2010 Cofidis season

August 2019 Cofidis 2010 yes COF UCI Professional Continental Éric Boyer Cofidis France 5 4 12 1 Samuel Dumoulin (6 wins) 2009 2011 The 2010 season for COF 2010 began in January with La Tropicale Amissa Bongo and ended in October at the Giro di Lombardia. It was the team's first season as a UCI Professional Continental team, after being relegated from UCI ProTour status after the 2009 season. The team had been part of the ProTour since the ProTour's inception in 2005. The team carries wildcard status in 2010, meaning they are eligible to be invited to any ProTour event should the organizers wish to include them. The team's manager is former cyclist Éric Boyer, who has led the team since 2005. 2010 roster Ages as of 1 January 2010. Stéphane Augé FRA yes 2010 1 1 1974 12 6 Guillaume Blot FRA yes 2010 1 1 1985 3 28 Mickaël Buffaz FRA yes 2010 1 1 1979 5 21 Rémi Cusin FRA yes 2010 1 1 1986 2 3 Samuel Dumoulin FRA yes 2010 1 1 1980 8 20 Leonardo Duque COL yes 2010 1 1 1980 4 10 Julien El Fares FRA yes 2010 1 1 1985 6 1 Jean Eudes Demaret FRA yes 2010 1 1 1984 7 25 Julien Fouchard FRA yes 2010 1 1 1986 6 20 Tony Gallopin FRA yes 2010 1 1 1988 5 24 Kevyn Ista FRA yes 2010 1 1 1984 11 22 Christophe Kern FRA yes 2010 1 1 1981 1 18 Jens Keukeleire BEL yes 2010 1 1 1988 11 23 Kalle Kriit EST yes 2010 1 1 1983 11 13 Arnaud Labbe FRA yes 2010 1 1 1976 11 3 Sébastien Minard FRA yes 2010 1 1 1982 6 12 Amaël Moinard FRA yes 2010 1 1 1982 2 2 David Moncoutié FRA yes 2010 1 1 1975 4 30 Damien Monier FRA yes 2010 1 1 1982 8 27 Rémi Pauriol FRA yes 2010 1 1 1982 4 4 Nico Sijmens BEL yes 2010 1 1 1978 4 1 Rein Taaramäe EST yes 2010 1 1 1987 4 24 Tristan Valentin FRA yes 2010 1 1 1982 2 23 Romain Zingle BEL yes 2010 1 1 1987 1 29 Riders who joined the team for the 2010 season Rider2009 teamRémi CusinAGR 2009Julien Fouchardneo-proTony GallopinAuber 93Kevyn IstaAGR 2009Jens KeukeleireSoenens–Yawadoo–GermondKalle Kriitex-pro (Mitsubishi–Jartazi, 2008)Arnaud LabbeBBO 2009Romain ZingleVWA 2009 Riders who left the team during or after the 2009 season Rider2010 teamAlexandre BlainEndura RacingFlorent BrardRetiredHervé Duclos-LassalleNo contractBingen FernándezRetiredMaryan HaryNo contractSébastien PortalNo contractAlexandre UsovISD feeder teamRomain VillaNo contract One-day races Spring classics The team was successful on the traditional opening weekend of the spring season. At the Gran Premio dell'Insubria-Lugano in Switzerland, Dumoulin was the strongest sprinter in the 11-man leading group that approached the finish line together, and easily took the win.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gp-dellinsubria-lugano-1-1/results Dumoulin wins Insubria 2010-02-27 Cycling News 2010-03-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20100301080806/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gp-dellinsubria-lugano-1-1/results 1 March 2010 live Keukeleire provided a similar win in Belgium at Le Samyn later in the week, winning a 25-man sprint.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/le-samyn-1-1/results Keukeleire crowned king of Le Samyn 2010-03-03 Cycling News 2010-03-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20100305222653/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/le-samyn-1-1/results 5 March 2010 live Fall races January 2011 Stage races Cofidis' season began in Africa, in the nation of Gabon, with La Tropicale Amissa Bongo. Dumoulin quickly gave the team its first victory of the year, winning the sprint finish to the event's first stage.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-tropicale-amissa-bongo-tabo-2-1/stage-1/results Dumoulin claims Tropicale opener 2010-01-19 Cycling News 2010-01-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20100123145210/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-tropicale-amissa-bongo-tabo-2-1/stage-1/results 23 January 2010 live The following month, at the Étoile de Bessèges, Dumoulin again took a sprint stage win, in that event's third stage.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/40th-etoile-de-besseges-2-1/stage-3/results Dumoulin dashes to stage win 2010-02-05 Cycling News 2010-02-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20100207014346/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/40th-etoile-de-besseges-2-1/stage-3/results 7 February 2010 live The next day, Dumoulin crossed the line first in another mass finish, but he was relegated by the race jury to the last position in the peloton, 74th, for illegal maneuvering. The penalty cost him not only a stage win but also, as he lost out on time bonuses that went with the stage win, the race's overall leadership.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/40th-etoile-de-besseges-2-1/stage-4/results Molmy wins stage after Dumoulin relegated 2010-02-06 Cycling News 2010-02-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20100207020524/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/40th-etoile-de-besseges-2-1/stage-4/results 7 February 2010 live The race concluded the next day. Due to a contagious stomach bug spreading through the peloton that kept more than a quarter of the riders in the race from finishing it, Dumoulin ended up winning the race's general classification after all, as previous race leader Arnaud Molmy was among those who went out sick.