2010 Cofidis season
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{{Infobox cycling team season
| team = Cofidis
| season = 2010
| men = yes
| image =
| image_caption =
| ucicode = COF
| status = UCI Professional Continental
| wrrank =
| chairman =
| owner =
| manager = Éric Boyer
| sponsor = Cofidis
| base = France
| bikes =
| groupset =
| onedaywins = 5
| stageraceoverall = 4
| stageracestages = 12
| natcwins = 1
| mostwins = Samuel Dumoulin (6 wins)
| bestrider =
| kitimage =
| previous = 2009
| next = 2011
}}
The 2010 season for {{UCI team code|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.
{{Cycling squad start}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Stéphane Augé|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2010|1|1|1974|12|6}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Guillaume Blot|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2010|1|1|1985|3|28}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Mickaël Buffaz|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2010|1|1|1979|5|21}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Rémi Cusin|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2010|1|1|1986|2|3}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Samuel Dumoulin|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2010|1|1|1980|8|20}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Leonardo Duque|nat=COL|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2010|1|1|1980|4|10}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Julien El Fares|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2010|1|1|1985|6|1}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Jean Eudes Demaret|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2010|1|1|1984|7|25}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Julien Fouchard|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2010|1|1|1986|6|20}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Tony Gallopin|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2010|1|1|1988|5|24}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Kevyn Ista|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2010|1|1|1984|11|22}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Christophe Kern|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2010|1|1|1981|1|18}}}}
{{Cycling squad mid}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Jens Keukeleire|nat=BEL|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2010|1|1|1988|11|23}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Kalle Kriit|nat=EST|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2010|1|1|1983|11|13}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Arnaud Labbe|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2010|1|1|1976|11|3}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Sébastien Minard|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2010|1|1|1982|6|12}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Amaël Moinard|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2010|1|1|1982|2|2}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=David Moncoutié|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2010|1|1|1975|4|30}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Damien Monier|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2010|1|1|1982|8|27}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Rémi Pauriol|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2010|1|1|1982|4|4}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Nico Sijmens|nat=BEL|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2010|1|1|1978|4|1}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Rein Taaramäe|nat=EST|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2010|1|1|1987|4|24}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Tristan Valentin|nat=FRA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2010|1|1|1982|2|23}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=Romain Zingle|nat=BEL|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2010|1|1|1987|1|29}}}}
{{Cycling squad end}}
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;Riders who joined the team for the 2010 season
| class="wikitable" | |
| Rider
!2009 team | |
|---|---|
| Rémi Cusin | {{UCI team code|AGR|2009}} |
| Julien Fouchard | neo-pro |
| Tony Gallopin | Auber 93 |
| Kevyn Ista | {{UCI team code|AGR|2009}} |
| Jens Keukeleire | Soenens–Yawadoo–Germond |
| Kalle Kriit | ex-pro (Mitsubishi–Jartazi, 2008) |
| Arnaud Labbe | {{UCI team code|BBO|2009}} |
| Romain Zingle | {{UCI team code|VWA|2009}} |
{{col-2}}
;Riders who left the team during or after the 2009 season
| class="wikitable" | |
| Rider
!2010 team | |
|---|---|
| Alexandre Blain | Endura Racing |
| Florent Brard | Retired |
| Hervé Duclos-Lassalle | No contract |
| Bingen Fernández | Retired |
| Maryan Hary | No contract |
| Sébastien Portal | No contract |
| Alexandre Usov | ISD feeder team |
| Romain Villa | No contract |
{{col-end}}
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.{{cite web
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gp-dellinsubria-lugano-1-1/results
|title=Dumoulin wins Insubria
|date=2010-02-27
|work=Cycling News
|accessdate=2010-03-07
| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100301080806/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gp-dellinsubria-lugano-1-1/results| archivedate= 1 March 2010 | url-status= live}} Keukeleire provided a similar win in Belgium at Le Samyn later in the week, winning a 25-man sprint.{{cite web
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/le-samyn-1-1/results
|title=Keukeleire crowned king of Le Samyn
|date=2010-03-03
|work=Cycling News
|accessdate=2010-03-07
| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100305222653/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/le-samyn-1-1/results| archivedate= 5 March 2010 | url-status= live}}
= Fall races =
{{Empty section|date=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.{{cite web
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-tropicale-amissa-bongo-tabo-2-1/stage-1/results
|title=Dumoulin claims Tropicale opener
|date=2010-01-19
|work=Cycling News
|accessdate=2010-01-24
| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100123145210/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-tropicale-amissa-bongo-tabo-2-1/stage-1/results| archivedate= 23 January 2010 | url-status= live}} The following month, at the Étoile de Bessèges, Dumoulin again took a sprint stage win, in that event's third stage.{{cite web
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/40th-etoile-de-besseges-2-1/stage-3/results
|title=Dumoulin dashes to stage win
|date=2010-02-05
|work=Cycling News
|accessdate=2010-02-07
| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100207014346/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/40th-etoile-de-besseges-2-1/stage-3/results| archivedate= 7 February 2010 | url-status= 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.{{cite web
