Antoine Raugel, 22 years old, who this season was riding for the continental team Groupama FDJ, will join the AG2R CITROËN team for two seasons starting in 2022.
[su_quote cite=Antoine Raugel]Antoine Raugel: "I dreamed of it
"I dreamed of joining a UCI WorldTour team. This was not possible last season and it will happen in 2022. I am proud of the confidence of Vincent Lavenu and the whole staff. I will be back with riders with whom I raced at Chambéry Cyclisme Formation. AG2R CITROËN now has a very strong classics group. These are races that I like and I hope to be able to join them. In any case, I'm very motivated"[/su_quote].
In brief
Born on February 14, 1999.
Lives in Hohatzenheim (Bas-Rhin)
French road race champion in 2017
3rd in Paris-Troyes in 2021
Vincent Lavenu: "He should expand his range
"Antoine Raugel is a rider that we know well because he was trained for two years at Chambéry Cyclisme Formation (2018-2020). After a season at the lower level, he joins us and should quickly further expand his register to strengthen our classics group."[/su_quote]
THE NUMBER
4
After Paul Lapeira, Valentin Paret Peintre, both from the AG2R CITROËN U23 team, and Clément Berthet, who joined us on August 1st, Antoine Raugel is the fourth recruit of the AG2R CITROËN team.
NEWS
He had been a trainee in 2020
Antoine Raugel was one of the three trainees to wear the colors of our team in the second part of the 2020 season.
