Vendée U
{{Short description|French road cycling team}}
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| caption = The team in 2019
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| registered = France
| founded = {{Start date and age|1991}}
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| discipline = Road
| status = {{abbr|DN1|Division Nationale 1}}
| bicycles = Wilier Triestina
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| teammanager = Hervé Arcade
| season = 1991–1999
2000–2005
2006–
| oldname = Vendée U
Vendée U–Pays de la Loire
Vendée U
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Vendée U is a French road cycling team established in 1991. The team is a national first-division (DN1) club team, acting as the development program for UCI ProTeam {{UCI team code|TDE}}.{{cite web | url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/team/vendee-u-2024/overview/| title=Vendée U | work=ProCyclingStats | access-date=13 September 2024}} Notable riders to have ridden for the team include Thomas Voeckler, Sylvain Chavanel, Jérôme Cousin, Bryan Coquard and Lilian Calmejane among others.
In 2021, after over 30 years, the team changed their colors from red and white to match the jerseys of {{UCI team code|TDE|nolink=yes}}.{{cite web |lang=fr |title=Cyclisme. Vendée U change ses couleurs pour la saison 2021 |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/cyclisme/vendee-u/cyclisme-vendee-u-change-ses-couleurs-pour-la-saison-2021-7111863 |work=Ouest France |date=8 January 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.vendee-u.com/}}
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Category:Cycling teams established in 1991
Category:1991 establishments in France
Category:Cycling teams based in France
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