MEN’S WORLD TEAMS
AG2R CITROEN TEAM
Country: France
Riders: 29
Under-26: 13
Over-35: 3
Key stat: The team has placed a rider in the top four in four out of the last eight Tour de France editions
Perhaps suffering buyer’s remorse following the underwhelming returns of Greg Van Avermaet and Bob Jungels, Ag2r have kept transfer activity to a minimum this season. Pressure will therefore be on their posse of talented young French climbers and puncheurs to step up, with Benoît Cosnefroy, Clément Champoussin and Aurélien Paret-Peintre all now in their mid-twenties and ripe to fulfil the potential they’ve promised. Ben O’Connor last year brought back memories of the Romain Bardet era, but a repeat of his fourth place at the Tour is a huge ask – instead, stage wins and hilly Classics are where the team could excel.
ASTANA QAZAQSTAN
Country: Kazakhstan Riders: 29
Under-26: 11 Over-35: 3
Key stat: Riders responsible for nine of their 13 wins last year have now left
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