2016 FDJ season

FDJ
2016 season
UCI code FDJ
Status UCI WorldTeam
Manager Marc Madiot
Main sponsor(s) Française des Jeux
Based France
Bicycles Lapierre
Groupset Shimano
Season victories
One-day races 2
Stage race overall 3
Stage race stages 12
National Championships 3

The 2016 season for FDJ began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Team roster

As of 29 March 2016.
Rider Date of birth
 William Bonnet (FRA) (1982-06-25)June 25, 1982 (aged 33)
 Sébastien Chavanel (FRA) (1983-03-21)March 21, 1983 (aged 33)
 Arnaud Courteille (FRA) (1989-03-13)March 13, 1989 (aged 27)
 Mickaël Delage (FRA) (1985-08-06)August 6, 1985 (aged 30)
 Arnaud Démare (FRA) (1991-08-26)August 26, 1991 (aged 24)
 Fabien Doubey[N 1] (FRA) (1993-10-21)21 October 1993 (aged 22)
 Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) (1994-12-28)December 28, 1994 (aged 21)
 Kenny Elissonde (FRA) (1991-07-22)July 22, 1991 (aged 24)
 Murilo Fischer (BRA) (1979-06-16)June 16, 1979 (aged 36)
 Marc Fournier (FRA) (1994-11-12)November 12, 1994 (aged 21)
 David Gaudu[N 2] (FRA) (1996-10-10)10 October 1996 (aged 19)
 Alexandre Geniez (FRA) (1988-04-16)April 16, 1988 (aged 27)
 Daniel Hoelgaard (NOR) (1993-07-01)July 1, 1993 (aged 22)
 Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU) (1985-12-08)December 8, 1985 (aged 30)
 Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA) (1984-12-12)December 12, 1984 (aged 31)
 Johan Le Bon (FRA) (1990-10-03)October 3, 1990 (aged 25)
 Olivier Le Gac (FRA) (1993-08-27)August 27, 1993 (aged 22)
Rider Date of birth
 Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (FRA) (1993-06-30)June 30, 1993 (aged 22)
 Jérémy Maison (FRA) (1993-07-21)July 21, 1993 (aged 22)
 Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) (1994-07-26)July 26, 1994 (aged 21)
 Steve Morabito (SUI) (1983-01-30)January 30, 1983 (aged 33)
 Yoann Offredo (FRA) (1986-11-12)November 12, 1986 (aged 29)
 Laurent Pichon (FRA) (1986-07-19)July 19, 1986 (aged 29)
 Cédric Pineau (FRA) (1985-05-08)May 8, 1985 (aged 30)
 Thibaut Pinot (FRA) (1990-05-29)May 29, 1990 (aged 25)
 Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) (1989-05-28)May 28, 1989 (aged 26)
 Kévin Reza (FRA) (1988-05-18)May 18, 1988 (aged 27)
 Anthony Roux (FRA) (1987-04-18)April 18, 1987 (aged 28)
 Jérémy Roy (FRA) (1983-06-22)June 22, 1983 (aged 32)
 Marc Sarreau (FRA) (1993-06-10)June 10, 1993 (aged 22)
 Benoît Vaugrenard (FRA) (1982-01-05)January 5, 1982 (aged 34)
 Arthur Vichot (FRA) (1988-11-26)November 26, 1988 (aged 27)
 Léo Vincent[N 3] (FRA) (1995-11-06)6 November 1995 (aged 20)
  1. ↑ Doubey joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from CC Étupes.
  2. ↑ Gaudu joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Cotes d'Armor-Marie Morin.[1]
  3. ↑ Vincent joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from CC Étupes.

Riders who joined the team for the 2016 season[2]
Rider 2015 team
Odd Christian Eiking[3]neo-pro (Team Joker)
Marc Fournier neo-pro (CC Nogent-sur-Oise)
Daniel Hoelgaard [4]neo-pro (Team Joker)
Ignatas Konovalovas [5] Marseille 13-KTM
Jérémy Maison neo-pro (CC Etupes)
Sébastien Reichenbach[6] IAM Cycling
Riders who left the team during or after the 2015 season[2]
Rider 2016 team
David Boucher Crelan–Vastgoedservice
Anthony Geslin Retires
Arnold Jeannesson[7] Cofidis
Francis Mourey [8] Fortuneo–Vital Concept
Jussi Veikkanen [9] Retires

