41. The merger was recognized by the Directeur g�n�ral des �lections du Qu�bec on February 14, 2012. 42. Former French champion Cyrille Guimard, who retired in early 1976, became directeur sportif in 1976. 43. On 3 March 2008, Infogrames Entertainment SA announced Phil Harrison as their new Directeur G�n�ral D�l�gu? 44. He stayed with the team and its directeur sportif, Vincent Lavenu, through changes of sponsors. 45. The team is managed by Bruno Reverberi with assistance from directeur sportifs Fabiano Fontanelli and Roberto Reverberi. 46. Following the retirement of Sean Yates, Portal was appointed directeur sportif of Team Sky for 2013. 47. Pedro Pablo Valdivieso Ayala and Jos?Gabriel Castro Medina would also be directeur sportifs with the team. 48. He also managed the team during the 2013 season and was a directeur sportif with in 2014. 49. Johan Bruyneel was Team RadioShack's initial overall manager and Dirk Demol is the directeur sportif. 50. Degenkolb received praise for his performance, with directeur sportif Christian Guiberteau calling it " phenomenal ".