Former French professional cycling team
Cycling team
Crédit Agricole Team information UCI code C.A Registered France Founded 1987 (1987 ) Disbanded 2008 Discipline Road Status ProTour Key personnel General manager Roger Legeay Team name history 1987
Vêtements Z–Peugeot
Crédit Agricole (cycling team) jersey Jersey
Crédit Agricole (UCI team code:C.A ) was a French professionalcycling team sponsored by the French bankCrédit Agricole from 1998 to 2008. Prior to 1997, the team was known asVêtements Z–Peugeot (1987),Z–Peugeot (1988–89),Z (1990–92) andGAN (1993–98). In 1990, the team's leading cyclist, the AmericanGreg LeMond , won theTour de France . The team also won the team title at the Tour de France that year. Crédit Agricole announced that they would cease to sponsor the team after 2008,[ 1]
The team was born out of thePeugeot cycling team , which existed from the early 1900s to 1986.Roger Legeay was the Peugeot team's last manager, and he created Vêtements Z–Peugeot in 1987 (taking its name from the children's clothing brand Z and the car manufacturerPeugeot ). That year, the team made its appearance at the Tour de France, with Frenchman Pascal Simon as its leading cyclist.
In 1988, under the name of Z–Peugeot, the team achieved its first stage win at the Tour de France whenJérôme Simon (Pascal Simon's brother) won stage 9 of the tour. The team's second stage win came in 1989, when the Scottish riderRobert Millar took a mountain stage.
In 1990, the Tour's defending champion, Greg LeMond, moved to the team, which had been renamed Z. Riding for the team, LeMond won his third Tour title that year, coming in 2 minutes and 16 seconds ahead of the second-placed rider, the ItalianClaudio Chiappucci . LeMond credited strong team support and tactics for his third Tour victory. And the team also won the team title at the year's Tour, coming in just 16 seconds ahead of theONCE cycling team (the closest margin for the team classification in the Tour's history).
Greg LeMond at the1991 Tour de France In 1991, with the team renamed simply Z, LeMond wore the yellow jersey for five stages in the earlier part of the Tour, but faded as the event progressed and eventually finished in seventh place, 13 minutes behind the new champion, the Spanish riderMiguel Induráin .
In 1992, LeMond struggled and eventually abandoned the Tour on the 14th stage. However the team picked up one stage win that year, withJean-Claude Colotti winning stage 17.
In 1993, the team was renamed GAN. LeMond did not ride in the 1993 Tour. He returned in 1994, but withdrew after six stages.
Just prior to LeMond's departure the team acquired the British track cyclistChris Boardman , atime trial specialist. Riding for the team, Boardman won the Prologue of the Tour de France in1994 ,1997 and1998 .[ 2]
The team also acquired a young Australian track rider,Stuart O'Grady , in the mid-1990s. He won several Tour stages and nearly won thepoints classification in the2000 Tour de France . O'Grady held on to the yellow jersey as leader of thegeneral classification for many days during that same tour.
The team was renamed Crédit Agricole in 1998.
German riderJens Voigt joined the team until the 2003 season, winning a Tour stage and spending a day in the yellow jersey in 2001.
Thor Hushovd riding in front of the Crédit Agricole team car, when winning the prologue in the2006 Tour de France The 2000 and 2001 seasons saw AmericansBobby Julich andJonathan Vaughters in the team, making it the team with the most English speakers. The team also won the2001 Tour de France team time trial in front of the ONCE andU.S. Postal teams. Julich and Vaughters left after one and two seasons respectively.
The 2003 season saw the emergence ofThor Hushovd of Norway as the main sprinter of the team. At the end of 2003 O'Grady and Voigt left forCofidis andTeam CSC respectively.
2005 was successful for the team.Pietro Caucchioli finished in the top ten of theGiro d'Italia andChristophe Le Mével took a breakaway stage win. In the2005 Tour de France Christophe Moreau was the highest-placed French rider (11th) andThor Hushovd secured the green jersey points classification.
In 2006, Crédit Agricole captured the team classification at theTour de Pologne . Hushovd took stage wins and two days in the yellow jersey at theTour de France , won theGent–Wevelgem classic, and a stage win and the points classification at theVuelta a España .
From 2005 to 2008, the team was one of the 20 which competed in theUCI ProTour .
The team disbanded at the end of the 2008 season when Crédit Agricole ended their sponsorship.
