Clerc latest addition to AG2R La Mondiale

French team AG2R La Mondiale has completed its 2009 team roster by adding one more rider - Switzerland's Aurélien Clerc. The 29-year-old Classics specialist, who signed a one-year contract, will be the squad's seventh newcomer for next season. Clerc achieved a second placing in Gent-Wevelgem this year.

The team, directed by Vincent Lavenu, will thus count 30 riders in 2009. Along with Clerc, Lavenu secured the services of Nicolas Roche, Alexander Efimkin, Sébastien Hinault, Guillaume Bonnafond, Blel Kadri and Gatis Smukulis. Leaving the team are: Sylvain Calzati, Philip Deignan, Jean-Patrick Nazon, Stijn Vandenbergh, Christophe Edaleine, Laurent Mangel and Alexandre Usov.

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