2021 Groupama–FDJ season

Groupama–FDJ
Groupama–FDJ
2021 season
UCI code	GFC
Status	UCI WorldTeam
Manager	Marc Madiot
Main sponsor(s)	Française des Jeux
Based	France
Bicycles	Lapierre
Groupset	Shimano
Season victories
One-day races	3
Stage race overall	2
Stage race stages	10
National Championships	5
	Jersey
	← 2020 →

The 2021 cycling season for Groupama–FDJ is the twenty-fifth season in the team's existence and the fourth under the current name. The team has been a UCI WorldTeam since 2005, when the tier was first established.

Team roster[]

As of 10 June 2021.^[1]^[2]^[3]

	Rider	Date of birth
Bruno Armirail (FRA)		(1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (aged 26)
Matteo Badilatti (SUI)		(1992-07-30)30 July 1992 (aged 28)
William Bonnet (FRA)		(1982-06-25)25 June 1982 (aged 38)
Alexys Brunel (FRA)		(1998-10-10)10 October 1998 (aged 22)
Clément Davy (FRA)		(1998-07-17)17 July 1998 (aged 22)
Mickaël Delage (FRA)		(1985-08-06)6 August 1985 (aged 35)
Arnaud Démare (FRA)		(1991-08-26)26 August 1991 (aged 29)
Antoine Duchesne (CAN)		(1991-09-12)12 September 1991 (aged 29)
David Gaudu (FRA)		(1996-10-10)10 October 1996 (aged 24)
Kévin Geniets (LUX)		(1997-01-09)9 January 1997 (aged 23)
Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA)		(1987-08-14)14 August 1987 (aged 33)
Simon Guglielmi (FRA)		(1997-07-01)1 July 1997 (aged 23)
Ignatas Konovalovas (LIT)		(1985-12-08)8 December 1985 (aged 35)
Stefan Küng (SUI)		(1993-11-16)16 November 1993 (aged 27)
Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA)		(1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (aged 36)

	Rider	Date of birth
Olivier Le Gac (FRA)		(1993-08-27)27 August 1993 (aged 27)
Fabian Lienhard (SUI)		(1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 27)
Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE)		(1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 29)
Valentin Madouas (FRA)		(1996-07-12)12 July 1996 (aged 24)
Rudy Molard (FRA)		(1989-09-17)17 September 1989 (aged 31)
Thibaut Pinot (FRA)		(1990-05-29)29 May 1990 (aged 30)
Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI)		(1989-05-28)28 May 1989 (aged 31)
Anthony Roux (FRA)		(1987-04-18)18 April 1987 (aged 33)
Miles Scotson (AUS)		(1994-01-18)18 January 1994 (aged 26)
Romain Seigle (FRA)		(1994-10-11)11 October 1994 (aged 26)
Ramon Sinkeldam (NED)		(1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 31)
Jake Stewart (GBR)		(1999-10-02)2 October 1999 (aged 21)
Benjamin Thomas (FRA)		(1995-09-12)12 September 1995 (aged 25)
Attila Valter (HUN)		(1998-06-12)12 June 1998 (aged 22)
Lars van den Berg (NED)		(1998-07-07)7 July 1998 (aged 22)

Riders who joined the team for the 2021 season

Rider	2020 team
Matteo Badilatti^[3]^[4]	Israel Start-Up Nation
Clément Davy^[3]^[4]	neo-pro (Groupama–FDJ Continental Team)
Attila Valter^[3]^[5]	CCC Team
Lars van den Berg^[3]^[4]	neo-pro (Groupama–FDJ Continental Team)

Riders who left the team during or after the 2020 season

Rider	2021 team
Kilian Frankiny^[5]^[6]	Team Qhubeka Assos
Marc Sarreau^[7]^[8]	AG2R Citroën Team
Léo Vincent^[5]^[8]	CC Etupes

Season victories[]

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
7 February	Étoile de Bessèges, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Jake Stewart (GBR)	France
21 February	Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	David Gaudu (FRA)	France
21 February	Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var, Team classification	UCI Europe Tour	^[a]	France
27 February	Faun-Ardèche Classic	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	David Gaudu (FRA)	France	Guilherand-Granges
4 April	La Roue Tourangelle	UCI Europe Tour	Arnaud Démare (FRA)	France	Tours
10 April	Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	David Gaudu (FRA)	Spain	Arrate (Eibar)
14 April	Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Miles Scotson (AUS)	Spain	Ondara
15 April	Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Arnaud Démare (FRA)	Spain	Alicante
17 April	Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Stage 4 (ITT)	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Stefan Küng (SUI)	Spain	Almenara
18 April	Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Stage 5	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Arnaud Démare (FRA)	Spain	Valencia
18 April	Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Overall	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Stefan Küng (SUI)	Spain
18 April	Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Arnaud Démare (FRA)	Spain
28 May	Boucles de la Mayenne, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Arnaud Démare (FRA)	France	Évron
29 May	Boucles de la Mayenne, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Arnaud Démare (FRA)	France	Craon
30 May	Boucles de la Mayenne, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Arnaud Démare (FRA)	France	Laval
30 May	Boucles de la Mayenne, Overall	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Arnaud Démare (FRA)	France
30 May	Boucles de la Mayenne, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Arnaud Démare (FRA)	France
6 June	Critérium du Dauphiné, Young rider classification	UCI World Tour	David Gaudu (FRA)	France
6 June	Tour de Suisse, Stage 1 (ITT)	UCI World Tour	Stefan Küng (SUI)	Switzerland	Frauenfeld
11 June	Route d'Occitanie, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Arnaud Démare (FRA)	France	Auch
15 August	Polynormande	UCI Europe Tour	Valentin Madouas (FRA)	France	Saint-Martin-de-Landelles
20 August	Tour du Limousin, Team classification	UCI Europe Tour	^[b]	France