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/40th-etoile-de-besseges-2-1/stage-5/results Eeckhout takes final stage in France 2010-02-07 Cycling News 2010-02-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20100209192003/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/40th-etoile-de-besseges-2-1/stage-5/results 9 February 2010 live New team member Keukeleire was impressive in early March, winning the opening stage and the general classification of Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/driedaagse-van-west-vlaanderen-2-1/stage-1/results Keukeleire wins Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen opener 2010-03-05 Cycling News 2010-03-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20100402002646/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/driedaagse-van-west-vlaanderen-2-1/stage-1/results 2 April 2010 livehttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/driedaagse-van-west-vlaanderen-2-1/stage-3/results Boeckmans bests peloton in Ichtegem 2010-03-07 Cycling News 2010-03-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20100309094608/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/driedaagse-van-west-vlaanderen-2-1/stage-3/results 9 March 2010 live Grand Tours Giro d'Italia Cofidis was one of 22 teams in the Giro, taking their guaranteed place in the race after they had declined it in 2009.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/345308/barloworld-left-off-first-giro-d-italia-team-list.html 2009-01-28 Barloworld left off first Giro d'Italia team list Cycling Weekly 2009-08-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20140715013509/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/barloworld-left-off-first-giro-ditalia-team-list-70964 15 July 2014 dead Moncoutié and Duque were named as co-squad leaders, with aims for stage wins in the mountains and the flats respectively. It was Moncoutié's first career Giro, and Duque's second. The squad was not competitive in the stages in the Netherlands which began the Giro. They did not have any riders contesting the sprint finishes to the Giro's first two road race stages, and before the first rest day and the transfer to Italy their highest-placed rider in the overall classification was Duque in 75th, over eight and a half minutes behind the race leader. Moncoutié was seventh from last, already 16 minutes down in the standings due to being caught up in the repeated crashes that marred the first two days of mass-start racing. Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-3/results Weylandt takes chaotic stage 2010-05-10 Cycling News 2010-05-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20100511190154/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-3/results 2010-05-11 dead The squad's fortunes changed little upon the arrival in Italy, as they were 20th in the stage 4 team time trial, better than only ASA 2010 and ALM 2010 at two and a half minutes off the winning time. Les Clarke and Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-4/results Liquigas–Doimo fly to TTT victory 2010-05-12 Cycling News 2010-05-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20100513081051/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-4/results 2010-05-13 dead In stage 5, Fouchard followed a morning move from BBO 2010's Yukiya Arashiro to join a breakaway group. Fouchard, Arashiro, and eventual stage winner Jérôme Pineau were nearly caught by the sprinters' teams driving the peloton in the final kilometer, but they stayed away by a margin of four seconds. They were credited by THR 2010 sporting director Valerio Piva, whose team was arguably the most upset by the lost mass sprint opportunity, for their combative riding.Jean-François Quénet http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/htc-columbia-director-credits-giro-break HTC–Columbia director credits Giro break 2010-05-14 Cycling News 2010-05-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100517125507/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/htc-columbia-director-credits-giro-break 17 May 2010 live The squad was then quiet until stage 10, when the GRM 2010 leadout train, and in particular Julian Dean, rode so effectively that a group of only nine riders contested the sprint for the stage win three seconds ahead of the peloton. Duque made this selection, but was last in the sprint for victory behind GRM 2010 yes' Tyler Farrar. Les Clarke and Jean-François Quénet http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-10/results Farrar fantastic in Bitonto 2010-05-18 Cycling News 2010-05-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20100520020333/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-10/results 2010-05-20 dead The squad had better chances for victories in breakaways during the second half of the Giro. A large morning breakaway finished mostly intact in stage 13. Kriit was part of this group, and was fifth in the sprint finish. http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-13/results Belletti sprints to hometown win in Cesenatico 2010-06-11 Cycling News 2010-05-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20100523074901/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-13/results 2010-05-23 dead In stage 17, the squad took their only victory of the Giro with Monier, from a breakaway. He had ridden the first part of the stage-concluding climb to Pejo Terme with Danilo Hondo and Steven Kruijswijk before soloing to his first professional victory half a minute ahead of them.