AG2R La Mondiale announces Giro roster

The French ProTour team AG2R La Mondiale has finalized its lineup for the centenary Giro d'Italia taking place May 9-31. The team stated its goal will be to place a rider in the top 10 and win at least one stage. Vincent Lavenu, AG2R team manager, expects the Slovenian Tadej Valjavec to be a contender in the overall standings.

AG2R La Mondiale Giro d'Italia roster: Renaud Dion, Alexander Efimkin, Sébastien Hinault, Yuriy Krivtsov, Julien Loubet, Jean-Charles Senac, Blaise Sonnery, Ludovic Turpin and Tadej Valjavec.

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