1988 Overall Route du Sud,Ronan Pensec GP de la Ville de Rennes,Ronan Pensec Stage 9 Tour de France,Jérôme Simon 1989 Grand Prix du Midi Libre,Jérôme Simon Overall Route du Sud,Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle Stage 4 Paris–Nice,Bruno Cornillet Stage 4 Tour de Romandie,Robert Millar Stage 6b Critérium du Dauphiné,Robert Millar Stage 10 Tour de France,Robert Millar 1990 Cholet – Pays de Loire, Kim Andersen Tour de Vendée,François Lemarchand Stage 4 Tour de Romandie,Robert Millar Stages 11 & 14 Giro d'Italia,Éric Boyer OverallRobert Millar Stage 11 Tour de Suisse, Kim Andersen OverallGreg LeMond 1991 A Travers le Morbihan,Bruno Cornillet Route Adélie,Jérôme Simon Grand Prix du Midi Libre,Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle Circuit Cycliste Sarthe Overall,Bruno Cornillet Overall Tour du Poitou Charentes, Kim Andersen GP de la Ville de Rennes, Kim Andersen Trophée des Grimpeurs,Atle Kvålsvoll Giro d'ItaliaStage 1,Philippe Casado Stage 4,Éric Boyer Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan,Bruno Cornillet Stage 5 Tour de Suisse,Robert Millar 1992 Overall Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne,Pascal Lance Overall Tour du Limousin,Éric Boyer Paris–Roubaix,Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle Overall Tour de Vendée,Bruno Cornillet Stage 8 Tour de Suisse,Éric Boyer Stage 17 Tour de France,Jean-Claude Colotti 1993 GP d'Ouverture La Marseillaise,Didier Rous Overall Route du Sud,Éric Boyer Overall Tour du Haut Var,Thierry Claveyrolat GP de la Ville de Rennes,Eddy Seigneur Paris–Roubaix,Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle Trophée des Grimpeurs,Thierry Claveyrolat Stage 2 Critérium du Dauphiné,Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle GP Ouest France-Plouay,Thierry Claveyrolat Paris-Bruxelles,Francis Moreau 1994 Prologue & Stages 3 & 7 Critérium du Dauphiné,Chris Boardman Stage 6 Tour de Suisse,Chris Boardman Prologue Tour de France,Chris Boardman Stage 21,Eddy Seigneur Chrono des Nations,Pascal Lance Overall 4 Days of Dunkirk,Eddy Seigneur World Time Trial Championships,Chris Boardman 1995 Stage 2 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco,Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle Prologue Critérium du Dauphiné,Chris Boardman Chrono des Nations,Pascal Lance A Travers le Morbihan,Francis Moreau Overall Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne,Nicolas Aubier Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan,Francis Moreau 1996 Stage 4 Volta a la Comunidad Valenciana,Didier Rous Overall Critérium International,Chris Boardman Chrono des Nations,Chris Boardman Overall Tour de Picardie,Philippe Gaumont GP Eddy Merckx,Chris Boardman La Côte Picarde,Philippe Gaumont Overall 4 Days of Dunkirk,Philippe Gaumont Overall Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne,Eddy Seigneur Paris–NiceStage 1,Frédéric Moncassin Stage 8b,Chris Boardman Cholet – Pays de Loire,Stéphane Heulot Overall Tour de Vendée,Laurent Desbiens Trophée des Grimpeurs,Stéphane Heulot Critérium du Dauphiné,Prologue,Chris Boardman Stage 2,François Simon Stages 1 & 19 Tour de France,Frédéric Moncassin Grand Prix des Nations,Chris Boardman 1997 Stage 5b Volta a la Comunidad Valenciana,Chris Boardman Prologue & Stage 6 Tour de Romandie,Chris Boardman Prologue Critérium du Dauphiné,Chris Boardman Stages 1b & 5 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya,Chris Boardman Tour de France Prologue,Chris Boardman Stage 5,Cédric Vasseur Stage 7Vuelta a España ,Yvon Ledanois 1998 Stage 5aTour of the Basque Country ,Jens Voigt Prologue & Stage 4Critérium du Dauphiné ,Chris Boardman Stages 1b & 5Volta