2015 FDJ season

FDJ
FDJ
2015 season
UCI code	FDJ
Status	UCI ProTeam
Manager	Marc Madiot
Main sponsor(s)	Française des Jeux
Based	France
Bicycles	Lapierre
Groupset	Shimano
Season victories
One-day races	2
Stage race overall	1
Stage race stages	11
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The 2014 season for FDJ began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Team roster[edit]

As of 1 January 2015

	Rider	Date of birth
William Bonnet (FRA)		(1982-06-25)25 June 1982 (aged 32)
David Boucher (BEL)		(1980-03-17)17 March 1980 (aged 34)
Sébastien Chavanel (FRA)		(1983-03-21)21 March 1983 (aged 31)
Arnaud Courteille (FRA)		(1989-03-13)13 March 1989 (aged 25)
Mickaël Delage (FRA)		(1985-08-06)6 August 1985 (aged 29)
Arnaud Démare (FRA)		(1991-08-26)26 August 1991 (aged 23)
Kenny Elissonde (FRA)		(1991-07-22)22 July 1991 (aged 23)
Murilo Fischer (BRA)		(1979-06-16)16 June 1979 (aged 35)
Alexandre Geniez (FRA)		(1988-04-16)16 April 1988 (aged 26)
Anthony Geslin (FRA)		(1980-06-09)9 June 1980 (aged 34)
Arnold Jeannesson (FRA)		(1986-01-15)15 January 1986 (aged 28)
Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA)		(1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (aged 30)
Johan Le Bon (FRA)		(1990-10-03)3 October 1990 (aged 24)
Olivier Le Gac (FRA)		(1993-08-27)27 August 1993 (aged 21)
Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (FRA)		(1993-06-30)30 June 1993 (aged 21)

	Rider	Date of birth
Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA)		(1994-07-26)26 July 1994 (aged 20)
Steve Morabito (SUI)		(1983-01-30)30 January 1983 (aged 31)
Francis Mourey (FRA)		(1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 34)
Yoann Offredo (FRA)		(1986-11-12)12 November 1986 (aged 28)
Laurent Pichon (FRA)		(1986-07-19)19 July 1986 (aged 28)
Cédric Pineau (FRA)		(1985-05-08)8 May 1985 (aged 29)
Thibaut Pinot (FRA)		(1990-05-29)29 May 1990 (aged 24)
Kévin Reza (FRA)		(1988-05-18)18 May 1988 (aged 26)
Anthony Roux (FRA)		(1987-04-18)18 April 1987 (aged 27)
Jérémy Roy (FRA)		(1983-06-22)22 June 1983 (aged 31)
Marc Sarreau (FRA)		(1993-06-10)10 June 1993 (aged 21)
Benoît Vaugrenard (FRA)		(1982-01-05)5 January 1982 (aged 32)
Jussi Veikkanen (FIN)		(1981-03-29)29 March 1981 (aged 33)
Arthur Vichot (FRA)		(1988-11-26)26 November 1988 (aged 26)

Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season

Rider	2014 team
Lorrenzo Manzin	neo-pro (Team UCNA)
Steve Morabito	BMC Racing Team
Kévin Reza	Team Europcar
Marc Sarreau	neo-pro (Armée de Terre)

Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season

Rider	2015 team
Nacer Bouhanni^[1]	Cofidis
Pierrick Fédrigo^[2]	Bretagne–Séché Environnement
Laurent Mangel	Retired
Geoffrey Soupe^[3]	Cofidis
Émilien Viennet	AVC Aix-en-Provence

Season victories[edit]

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
29 March	Critérium International, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Thibaut Pinot (FRA)	France
8 April	Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 2a	UCI Europe Tour	Anthony Roux (FRA)	France	Angers
19 April	Tro-Bro Léon	UCI Europe Tour	Alexandre Geniez (FRA)	France	Lannilis
26 April	La Roue Tourangelle	UCI Europe Tour	Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA)	France	Tours
2 May	Tour de Romandie, Stage 5	UCI World Tour	Thibaut Pinot (FRA)	Switzerland	Champex
3 May	Tour de Romandie, Young rider classification	UCI World Tour	Thibaut Pinot (FRA)	Switzerland
29 May	Tour of Belgium, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Arnaud Démare (FRA)	Belgium	Herzele
30 May	Tour of Belgium, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Arnaud Démare (FRA)	Belgium	Eau d'Heure lakes
4 June	Boucles de la Mayenne, Prologue	UCI Europe Tour	Johan Le Bon (FRA)	France	Laval
17 June	Tour de Suisse, Stage 5	UCI World Tour	Thibaut Pinot (FRA)	Austria	Sölden
25 July	Tour de France, Stage 20	UCI World Tour	Thibaut Pinot (FRA)	France	Alpe d'Huez
14 August	Eneco Tour, Stage 5	UCI World Tour	Johan Le Bon (FRA)	Netherlands	Sittard-Geleen
14 August	Tour de l'Ain, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Alexandre Geniez (FRA)	France	Bellignat
27 August	Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Marc Sarreau (FRA)	France	Loudun
26 September	Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Thibaut Pinot (FRA)	France	Florac
27 September	Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Thibaut Pinot (FRA)	France
27 September	Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Thibaut Pinot (FRA)	France

References[edit]

^ Hood, Andrew (1 August 2014). "Giro points champ Bouhanni to Cofidis; Boom to Astana". VeloNews. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ Cossins, Peter (10 September 2014). "Bretagne sign Fédrigo as team expands". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ Farrand, Stephen (1 August 2014). "Transfers: Cofidis confirms the arrival of Nacer Bouhanni". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

External links[edit]

2015 FDJ season at ProCyclingStats

[1] Hood, Andrew (1 August 2014). "Giro points champ Bouhanni to Cofidis; Boom to Astana". VeloNews. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

[2] Cossins, Peter (10 September 2014). "Bretagne sign Fédrigo as team expands". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

[3] Farrand, Stephen (1 August 2014). "Transfers: Cofidis confirms the arrival of Nacer Bouhanni". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

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