Plenty of good placing but very few wins for AG2R in 2011. With their core thirty-something French duo, John Gadret and Jean-Christophe Péraud, Vincent Lavenu's men achieved their best result of the year at the Giro d'Italia where Gadret clinched 4th (3rd after the relegation of Contador). Peraud helped save the season as well with a 10th place overall at the Tour de France, 6th at Paris-Nice and 7th at the Tour of Beijing.