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/40th-etoile-de-besseges-2-1/stage-4/results
|title=Molmy wins stage after Dumoulin relegated
|date=2010-02-06
|work=Cycling News
|accessdate=2010-02-07
| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100207020524/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/40th-etoile-de-besseges-2-1/stage-4/results| archivedate= 7 February 2010 | url-status= 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.{{cite web
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/40th-etoile-de-besseges-2-1/stage-5/results
|title=Eeckhout takes final stage in France
|date=2010-02-07
|work=Cycling News
|accessdate=2010-02-07
| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100209192003/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/40th-etoile-de-besseges-2-1/stage-5/results| archivedate= 9 February 2010 | url-status= live}} New team member Keukeleire was impressive in early March, winning the opening stage and the general classification of Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen.{{cite web
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/driedaagse-van-west-vlaanderen-2-1/stage-1/results
|title=Keukeleire wins Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen opener
|date=2010-03-05
|work=Cycling News
|accessdate=2010-03-07
| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100402002646/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/driedaagse-van-west-vlaanderen-2-1/stage-1/results| archivedate= 2 April 2010 | url-status= live}}{{cite web
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/driedaagse-van-west-vlaanderen-2-1/stage-3/results
|title=Boeckmans bests peloton in Ichtegem
|date=2010-03-07
|work=Cycling News
|accessdate=2010-03-07
| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100309094608/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/driedaagse-van-west-vlaanderen-2-1/stage-3/results| archivedate= 9 March 2010 | url-status= 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.{{cite news
|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/345308/barloworld-left-off-first-giro-d-italia-team-list.html
|date=2009-01-28
|title=Barloworld left off first Giro d'Italia team list
|work=Cycling Weekly
|accessdate=2009-08-28
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715013509/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/barloworld-left-off-first-giro-ditalia-team-list-70964
|archive-date=15 July 2014
|url-status=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.{{cite web
|author = Les Clarke
|url = http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-3/results
|title = Weylandt takes chaotic stage
|date = 2010-05-10
|work = Cycling News
|accessdate = 2010-05-11
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100511190154/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-3/results
|archivedate = 2010-05-11
|url-status = 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 {{UCI team code|ASA|2010}} and {{UCI team code|ALM|2010}} at two and a half minutes off the winning time.{{cite web
|author = Les Clarke and Stephen Farrand
|url = http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-4/results
|title = Liquigas–Doimo fly to TTT victory
|date = 2010-05-12
|work = Cycling News
|accessdate = 2010-05-12
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100513081051/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-4/results
|archivedate = 2010-05-13
|url-status = dead
}}
In stage 5, Fouchard followed a morning move from {{UCI team code|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 {{UCI team code|THR|2010}} sporting director Valerio Piva, whose team was arguably the most upset by the lost mass sprint opportunity, for their combative riding.{{cite web
|author=Jean-François Quénet
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/htc-columbia-director-credits-giro-break
|title=HTC–Columbia director credits Giro break
|date=2010-05-14
|work=Cycling News
|accessdate=2010-05-14
| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100517125507/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/htc-columbia-director-credits-giro-break| archivedate= 17 May 2010 | url-status= live}} The squad was then quiet until stage 10, when the {{UCI team code|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 {{UCI team code|GRM|2010|nolink=yes}}' Tyler Farrar.{{cite web
|author = Les Clarke and Jean-François Quénet
|url = http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-10/results
|title = Farrar fantastic in Bitonto
|date = 2010-05-18
|work = Cycling News
|accessdate = 2010-05-21
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100520020333/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-10/results
|archivedate = 2010-05-20
|url-status = 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.{{cite web
|url = http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-13/results
|title = Belletti sprints to hometown win in Cesenatico
|date = 2010-06-11
|work = Cycling News
|accessdate = 2010-05-21
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100523074901/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-13/results
|archivedate = 2010-05-23
|url-status = 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.{{cite web
|author=Les Clarke
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-17/results
|title=Monier finally gets first pro win in Pejo Terme
|date=2010-05-26
|work=Cycling News
|accessdate=2010-06-20
| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100620025334/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-17/results| archivedate= 20 June 2010 | url-status= 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.{{cite web
|author=Stephen Farrand
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-21/results
|title=Basso wins Giro d'Italia
|date=2010-05-30
|work=Cycling News
|accessdate=2010-06-25
| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100623042628/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-21/results| archivedate= 23 June 2010 | url-status= 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.{{cite web
|author = Les Clarke
|url = http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-10/results
|title = Paulinho gives Radioshack something to celebrate
|date = 2010-07-14
|work = Cycling News
|accessdate = 2010-12-12
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100815032321/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-10/results
|archive-date = 2010-08-15
|url-status = 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.{{cite web
|author = Anthony Tan
|url = http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-20/results
|title = Tres victorias de Francia para Contador!
