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AG2R to Giro d'Italia

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By Cycling News published 28 April 2006

Participating at the Italian Grand Tour for the very first time, French ProTeam AG2R has announced...

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Participating at the Italian Grand Tour for the very first time, French ProTeam AG2R has announced its Giro d'Italia roster. From May 6-28, the following riders will represent their team colours on the roads in Belgium and Italy: Sylvain Calzati, Inigo Chaurreau, Philip Deignan, Renaud Dion, Hubert Dupont, John Gadret, Yuriy Krivtsov, Carl Naibo and Tomas Vaitkus.

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