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-17/results Monier finally gets first pro win in Pejo Terme 2010-05-26 Cycling News 2010-06-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20100620025334/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-17/results 20 June 2010 live The team did not contend for any overall awards; Duque was the squad's highest-placed rider in the final overall standings in 63rd, and the squad was 20th in both the Trofeo Fast Team and Trofeo Super Team standings.Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-21/results Basso wins Giro d'Italia 2010-05-30 Cycling News 2010-06-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20100623042628/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-21/results 23 June 2010 live Tour de France Cofidis was extremely unsuccessful in the Tour de France, finishing in the top ten of a stage just once, when Pauriol finished 22 seconds ahead of the main field for eighth in stage 10. Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-10/results Paulinho gives Radioshack something to celebrate 2010-07-14 Cycling News 2010-12-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20100815032321/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-10/results 2010-08-15 dead El Farès was the team's top rider in the general classification at the end of the race, more than 53 minutes behind Tour champion Alberto Contador in 27th place. The squad was 13th in the teams classification. Anthony Tan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-20/results Tres victorias de Francia para Contador! 2010-07-25 Cycling News 2010-11-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20100815033234/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-20/results 2010-08-15 dead Vuelta a España thumb|upright|David Moncoutié came to the Vuelta hoping to win the mountains classification for the third consecutive year, and did so.|alt=A man of about thirty wearing a mostly red cycling jersey with white trim standing with his hands behind his back. Cofidis came to the Vuelta with a squad led by Moncoutié, two-time defending mountains classification winner who was back to try for a third straight win in the classification. The squad was 15th in the team time trial which kicked off the race, finishing with eight riders 28 seconds off the winning time put up by THR 2010. http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-1/results Cavendish claims first leader's jersey 2010-08-28 Cycling News 2011-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100829074003/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-1/results 2010-08-29 dead The squad did not come close to figuring into any stage finishes until stage 6, when Dumoulin was ninth in a depleted field sprint. Peter Hymas http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-6/results Hushovd smashes sprint in Murcia 2010-09-02 Cycling News 2011-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110220042318/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-6/results 2011-02-20 dead Two days later, Moncoutié began his pursuit of the mountains title in earnest. He made the morning breakaway on a hilly stage with five categorized climbs, including a steep summit finish at Xorret de Catí. While mountains leader Serafín Martínez also made the escape and actually outscored Moncoutié on the day 23–20, Moncoutié won the stage and positioned himself second in the mountains standings. It was his third Vuelta stage win in as many consecutive participations. Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-8/results Moncoutie takes solo victory 2010-09-04 Cycling News 2011-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100905220351/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-8/results 2010-09-05 dead He made the breakaway the next day as well, and scored on all seven climbs, moving past Martínez to claim the blue polka-dotted jersey awarded to the mountains leader. He was fourth on the stage, opting not to chase David López as the Spaniard rode an aggressive descent of the Alto de Revolcat to the finish. Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-9/results Lopez bests break in Alcoy 2010-09-05 Cycling News 2011-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100905220356/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-9/results 2010-09-05 dead Stage 11 ended with a climb to Vallnord in Andorra, and though Moncoutié rode the climb near the front of the race with the Vuelta's elite riders, he did not score any points on it, finishing eighth on the day. Peter Hymas http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-11/results Anton comes up aces in Andorra 2010-09-08 Cycling News 2011-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100909005518/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-11/results 2010-09-09 dead Moncoutié next scored mountains points on the Alto de Cotobello at the end of stage 14. Moncoutié took fourth place on the stage and widened his gap over Martínez, who had not scored since he lost the jersey. Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-14/results Rodriguez climbs to stage win 2010-09-11 Cycling News 2011-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100912180212/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-14/results 2010-09-12 dead The next day, Sijmens took second place at Lagos de Covadonga in an extremely climbing-intensive stage. He had been part of the morning breakaway group, but lost contact with stage winner Carlos Barredo during the Covadonga climb. Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-15/results Barredo climbs to stage victory 2010-09-12 Cycling News 2011-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110220043142/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-15/results 2011-02-20 dead Moncoutié was briefly part of the breakaway in stage 17, taking top points on the third-category Alto de la Cabruñana climb near the beginning of the stage. After he gained those points, he rejoined the peloton, finishing the stage 12th. Martínez marked this move and scored in the classification for the first time since losing the blue and white jersey, coming just behind Moncoutié on the Cabruñana climb. Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-16/results Nieve solos to first Grand Tour stage win 2010-09-13 Cycling News 2011-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100914175835/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-16/results 2010-09-14 dead They both scored on the second-category Puerto de Chía climb in stage 19, Martínez with five points to Moncoutié's three, but Moncoutié still led the classification by eight points with just one stage left (since stage 21 had no climbs). Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-19/results Gilbert triumphs in Toledo 2010-09-17 Cycling News 2011-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110220043404/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-19/results 2011-02-20 dead Both failed to score in the race's queen stage the next day, with the first three mountains being claimed by breakaway riders and the Bola del Mundo climb at the finish by the race's elite. Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-20/results Nibali withstands Mosquera's attacks 2010-09-18 Cycling News 2011-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110220043438/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-20/results 2011-02-20 dead This meant that Moncoutié needed only to finish the race the next day in Madrid to win the classification, and he did. He was also the squad's highest-placed rider in the final overall standings, finishing 14th at a deficit of 14 minutes and 34 seconds to Vuelta champion Vincenzo Nibali. The squad finished 15th in the teams classification. Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-21/results Nibali seals Vuelta a España win 2010-09-19 Cycling News 2011-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100922030211/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-21/results 2010-09-22 dead Season victories Date Race Competition Rider Country Location January 19 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Stage 1 UCI Africa Tour Samuel Dumoulin FRA Akiéni February 5 Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Samuel Dumoulin FRA France Ceze-Languedoc February 7 Étoile de Bessèges, Overall UCI Europe Tour Samuel Dumoulin FRA France February 13 Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour Julien El Fares FRA France St. Paul en Forêt February 27 Gran Premio dell'Insubria-Lugano UCI Europe Tour Samuel Dumoulin FRA Switzerland Lugano March 3 Le Samyn UCI Europe Tour Jens Keukeleire BEL Belgium Dour March 5 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Jens Keukeleire BEL Belgium Bellegem March 7 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Overall UCI Europe Tour Jens Keukeleire BEL Belgium March 7 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Points classification UCI Europe Tour Jens Keukeleire BEL Belgium March 7 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Youth classification UCI Europe Tour Jens Keukeleire BEL Belgium March 14 Paris–Nice, Stage 7 UCI World Ranking Amaël Moinard FRA France Nice March 14 Paris–Nice, Mountains classification UCI World Ranking Amaël Moinard FRA France March 17 Nokere–Koerse UCI Europe Tour Jens Keukeleire BEL Belgium March 21 Cholet-Pays de Loire UCI Europe Tour Leonardo Duque COL France Pays de Loire March 27 Volta a Catalunya, Stage 6 UCI ProTour Samuel Dumoulin FRA Spain Barcelona April 8 Circuit Cycliste Sarthe, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Samuel Dumoulin FRA France Pre-En-Pail April 13 Paris–Camembert UCI Europe Tour Sébastien Minard FRA France Camembert April 18 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour Rémi Pauriol FRA April 18 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Sprint classification UCI Europe Tour Christophe Kern FRA May 26 Giro d'Italia, Stage 17 UCI World Ranking Damien Monier FRA Italy Pejo Terme June 5 Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Tony Gallopin FRA Diekirch June 19 Route du Sud, Stage 2B UCI Europe Tour David Moncoutié FRA France Peyragudes June 20 Route du Sud, Overall UCI Europe Tour David Moncoutié FRA France August 4 Paris–Corrèze, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Mickaël Buffaz FRA France St Léonard de Noblat August 5 Paris–Corrèze, Overall UCI Europe Tour Mickaël Buffaz FRA France September 4 Vuelta a España, Stage 8 UCI World Ranking David Moncoutié FRA Spain Xorret del Catí September 19 Vuelta a España, Mountains classification UCI World Ranking David Moncoutié FRA Spain National, Continental and World champions Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location June 27Estonian National Road Race Champion 20px Kalle Kriit EST References Category:2010 road cycling season by team Category:Cofidis (cycling team) Category:2010 in French sport