Dutch outfit Argos and French trio Cofidis, Europcar and Saur-Sojasun were invited onto the 2012 Tour de France on Friday, taking the number of entries to twenty-two. The race gets underway on June 30 in the Belgian city of Liege. Tour de France teams France (5): AG2R La Mondiale, Cofidis, Europcar, FDJ-BigMat, Saur-Sojasun Netherlands (3): Argos, Rabobank, … [Read more...]
Wheels Come Off Europcar’s Elite Cycling Status As UCI Decides Winners & Losers
November 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
PARIS, Nov 21, 2011 (AFP) - Europcar the team of Thomas Voeckler the long-time leader of this year's Tour de France was demoted from the elite list of professional cycling teams on Monday by the sport's governing body the International Cycling Union (UCI). Spanish team Geox also lost their elite status though that was anticipated as their main sponsor had pulled its support recently. … [Read more...]
Europcar Team Roster For 2011 Tour de France
June 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
PARIS, June 27, 2011 - Manager Jean-Rene Bernaudeau has chosen a French-only lineup for the Europcar team which will take part in the Tour de France starting on Saturday in the Vendee department on the French Atlanticcoast. The team will be led by a former wearer of the yellow jersey, Thomas Voeckler. There will be three debutants in the race - Yohann Gene, Vincent Jerome and Perrig … [Read more...]
Tour de France Wild Card Spots Reserved For French Teams
January 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
PARIS - The four wildcard invitations for this year's Tour de France have been reserved for French teams, race organizers Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO) announced on Thursday. French teams Cofidis, Europcar, Francaise Des Jeux and Saur-Sojasun have been given the nod ahead of the Italian Geox outfit of Russian Denis Menchov, third in last year's Tour de France, and 2008 winner … [Read more...]
Didier Rous New Director of Cofidis
January 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
PARIS - Didier Rous, who resigned from his post as sports director of the cycling team Europcar (former BBox), joined the team Cofidis in the same position. Aged 40 years of age, the former double champion de France (2001 and 2003) was the Bbox sporting director since the end of his racing career after the 2007 season. "Didier is the man for the job," Eric Boyer, manager Cofidis he … [Read more...]
Europcar Drives In To Save Stricken French Team
October 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Car hire firm Europcar has stepped in to save one of France's leading cycling teams with a last-minute sponsorship deal. Bbox, which sponsors the team managed by Jean-Rene Bernaudeau featuring French champion Thomas Voeckler, is pulling out of the sport at the end of the year. Bernaudeau had been faced with folding operations altogether, prompting some of his riders to jump ship. … [Read more...]