|date = 2010-07-25
|work = Cycling News
|accessdate = 2010-11-06
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100815033234/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-20/results
|archive-date = 2010-08-15
|url-status = dead
}}
= Vuelta a España =
File:David Moncoutie 2.jpg 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 {{UCI team code|THR|2010}}.{{cite web
|url = http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-1/results
|title = Cavendish claims first leader's jersey
|date = 2010-08-28
|work = Cycling News
|accessdate = 2011-01-17
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100829074003/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-1/results
|archive-date = 2010-08-29
|url-status = 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.{{cite web
|author = Peter Hymas
|url = http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-6/results
|title = Hushovd smashes sprint in Murcia
|date = 2010-09-02
|work = Cycling News
|accessdate = 2011-01-17
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110220042318/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-6/results
|archive-date = 2011-02-20
|url-status = 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.{{cite web
|author = Barry Ryan
|url = http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-8/results
|title = Moncoutie takes solo victory
|date = 2010-09-04
|work = Cycling News
|accessdate = 2011-01-17
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100905220351/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-8/results
|archive-date = 2010-09-05
|url-status = 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.{{cite web
|author = Barry Ryan
|url = http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-9/results
|title = Lopez bests break in Alcoy
|date = 2010-09-05
|work = Cycling News
|accessdate = 2011-01-17
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100905220356/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-9/results
|archive-date = 2010-09-05
|url-status = 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.{{cite web
|author = Peter Hymas
|url = http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-11/results
|title = Anton comes up aces in Andorra
|date = 2010-09-08
|work = Cycling News
|accessdate = 2011-01-17
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100909005518/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-11/results
|archive-date = 2010-09-09
|url-status = 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.{{cite web
|author = Barry Ryan
|url = http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-14/results
|title = Rodriguez climbs to stage win
|date = 2010-09-11
|work = Cycling News
|accessdate = 2011-01-17
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100912180212/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-14/results
|archive-date = 2010-09-12
|url-status = 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.{{cite web
|author = Barry Ryan
|url = http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-15/results
|title = Barredo climbs to stage victory
|date = 2010-09-12
|work = Cycling News
|accessdate = 2011-01-17
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110220043142/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-15/results
|archive-date = 2011-02-20
|url-status = 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.
