2013 FDJ.fr season

FDJ.fr
2013 season
The team at the 2013 Grand Prix d'Isbergues
UCI code	FDJ
Status	UCI ProTeam
World Tour Rank	17th (338 points)
Manager	Marc Madiot
Main sponsor(s)	Française des Jeux
Based	France
Bicycles	Lapierre
Groupset	Shimano
Season victories
One-day races	10
Stage race overall	2
Stage race stages	19
National Championships	3
Most Wins	Nacer Bouhanni (11 wins)
Best ranked rider	Thibaut Pinot (33rd)

The 2013 season for FDJ.fr began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Having raced as FDJ-BigMat in 2012, the team lost their sponsorship,^[1] and competed as FDJ for the first half of the season. Prior to the Tour de France, it was announced that the team would change name slightly, becoming FDJ.fr.^[2]

2013 roster

As of 1 January 2013.^[3]

Rider Date of birth  William Bonnet (FRA) 25 June 1982 (aged 30)  David Boucher (BEL) 17 March 1980 (aged 32)  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) 25 July 1990 (aged 22)  Sandy Casar (FRA) 2 February 1979 (aged 33)  Arnaud Courteille (FRA) 13 March 1989 (aged 23)  Mickaël Delage (FRA) 6 August 1985 (aged 27)  Arnaud Démare (FRA) 26 August 1991 (aged 21)  Kenny Elissonde (FRA) 22 July 1991 (aged 21)  Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) 30 November 1978 (aged 34)  Murilo Fischer (BRA) 16 June 1979 (aged 33)  Alexandre Geniez (FRA) 16 April 1988 (aged 24)  Anthony Geslin (FRA) 9 June 1980 (aged 32)  Alexis Guérin[N 1] (FRA) 6 June 1992 (aged 20)  Arnold Jeannesson (FRA) 15 January 1986 (aged 26)  Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA) 12 December 1984 (aged 28)  Johan Le Bon (FRA) 3 October 1990 (aged 22)

Rider Date of birth  Olivier Le Gac[N 2] (FRA) 27 August 1993 (aged 19)  Laurent Mangel (FRA) 22 May 1981 (aged 31)  Francis Mourey (FRA) 8 December 1980 (aged 32)  Yoann Offredo (FRA) 12 November 1986 (aged 26)  Laurent Pichon (FRA) 19 July 1986 (aged 26)  Cédric Pineau (FRA) 8 May 1985 (aged 27)  Thibaut Pinot (FRA) 29 May 1990 (aged 22)  Benoît Poitevin[N 3] (FRA) 5 May 1991 (aged 21)  Dominique Rollin (CAN) 29 October 1982 (aged 30)  Anthony Roux (FRA) 18 April 1987 (aged 25)  Jérémy Roy (FRA) 22 June 1983 (aged 29)  Geoffrey Soupe (FRA) 22 March 1988 (aged 24)  Benoît Vaugrenard (FRA) 5 January 1982 (aged 30)  Jussi Veikkanen (FIN) 29 March 1981 (aged 31)  Arthur Vichot (FRA) 26 November 1988 (aged 24)  Émilien Viennet (FRA) 6 February 1992 (aged 20)

1. Guérin joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from the Entente Sud Gascogne team.^[4]
2. Le Gac joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from the Brest Iroise Cyclisme 2000 team.^[5]
3. Poitevin joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from UC Nantes.^[4]

Riders who joined the team for the 2013 season Rider 2012 team Murilo Fischer[6] Garmin–Sharp Alexandre Geniez[7] Giant–Alpecin Johan Le Bon Bretagne–Schuller Laurent Mangel Saur–Sojasun Laurent Pichon[8] Bretagne–Schuller Émilien Viennet neo-pro (stagiaire, FDJ–BigMat)

Riders who left the team during or after the 2012 season Rider 2013 team Steve Chainel[9] Ag2r–La Mondiale Arnaud Gérard[10] Bretagne–Séché Environnement Frédéric Guesdon[11] Retired Yauheni Hutarovich[12] Ag2r–La Mondiale Rémi Pauriol Sojasun Gabriel Rasch[13] Team Sky

Arthur Vichot became the French National Champion.

