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]
Riders who joined the team for the 2012 season
Riders who left the team during or after the 2011 season
Season victories [ ]
Yauheni Hutarovich won the National Road Race Championship of Belarus , and Nacer Bouhanni won the French National Road Race Championships on 24 June.[13]
1 February
Étoile de Bessèges , Stage 1
UCI Europe Tour
Nacer Bouhanni (FRA )
France
Bellegarde
[13]
10 February
Tour of Qatar , Stage 6
UCI Asia Tour
Arnaud Démare (FRA )
Qatar
Doha
[13]
26 February
Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche
UCI Europe Tour
Rémi Pauriol (FRA )
France
Ruoms
[13]
29 February
Le Samyn
UCI Europe Tour
Arnaud Démare (FRA )
Belgium
Dour
[13]
4 March
Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen , Stage 2
UCI Europe Tour
Arnaud Démare (FRA )
Belgium
Ichtegem
[13]
4 March
Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen , Points classification
UCI Europe Tour
Arnaud Démare (FRA )
Belgium
[14]
18 March
Cholet-Pays de Loire
UCI Europe Tour
Arnaud Démare (FRA )
France
Cholet
[13]
25 March
Critérium International , Stage 3
UCI Europe Tour
Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA )
France
Col de l'Ospedale
[13]
6 April
Circuit de la Sarthe , Mountains classification
UCI Europe Tour
Arnaud Courteille (FRA )
France
[15]
16 May
Circuit de Lorraine , Stage 1
UCI Europe Tour
Nacer Bouhanni (FRA )
France
Neuves-Maisons
[13]
20 May
Circuit de Lorraine , Overall
UCI Europe Tour
Nacer Bouhanni (FRA )
France
[13]
20 May
Circuit de Lorraine , Points classification
UCI Europe Tour
Nacer Bouhanni (FRA )
France
[16]
20 May
Circuit de Lorraine , Young rider classification
UCI Europe Tour
Nacer Bouhanni (FRA )
France
[17]
8 June
Critérium du Dauphiné , Stage 5
UCI World Tour
Arthur Vichot (FRA )
France
Rumilly
[13]
15 June
Route du Sud , Stage 2
UCI Europe Tour
Arnaud Démare (FRA )
France
Saint-Michel
[13]
20 June
Halle–Ingooigem
UCI Europe Tour
Nacer Bouhanni (FRA )
Belgium
Ingooigem
[13]
8 July
Tour de France , Stage 8
UCI World Tour
Thibaut Pinot (FRA )
Switzerland
Porrentruy
[13]
16 July
Tour de France , Stage 15
UCI World Tour
Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA )
France
Pau
[13]
21 July
Tour de Wallonie , Stage 1
UCI Europe Tour
Nacer Bouhanni (FRA )
Belgium
Lessines
[13]
2 August
Paris–Corrèze , Stage 2
UCI Europe Tour
Kenny Elissonde (FRA )
France
Chaumeil
[13]
2 August
Paris–Corrèze , Points classification
UCI Europe Tour
Kenny Elissonde (FRA )
France
[18]
7 August
Tour de l'Ain , Stage 1
UCI Europe Tour
Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR )
France
Trévoux
[13]
8 August
Tour de l'Ain , Stage 2a
UCI Europe Tour
Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR )
France
Lagnieu
[13]
11 August
Tour de l'Ain , Stage 5
UCI Europe Tour
Thibaut Pinot (FRA )
France
Lélex -Monts Jura
[13]
17 August
Tour du Limousin , Stage 4
UCI Europe Tour
Jérémy 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
Arnaud Démare (FRA )
Germany
Hamburg
[13]
30 September
Tour de l'Eurometropole , Stage 4
UCI Europe Tour
Nacer Bouhanni (FRA )
Belgium
Tournai
[13]
[ ]
^ Bergeret joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from VC Toucy.[5]
^ Guesdon retired from the sport on 8 April, after completing Paris–Roubaix .[6]
^ Sepulveda joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from the Centre Mondial du Cyclisme.[5]
^ Viennet joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from CC Etupes.[7]
^ The riders on the squad were Arnaud Gérard , Anthony Geslin , Francis Mourey , Jérémy Roy , Anthony Roux , and Eduardo Sepulveda
References [ ]
^ "UCI WorldTour Ranking - 2012: Individual" . UCI World Tour . Infostrada Sports; Union Cycliste Internationale . 13 October 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2015 .
^ "FDJ, Euskaltel-Euskadi and AG2R confirmed for WorldTour" . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ Atkins, Ben (23 November 2011). "BigMat joins FDJ as name sponsor in 2012" . VeloNation . VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ "FDJ-BigMat (FDJ) - FRA" . UCI World Tour . Union Cycliste Internationale . Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ Jump up to: a b 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 .
^ Brown, Gregor (8 April 2012). "Guesdon ends career with record-setting Roubaix" . VeloNews . Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved 10 April 2012 .
^ 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 .
^ "Démare, espoir français de l'année" [Démare, French hope of the year]. Velochrono.fr (in French). Velochrono. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ Philippon, Alexandre (10 August 2011). "Elissonde deux ans chez FDJ" [Elissonde two years with FDJ]. Velochrono.fr (in French). Velochrono. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ Jump up to: a b c "BigMat joins FDJ as co-sponsor in 2012" . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ "Meersman signs with Lotto-Belisol" . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ "Wesley Sulzberger to link up with GreenEdge in 2012" . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "2012 » Equipe Cycliste FDJ-BigMat (WT)" . ProCyclingStats.com . Retrieved 10 February 2015 .
^ "2012 » Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen (2.1) Points Classification" . ProCyclingStats.com . Retrieved 10 February 2015 .
^ Quénet, Jean-François (6 April 2012). "Dekker wins final stage of Circuit de la Sarthe" . cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 10 February 2015 .
^ "2012 » Circuit de Lorraine Professionnel (2.1) Points Classification" . ProCyclingStats.com . Retrieved 10 February 2015 .
^ "2012 » Circuit de Lorraine Professionnel (2.1) Youth Classification" . Retrieved 10 February 2015 .
^ "2012 » Paris - Corrèze (2.1) Points Classification" . ProCyclingStats.com . Retrieved 10 February 2015 .
^ "2012 - 45ème édition (du 14 au 17/8)" . tourdulimousin.com (in French). Tour du Limousin . Retrieved 10 February 2015 . Meilleure équipe : FDJ-BIG MAT
^ "2012 Tour du Limousin start list" . cyclingnews.com . 13 August 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2015 .
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