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HOUILLES, France, March 3, 2013 (AFP) - Frenchman Damien Gaudin, riding for Europcar, won Sunday's Paris-Nice prologue, a 2.9km time trial around Houilles west of Paris. Gaudin, a three-time French national pursuit champion, bagged the yellow jersey after seeing off compatriot Sylvain Chavanel by 0.56sec and Dutchman Lieuwe Westra as the 26-year-old garnered his first career win five … [Read more...]
LIEGE, Belgium, June 28, 2012 (AFP) - French cycling team Europcar have played down claims they are being investigated for alleged doping practices at the 2011 Tour de France, following a damning report on Wednesday. The website of L'Equipe newspaper has claimed a preliminary investigation was opened in August last year, a month after team leader Thomas Voeckler completed a stunning Tour … [Read more...]
LES GETS, France, June 10, 2011 - Christophe Kern of Europcar won the fifth stage of the Criterium du Dauphine here on Friday to snap a six-year winless streak, with Britain's Bradley Wiggins of Team Sky retaining the leader's jersey. Kern gave the French contingent a first stage win of this edition by seeing off Dane Chris Sorensen of Saxobank by 7sec following a moderate climb over … [Read more...]
PARIS, March 4, 2011 (AFP) - French cycling team Europcar were on Friday snubbed by race organizers ASO (Amaury Sports Organization) for two key spring classics, the Fleche Wallonne and Liege-Bastogne-Liege. Europcar were formerly known as Bbox-Bouygues and count stage victories in the Tour de France on their victories list. However like many teams they have dropped out of the 18-strong … [Read more...]
RENNES, France, Feb 19, 2011 (AFP) - Anthony Charteau, the best climber at the 2010 Tour de France, may have sustained a fractured collarbone after a fall in South Africa, his team, Europcar, revealed on Saturday. Charteau, who is set to undergo tests, crashed during Saturday's first stage of the Tour of South Africa. … [Read more...]
PARIS, February 18, 2011 (AFP) - Defending champion Thomas Voeckler of France will lead the Europcar team in the next edition of Paris-Nice, which starts on 6 March in Houdan (Yvelines). Sébastien Turgot will be the road-sprinter for the team in the absence of Said Haddou and Sebastian Chavanel, whose fitness was considered "a little just to claim a place "according to athletic director … [Read more...]
PARIS - Team Europcar has 22 Riders on the roster for the 2011 season. The Riders: Yukiya Arashiro (JPN), Giovanni Bernaudeau, Franck Bouyer, Anthony Charteau, Sébastien Chavanel, Mathieu Claude, Jerome Cousin Damien Gaudin Cyril Gautier, Yohann Gene, Saïd Haddou, Tony Hurel, Vincent Jerome Christophe Kern, Guillaume Le Floc'h, Alexandre Pichot, Quemeneur … [Read more...]
Sebastien Chavanel (FDJ) has signed a one year contract with the cycling team Europcar (former BBox) directed by Jean-Rene Bernaudeau, it was Friday on the team website . The rider who is 29 years old, the younger brother of Sylvain Chavanel, has already rode for Jean-Rene Bernaudeau. It began in the Vendée U team's reserve Buns The Bakery, which he joined in 2003 until 2006 while the … [Read more...]