This Thursday, the French team Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale has revealed the program of all their riders for the first part of the 2025 season. In these numerous calendars, we notice that only two riders are currently guaranteed to participate in a Grand Tour. This is the case, for example, of the Irish sprinter Sam Bennettwho will line up at the start of the next Tour of Italy on May 9, but also from the Austrian emperor's grid Felix Gallwho will participate in the next Tour de France. The team led by Dominique Serieys has also revealed the riders who will take part in the first WorldTour race of the season, the Santos Tour Down Under (January 21-26): Paul Lapeira, Geoffrey Bouchard, Dorian Godon, Noah Isidore, Jordan Labrosse, Bastien Tronchon et Andrea Vendrame.
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Racing programs designed to maintain the good momentum of the 2024 season
Recovering from a knee injury, Benoit Cosnefroy is the only one on the team not to have a defined program, this one “will be communicated later”as indicated in the press release from the French team. For their part, the French nuggets of the team Decathlon AG2R La Mondialenamely Paul Seixas, Léo Bisiaux or even Noah Isidorewill head towards the deep end in 2025. Paul Seixasfor example, will be aligned with the Marseillaise GPl’UAE Tour and the Classic Loire Atlantique. Noah Isidore will begin its season in Australia, on the Santos Tour Down Underbefore heading towards the Murcia Tour and the Classica Jaén. Finally, Léo Bisiaux will make a slightly less busy return to school, on the Classic Loire Atlantiquebefore going to the Tourangelle wheel et Paris-Camembert.
Felix Gall at the Tour de France, Sam Bennett at the Giro
The biggest stars of the French team will logically have a busier schedule. This is the case of Paul Lapeirawhich will follow the Ardennes classics that are theAmstel Gold Race (where he finished 5th in 2024), the Walloon Arrow et Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Bruno Armirail will find Paris-Nice and the Critérium du Dauphiné. The Belgian Oliver Naesen will continue with three Monuments: Milan-San Remothe Tour of Flanders et Paris-Roubaix. The new Swiss recruit, Stefan Bisseggerwill find in particular Oliver Naesen on the Tour of Flanders et Paris-Roubaixbefore heading towards his national Tour, the Tour of Switzerland.
The now alone Paret-Painter of the team, Aurélien Paret-Painterwill be present on Paris-Nice before discovering, in 2025, the Monuments that are, Milan-San Remo and the Tour of Flanders. Victor Lafayfor his part, will also discover Milan-San Remo before leaving on the Tour of the Basque Countrythe Walloon Arrow et Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The great objective of Sam Bennett in 2025 will visibly be the Tour of Italy. Finally, Felix Gall will start on theUAE Tour before participating in Paris-Nicethe Tour of the Alpsthe Critérium du Dauphiné and the Tour de France. You can find all the training programs Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale by clicking here.
The program of the main leaders of the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale team:
Felix Gall (AUT) :
– UAE Tour
– Paris-Nice
– Tour of the Alps
– Critérium du Dauphiné
– Tour de France
Sam Bennett (IRL) :
– Star of Bessèges
– Tour of Provence
– Tirreno-Adriatico
– Pays de la Loire Region Tour
– Tour of Italy
Victor Lafay (FROM) :
– GP la Marseillaise
– Star of Bessèges
– Classic Var
– Tour of the Alpes-Maritimes
– Faun-Ardèche Classic
– Milan-San Remo
– Tour of the Basque Country
– The Walloon Arrow
– Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Paul Lapeira (FROM) :
– Santos Tour Down Under
-– Classic Var
– Tour of the Alpes-Maritimes
– Faun Drome Classic
– Strade Bianche
– Tirreno-Adriatico
– Tour of the Basque Country
– Amstel Gold Race
– The Walloon Arrow
– Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Aurélien Paret-Painter (FROM) :
– Tour of Murcia
– Classic Var
– Tour of the Alpes-Maritimes
– Faun-Ardèche Classic
– Paris-Nice
– Milan-San Remo
– E3 Saxo Classic
– Tour of Flanders
– Tour of Romandy
– Critérium du Dauphiné
Stefan Bissegger (SUI) :
– UAE Tour
– Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
– Paris-Nice
– Ghent-Wevelgem
– Tour of Flanders
– Paris-Roubaix
– Tour of Switzerland
Santos Tour Down Under (F) – Ranking of the 1st stage
Santos Tour Down Under (F) – Provisional general classification after the 1st stage
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