The team is largely French, with Roche, Italians Rinaldo Nocentini and Matteo Montaguti, Belgian Kristof Goddaert, Swiss Martin Elmiger and Ukrainian Yuriy Kristov providing international flavor.
AG2R brought in seven new riders including 24-year-old Mikael Cherel (FDJ), Sebastian Minard (Cofidis), winner of Paris-Camembert and 24-year-old Steve Houanard (Skil-Shimano).
AG2R-La Mondiale for 2011:
Julien Berard Guillaume Bonnafond Maxime Bouet Dimitri Champion Cyril Dessel Hubert Dupont Martin Elmiger John Gadret Ben Gastauer Kristof Goddaert Sebastien Hinault Blel Kadri Yuriy Krivtsov David Le Lay Julien Loubet Lloyd Mondory Rinaldo Nocentini Anthony Ravard Christope Riblon Nicolas Roche Mikael Cherel (FDJ) Steve Houanard (Skil-Shimano) Romain Lemarchand (BigMat) Seabastien Minard (Cofidis) Matteo Montaguti (De Rosa) Jean Christophe Peraud (Omega Pharma-Lotto) Mathieu Perget (Caisse d'Epargne)
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