The French from AG2R La Mondiale are a long-standing team of the pro peloton and they have conquered many summit finishes in their 3-week race participations. The team leader is Lavenu Vincent, who has an experience of more than twenty years in cycling. Domenico Pozzovivo and Nicolas Roche have obtained top 10 positions in the final classifications of La Vuelta in 2013 and 2010, respectively. Spaniard Luis Arrieta won the last second stage in the Tour of Spain in 2006.