Sojasun (cycling team)

Sojasun was a French cycling team registered at UCI Professional Continental level. They were founded in 2009 as Besson Chaussures-Sojasun.[1] The team rode BH bicycles.[2] Their sponsor Sojasun is a company which manufactures soya-based foods.[3]

Sojasun
Team information
UCI codeSOJ
RegisteredFrance
Founded2009 (2009)
Disbanded2013 (2013)
Discipline(s)Road
StatusUCI Professional Continental
BicyclesBH Bikes
WebsiteTeam home page
Key personnel
General managerStéphane Heulot
Team name history
2009
2010–2012
2013
Besson Chaussures-Sojasun
Saur-Sojasun (SAU)
Sojasun (SOJ)
Sojasun (cycling team) jersey
Sojasun (cycling team) jersey
Jersey

In 2012, the team received a wildcard invitation to the Tour de France, along with three other French-registered teams.[4]

The professional cycling team Sojasun will not be present in the professional peloton in 2014, after the team was unable to find a new title sponsor.[5]

Final team roster

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As of 1 January 2013.[6]
Rider Date of birth
  Maxime Daniel (FRA) (1991-06-05) 5 June 1991 (age 33)
  Anthony Delaplace (FRA) (1989-09-11) 11 September 1989 (age 35)
  Julien El Fares (FRA) (1985-06-01) 1 June 1985 (age 39)
  Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA) (1979-12-07) 7 December 1979 (age 44)
  Brice Feillu (FRA) (1985-07-26) 26 July 1985 (age 39)
  Jérémie Galland (FRA) (1983-04-08) 8 April 1983 (age 41)
  Jonathan Hivert (FRA) (1985-03-23) 23 March 1985 (age 39)
  Fabrice Jeandesboz (FRA) (1984-12-04) 4 December 1984 (age 39)
  Christophe Laborie (FRA) (1986-08-05) 5 August 1986 (age 38)
  David Lelay (FRA) (1979-12-30) 30 December 1979 (age 44)
  Cyril Lemoine (FRA) (1983-03-03) 3 March 1983 (age 41)
  Jean-Marc Marino (FRA) (1983-08-15) 15 August 1983 (age 41)
Rider Date of birth
  Rony Martias (FRA) (1980-08-04) 4 August 1980 (age 44)
  Maxime Mederel (FRA) (1980-09-19) 19 September 1980 (age 44)
  Jean-Lou Paiani (FRA) (1988-12-23) 23 December 1988 (age 35)
  Rémi Pauriol (FRA) (1982-04-04) 4 April 1982 (age 42)
  Paul Poux (FRA) (1984-09-07) 7 September 1984 (age 40)
  Fabien Schmidt (FRA) (1989-03-23) 23 March 1989 (age 35)
  Julien Simon (FRA) (1985-10-04) 4 October 1985 (age 39)
  Evaldas Šiškevičius (LTU) (1988-12-30) 30 December 1988 (age 35)
  Yannick Talabardon (FRA) (1981-07-06) 6 July 1981 (age 43)
  Etienne Tortelier (FRA) (1990-04-14) 14 April 1990 (age 34)
  Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA) (1988-06-01) 1 June 1988 (age 36)

Major wins

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2009
Stage 1 & 2 Étoile de Bessèges, Jimmy Casper
Stage 2 3 Jours de Vaucluse, Jimmy Engoulvent
Paris–Troyes, Yannick Talabardon
Classic Loire Atlantique, Cyril Bessy
Stage 1 Critérium International, Jimmy Casper
Stage 3 Circuit de la Sarthe, Jimmy Engoulvent
Paris–Camembert, Jimmy Casper
Grand Prix de Denain, Jimmy Casper
Stage 3 Tour de Bretagne, Laurent Mangel
Stage 5 Tour de Bretagne, Jimmy Engoulvent
Stage 2 Four Days of Dunkirk, Jimmy Engoulvent
Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan, Jérémie Galland
Stage 2 Tour de Gironde, Jimmy Casper
Stage 4 Tour de Gironde, Jimmy Engoulvent
Stage 1 Ronde de l'Oise, Jimmy Casper
Stage 3 Circuito Montañés, Jimmy Engoulvent
Stage 1 Boucles de la Mayenne, Jimmy Casper
Stage 4 Tour Alsace, Jimmy Engoulvent
Stage 2 Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Jimmy Casper
Châteauroux Classic, Jimmy Casper
Stage 2 Tour du Gévaudan, Laurent Mangel
2010
GP d'Ouverture, Jonathan Hivert
Stage 1 Tour of Oman, Jimmy Casper
Classic Loire Atlantique, Laurent Mangel
Stage 4 Tour de Normandie, Jimmy Casper
Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour, Jérôme Coppel
Stage 1, Jérôme Coppel
Stage 3 Tour de Picardie, Jimmy Casper
Stage 3 Tour of Belgium, Jimmy Casper
Prologue Tour de Luxembourg, Jimmy Engoulvent
Val d'Ille U Classic 35, Jimmy Casper
Overall Boucles de la Mayenne, Jérémie Galland
Prologue, Jimmy Engoulvent
Stage 1, Laurent Mangel
Stage 4 Tour de Wallonie, Laurent Mangel
Stage 1 Tour Alsace, Cyril Bessy
Prologue Volta a Portugal, Jimmy Engoulvent
Stage 3 Volta a Portugal, Jimmy Casper
Stage 1 Tour de l'Ain, Stéphane Poulhiès
Stage 1 Tour du Limousin, Jérémie Galland
Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Jimmy Engoulvent
Stage 3, Jimmy Engoulvent
Stage 5, Jimmy Casper
Tour du Doubs, Jérôme Coppel
Overall Tour du Gévaudan, Jérôme Coppel
Stage 1, Guillaume Levarlet
Stage 2, Jérôme Coppel
2012
Overall Étoile de Bessèges, Jérôme Coppel
Stage 5a, Stéphane Poulhies
Stage 5b, Jérôme Coppel
Stages 5 & 7 Volta a Catalunya, Julien Simon
Tour du Finistère, Julien Simon
Stage 2 Tour de Romandie, Jonathan Hivert
Overall Four Days of Dunkirk, Jimmy Engoulvent
Stage 3, Jimmy Engoulvent
Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour, Paul Poux
Stage 1, Paul Poux
Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan, Julien Simon
Prologue Tour de Luxembourg, Jimmy Engoulvent
Stage 1 Route du Sud, Stéphane Poulhies
Prologue Boucles de la Mayenne, Paul Poux
Tour du Doubs, Jérôme Coppel
Grand Prix de Wallonie, Julien Simon
2013
Overall Étoile de Bessèges, Jonathan Hivert
Stages 1 & 2 Vuelta a Andalucía, Jonathan Hivert
Prologue Tour de Luxembourg, Jimmy Engoulvent
Stage 6 Volta a Portugal, Maxime Daniel

References

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  1. ^ CQ
  2. ^ "Sojasun on BH for two years". BikeRadar. Future Publishing Limited. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Report: Sojasun to sponsor Cannondale in 2014". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Argos-Shimano receives Tour de France wildcard invitation". Cycling News. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Sojasun will not race in 2014". Special Broadcasting Service. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Sojasun (SOJ) - FRA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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