title: Agritubel
text: # Agritubel
  
  Agritubel Pro Cycling Team (UCI team code: AGR) was a French professional road race cycling team. The team's title sponsor, Agritubel, is a manufacturer and supplier of tubular metal products for cattle, livestock and farming.
  
  Agritubel mostly competed 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 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 Tour de France. In 2006, Agritubel riders had competed at several other UCI ProTour events, including Paris–Nice, Paris–Roubaix, La Flèche Wallonne, Liège–Bastogne–Liège, and Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
  
  ## 2009 Team roster
  
  As of July 26, 2009.
  
  | | Rider | Date of birth |
  | - | - | - |
  | Emilien Benoit Berges (FRA) | Emilien Benoit Berges (FRA) | (1983-01-13)January 13, 1983 (aged 26) |
  | Freddy Bichot (FRA) | Freddy Bichot (FRA) | (1979-09-09)September 9, 1979 (aged 29) |
  | Maxime Bouet (FRA) | Maxime Bouet (FRA) | (1986-11-03)November 3, 1986 (aged 22) |
  | Steven Caethoven (BEL) | Steven Caethoven (BEL) | (1981-05-09)May 9, 1981 (aged 28) |
  | Sylvain Calzati (FRA) | Sylvain Calzati (FRA) | (1979-07-01)July 1, 1979 (aged 30) |
  | Remy Cusin (FRA) | Remy Cusin (FRA) | (1986-02-03)February 3, 1986 (aged 23) |
  | Eduardo Gonzalo (ESP) | Eduardo Gonzalo (ESP) | (1983-08-25)August 25, 1983 (aged 25) |
  | Yann Huguet (FRA) | Yann Huguet (FRA) | (1984-05-02)May 2, 1984 (aged 25) |
  | | Rider | Date of birth |
  | Kevin Ista (BEL) | Kevin Ista (BEL) | (1984-11-25)November 25, 1984 (aged 24) |
  | Nicolas Jalabert (FRA) | Nicolas Jalabert (FRA) | (1973-04-13)April 13, 1973 (aged 36) |
  | Christophe Laurent (FRA) | Christophe Laurent (FRA) | (1977-07-26)July 26, 1977 (aged 32) |
  | Yoann Le Boulanger (FRA) | Yoann Le Boulanger (FRA) | (1975-11-04)November 4, 1975 (aged 33) |
  | David Lelay (FRA) | David Lelay (FRA) | (1979-12-30)December 30, 1979 (aged 29) |
  | Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA) | Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA) | (1981-06-30)June 30, 1981 (aged 28) |
  | Christophe Moreau (FRA) | Christophe Moreau (FRA) | (1971-04-12)April 12, 1971 (aged 38) |
  | Anthony Ravard (FRA) | Anthony Ravard (FRA) | (1983-09-28)September 28, 1983 (aged 25) |
  | Nicolas Vogondy (FRA) | Nicolas Vogondy (FRA) | (1977-08-08)August 8, 1977 (aged 31) |
  
  ## Major wins
  
  ### 2005
  
      Trophée Luc Leblanc, Florent Brard
      Paris–Troyes, Florent Brard
      Classic Loire Atlantique, José Alberto Martínez
      La Roue Tourangelle, Gilles Canouet
      Stage 2b Circuit de la Sarthe, Florent Brard
      Stage 4 Circuit de Lorraine, Saulius Ruskys
      Tour du Poitou Charentes, Christophe Agnolutto
      Tour du Poitou Charentes, Linas Balčiūnas
  
  ### 2006
  
      Stage 3 Critérium International, José Alberto Martínez
      Stage 3 Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour, Eduardo Gonzalo
      Stage 3 Circuit de Lorraine, Eduardo Gonzalo
      Overall Bayern Rundfahrt, José Alberto Martínez
      Stage 1 Boucles de la Mayenne, Benoît Sinner
      Stage 10 Tour de France, Juan Miguel Mercado
      Overall Tour de l'Avenir, Moises Dueñas
         Stage 3, Hans Dekkers
         Stage 6, Moises Dueñas
  
  ### 2007
  
      Stage 2 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Hans Dekkers
      Classic Loire Atlantique, Nicolas Jalabert
      Stage 2 Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour, Nicolas Vogondy
      Tour de Vendée, Mikel Gaztañaga
      Stage 1 GP Paredes Rota dos Móveis, Mikel Gaztañaga
      Boucles de l'Aulne, Romain Feillu
      Stage 3 Tour de Luxembourg, Romain Feillu
      Overall Boucles de la Mayenne, Nicolas Vogondy
         Stage 2, Nicolas Vogondy
      Overall Regio Tour, Moises Dueñas
         Stage 2, Moises Dueñas
      Overall Tour of Britain, Romain Feillu
      Paris–Bourges, Romain Feillu
  
  ### 2008
  
      Stage 2 Tour Méditerranéen, Jimmy Casper
      Overall Les 3 Jours de Vaucluse, Nicolas Vogondy
         Stage 1, Nicolas Vogondy
      Classic Loire Atlantique, Mikel Gaztañaga
      Stage 1 Tour de Normandie, Maxime Bouet
      Stage 2, 3 & 4 Tour de Normandie, Anthony Ravard
      Stage 6 Tour de Normandie, Steven Caethoven
      Route Adélie de Vitré, Kevyn Ista
      Stage 1 Circuit de la Sarthe, Anthony Ravard
      Stage 3 Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour, Nicolas Vogondy
      Stage 2 Circuit de Lorraine, Jimmy Casper
      Boucles de l'Aulne, Romain Feillu
      Overall Boucles de la Mayenne, Freddy Bichot
         Prologue, Nicolas Vogondy
         Stage 2, Jimmy Casper
      France Road Race Championship, Nicolas Vogondy
      Stage 5 Tour Alsace, Brice Feillu
      Châteauroux Classic, Anthony Ravard
      Overall Tour of Britain, Geoffroy Lequatre
         Stage 3, Emilien Benoit Berges
      Yellow jersey as leader of the general classification after stage 4, Tour de France, Romain Feillu
  
  ### 2009
  
      Stage 3 Tour Méditerranéen, Kevyn Ista
      Boucles du Sud Ardèche, Freddy Bichot
      Overall Les 3 Jours de Vaucluse, David Lelay
         Stage 1, Maxime Bouet
      Stage 2 Tour de Normandie, Steven Caethoven
      Stage 5 Tour de Normandie, Freddy Bichot
      Overall Volta ao Alentejo, Maxime Bouet
         Stage 1, Maxime Bouet
      Overall Circuit de la Sarthe, David Lelay
         Stage 2, David Lelay
      Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour, Yann Huguet
         Stage 1, Nicolas Vogondy
         Stage 2, Yann Huguet
         Stage 3, Christophe Laurent
      Stage 2 Tour de Picardie, Romain Feillu
      Boucles de l'Aulne, Maxime Bouet
      Tour du Doubs, Yann Huguet
      Stage 7 Tour de France, Brice Feillu
      Stage 1 Tour de Wallonie, Freddy Bichot
      Stage 1 Paris–Corrèze, Freddy Bichot
      Stage 4 Tour du Limousin, Romain Feillu
      Stage 1 Tour du Poitou Charentes, Anthony Ravard
      Grand Prix de Fourmies, Romain Feillu
  