Ciclista a Catalunya ,Chris Boardman Tour de France Prologue,Chris Boardman Stage 14,Stuart O'Grady Stage 19,Magnus Bäckstedt 1999 Critérium International Overall,Jens Voigt Stage 3,Chris Boardman OverallTour Down Under ,Stuart O'Grady Stages 3 & 5,Stuart O'Grady Stage 1Paris–Nice ,Chris Boardman Classic Haribo ,Stuart O'Grady Joseph Vögeli Memorial,Chris Boardman Breitling GP,Jens Voigt andChris Boardman Duo Normand ,Jens Voigt andChris Boardman Tour du Loir-et-Cher,Thor Hushovd Overall Tour of Norway,Thor Hushovd Annemasse-Bellegarde et retour,Thor Hushovd Stage 5 Tour of Sweden,Thor Hushovd 2000 OverallBayern Rundfahrt ,Jens Voigt Cholet-Pays de Loire , Jens VoigtTour du Finistère Overall,Sébastien Hinault Melbourne to Sorrento,Stuart O'Grady Stage 2Critérium du Dauphiné ,Fabrice Gougot 2001 Tour de France Stage 5 TTT Stage 16, Jens Voigt OverallTour Down Under , Stuart O'Grady Grand Prix des Nations , Jens VoigtParis–Corrèze , Thor HushovdOverallBayern Rundfahrt , Jens VoigtStage 2, Jens Voigt OverallTour of Sweden , Thor HushovdStages 1a & 3, Thor Hushovd Tour du Poitou-Charentes , Jens VoigtTour de Normandie , Thor HushovdTour of Wellington ,Christopher Jenner Duo Normand ,Jens Voigt andJonathan Vaughters Stage 4Critérium du Dauphiné ,Jonathan Vaughters Stage 6Tour de Pologne ,Jens Voigt Profronde van Oostvoorne ,Stuart O'Grady Gouden Pijl Emmen ,Stuart O'Grady Ronde de l´Isard d´Ariège,Christophe Le Mével 2002 Stage 18Tour de France ,Thor Hushovd Stage 3Critérium International ,Jens Voigt Stage 4Four Days of Dunkirk ,Christophe Moreau Stage 2Tour de l'Ain ,Thor Hushovd Boucles de l´Aulne – GP Le Télégramme,Christopher Jenner 2003 Stages 6 & 8 Tour de Langkawi,Stuart O'Grady Le Tour de Bretagne Cycliste – Trophée des Granitiers,Dmitriy Muravyev Overall 4 Days of Dunkirk,Christophe Moreau Stages 4 & 5,Christophe Moreau Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne Overall,Jens Voigt Stage 4,Jens Voigt GP Jef Scherens Leuven,Thor Hushovd Paris–Bourges,Jens Voigt Stage 4Tour de Pologne ,Sébastien Hinault 2004 Sachsen-Tour International,Andrey Kashechkin Flèche Ardennaise,Jeremy Yates Stage 3Étoile de Bessèges ,Thor Hushovd Classic Haribo,Thor Hushovd GP de Denain Porte du Hainaut,Thor Hushovd Tour de Vendée,Thor Hushovd Trophée des Grimpeurs – Polymultipliée,Christophe Moreau Stage 4 Deutschland Tour,Sébastien Hinault Stage 1 Critérium du Dauphiné,Thor Hushovd Stage 8Tour de France ,Thor Hushovd Overall Tour du Limousin,Pierrick Fedrigo Stage 2,Pierrick Fedrigo GP de Fourmies / La Voix du Nord,Andrey Kashechkin 2005 Stage 3 Circuit Cycliste Sarthe – Pays de la Loire,Damien Nazon La Côte Picarde,Jean Marc Marino Stage 2 Circuit de Lorraine Professionnels,Bradley Wiggins Stage 1 4 Days of Dunkirk, Thor Hushovd Stage 4 Tour de Picardie,Damien Nazon Stage 7 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, Damien Nazon Stage 16 Giro d'Italia,Christophe Le Mével Overall Tour de Luxembourg,László Bodrogi Stage 1 Critérium du Dauphiné, Thor Hushovd Route du SudStage 1,Nicolas Vogondy Stage 4,Patrice Halgand Tour de France , Thor HushovdOverall Tour du Limousin,Sébastien Joly Stage 1, Sébastien Joly Stage 4, Thor Hushovld Stage 3 Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne, Jaan Kirsipuu Stage 5Vuelta a España , Thor Hushovd Stage 8 Tour de l´Avenir,Bradley Wiggins Stage 3 Tour de Pologne, Jaan Kirsipuu Stage 2 Circuit Franco-Belge,Sébastien Hinault 2006 Stage 5 Jayco Bay Cycling Classic,Mark Renshaw Stages 2 & 5 Étoile de Bessèges, Jaan Kirsipuu Tour de LangkawiStage 3,Saul Raisin Stage 8, Sébastien Hinault Stage 4 Tirreno – Adriatico, Thor Hushovd Gent–Wevelgem, Thor Hushovd Tro-Bro Léon,Mark Renshaw