2014 Team Europcar season

2014 Team Europcar season
Manager	Jean-René Bernaudeau
One-day victories	3
Stage race overall victories	1
Stage race stage victories	7
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The 2014 season for the Team Europcar cycling team began in January with La Tropicale Amissa Bongo.

Team roster

As of 1 January 2014.^[1]

Rider Date of birth  Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) 22 September 1984 (aged 29)  Natnael Berhane (ERI) 5 January 1991 (aged 22)  Giovanni Bernaudeau (FRA) 25 August 1983 (aged 30)  Bryan Coquard (FRA) 25 April 1992 (aged 21)  Jérôme Cousin (FRA) 5 June 1989 (aged 24)  Dan Craven[2] (NAM) 1 February 1983 (aged 30)  Antoine Duchesne (CAN) 12 September 1991 (aged 22)  Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA) 7 December 1979 (aged 34)  Cyril Gautier (FRA) 26 September 1987 (aged 26)  Yohann Gène (FRA) 25 June 1981 (aged 32)  Romain Guillemois (FRA) 28 March 1991 (aged 22)  Tony Hurel (FRA) 1 November 1987 (aged 26)  Fabrice Jeandesboz (FRA) 4 December 1984 (aged 29)  Vincent Jérôme (FRA) 26 November 1984 (aged 29)

Rider Date of birth  Christophe Kern (FRA) 18 January 1981 (aged 32)  Morgan Lamoisson (FRA) 7 September 1988 (aged 25)  Davide Malacarne (ITA) 11 July 1987 (aged 26)  Yannick Martinez (FRA) 4 May 1988 (aged 25)  Maxime Méderel (FRA) 19 September 1980 (aged 33)  Bryan Nauleau (FRA) 17 March 1988 (aged 25)  Alexandre Pichot (FRA) 6 January 1983 (aged 30)  Perrig Quéméneur (FRA) 26 April 1984 (aged 29)  Kévin Reza (FRA) 18 May 1988 (aged 25)  Pierre Rolland (FRA) 10 October 1986 (aged 27)  Romain Sicard (FRA) 1 January 1988 (aged 26)  Björn Thurau (GER) 23 July 1988 (aged 25)  Angelo Tulik (FRA) 2 December 1990 (aged 23)  Thomas Voeckler (FRA) 22 June 1979 (aged 34)

Riders who joined the team for the 2014 season Rider 2013 team Antoine Duchesne neo-pro (Bontrager Cycling Team) Jimmy Engoulvent[4] Sojasun Romain Guillemois neo-pro (Vendée U) Fabrice Jeandesboz[5] Sojasun Yannick Martinez[6] neo-pro (La Pomme Marseille) Maxime Méderel[7] Sojasun Romain Sicard[6] Euskaltel–Euskadi

Riders who left the team during or after the 2013 season Rider 2014 team Franck Bouyer[8] Retired Anthony Charteau[9] Retired Sébastien Chavanel[10] FDJ.fr Damien Gaudin[11] Ag2r–La Mondiale Sébastien Turgot[11] Ag2r–La Mondiale David Veilleux[12] Retired

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
19 January	La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Overall	UCI Africa Tour	Berhane, NatnaelNatnael Berhane (ERI)	Gabon
19 January	La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Sprints classification	UCI Africa Tour	Berhane, NatnaelNatnael Berhane (ERI)	Gabon
19 January	La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Teams classification	UCI Africa Tour	[N 1]	Gabon
7 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Coquard, BryanBryan Coquard (FRA)	France	Bessèges
8 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Coquard, BryanBryan Coquard (FRA)	France	Laudun
4 April	Route Adélie	UCI Europe Tour	Coquard, BryanBryan Coquard (FRA)	France	Vitré
15 April	Paris–Camembert	UCI Europe Tour	Coquard, BryanBryan Coquard (FRA)	France	Vimoutiers
27 April	La Roue Tourangelle	UCI Europe Tour	Tulik, AngeloAngelo Tulik (FRA)	France	Tours
11 May	Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 5	UCI Europe Tour	Engoulvent, JimmyJimmy Engoulvent (FRA)	France	Dunkirk
16 May	Tour de Picardie, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Coquard, BryanBryan Coquard (FRA)	France	Estrées-Saint-Denis
5 June	Boucles de la Mayenne, Prologue	UCI Europe Tour	Engoulvent, JimmyJimmy Engoulvent (FRA)	France	Laval
8 June	Boucles de la Mayenne, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Gène, YohannYohann Gène (FRA)	France	Laval
22 June	Tour de Suisse, Mountains classification	UCI World Tour	Thurau, BjornBjorn Thurau (GER)	Switzerland
20 August	Tour du Limousin, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Gautier, CyrilCyril Gautier (FRA)	France	Grèzes
22 August	Tour du Limousin, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	[N 2]	France

Footnotes

1. The riders on the squad were Yohann Gène, Natnael Berhane, Giovanni Bernaudeau, Romain Guillemois, Fabrice Jeandesboz and Bryan Nauleau
2. The riders on the squad were Giovanni Bernaudeau, Cyril Gautier, Yukiya Arashiro, Perrig Quémeneur, Kévin Reza, Christophe Kern, Angelo Tulik and Thomas Voeckler

References

1. "Team Europcar (EUC) – FRA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
2. Craven joined the team on 1 June.^[3]
3. "Q&A with Dan Craven". cyclingnews.com. May 24, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
4. "Engoulvent joins new sponsor at Team Europcar". Team Europcar (SA Vendée Cyclisme). 16 October 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
5. "Jeandesboz chez Europcar" [Jeandesboz with Europcar]. L'Équipe (in French) (Éditions Philippe Amaury). 15 October 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
6. "Sicard and Martinez join Team Europcar". Yahoo! Eurosport (TF1 Group). 21 October 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
7. Bélingard, Christian (18 December 2013). "Le coureur limousin Maxime Médérel vient de signer chez Europcar" [Limousin rider Maxime Médérel just signed with Europcar]. France 3 (in French) (France Télévisions). Retrieved 20 January 2014.
8. "La boucle est bouclée pour Duret" [The career is complete for Duret]. Ouest-France (in French) (Groupe Ouest-France). 29 November 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014. Après Franck Bouyer, mardi, Sébastien Duret a désormais la certitude que le point placé au terme de la saison 2013 serait un point final. [After Franck Bouyer on Tuesday, Sébastien Duret is now satisfied that the point placed at the end of the 2013 season would be an end point.]
9. "Anthony Charteau to retire three years after winning Tour de France polka dot jersey". Sky Sports (BSkyB). 6 August 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
10. "Sébastien Chavanel signs for FDJ.fr". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). 11 October 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
11. "Turgot and Gaudin sign with Ag2r-La Mondiale for three years". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). 28 August 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
12. Ryan, Barry (11 September 2013). "David Veilleux announces his retirement". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). Retrieved 20 January 2014.