2013 FDJ.fr season explained

Team:FDJ.fr
Season:2013
Men:yes
Ucicode:FDJ
Status:UCI ProTeam
Wtrank:17th (338 points)
Manager:Marc Madiot
Sponsor:Française des Jeux
Base:France
Bikes:Lapierre
Groupset:Shimano
Onedaywins:10
Stageraceoverall:2
Stageracestages:19
Natcwins:3
Mostwins:Nacer Bouhanni (11 wins)
Bestrider:Thibaut Pinot (33rd)
Previous:2012
Next:2014

The 2013 season for 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 for the first half of the season. Prior to the Tour de France, it was announced that the team would change name slightly, becoming .[2]

2013 roster

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Riders who joined the team for the 2013 season
Rider2012 team
Murilo Fischer[4]
Alexandre Geniez[5]
Johan Le Bon
Laurent Mangel
Laurent Pichon[6]
Émilien Viennetneo-pro (stagiaire,)
Riders who left the team during or after the 2012 season
Rider2013 team
Steve Chainel[7]
Arnaud Gérard[8]
Frédéric Guesdon[9] Retired
Yauheni Hutarovich[10]
Rémi Pauriol
Gabriel Rasch[11]

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 6 Alès
Étoile de Bessèges, Teams classification [12]
Tour of Oman, Stage 6 Muttrah
Tour of Oman, Young rider classification
Tour du Haut Var, Overall
Tour du Haut Var, Points classification
Tour du Haut Var, Young rider classification
Paris–Nice, Stage 1 Nemours
Critérium International, Mountains classification
La Mézière
Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 2 Angers
Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 5 Saint-Vincent-du-Lorouër
Vimoutiers
Denain
Finistère
Tours
Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 1 Courrières
Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 2 Douchy-les-Mines
Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 3 Liévin
Four Days of Dunkirk, Overall
Four Days of Dunkirk, Points classification
Four Days of Dunkirk, Young rider classification
Tour de Picardie, Mountains classification
Châteaulin
Tour de Suisse, Stage 4 Buochs
Route du Sud, Points classification
Tour de Wallonie, Teams classification [13]
London
Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 4 Santo Domingo de Silos
Vuelta a Burgos, Points classification
Tour de l'Ain, Young rider classification
Eneco Tour, Stage 2 Vorst
Tour du Limousin, Stage 3 Chamboulive
Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 1 Saintes
Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 2 Angoulême
Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 3 Civray
Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Points classification
Fourmies
Vuelta a España, Stage 15 Peyragudes
Vuelta a España, Stage 20 Alto de L'Angliru
Isbergues
La Roche-sur-Yon
French Road Cycling Cup, Teams classification [14]
Tour of Beijing, Stage 2 Yanqing
Tour of Beijing, Stage 3 Qianjiadian
Tour of Beijing, Points classification

Notes and References

  1. News: BigMat pulls out of FDJ as co-sponsor. 1 November 2012. 1 July 2013. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc.
  2. News: Communiqué de Presse . French . Press communication . 24 June 2013 . 1 July 2013 . . Société de Gestion de L'Echappée . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130627133925/http://www.equipecyclistefdj.fr/actualites/communique-de-presse-759.html . 27 June 2013 .
  3. Web site: FDJ — FRA. 1 January 2013. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale.
  4. News: Fischer joins FDJ-BigMat. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 21 August 2012. 23 August 2012.
  5. News: Geniez to FDJ. 24 August 2012. 6 October 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
  6. News: Laurent Pichon signe chez FDJ-BigMat. French. Laurent Pichon signs with FDJ-BigMat. Alexandre. Mignot. Cyclism'Actu. Swar-Agency. 1 August 2012. 13 August 2012.
  7. News: Steve Chainel to AG2R La Mondiale on a two-year deal. Ben. Atkins. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 7 August 2012. 7 August 2012.
  8. Web site: Bretagne-Séché Environnement (BSE) – FRA . . . 5 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140203043354/http://62.50.72.82/ucinet/default.asp?page=UCITeamsdetail&discipline=ROA&continent=ALL&teamscategory=&teamstype=PCT&year=2013&teamnameid=3807&npage=&search=&l=ENG . 3 February 2014 .
  9. News: Guesdon ends career with record-setting Roubaix. VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc.. Gregor. Brown. 8 April 2012. 10 April 2012. 1 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201223836/http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/04/news/guesdon-ends-career-with-record-setting-roubaix_212997. dead.
  10. News: Yauheni Hutarovich to AG2R La Mondiale on two-year deal. Ben. Atkins. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 13 August 2012. 13 August 2012.
  11. News: Team Sky snap up Norwegian rider Gabriel Rasch as first signing of 2013. The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 21 September 2012. 24 September 2012.
  12. The riders on the squad were Pierrick Fédrigo, Anthony Geslin, Anthony Roux, Laurent Pichon, Cédric Pineau, Jérémy Roy, Benoît Vaugrenard and Arthur Vichot
  13. The riders on the squad were Arnaud Démare, Anthony Geslin, Laurent Mangel, Yoann Offredo, Laurent Pichon, Anthony Roux and Benoît Vaugrenard
  14. 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