Stage 4 Tour de Picardie, Sébastien Hinault Stage 7 Critérium du Dauphiné, Thor Hushovd Stage 4 Route du Sud,Patrice Halgand Prologue & Stage 20Tour de France , Thor Hushovd Stage 6 Tour of Austria,László Bodrogi Stage 4 Tour de l´Ain, Patrice Halgand Prix d Armorique,Pierre Rolland Tour du Limousin Stage 4, Sébastien Hinault Châteauroux Classic de l´Indre Trophée Fenioux,Nicolas Vogondy Stage 5 Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne,Nicolas Vogondy Vuelta a España Stage 6 Thor Hushovd Volta a Catalunya Points Classification, Thor Hushovd Stage 3 Thor Hushovd 2007 Overall Jayco Bay Cycling Classic, Mark RenshawPrologue, Mark Renshaw Down Under Classic ,Mark Renshaw La Tropicale Amissa Bongo OndimbaPrologue,Jimmy Engoulvent Stage 1,Pierre Roland Stage 3, Sébastien Hinault OverallTour de Langkawi ,Anthony Charteau Stage 3,Anthony Charteau Stage 1 Étoile de Bessèges,Angelo Furlan Route Adélie ,Rémi Pauriol Stage 1 Circuit Cycliste Sarthe,Angelo Furlan Stage 2 Tour de Picardie,Mark Renshaw Stage 4 Ronde de l´Isard d´Ariège,Ignatas Konovalovas Prologue Tour de Luxembourg,Jimmy Engoulvent Tour de France Stage 4,Thor Hushovd Stage 4 Tour de la Wallonne,Rémi Pauriol Stage 4 Tour de l´Ain,Patrice Halgand Stage 2 Tour du Limousin,Pierre Roland Chrono des Nations,László Bodrogi 2008 Overall Jayco Bay Cycling Classic,Mark Renshaw Stage 3,Mark Renshaw Stage 1 Tour Down Under,Mark Renshaw Stage 4 Étoile de Bessèges,Angelo Furlan Stage 2 Tour de Langkawi,Jeremy Hunt Overall Tour Méditerranéen,Alexander Bocharov Stage 1,Thor Hushovd Stage 3,Alexander Bocharov Prologue Paris–Nice,Thor Hushovd Stage 4 Tour ivoirien de la Paix,Jimmy Engoulvent Stage 2 Volta ao Distrito de Santarém,Angelo Furlan Stage 2 Critérium International,Simon Gerrans Stage 6 4 Days of Dunkirk,Thor Hushovd Volta a Catalunya Points Classification,Thor Hushovd Prologue,Thor Hushovd Stage 1,Thor Hushovd Stage 1 Circuit de Lorraine Professionnels,Jonathan Hivert Stage 2 Tour de Luxembourg,Ignatas Konovalovas Stage 7 Critérium du Dauphiné,Dmitriy Fofonov Stage 1 Route du Sud,Simon Gerrans Tour de France Stage 2,Thor Hushovd Stage 15,Simon Gerrans Stage 5 Tour de la Wallonne,Patrice Halgand Overall Tour du Limousin,Sébastien Hinault Stage 1,Nicolas Roche Stage 3,Sébastien Hinault Stage 10Vuelta a España ,Sébastien Hinault Stage 3 Tour de Pologne,Angelo Furlan Grand Prix de la Somme,William Bonnet GP d´Isbergues,William Bonnet Stage 2 Circuit Franco-Belge,Mark Renshaw 1994 Chris Boardman 1995 Eddy Seigneur 1996 Stéphane Heulot Eddy Seigneur 1997 Francisque Teyssier 1999 Henk Vogels François Simon 2002 Thor Hushovd 2003 Stuart O'Grady 2004 Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd 2005 Thor Hushovd Dimitry Muravyev Jaan Kirsipuu Jaan Kirsipuu 2006 Jaan Kirsipuu László Bodrogi 2007 Julian Dean László Bodrogi Nicolas Roche 2008 Ignatas Konovalovas
Current teams Former teams (WorldTeams or ProTeams) Teams by year UCI tours (2025)
Team classification Team points classification
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Critérium du Dauphiné,Robert Millar
Tour de France,Greg LeMond
Points classificationTour de France, Thor Hushovd
Points classification, Thor Hushovd
World Time Trial Championships,Chris Boardman
French Road Race Championships,Eddy Seigneur
Australian Road Race Championships,Henk Vogels
Norwegian Time Trial Championships,Thor Hushovd
Kazakhstan Time Trial Championships,Dimitry Muravyev
Estonia Road Race Championships,Jaan Kirsipuu
Hungary Time Trial Championships,László Bodrogi
New Zealand Road Race Championships,Julian Dean
Ireland Time Trial Championships,Nicolas Roche
Lithuania Time Trial Championships,Ignatas Konovalovas