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
3 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 6	UCI Europe Tour	Roux, AnthonyAnthony Roux (FRA)	France	Alès
3 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	[N 1]	France
16 February	Tour of Oman, Stage 6	UCI Asia Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	Oman	Muttrah
16 February	Tour of Oman, Young rider classification	UCI Asia Tour	Elissonde, KennyKenny Elissonde (FRA)	Oman
17 February	Tour du Haut Var, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Vichot, ArthurArthur Vichot (FRA)	France
17 February	Tour du Haut Var, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Vichot, ArthurArthur Vichot (FRA)	France
17 February	Tour du Haut Var, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Vichot, ArthurArthur Vichot (FRA)	France
4 March	Paris–Nice, Stage 1	UCI World Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France	Nemours
24 March	Critérium International, Mountains classification	UCI Europe Tour	Roy, JérémyJérémy Roy (FRA)	France
31 March	Val d'Ille Classic	UCI Europe Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France	La Mézière
3 April	Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France	Angers
5 April	Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 5	UCI Europe Tour	Mourey, FrancisFrancis Mourey (FRA)	France	Saint-Vincent-du-Lorouër
9 April	Paris–Camembert	UCI Europe Tour	Fédrigo, PierrickPierrick Fédrigo (FRA)	France	Vimoutiers
11 April	Grand Prix de Denain	UCI Europe Tour	Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA)	France	Denain
14 April	Tro-Bro Léon	UCI Europe Tour	Mourey, FrancisFrancis Mourey (FRA)	France	Finistère
21 April	La Roue Tourangelle	UCI Europe Tour	Delage, MickaëlMickaël Delage (FRA)	France	Tours
1 May	Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA)	France	Courrières
2 May	Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA)	France	Douchy-les-Mines
3 May	Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA)	France	Liévin
5 May	Four Days of Dunkirk, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA)	France
5 May	Four Days of Dunkirk, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA)	France
5 May	Four Days of Dunkirk, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA)	France
12 May	Tour de Picardie, Mountains classification	UCI Europe Tour	Boucher, DavidDavid Boucher (FRA)	France
26 May	Boucles de l'Aulne	UCI Europe Tour	Ladagnous, MathieuMathieu Ladagnous (FRA)	France	Châteaulin
11 June	Tour de Suisse, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA)	Switzerland	Buochs
16 June	Route du Sud, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Roux, AnthonyAnthony Roux (FRA)	France
24 July	Tour de Wallonie, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	[N 2]	Belgium
4 August	RideLondon–Surrey Classic	UCI Europe Tour	Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA)	Great Britain	London
10 August	Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Roux, AnthonyAnthony Roux (FRA)	Spain	Santo Domingo de Silos
11 August	Vuelta a Burgos, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Roux, AnthonyAnthony Roux (FRA)	Spain
13 August	Tour de l'Ain, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Elissonde, KennyKenny Elissonde (FRA)	France
13 August	Eneco Tour, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA)	Belgium	Vorst
22 August	Tour du Limousin, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Ladagnous, MathieuMathieu Ladagnous (FRA)	France	Chamboulive
27 August	Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France	Saintes
28 August	Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France	Angoulême
29 August	Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France	Civray
30 August	Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France
8 September	Grand Prix de Fourmies	UCI Europe Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France	Fourmies
8 September	Vuelta a España, Stage 15	UCI World Tour	Geniez, AlexandreAlexandre Geniez (FRA)	France	Peyragudes
14 September	Vuelta a España, Stage 20	UCI World Tour	Elissonde, KennyKenny Elissonde (FRA)	Spain	Alto de L'Angliru
22 September	Grand Prix d'Isbergues	UCI Europe Tour	Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA)	France	Isbergues
6 October	Tour de Vendée	UCI Europe Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	France	La Roche-sur-Yon
6 October	French Road Cycling Cup, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	[N 3]	France
12 October	Tour of Beijing, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	China	Yanqing
13 October	Tour of Beijing, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	China	Qianjiadian
15 October	Tour of Beijing, Points classification	UCI World Tour	Bouhanni, NacerNacer Bouhanni (FRA)	China

Footnotes

1. The riders on the squad were Pierrick Fédrigo, Anthony Geslin, Anthony Roux, Laurent Pichon, Cédric Pineau, Jérémy Roy, Benoît Vaugrenard and Arthur Vichot
2. The riders on the squad were Arnaud Démare, Anthony Geslin, Laurent Mangel, Yoann Offredo, Laurent Pichon, Anthony Roux and Benoît Vaugrenard
3. The riders who amassed points towards the individual classification were Anthony Geslin, Arnaud Démare, Nacer Bouhanni, Francis Mourey, Mathieu Ladagnous, Laurent Pichon, Pierrick Fédrigo, Johan Le Bon, Arthur Vichot, Cédric Pineau, Laurent Mangel, Anthony Roux, Arnold Jeannesson, Dominique Rollin, Kenny Elissonde and Mickaël Delage

References

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