2010 Française des Jeux season
Manager Marc Madiot
One-day victories 2
Stage race overall victories 1
Stage race stage victories 13
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The 2010 season for the Française des Jeux cycling team began in January with the Tour Down Under and ended in October at the Chrono des Nations. As a UCI ProTour team, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every ProTour event.

Personnel-wise, the team was mostly unchanged from the 2009 season. Its manager, as it has been since its inception in 1997, was former cyclist Marc Madiot.

On 2 July, the eve of the Tour de France, the team announced that the French national lottery would extend its sponsorship of the team for four years, and the team would immediately change its name to FDJ.[1] For the 2011 season, the team will ride as a UCI Professional Continental team. Only the top 20 teams from 2010 in the UCI's points system were eligible for ProTeam status, and FDJ finished 21st in that ranking.

2010 roster

Ages as of January 1, 2010.

Rider Date of birth
 Olivier Bonnaire (FRA) (1983-03-02)March 2, 1983 (aged 26)
 Sandy Casar (FRA) (1979-02-02)February 2, 1979 (aged 30)
 Pierre Cazaux (FRA) (1984-06-07)June 7, 1984 (aged 25)
 Sébastien Chavanel (FRA) (1981-03-21)March 21, 1981 (aged 28)
 Mikaël Cherel (FRA) (1986-03-17)March 17, 1986 (aged 23)
 Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) (1985-07-31)July 31, 1985 (aged 24)
 Arnaud Gérard (FRA) (1984-10-06)October 6, 1984 (aged 25)
 Anthony Geslin (FRA) (1980-06-09)June 9, 1980 (aged 29)
 Timothy Gudsell (NZL) (1984-02-17)February 17, 1984 (aged 25)
 Frédéric Guesdon (FRA) (1971-10-14)October 14, 1971 (aged 38)
 Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) (1983-11-29)November 29, 1983 (aged 26)
 Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA) (1984-12-12)December 12, 1984 (aged 25)
Rider Date of birth
 Christophe Le Mével (FRA) (1980-09-11)September 11, 1980 (aged 29)
 Gianni Meersman (BEL) (1985-12-05)December 5, 1985 (aged 24)
 Francis Mourey (FRA) (1980-12-08)December 8, 1980 (aged 29)
 Yoann Offredo (FRA) (1986-11-12)November 12, 1986 (aged 23)
 Thibaut Pinot (FRA) (1990-05-29)May 29, 1990 (aged 19)
 Anthony Roux (FRA) (1987-04-18)April 18, 1987 (aged 22)
 Jérémy Roy (FRA) (1983-06-22)June 22, 1983 (aged 26)
 Wesley Sulzberger (AUS) (1986-10-20)October 20, 1986 (aged 23)
 Benoît Vaugrenard (FRA) (1982-01-05)January 5, 1982 (aged 27)
 Jussi Veikkanen (FIN) (1981-03-29)March 29, 1981 (aged 28)
 Arthur Vichot (FRA) (1988-11-26)November 26, 1988 (aged 21)

One-day races

Spring classics

Fall races

Stage races

The team scored three victories at the Tour Méditerranéen, with Hutarovich in stages 1 and 3[2][3] and Veikkanen in stage 2.[4] Veikkanen's stage win gave him the overall race lead, but he was unable to hold it through the conclusion of the race, losing it on the final day to Alejandro Valverde.[5] Française des Jeux' early season successes continued at the Tour du Haut Var, when Le Mével won the second stage of the two-day event, and with it the overall.[6]

Grand Tours

As they did in 2009, Française des Jeux declined to participate in the Giro d'Italia.[7]

Tour de France

FDJ, as they became known shortly before the Tour de France began, entered the race with a squad led by Le Mével, tenth-place finisher and best French rider in 2009. In stage 1, the first road race stage after the prologue time trial, several crashes took place in the final few kilometers, meaning only five riders were at the front of the race to contest the sprint finish. Ladagnous avoided crashing and made this little selection, though he was last of the five riders in the kick to the finish.[8] Ladagnous took a meaningless ninth place the next day, as the peloton decided not to race to the finish, neutralizing the results for all but stage winner Sylvain Chavanel.[9] In stage 9, Casar made a breakaway of 10 riders, including such big names as Luis León Sánchez, Damiano Cunego, and Jens Voigt. All of them figured into the day's results. Race favorites Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck broke away from the other top riders in the race on this day. Voigt dropped back and paced them so long and so strenuously that they joined the leaders on the road, now a five-rider group including Casar, Sánchez, and Cunego. Contador and Schleck finished sixth and seventh on the day, not seeking the stage win. For their parts, Sánchez, Cunego, and Casar finished 2 seconds ahead as the three of them did aggressively seek the win. Cunego started his sprint early and had a gap for a moment, but Casar perhaps knew the course better, taking an aggressive line on the course's final left-hand turn. The finish line was just after that turn, so Casar made it across first and won the stage.[10]