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
7 February Étoile de Bessèges, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 1]  France
11 February La Méditerranéenne, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Team Time Trial [N 2]  Spain Banyoles
12 February La Méditerranéenne, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA)  France Port-Vendres
21 February Tour du Haut Var, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Vichot, ArthurArthur Vichot (FRA)  France Draguignan
21 February Tour du Haut Var, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Vichot, ArthurArthur Vichot (FRA)  France
21 February Tour du Haut Var, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Vichot, ArthurArthur Vichot (FRA)  France
7 March Paris–Nice, Stage 1 UCI World Tour  Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA)  France Vendôme
19 March Milan–San Remo UCI World Tour  Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA)  Italy Sanremo
26 March Critérium International, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Pinot, ThibautThibaut Pinot (FRA)  France Porto-Vecchio
27 March Critérium International, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Pinot, ThibautThibaut Pinot (FRA)  France L'Ospedale
27 March Critérium International, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Pinot, ThibautThibaut Pinot (FRA)  France
27 March Critérium International, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Pinot, ThibautThibaut Pinot (FRA)  France
27 March Critérium International, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 3]  France
5 April Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Fournier, MarcMarc Fournier (FRA)  France Château-du-Loir
8 April Circuit de la Sarthe, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Fournier, MarcMarc Fournier (FRA)  France
8 April Circuit de la Sarthe, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour  Fournier, MarcMarc Fournier (FRA)  France
29 April Tour de Romandie, Stage 3 UCI World Tour  Pinot, ThibautThibaut Pinot (FRA)   Switzerland Sion
22 May Tour of Norway, Youth classification UCI Europe Tour  Eiking, Odd ChristianOdd Christian Eiking (NOR)  Norway
11 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 6 UCI World Tour  Pinot, ThibautThibaut Pinot (FRA)  France Méribel
19 June Route du Sud, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour  Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA)  France Astarac Arros en Gascogne
19 June Route du Sud, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA)  France
13 August Tour de l'Ain, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Geniez, AlexandreAlexandre Geniez (FRA)  France Belley
22 August Vuelta a España, Stage 3 UCI World Tour  Geniez, AlexandreAlexandre Geniez (FRA)  Spain Dumbría
4 October Binche–Chimay–Binche UCI Europe Tour  Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA)  Belgium Binche

National, Continental and World champions 2016

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
23 June French National Time Trial Champion
 Pinot, ThibautThibaut Pinot (FRA)  France Vesoul
24 June Lithuanian National Time Trial Champion
 Konovalovas, IgnatasIgnatas Konovalovas (LTU)  Lithuania Ignalina
26 June French National Road Race Champion
 Vichot, ArthurArthur Vichot (FRA)  France Vesoul

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The riders on the squad were Thibaut Pinot, Arnaud Démare, Mickaël Delage, Sébastien Reichenbach, Arthur Vichot, Kévin Reza, Daniel Hoelgaard and Ignatas Konovalovas
  2. ↑ The winning riders were Arnaud Démare, Mickaël Delage, Odd Christian Eiking, Daniel Hoelgaard, Ignatas Konovalovas, Mathieu Ladagnous, Marc Sarreau, Alexandre Geniez
  3. ↑ The riders on the squad were Thibaut Pinot, William Bonnet, Odd Christian Eiking, Alexandre Geniez, Laurent Pichon, Sébastien Reichenbach, Anthony Roux and Jérémy Roy

References

  1. ↑ "David Gaudu, the next top French climber?". cyclingnews.com. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 "FDJ (transfers)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "FDJ: Odd Christian Eiking arrive en 2016" [FDJ: Odd Christian Eiking arrives in 2016]. L'Équipe (in French). 30 June 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Daniel Hoelgaard rejoint FDJ" [Daniel Hoelgaard joins FDJ]. L'Équipe (in French). 9 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ignatas Konovalovas chez FDJ". L'Équipe (in French). 19 August 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "News Shorts: Brammeier returns home after Utah crash". cyclingnews.com. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Team Cofidis Announces Its Final Roster For Next Season". Orbea. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Transfer news: Roulston retires from road cycling". cyclingnews.com. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "News shorts: Zandio to retire at end of 2016, Veikkenan announces retirement". cyclingnews.com. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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