2021 Cofidis season

The 2021 season for the Cofidis road cycling team is its twenty-fifth season overall and the second consecutive year that it is a UCI WorldTeam.

Cofidis
2021 season
UCI code	COF
Status	UCI WorldTeam
Manager	Yvon Sanquer
Main sponsor(s)	Cofidis
Based	France
Bicycles	De Rosa
Groupset	Campagnolo

Team roster

As of 19 December 2020.[1][2]

Rider Date of birth  Piet Allegaert (BEL) 20 January 1995 (aged 25)  Fernando Barceló (ESP) 6 January 1996 (aged 24)  Natnael Berhane (ERI) 5 January 1991 (aged 29)  Tom Bohli (SUI) 17 January 1994 (aged 26)  André Carvalho (POR) 31 October 1997 (aged 23)  Thomas Champion (FRA) 8 September 1999 (aged 21)  Simone Consonni (ITA) 12 September 1994 (aged 26)  Jempy Drucker (LUX) 3 September 1986 (aged 34)  Nicolas Edet (FRA) 2 November 1987 (aged 33)  Rubén Fernández (ESP) 1 March 1991 (aged 29)  Eddy Finé (FRA) 20 November 1997 (aged 23)  Simon Geschke (GER) 13 March 1986 (aged 34)  Nathan Haas (AUS) 12 May 1989 (aged 31)  Jesús Herrada (ESP) 26 July 1990 (aged 30)

Rider Date of birth  José Herrada (ESP) 1 October 1985 (aged 35)  Victor Lafay (FRA) 17 January 1996 (aged 24)  Christophe Laporte (FRA) 11 December 1992 (aged 28)  Guillaume Martin (FRA) 9 June 1993 (aged 27)  Emmanuel Morin (FRA) 13 March 1995 (aged 25)  Anthony Perez (FRA) 22 April 1991 (aged 29)  Pierre-Luc Périchon (FRA) 4 January 1987 (aged 33)  Rémy Rochas (FRA) 18 May 1996 (aged 24)  Fabio Sabatini (ITA) 8 February 1985 (aged 35)  Szymon Sajnok (POL) 24 August 1997 (aged 23)  Kenneth Vanbilsen (BEL) 1 June 1990 (aged 30)  Attilio Viviani (ITA) 18 October 1996 (aged 24)  Elia Viviani (ITA) 7 February 1989 (aged 31)  Jelle Wallays (BEL) 11 May 1989 (aged 30)

Riders who joined the team for the 2021 season Rider 2020 team Tom Bohli[3][4] UAE Team Emirates André Carvalho[5][6] neo-pro (Hagens Berman Axeon) Thomas Champion[7][8] neo-pro (Bourg-en-Bresse Ain) Jempy Drucker[9][10] Bora–Hansgrohe Rubén Fernández[5][11] Euskaltel–Euskadi Simon Geschke[12][13][14] CCC Team Rémy Rochas[15][16] Nippo–Delko–One Provence Szymon Sajnok[13][17] CCC Team Jelle Wallays[14][18] Lotto–Soudal

Riders who left the team during or after the 2020 season Rider 2021 team Dimitri Claeys[19] Team Qhubeka Assos Jesper Hansen[20][21] Riwal Cycling Team Mathias Le Turnier[22] Delko Cyril Lemoine[23][24] B&B Hotels p/b KTM Luis Ángel Maté[5][23] Euskaltel–Euskadi Marco Mathis[25][26] Stéphane Rossetto[26][27] St. Michel–Auber93 Damien Touzé[28] AG2R Citroën Team Julien Vermote[26][29]

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
3 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Christophe Laporte (FRA)	France	Bellegarde
7 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Christophe Laporte (FRA)	France

National, Continental and World champions

Date	Discipline	Jersey	Rider	Country	Location

Footnotes

References

1. "Cofidis Solutions Crédits 2021 Roster". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
2. "les Coureurs" [The Riders] (in French). Cofidis. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
3. "Tom Bohli, un rouleur de talent chez Cofidis!" [Tom Bohli, a talented rouleur at Cofidis!] (in French). Cofidis. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
4. "Bohli joins Cofidis to strengthen Viviani sprint train". CyclingNews. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
5. Fletcher, Patrick (8 December 2020). "Transfer Mechanics: Analysing teams 2021 – part 1". CyclingNews. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
6. "Andre Carvalho chez Cofidis, l'avenir est en marche" [Andre Carvalho at Cofidis, the future is moving] (in French). Cofidis. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
7. "Thomas Champion un jeune grimpeur de grand talent chez Cofidis" [Thomas Champion, a great talented young climber at Cofidis] (in French). Cofidis. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
8. "Thomas Champion rejoint Cofidis" [Thomas Champion joins Cofidis] (in French). Ouest-France. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
9. "Jempy Drucker renforce l'équipe Cofidis" [Jempy Drucker reinforces Cofidis] (in French). Cofidis. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
10. Greaves, Andrew (29 November 2020). "The battle for contracts in the COVID market". CyclingNews. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
11. "Rubén Fernández renforce l'équipe Cofidis" [Rubén Fernández reinforces Cofidis] (in French). Cofidis. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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14. Fletcher, Patrick (30 October 2020). "Geschke signs for Cofidis to support Guillaume Martin". CyclingNews. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
15. "Rémy Rochas, un grimpeur prometteur chez Cofidis!" [Rémy Rochas, a promising climber at Cofidis!] (in French). Cofidis. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
16. "Rémy Rochas en route vers Cofidis" [Rémy Rochas on his way to Cofidis] (in French). Le Dauphiné libéré. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
17. "Szymon Sajnok un jeune talent chez Cofidis" [Szymon Sajnok, a young talent at Cofidis] (in French). Cofidis. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
18. "Jelle Wallays, l'expérience au service de Cofidis" [Jelle Wallays, experience at the service of Cofidis] (in French). Cofidis. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
19. "Qhubeka Assos continue to build 2021 squad with Clarke, Claeys, Frankiny". CyclingNews. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
20. Schmidt, Søren Stjerne (5 January 2021). "Hjem til Fyn: Jesper Hansen skifter til Riwal Cycling Team" [Home to Funen: Jesper Hansen shifts to Riwal Cycling Team] (in Danish). TV 2/Fyn. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
21. "Danish riders Hansen and Carbel drop from WorldTour level as contracts not renewed". CyclingNews. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
22. "Mathias Le Turnier vindt toch nieuwe profploeg voor 2021" [Mathias Le Turnier finds a new professional team for 2021] (in Dutch). Wielerflits. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
23. Bonville-Ginn, Tim (10 December 2020). "Cycling transfers 2021: All the ins and outs from the WorldTour". CyclingWeekly. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
24. "B&B Hotels lose 15-20% of budget ahead of 2021 season". CyclingNews. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
25. "Wielertransfers 2021: Marco Mathis, Matthew Gibson, Andrea Guardini" [Cycling Transfers 2021: Marco Mathis, Matthew Gibson, Andrea Guardini] (in Dutch). Wielerflits. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
26. Fletcher, Patrick (3 February 2021). "The search goes on: 9 WorldTour riders still without 2021 contracts". CyclingNews. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
27. Scherrer, Gaétan (8 December 2020). "Stéphane Rossetto (ex-Cofidis): "Je fais quoi, si je n'ai plus le vélo ?"" [Stéphane Rossetto (ex-Cofidis): "What do I do if I no longer have cycling?"] (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
28. "Sarreau and Touzé sign for AG2R La Mondiale". CyclingNews. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
29. "Van Keirsbulck, Vandenbergh and Vermote still on the market as season draws to a close". CyclingNews. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

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