2012 FDJ–BigMat season

FDJ–BigMat
2012 season

The team bus at the 2012 Étoile de Bessèges
UCI code FDJ
Status UCI ProTeam
World Tour Rank 18th (246 points)
Manager Marc Madiot
Main sponsor(s) Française des Jeux & BigMat
Based France
Bicycles Lapierre
Groupset Shimano
Season victories
One-day races 5
Stage race overall 1
Stage race stages 16
National Championships 2
Most Wins Arnaud Démare (6 wins)
Best ranked rider Thibaut Pinot (60th)[1]

The 2012 season for FDJ–BigMat began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, the team were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

After a season at Professional Continental level in 2011, FDJ were promoted back to the top tier for the 2012 season, taking one of the two vacant licences that had been made available following the conclusion of the 2011 season.[2] Also prior to the season, French building merchants BigMat joined the team as co-sponsors, contributing €2 million to the team.[3]

2012 roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.[4]

Rider Date of birth
 Sébastien Bergeret[N 1] (FRA) (1992-01-22)22 January 1992 (aged 19)
 William Bonnet (FRA) (1982-06-25)25 June 1982 (aged 29)
 David Boucher (FRA) (1980-03-17)17 March 1980 (aged 31)
 Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) (1990-07-25)25 July 1990 (aged 21)
 Sandy Casar (FRA) (1979-02-02)2 February 1979 (aged 32)
 Steve Chainel (FRA) (1983-09-06)6 September 1983 (aged 28)
 Arnaud Courteille (FRA) (1989-03-13)13 March 1989 (aged 22)
 Mickaël Delage (FRA) (1985-08-06)6 August 1985 (aged 26)
 Arnaud Démare (FRA) (1991-08-26)26 August 1991 (aged 20)
 Kenny Elissonde (FRA) (1991-07-22)22 July 1991 (aged 20)
 Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) (1978-11-30)30 November 1978 (aged 33)
 Arnaud Gerard (FRA) (1984-10-06)6 October 1984 (aged 27)
 Anthony Geslin (FRA) (1980-06-09)9 June 1980 (aged 31)
 Frédéric Guesdon[N 2] (FRA) (1971-10-14)14 October 1971 (aged 40)
 Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) (1983-11-29)29 November 1983 (aged 28)
 Arnold Jeannesson (FRA) (1986-01-15)15 January 1986 (aged 25)
Rider Date of birth
 Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA) (1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (aged 27)
 Francis Mourey (FRA) (1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 31)
 Yoann Offredo (FRA) (1986-11-12)12 November 1986 (aged 25)
 Rémi Pauriol (FRA) (1982-04-04)4 April 1982 (aged 29)
 Cédric Pineau (FRA) (1985-05-08)8 May 1985 (aged 26)
 Thibaut Pinot (FRA) (1990-05-29)29 May 1990 (aged 21)
 Gabriel Rasch (NOR) (1976-04-08)8 April 1976 (aged 35)
 Dominique Rollin (CAN) (1982-10-29)29 October 1982 (aged 29)
 Anthony Roux (FRA) (1987-04-18)18 April 1987 (aged 24)
 Jérémy Roy (FRA) (1983-06-22)22 June 1983 (aged 28)
 Eduardo Sepulveda[N 3] (ARG) (1991-06-13)13 June 1991 (aged 20)
 Geoffrey Soupe (FRA) (1988-03-22)22 March 1988 (aged 23)
 Benoît Vaugrenard (FRA) (1982-01-05)5 January 1982 (aged 29)
 Jussi Veikkanen (FIN) (1981-03-29)29 March 1981 (aged 30)
 Arthur Vichot (FRA) (1988-11-26)26 November 1988 (aged 23)
 Emilien Viennet[N 4] (FRA) (1992-02-06)6 February 1992 (aged 19)

Riders who joined the team for the 2012 season
Rider 2011 team
Arnaud Démareneo-pro (stagiaire: FDJ)[8]
Kenny Elissondeneo-pro (stagiaire: FDJ)[9]
David BoucherOmega Pharma–Lotto[10]
Gabriel RaschGarmin–Cervélo[10]
Jussi VeikkanenOmega Pharma–Lotto[10]
Riders who left the team during or after the 2011 season
Rider 2012 team
Gianni MeersmanLotto–Belisol[11]
Wesley SulzbergerGreenEDGE[12]
Olivier BonnaireNone

Season victories

Arnaud Demare wins the final stage of the 2012 Tour of Qatar.

