2016 FDJ season

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.

FDJ
2016 season
UCI codeFDJ
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ManagerMarc Madiot
Main sponsor(s)Française des Jeux
BasedFrance
BicyclesLapierre
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races2
Stage race overall3
Stage race stages12
National Championships3
Jersey

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.

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
7 FebruaryÉtoile de Bessèges, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 1] France
11 FebruaryLa Méditerranéenne, Stage 1UCI Europe TourTeam Time Trial [N 2] SpainBanyoles
12 FebruaryLa Méditerranéenne, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Arnaud Démare (FRA) FrancePort-Vendres
21 FebruaryTour du Haut Var, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Arthur Vichot (FRA) FranceDraguignan
21 FebruaryTour du Haut Var, OverallUCI Europe Tour Arthur Vichot (FRA) France
21 FebruaryTour du Haut Var, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Arthur Vichot (FRA) France
7 MarchParis–Nice, Stage 1UCI World Tour Arnaud Démare (FRA) FranceVendôme
19 MarchMilan–San RemoUCI World Tour Arnaud Démare (FRA) ItalySanremo
26 MarchCritérium International, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Thibaut Pinot (FRA) FrancePorto-Vecchio
27 MarchCritérium International, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Thibaut Pinot (FRA) FranceL'Ospedale
27 MarchCritérium International, OverallUCI Europe Tour Thibaut Pinot (FRA) France
27 MarchCritérium International, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Thibaut Pinot (FRA) France
27 MarchCritérium International, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 3] France
5 AprilCircuit de la Sarthe, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Marc Fournier (FRA) FranceChâteau-du-Loir
8 AprilCircuit de la Sarthe, OverallUCI Europe Tour Marc Fournier (FRA) France
8 AprilCircuit de la Sarthe, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour Marc Fournier (FRA) France
29 AprilTour de Romandie, Stage 3UCI World Tour Thibaut Pinot (FRA)  SwitzerlandSion
22 MayTour of Norway, Youth classificationUCI Europe Tour Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) Norway
11 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Stage 6UCI World Tour Thibaut Pinot (FRA) FranceMéribel
19 JuneRoute du Sud, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour Arnaud Démare (FRA) FranceAstarac Arros en Gascogne
19 JuneRoute du Sud, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Arnaud Démare (FRA) France
13 AugustTour de l'Ain, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Alexandre Geniez (FRA) FranceBelley
22 AugustVuelta a España, Stage 3UCI World Tour Alexandre Geniez (FRA) SpainDumbría
4 OctoberBinche–Chimay–BincheUCI Europe Tour Arnaud Démare (FRA) BelgiumBinche

National, Continental and World champions 2016

DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
23 JuneFrench National Time Trial Champion
 Thibaut Pinot (FRA) FranceVesoul
24 JuneLithuanian National Time Trial Champion
 Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU) LithuaniaIgnalina
26 JuneFrench National Road Race Champion
 Arthur Vichot (FRA) FranceVesoul

Footnotes

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gollark: Also "cuteness".
gollark: Oh, and "ability to murder people and get away with it".

References

  1. "David Gaudu, the next top French climber?". cyclingnews.com. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  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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