National, Continental and World champions[]

Date	Discipline	Rider	Country	Location
16 June	Swiss National Time Trial Championships	Stefan Küng (SUI)	Switzerland	Lausanne
17 June	French National Time Trial Championships	Benjamin Thomas (FRA)	France	Épinal
18 June	Luxembourg National Time Trial Championships	Kevin Geniets (LUX)	Luxembourg	Harlange
20 June	Luxembourg National Road Race Championships	Kevin Geniets (LUX)	Luxembourg	Harlange
20 June	Lithuanian National Road Race Championships	Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU)	Estonia^[c]	Valga
9 September	European Time Trial Championships	Stefan Küng (SUI)	Italy	Trento

Notes[]

^ The riders in the squad were Bruno Armirail, Antoine Duchesne, David Gaudu, Simon Guglielmi, Valentin Madouas, Rudy Molard, and Thibaut Pinot.
^ The riders in the squad were Matteo Badilatti, Simon Guglielmi, Mathieu Ladagnous, Valentin Madouas, Thibaut Pinot, Sébastien Reichenbach, and Lars van den Berg.
^ The Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian national road race championships were held together as one event, the Baltic Road Race Championships. The best placed rider from each country was deemed their respective country's national champion.^[9]

References[]

^ "Groupama–FDJ". UCI. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
^ "Groupama–FDJ WorldTour Team". Groupama–FDJ. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Groupama-FDJ finalises 2021 roster with 30 riders". CyclingNews. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Ostanek, Daniel (15 December 2020). "Transfer Mechanics: Analysing teams 2021 – part 2". CyclingNews. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Kilian Frankiny quitte l'équipe Groupama-FDJ" [Kilian Frankiny leaves the Groupama-FDJ team] (in French). L'Équipe. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Qhubeka Assos continue to build 2021 squad with Clarke, Claeys, Frankiny". CyclingNews. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ "Sarreau and Touzé sign for AG2R La Mondiale". CyclingNews. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Groupama-FDJ is uitgewinkeld op de transfermarkt" [Groupama-FDJ Has Been Shopped On The Transfer Market] (in Dutch). Wielerflits. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ Seema, Kristofer (20 June 2021). "Eesti meistritiitli grupisõidus võitsid Mihkel Räim ja Aidi Gerde Tuisk" [Mihkel Räim and Aidi Gerde Tuisk won the Estonian championship group race] (in Estonian). Delfi. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

External links[]

Official website
2021 Groupama–FDJ season at ProCyclingStats

[9] The riders in the squad were Bruno Armirail, Antoine Duchesne, David Gaudu, Simon Guglielmi, Valentin Madouas, Rudy Molard, and Thibaut Pinot.

[10] The riders in the squad were Matteo Badilatti, Simon Guglielmi, Mathieu Ladagnous, Valentin Madouas, Thibaut Pinot, Sébastien Reichenbach, and Lars van den Berg.

[12] The Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian national road race championships were held together as one event, the Baltic Road Race Championships. The best placed rider from each country was deemed their respective country's national champion.^[9]

[1] "Groupama–FDJ". UCI. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

[2] "Groupama–FDJ WorldTour Team". Groupama–FDJ. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

[roster-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Groupama-FDJ finalises 2021 roster with 30 riders". CyclingNews. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[transfers-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Ostanek, Daniel (15 December 2020). "Transfer Mechanics: Analysing teams 2021 – part 2". CyclingNews. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[frankiny-valter-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Kilian Frankiny quitte l'équipe Groupama-FDJ" [Kilian Frankiny leaves the Groupama-FDJ team] (in French). L'Équipe. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

[6] "Qhubeka Assos continue to build 2021 squad with Clarke, Claeys, Frankiny". CyclingNews. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[7] "Sarreau and Touzé sign for AG2R La Mondiale". CyclingNews. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[wielerflits-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Groupama-FDJ is uitgewinkeld op de transfermarkt" [Groupama-FDJ Has Been Shopped On The Transfer Market] (in Dutch). Wielerflits. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[11] Seema, Kristofer (20 June 2021). "Eesti meistritiitli grupisõidus võitsid Mihkel Räim ja Aidi Gerde Tuisk" [Mihkel Räim and Aidi Gerde Tuisk won the Estonian championship group race] (in Estonian). Delfi. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

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