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

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