Last race for Crédit Agricole

The Crédit Agricole team will compete in its last race, Paris-Tours, on October 12, according to team manager Roger Legeay. Legeay told the AFP that the squad would be led by William Bonnet and Sebastien Hinault, two of the team's men who were not racing the World Championship this week in Varese, Italy.

Crédit Agricole decided to withdraw its sponsorship of the French team after ten seasons. Many of the squad's riders have already been signed by other teams including Cervelo, Bouygues Telecom, Cofidis, Française des Jeux, AG2R and Katusha, Lampre.