|author = Stephen Farrand
|url = http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-16/results
|title = Nieve solos to first Grand Tour stage win
|date = 2010-09-13
|work = Cycling News
|accessdate = 2011-01-17
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100914175835/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-16/results
|archive-date = 2010-09-14
|url-status = 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).{{cite web
|author = Barry Ryan
|url = http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-19/results
|title = Gilbert triumphs in Toledo
|date = 2010-09-17
|work = Cycling News
|accessdate = 2011-01-17
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110220043404/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-19/results
|archive-date = 2011-02-20
|url-status = 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.{{cite web
|author = Stephen Farrand
|url = http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-20/results
|title = Nibali withstands Mosquera's attacks
|date = 2010-09-18
|work = Cycling News
|accessdate = 2011-01-17
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110220043438/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-20/results
|archive-date = 2011-02-20
|url-status = 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.{{cite web
|author = Stephen Farrand
|url = http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-21/results
|title = Nibali seals Vuelta a España win
|date = 2010-09-19
|work = Cycling News
|accessdate = 2011-01-17
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100922030211/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/65th-vuelta-a-espana-his/stage-21/results
|archive-date = 2010-09-22
|url-status = dead
}}
Season victories
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{dts | January|19}} | La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Stage 1 | UCI Africa Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Samuel|Dumoulin}}|FRA}} | {{GAB}} | Akiéni |
| {{dts | February|5}} | Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Samuel|Dumoulin}}|FRA}} | {{flagu|France}} | Ceze-Languedoc |
| {{dts | February|7}} | Étoile de Bessèges, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Samuel|Dumoulin}}|FRA}} | {{flagu|France}} | |
| {{dts | February|13}} | Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Julien|El Fares}}|FRA}} | {{flagu|France}} | St. Paul en Forêt |
| {{dts | February|27}} | Gran Premio dell'Insubria-Lugano | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Samuel|Dumoulin}}|FRA}} | {{flagu|Switzerland}} | Lugano |
| {{dts | March|3}} | Le Samyn | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jens|Keukeleire}}|BEL}} | {{flagu|Belgium}} | Dour |
| {{dts | March|5}} | Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jens|Keukeleire}}|BEL}} | {{flagu|Belgium}} | Bellegem |
| {{dts | March|7}} | Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jens|Keukeleire}}|BEL}} | {{flagu|Belgium}} | |
| {{dts | March|7}} | Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jens|Keukeleire}}|BEL}} | {{flagu|Belgium}} | |
| {{dts | March|7}} | Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Youth classification | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jens|Keukeleire}}|BEL}} | {{flagu|Belgium}} | |
| {{dts | March|14}} | Paris–Nice, Stage 7 | UCI World Ranking | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Amaël|Moinard}}|FRA}} | {{flagu|France}} | Nice |
| {{dts | March|14}} | Paris–Nice, Mountains classification | UCI World Ranking | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Amaël|Moinard}}|FRA}} | {{flagu|France}} | |
| {{dts | March|17}} | Nokere–Koerse | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jens|Keukeleire}}|BEL}} | {{flagu|Belgium}} | |
| {{dts | March|21}} | Cholet-Pays de Loire | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Leonardo|Duque}}|COL}} | {{flagu|France}} | Pays de Loire |
| {{dts | March|27}} | Volta a Catalunya, Stage 6 | UCI ProTour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Samuel|Dumoulin}}|FRA}} | {{flagu|Spain}} | Barcelona |
| {{dts | April|8}} | Circuit Cycliste Sarthe, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Samuel|Dumoulin}}|FRA}} | {{flagu|France}} | Pre-En-Pail |
| {{dts | April|13}} | Paris–Camembert | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Sébastien|Minard}}|FRA}} | {{flagu|France}} | Camembert |
| {{dts | April|18}} | Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Mountains classification | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Rémi|Pauriol}}|FRA}} | {{TUR}} | |
| {{dts | April|18}} | Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Sprint classification | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Christophe|Kern}}|FRA}} | {{TUR}} | |
| {{dts | May|26}} | Giro d'Italia, Stage 17 | UCI World Ranking | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Damien|Monier}}|FRA}} | {{flagu|Italy}} | Pejo Terme |
| {{dts | June|5}} | Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Tony|Gallopin}}|FRA}} | {{LUX}} | Diekirch |
| {{dts | June|19}} | Route du Sud, Stage 2B | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|David|Moncoutié}}|FRA}} | {{flagu|France}} | Peyragudes |
| {{dts | June|20}} | Route du Sud, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|David|Moncoutié}}|FRA}} | {{flagu|France}} | |
| {{dts | August|4}} | Paris–Corrèze, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Mickaël|Buffaz}}|FRA}} | {{flagu|France}} | St Léonard de Noblat |
| {{dts | August|5}} | Paris–Corrèze, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Mickaël|Buffaz}}|FRA}} | {{flagu|France}} | |
| {{dts | September|4}} | Vuelta a España, Stage 8 | UCI World Ranking | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|David|Moncoutié}}|FRA}} | {{flagu|Spain}} | Xorret del Catí |
| {{dts | September|19}} | Vuelta a España, Mountains classification | UCI World Ranking | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|David|Moncoutié}}|FRA}} | {{flagu|Spain}} |
National, Continental and World champions
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| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| Date | Discipline | Jersey | Rider | Country | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{dts | June|27}} | Estonian National Road Race Champion | {{center|20px}} | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Kalle|Kriit}}|EST}} | {{EST}} |
References
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