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.

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Antoine Raugel: "I dreamed of it

"I dreamed of joining a UCI WorldTour team. That didn't happen last season, but it will in 2022. I am proud of the confidence Vincent Lavenu and all the staff have shown in me. I will be reunited riders I raced riders at Chambéry Cyclisme Formation. AG2R CITROËN now has a very strong group of classics riders. These are races I love and I hope to be able to join them. In any case, I am very motivated."

In brief

Born on February 14, 1999.
Lives in Hohatzenheim (Bas-Rhin)
French road race champion in 2017
3rd in Paris-Troyes in 2021

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Vincent Lavenu: "He should expand his range

"Antoine Raugel is a rider know well because he trained for two years at Chambéry Cyclisme Formation (2018-2020). After a season at the lower level, he is joining us and should quickly add to his repertoire to strengthen our classics group."

Key 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.