Yauheni Hutarovich won the National Road Race Championship of Belarus, and Nacer Bouhanni won the French National Road Race Championships on 24 June.[13]

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location Ref
1 February Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)  France Bellegarde [13]
10 February Tour of Qatar, Stage 6 UCI Asia Tour  Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA)  Qatar Doha [13]
26 February Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche UCI Europe Tour  Pauriol, RémiRémi Pauriol (FRA)  France Ruoms [13]
29 February Le Samyn UCI Europe Tour  Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA)  Belgium Dour [13]
4 March Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA)  Belgium Ichtegem [13]
4 March Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA)  Belgium [14]
18 March Cholet-Pays de Loire UCI Europe Tour  Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA)  France Cholet [13]
25 March Critérium International, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Fédrigo, PierrickPierrick Fédrigo (FRA)  France Col de l'Ospedale [13]
6 April Circuit de la Sarthe, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour  Courteille, ArnaudArnaud Courteille (FRA)  France [15]
16 May Circuit de Lorraine, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)  France Neuves-Maisons [13]
20 May Circuit de Lorraine, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)  France [13]
20 May Circuit de Lorraine, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)  France [16]
20 May Circuit de Lorraine, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour  Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)  France [17]
8 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Vichot, ArthurArthur Vichot (FRA)  France Rumilly [13]
15 June Route du Sud, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA)  France Saint-Michel [13]
20 June Halle–Ingooigem UCI Europe Tour  Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)  Belgium Ingooigem [13]
8 July Tour de France, Stage 8 UCI World Tour  Pinot, ThibautThibaut Pinot (FRA)   Switzerland Porrentruy [13]
16 July Tour de France, Stage 15 UCI World Tour  Fédrigo, PierrickPierrick Fédrigo (FRA)  France Pau [13]
21 July Tour de Wallonie, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)  Belgium Lessines [13]
2 August Paris–Corrèze, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Elissonde, KennyKenny Elissonde (FRA)  France Chaumeil [13]
2 August Paris–Corrèze, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Elissonde, KennyKenny Elissonde (FRA)  France [18]
7 August Tour de l'Ain, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Hutarovich, YauheniYauheni Hutarovich (BLR)  France Trévoux [13]
8 August Tour de l'Ain, Stage 2a UCI Europe Tour  Hutarovich, YauheniYauheni Hutarovich (BLR)  France Lagnieu [13]
11 August Tour de l'Ain, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour  Pinot, ThibautThibaut Pinot (FRA)  France Lélex-Monts Jura [13]
17 August Tour du Limousin, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Roy, JérémyJérémy Roy (FRA)  France Limoges [13]
17 August Tour du Limousin, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 5]  France [19][20]
19 August Vattenfall Cyclassics UCI World Tour  Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA)  Germany Hamburg [13]
30 September Tour de l'Eurometropole, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)  Belgium Tournai [13]

Footnotes

The team car at the 2012 Tour de France
  1. ↑ Bergeret joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from VC Toucy.[5]
  2. ↑ Guesdon retired from the sport on 8 April, after completing Paris–Roubaix.[6]
  3. ↑ Sepulveda joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from the Centre Mondial du Cyclisme.[5]
  4. ↑ Viennet joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from CC Etupes.[7]
  5. ↑ The riders on the squad were Arnaud Gérard, Anthony Geslin, Francis Mourey, Jérémy Roy, Anthony Roux, Sébastien Bergeret and Eduardo Sepulveda

References

  1. ↑ "UCI WorldTour Ranking - 2012: Individual". UCI World Tour. Infostrada Sports; Union Cycliste Internationale. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "FDJ, Euskaltel-Euskadi and AG2R confirmed for WorldTour". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 21 November 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  3. ↑ Atkins, Ben (23 November 2011). "BigMat joins FDJ as name sponsor in 2012". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "FDJ-BigMat (FDJ) - FRA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  5. 1 2 Gachet, Nicolas (17 July 2012). "Bergeret et Sepulveda stagiaires à la FDJ-BigMat" [Bergeret and Sepulveda trainees at FDJ-BigMat]. Directvelo (in French) (Association Le Peloton). Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  6. ↑ Brown, Gregor (8 April 2012). "Guesdon ends career with record-setting Roubaix". VeloNews (Competitor Group, Inc.). Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  7. ↑ Gachet, Nicolas (18 July 2012). "Emilien Viennet stagiaire à la FDJ-BigMat" [Emilien Viennet intern at FDJ-BigMat]. Directvelo (in French) (Association Le Peloton). Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Démare, espoir français de l’année" [Démare, French hope of the year]. Velochrono.fr (in French) (Velochrono). 5 December 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  9. ↑ Philippon, Alexandre (10 August 2011). "Elissonde deux ans chez FDJ" [Elissonde two years with FDJ]. Velochrono.fr (in French) (Velochrono). Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  10. 1 2 3 "BigMat joins FDJ as co-sponsor in 2012". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 24 November 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  11. ↑ "Meersman signs with Lotto-Belisol". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 29 November 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  12. ↑ "Wesley Sulzberger to link up with GreenEdge in 2012". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 13 September 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "2012 » Equipe Cycliste FDJ-BigMat (WT)". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "2012 » Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen (2.1) Points Classification". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  15. ↑ Quénet, Jean-François (6 April 2012). "Dekker wins final stage of Circuit de la Sarthe". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  16. ↑ "2012 » Circuit de Lorraine Professionnel (2.1) Points Classification". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  17. ↑ "2012 » Circuit de Lorraine Professionnel (2.1) Youth Classification". Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  18. ↑ "2012 » Paris - Corrèze (2.1) Points Classification". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  19. ↑ "2012 - 45ème édition (du 14 au 17/8)". tourdulimousin.com (in French). Tour du Limousin. Retrieved 10 February 2015. Meilleure équipe : FDJ-BIG MAT
  20. ↑ "2012 Tour du Limousin start list". cyclingnews.com. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
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