French team classification

specialgueststar
specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
edited September 2012 in Pro race
Can someone point me to the current division structure in France . below Pro tour eg ag2r FDJ but still pro-am

ie
Conti Pro teams ? Cofidis( are they now Pro?) Saur Sojasun Europcar etc ??

Continental teams Pomme Marseille , Bretagne Schuller Roubaix-Lille Métropole etc

Then ?? Division One - examples ??

Division 2 etc

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  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    Can someone point me to the current division structure in France . below Pro tour eg ag2r FDJ but still pro-am
    ie Conti Pro teams ? Cofidis( are they now Pro?) Saur Sojasun Europcar etc ??
    Continental teams Pomme Marseille , Bretagne Schuller Roubaix-Lille Métropole etc
    Then ?? Division One - examples ??
    Division 2 etc
    In your lists of French Pro, Conti Pro and Continental teams, Bretagne Schuller are Conti Pro, not Continental.

    There are 10 French professional teams:

    Pro Team : AG2R La Mondiale, FDJ - BigMat
    Continentale Pro : Bretagne Schüller, Cofidis - le crédit en ligne, Team Europcar, Saur Sojasun
    Continentale : Auber93, La Pomme Marseille, Roubaix Lille Métropole, Véranda Rideau U

    At the lower/amateur level, there are three ‘divisions nationales’, division 3 being divided into separate north and south sub-divisions, and there is promotion/relegation between divisions each year. There is also one division for women’s teams.

    The teams currently in division 1 include: Vendee U – Pays de la Loire, CC Nogent sur Oise, and UC Nantes Atlantique (these three being the most successful so far this year, after 7 from 8 events). Vendee U – Pays de la Loire is basically the amateur second-squad of the professional Europcar team.
    Division 2 champions will be CM Aubervilliers 93, which is basically the amateur second-squad of the professional Auber93 team. This club also has the most successful amateur women’s team.

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