Britain’s Chris Lawless leaves Ineos Grenadiers to join Total Direct Energie
Britain’s Chris Lawless will be leaving Ineos Grenadiers after three seasons to join Total Direct Energie.
Total Direct Energie
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Founded: 2003
The new Total Direct Energie kit for 2020 (Picture: Total Direct Energie)
Total Direct Energie, formerly Direct Energie, compete at a UCI pro conti level and often gain wild card entries to the World Tour. The team can trace its routes all the way back to 1984 as Systéme U.
For the majority of the 21st century, they have focused on wins from the provocative Thomas Voeckler. The famous breakaway specialist has won four stage wins at the TdF for the team, alongside several national championship jerseys and overall wins at smaller stage races.
Other significant riders were Bryan Coquard and Sylvain Chavanel. In 2019, the teams hopes were lain upon Niccoló Bonifazio.
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Niki Terpstra out of hospital after high-speed motor-pacing crash
Niki Terpstra is out of hospital after a high-speed motor-pacing crash.
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Niki Terpstra left in intensive care after high-speed training crash
Niki Terpstra was left in intensive care after a high-speed training crash.
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Niccolò Bonifazio powers clear of peloton to deny rivals on stage two of Saudi Tour 2020
Niccolò Bonifazio charged clear of the peloton in the final kilometre to deny his rivals on stage two of the Saudi Tour.
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Total Direct Energie confirm they will decline invite to Giro d'Italia 2020
Race organisers had asked the French team to decline their invite to make space for more Italian squads
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Total Direct Energie boss unhappy at sacrificing racing style to secure WorldTour wildcard
Jean-René Bernaudeau says racing became a 'numbers game' as his team looked to secure enough points to top the Pro-Continental rankings
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Total Direct Energie reveal new kit after title sponsor change
The new kit comes on the day the team officially change their name from Direct Energie to Total Direct Energie
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Petrol company Total to take over sponsorship Direct Energie, according to reports
Direct Energie will be replaced by gas and oil giant Total as the main sponsor before Paris-Roubaix, according to French media.
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Niki Terpstra hoping experience can help drive on Direct Energie's Classics campaign
After eight years with Quick-Step, the Dutchman is now sole leader for the French team's cobbled hopes
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Jérôme Cousin puts in ruthless display to win Paris-Nice stage five as Sanchez holds lead
Cousin refused to work with breakaway partner Nils Politt before sprinting round him in the final 200 metres of stage five of Paris-Nice
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Lilian Calmejane: ‘I started cycling admiring Thomas Voeckler and now I get to share this moment with him’
LIlian Calmejane's victory on stage eight of the Tour de France would have made his former boyhood hero and current Direct Energie team-mate proud.
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Lilian Calmejane takes breakaway victory on fast and hectic Tour de France stage eight
Chris Froome retained his overall lead as Lillian Calmejane wins on the first day in the mountains at the Tour de France
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Bryan Coquard omitted from Direct Energie Tour de France squad after contract snub
The French sprinter has come closest to a stage win at the Tour for Direct Energie, but won't go to the 2017 edition after rejecting a new contract with the team
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Thomas Voeckler eyes Tour de Yorkshire title defence in swansong season
France’s most popular racer Thomas Voeckler is set to bow out of racing when the Tour de France finishes on the Champs Élysées
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Thomas Voeckler plans to retire after the 2017 Tour de France
Direct Energie's French star Thomas Voeckler will retire from professional cycling after the 2017 Tour de France, he reveals on Twitter
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BMC's Darwin Atapuma takes Vuelta lead after classy win by Lilian Calmajane
Fourth red jersey holder in four days after Atapuma and Calmajane capitalise on 20-man breakaway
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Teams cast doubts on whether disc brakes caused Francisco Ventoso's Paris-Roubaix injury
Direct Energie and Lampre-Merida, the only teams using discs at Paris-Roubaix, say that their riders did not witness an incident with Ventoso
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Former Europcar rider Romain Guyot, 23, dies in collision with a truck in France
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Thomas Voeckler takes first race win since 2013
Frenchman Thomas Voeckler wins the first edition of the Tour La Provence after claiming stage one and defending lead
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Sprinter Bryan Coquard hospitalised after training crash
Bryan Coquard will miss the Ruta del Sol after being taken to hospital following a crash in training
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Europcar's 2016 licence issues caused by financial problems, reports suggest
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Europcar boss announces name of new title sponsor
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Europcar find replacement sponsor for 2016 season, reports suggest
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Vuelta a Espana wildcards announced
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Europcar could see rider exodus after losing WorldTour licence
Riders free to leave French team Europcar after it loses its WorldTour licence
