Agritubel
Agritubel Pro Cycling Team (UCI Team Code: AGR) is a French professional road race cycling team. The team's title sponsor, Agritubel, is a worldwide provider and manufacturer of tubular metal products for cattle, livestock an farming.
Agritubel mostly competes for wins at the UCI Europe Tour; however, the team was selected as one of two wildcard teams (that is, teams not on the UCI ProTour) to compete at the Tour de France. In 2006, Agritubel riders have competed at several other UCI ProTour events, including Paris-Nice, Paris-Roubaix, La Flèche Wallonne, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, and Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Roster for the 2006 Season
Agritubel Pro Cycling Team has 22 riders under contract for 2006, including Juan Miguel Mercado, who won stage 18 at the 2004 Tour de France.
The team is managed by Directeur sportif Denis Leproux, who competed in the 1998 Tour de France.
Name | Birthdate | Nationality | Team 2005 |
Christophe Agnolutto | 1969 | France | |
Linas Balciunus | 1978 | Lithuania | |
Aivaras Baranauskas | 1980 | Lithuania | E2 - VC Roubaix LM |
Stéphane Berges | 1975 | France | |
Mickael Buffaz | 1979 | France | |
Manuel Calvente | 1976 | Spain | Team CSC |
Gilles Canouet | 1976 | France | |
Cédric Coutouly | 1980 | France | |
Nicolas Crosbie | 1980 | France | |
Hans Dekkers | 1981 | Netherlands | Rabobank (Continential Team) |
Moisés Dueñas | 1981 | Spain | Relax-Fuenlabrada |
Romain Feillu | 1984 | France | CC Nogent-sur-Oise |
Eduardo Gonzalo | 1983 | Spain | E2-FC Barcelona |
Benjamin Johnson | 1983 | France | |
Christophe Laurent | 1977 | France | |
Jose Alberto Martinez | 1975 | Spain | |
Juan Miguel Mercado | 1978 | Spain | Quickstep |
Lenaic Olivier | 1977 | France | |
Samuel Plouhinec | 1976 | France | Bretagne-Jean Floc'h |
Denis Robin | 1979 | France | |
Benoit Salmon | 1974 | France | |
Benoit Sinner | 1984 | France | E2 - UC Chateauroux |
External links
- [http://www.agritubel-cycling.com/ Official site (French)