As always, AG2R - La Mondiale has announced its pre-selection for the early-season races.
As expected, Domenico Pozzovivo will lead the team in the first WorldTour race, the Tour Down Under. Team leader Romain Bardet will make his debut at La Méditerranéenne and then head to the Abu Dhabi Tour which is now on the WorldTour. Here he will join Pozzovivo before he sets his sights on the first goal, Paris-Nice.
Santos Tour Down Under (January 17-22)
Jan Bakelants
Julien Bérard
Francois Bidard
Ben Gastauer
Matteo Montaguti
Domenico Pozzovivo
Clément Chevrier
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (January 29)
Jan Bakelants
Julien Bérard
Francois Bidard
Ben Gastauer
Matteo Montaguti
Domenico Pozzovivo
Clément Chevrier
Grand Prix Marseillaise (January 29)
Samuel Dumoulin
Hubert Dupont
Cyril Gautier
Alexis Gougeard
Pierre Latour
Alexandre Geniez
Oliver Naesen
Alexis Vuillermoz
Ten riders are currently on an extended list for the Grand Prix Cycliste La Marseillaise (29 January). The final selection will be made the week before the event.
Etoile de Bessèges (February 1-5)
Axel Domont
Samuel Dumoulin
Hubert Dupont
Quentin Jauregui
Pierre Latour
Christophe Riblon
Nans Peters
Alexis Vuillermoz
Tour of Qatar (February 6-10)
Gediminas Bagdonas
Nico Denz
Alexis Gougeard
Hugo Houle
Rudy Barbier
Julien Duval
Stijn Vandenbergh
La Méditerranéenne (February8-12)
Romain Bardet
Mikaël Chérel
Cyril Gautier
Quentin Jauregui
Christophe Riblon
Sondre Holst Enger
Mathias Frank
Alexandre Geniez
Nans Peters
Note: there are 9 names for 8 places
Tour du Haut Var (February 18-19)
Mikaël Chérel
Samuel Dumoulin
Alexis Gougeard
Pierre Latour
Oliver Naesen
Stijn Vandenbergh
Alexis Vuillermoz
Tour La Provence (February 21-24)
Jan Bakelants
Julien Bérard
Francois Bidard
Hubert Dupont
Rudy Barbier
Clément Chevrier
Alexandre Geniez
Abu Dhabi Tour (23-26 February)
Romain Bardet
Mikaël Chérel
Axel Domont
Cyril Gautier
Domenico Pozzovivo
Christophe Riblon
Sondre Holst Enger
Mathias Frank
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (February 25)
Nico Denz
Hugo Houle
Quentin Jauregui
Julien Duval
Gediminas Bagdonas
Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne (February 26)
Gediminas Bagdonas
Nico Denz
Hugo Houle
Rudy Barbier
Julien Duval
Stijn Vandenbergh
Classic Sud-Ardèche (February 25)
Matteo Montaguti
Paris-Nice (March 5-12)
Romain Bardet
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