2022 Groupama–FDJ season

The 2022 season for Groupama–FDJ is the 26th season in the team's existence and the fifth under the current name. The team has been a UCI WorldTeam since 2005, when the tier was first established.[1] They use Lapierre bicycles, Shimano drivetrain, Shimano wheels and Alé clothing. [2]

Groupama–FDJ
2022 season
UCI codeGFC
StatusUCI WorldTeam
Manager Marc Madiot (FRA)
Main sponsor(s)
Based France
BicyclesLapierre
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
Stage race stages5
Jersey
← 2021
2023 →

Team roster edit

As of 23 January 2022.[1][3][4]
Rider Date of birth
  Bruno Armirail (FRA) (1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (aged 27)
  Lewis Askey (GBR) (2001-05-04)4 May 2001 (aged 20)
  Matteo Badilatti (SUI) (1992-07-30)30 July 1992 (aged 29)
  Clément Davy (FRA) (1998-07-17)17 July 1998 (aged 23)
  Arnaud Démare (FRA) (1991-08-26)26 August 1991 (aged 30)
  Antoine Duchesne (CAN) (1991-09-12)12 September 1991 (aged 30)
  David Gaudu (FRA) (1996-10-10)10 October 1996 (aged 25)
  Kévin Geniets (LUX) (1997-01-09)9 January 1997 (aged 24)
  Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) (1987-08-14)14 August 1987 (aged 34)
  Ignatas Konovalovas (LIT) (1985-12-08)8 December 1985 (aged 36)
  Stefan Küng (SUI) (1993-11-16)16 November 1993 (aged 28)
  Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA) (1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (aged 37)
  Olivier Le Gac (FRA) (1993-08-27)27 August 1993 (aged 28)
  Fabian Lienhard (SUI) (1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 28)
Rider Date of birth
  Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) (1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 30)
  Valentin Madouas (FRA) (1996-07-12)12 July 1996 (aged 25)
  Rudy Molard (FRA) (1989-09-17)17 September 1989 (aged 32)
  Quentin Pacher (FRA) (1992-01-06)6 January 1992 (aged 29)
  Thibaut Pinot (FRA) (1990-05-29)29 May 1990 (aged 31)
  Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) (1989-05-28)28 May 1989 (aged 32)
  Anthony Roux (FRA) (1987-04-18)18 April 1987 (aged 34)
  Miles Scotson (AUS) (1994-01-18)18 January 1994 (aged 27)
  Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) (1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 32)
  Jake Stewart (GBR) (1999-10-02)2 October 1999 (aged 22)
  Michael Storer (AUS) (1997-02-28)28 February 1997 (aged 24)
  Attila Valter (HUN) (1998-06-12)12 June 1998 (aged 23)
  Lars van den Berg (NED) (1998-07-07)7 July 1998 (aged 23)
  Bram Welten (NED) (1997-03-29)29 March 1997 (aged 24)

Season victories edit

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location Ref.
17 February Volta ao Algarve, Stage 2 UCI ProSeries   David Gaudu (FRA)   Portugal Alto da Fóia (Monchique) [21]
20 February Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var, Team classification UCI Europe Tour [b]   France [22]
13 March Paris–Nice, Mountains classification UCI World Tour   Valentin Madouas (FRA)   France [23]
22 April Tour of the Alps, Stage 5 UCI ProSeries   Thibaut Pinot (FRA)   Austria Lienz [24]
22 April Tour of the Alps, Sprint classification UCI ProSeries   Thibaut Pinot (FRA)   Italy/  Austria [24]
22 April Tour of the Alps, Team classification UCI ProSeries [c]   Italy/  Austria [24]
8 May Four Days of Dunkirk, Young rider classification UCI ProSeries   Jake Stewart (GBR)   France [25]
11 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 5 UCI World Tour   Arnaud Démare (FRA)   Italy Messina [26][27]
12 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 6 UCI World Tour   Arnaud Démare (FRA)   Italy Scalea (Riviera dei Cedri) [28][29]
20 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 13 UCI World Tour   Arnaud Démare (FRA)   Italy Cuneo [30][31]
29 May Giro d'Italia, Points classification UCI World Tour   Arnaud Démare (FRA)   Italy [32][33]
29 May Boucles de la Mayenne, Young rider classification UCI ProSeries   Jake Stewart (GBR)   France [34]

National, Continental, and World Champions edit

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location Ref.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Penhoet will join from the Groupama–FDJ Continental Team on 1 August.[9]
  2. ^ The riders in the squad were Lewis Askey, Kévin Geniets, Valentin Madouas, Thibaut Pinot, Anthony Roux, and Michael Storer.
  3. ^ The riders in the squad were Matteo Badilatti, Lenny Martinez, Thibaut Pinot, Michael Storer, Reuben Thompson, and Attila Valter.

References edit

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  18. ^ "Mercato : Romain Seigle, Domenico Pozzovivo et Damien Gaudin toujours sans contrat" [Transfer market: Romain Seigle, Domenico Pozzovivo and Damien Gaudin still without a contract]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Groupe EBRA. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Benjamin Thomas (Groupama-FDJ) s'engage avec Cofidis" [Benjamin Thomas (Groupama-FDJ) commits to Cofidis]. L'Équipe (in French). Éditions Philippe Amaury. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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