In stage 13, Geslin finished seventh on the stage, sixth in the sprint behind solo winner Alexander Vinokourov.[11] Three days later in stage 16, Casar came close to a second victory. He was part of a day-long breakaway, that included Lance Armstrong, and finished second behind Pierrick Fédrigo in the sprint finish.[12] Casar finished the race in 25th place, the team's best finisher, just under 46 minutes behind Tour champion Alberto Contador. Le Mével was 42nd, more than an hour and 22 minutes back. The squad finished 15th in the teams classification.[13]

Vuelta a España

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
February 10Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) FranceSouvain
February 11Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Jussi Veikkanen (FIN) FranceTrets
February 12Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) FranceSix-Fours-les-Plages
February 17Volta ao Algarve, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Benoît Vaugrenard (FRA) PortugalAlbufeira
February 21Tour du Haut Var, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Christophe Le Mével (FRA) FranceMontauroux
February 21Tour du Haut Var, OverallUCI Europe Tour Christophe Le Mével (FRA) France
April 9Circuit Cycliste Sarthe, Youth classificationUCI Europe Tour Anthony Roux (FRA) France
April 9Circuit Cycliste Sarthe, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 1] France
April 19Tro-Bro LéonUCI Europe Tour Jérémy Roy (FRA) FranceBrittany
May 2Tour de Romandie, Mountains classificationUCI ProTour Thibaut Pinot (FRA)  Switzerland
May 9Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour Benoît Vaugrenard (FRA) FranceDunkirk
May 19Circuit de Lorraine, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) FranceJarny
May 23Circuit de Lorraine, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour Anthony Roux (FRA) FranceHayange
May 29Grand Prix de Plumelec-MorbihanUCI Europe Tour Wesley Sulzberger (AUS) FranceBrittany
June 20Route du Sud, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Gianni Meersman (BEL) France
July 13Tour de France, Stage 9UCI World Ranking Sandy Casar (FRA) FranceSaint-Jean-de-Maurienne
August 3Tour de Pologne, Stage 3UCI World Ranking Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) PolandKatowice
August 5Paris–Corrèze, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Arthur Vichot (FRA) FranceChaumeil
August 5Paris–Corrèze, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Gianni Meersman (BEL) France
August 5Paris–Corrèze, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Thibault Pinot (FRA) France
August 5Paris–Corrèze, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 2] France
August 24Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Anthony Roux (FRA) FranceRoyan
August 29Vuelta a España, Stage 2UCI World Ranking Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) SpainMarbella

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The riders on the squad were Sébastien Chavanel, Anthony Roux, Arthur Vichot, Thibaut Pinot, and Jérémy Roy
  2. ↑ The riders on the squad were Pierre Cazaux, Olivier Bonnaire, Mikaël Cherel, Gianni Meersman, Thibaut Pinot, Arthur Vichot, and trainee riders Nacer Bouhanni and Nicolas Capdepuy

References

  1. ↑ "Tour de France 2010". FDJ. 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Hutarovich opens FDJ's season account". Cycling News. 2010-02-10. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
  3. ↑ "Hutarovich wins his second stage". Cycling News. 2010-02-12. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
  4. ↑ "Veikkanen continues Française des Jeux run on stage 2". Cycling News. 2010-02-11. Archived from the original on 14 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
  5. ↑ "Masciarelli magnificent at Mont Faron". Cycling News. 2010-02-14. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
  6. ↑ "Le Mevel wins Haut Var". Cycling News. 2010-02-21. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
  7. ↑ "BMC confirmed for Giro d'Italia". Cycling News. 2010-03-22. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
  8. ↑ Laura Weislo (2010-07-04). "Petacchi emerges from chaos in Brussels". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 2010-07-04. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
  9. ↑ Les Clarke (2010-07-05). "Chavanel takes stage and yellow in Spa". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
  10. ↑ Les Clarke (2010-07-13). "Casar claims stage win for France". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
  11. ↑ Richard Moore (2010-07-17). "Take two: Vinokourov revels in victory". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
  12. ↑ Les Clarke (2010-07-20). "Fedrigo prevails in Pau". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
  13. ↑ Anthony Tan (2010-07-25). "Tres victorias de Francia para Contador!". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 2010-08-15. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
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