali |
Posted on 02-01-2015 18:07
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Press release:
The first transfers are done and unfortunately three riders had to leave the team. Axel Domont didn't get a new contract and we hope that he will find a new team, that still needs a reliable helper, soon. The other two, Gediminas Bagdonas and Hugo Houle, left the team in a deal with Bardiani and will strenghten their lead-out train there.
3 riders left, but 5 are new additions to our "family". Jan Kaas, a Dutch cobbler, and Carlos Bonilla, a Costa Rican hilly sprinter, were the first to join us. Both are very promising riders and we hope to see a lot of them in the future. Next up was the draft and we got Sebastian Henao, a very promising Colombian climber, who will add more depth to our already strong climbing squad. Last but not least Angelo Pagani and Stefano Locatelli came to us from Bardiani-Valvole in a deal involving Hugo Houle and Gediminas Bagdonas.
That's it for the first transfer update, stay tuned for the next one!
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| matt17br |
Posted on 06-01-2015 15:19
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Hi all,
I'm Jan Kaas and I'm latest AG2R La Mondiale U23 signing! I'm proud that among all the talents the team staff chose me as their next cobblestones talent and I hope that I won't disappoint the kind and humble person that the AG2R manager is!
Thank you,
Jan.
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 10-01-2015 08:42
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 Carlos Bonilla
Hey guys, I'm Carlos and I am incredibly excited to ride for Ah she derz hur lah mohn dee ahl, my French and English isn't great so I think that's how it sounds, though next time I see you I will be able to tell you how to say it proper!
Anyway, I am intrigued by the prospect of riding with Barry Polus (haha ) but I am sad to see Domenico go, he was a great guy! Hopefully we can be mates and not fierce rivals, just friendly ones, though he is undoubtedly a better sprinter, I'll be his lead out on flat, I'll try the reduced sprint bunches! Please don't sign Degenkolb or anyone like that, you promised I team leader for hilly sprints you promised! Ha Ha! I also like the look of Jan Kaas, he is better than me on cobbles but I will help you, I think I'm not too bad, huh?
Anyway thanks for the deal Paco, see you next time with more transfer reflections and news from the training camps!
Carlos
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| Vali |
Posted on 14-01-2015 17:58
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Transfer season completed
With the latest addition of Mathieu Drujon our transfer season is concluded. We would like to thank all team members that left for some great years at the team and wish them all the best for the future. Apart from that we are happy to welcome our new riders and think that they are going to have a great time here and help us in our mission to promote.
| Out: | | Rider | 2014 | | Gediminas Bagdonas | Bardiani-Valvole | | Manuel Belletti | Champion System | | Axel Domont | Unknown | | Hugo Houle | Bardiani-Valvole | | Julian Kern | NetApp-Endura | | Rinaldo Nocentini | Champion System | | Domenico Pozzovivo | Vacansoleil |
| In: | | Rider | 2013 | | Carlos Bonilla | Neo-Pro | | Mattia Cattaneo | Lampre-Merida | | Mathieu Drujon | Elite 2 | | Benjamin Giraud | Elite 2 | | Jan Kaas | Neo-Pro | | Stefano Locatelli | Bardiani-Valvole | | Barry Markus | Vacansoleil | | Angelo Pagani | Bardiani-Valvole | | Stephane Rossetto | Elite 2 |
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| Silvio Herklotz |
Posted on 14-01-2015 21:29
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Some interesting transfers.. It will be interesting to see if you can get back to WT after having to make some cuts in the squad
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| Vali |
Posted on 14-01-2015 21:44
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Yes the squad is certainly weaker than last year, but that was always going to happen with the team relegating
One aspect in which I have got more depth now though is the sprint department, so hopefully that will turn out to be a good move. Basically it still really depends on Betancur performing well, if I am going to have a chance at promoting.
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 15-01-2015 08:53
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Carlos Bonilla
Trnasfer Season!
Hello from the Ah sh dz hur Lah mon dee arl training camp, it's cold here but it seems like only me and Carlos #1 (cocky little) care? What are guys europe doing? I even saw Jan in shorts and t-shirt!
Back to business anyway, I am dissapointed to see riders good leaving, I know it is because we are PCT but it is still never good.
I have sat down with Paco and talked about my races a bit, I have to ride the cobbles and a few lead-out duties, but I like I would to know about where I can lead? Preferably reduced bunch sprints of big stage races or smaller hillyish classic. I would also sometimes like free role, to go for KoM occasionally. I guess we know more when Paco decides team schedule, I'm sure I will chat with him later!
Seeya soon,
Carlos
Edited by jandal7 on 15-01-2015 08:54
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
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| Vali |
Posted on 18-01-2015 17:17
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Breaking news - Drujon retires
New addition 30 year old Mathieu Drujon decides to retire from professional cycling in consequence of a dispute with the AG2R management. Here's what team manager Paco Wrolich has to say:
„Everything was great and rosy and we were really happy that a rider of his calibre decided to join our team, but then he arrived and looked a bit different than what his Wikipedia and Google pictures suggested. I realised that we had confused him with his two year younger brother Benoit and asked Mathieu if he could give his place to his brother. Obviously he would have gotten some money for that deal as well. Disgusted by my offer he took the money I tried to offer him, threw some dirty words at me and stormed out of our headquarters. Luckily that was just counterfeit money."
Mathieu Drujon will be from now on searching his luck as a gardener.
Edited by Vali on 18-01-2015 17:29
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