2012 FDJ–BigMat season

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.

FDJ–BigMat
2012 season
The team bus at the 2012 Étoile de Bessèges
UCI codeFDJ
StatusUCI ProTeam
World Tour Rank18th (246 points)
ManagerMarc Madiot
Main sponsor(s)Française des Jeux & BigMat
BasedFrance
BicyclesLapierre
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races5
Stage race overall1
Stage race stages16
National Championships2
Most WinsArnaud Démare (6 wins)
Best ranked riderThibaut Pinot (60th)[1]

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]

Rider Date of birth
 Sébastien Bergeret[N 1] (FRA) (1992-01-22)22 January 1992 (aged 19)
 William Bonnet (FRA) (1982-06-25)25 June 1982 (aged 29)
 David Boucher (FRA) (1980-03-17)17 March 1980 (aged 31)
 Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) (1990-07-25)25 July 1990 (aged 21)
 Sandy Casar (FRA) (1979-02-02)2 February 1979 (aged 32)
 Steve Chainel (FRA) (1983-09-06)6 September 1983 (aged 28)
 Arnaud Courteille (FRA) (1989-03-13)13 March 1989 (aged 22)
 Mickaël Delage (FRA) (1985-08-06)6 August 1985 (aged 26)
 Arnaud Démare (FRA) (1991-08-26)26 August 1991 (aged 20)
 Kenny Elissonde (FRA) (1991-07-22)22 July 1991 (aged 20)
 Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) (1978-11-30)30 November 1978 (aged 33)
 Arnaud Gerard (FRA) (1984-10-06)6 October 1984 (aged 27)
 Anthony Geslin (FRA) (1980-06-09)9 June 1980 (aged 31)
 Frédéric Guesdon[N 2] (FRA) (1971-10-14)14 October 1971 (aged 40)
 Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) (1983-11-29)29 November 1983 (aged 28)
 Arnold Jeannesson (FRA) (1986-01-15)15 January 1986 (aged 25)
Rider Date of birth
 Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA) (1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (aged 27)
 Francis Mourey (FRA) (1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 31)
 Yoann Offredo (FRA) (1986-11-12)12 November 1986 (aged 25)
 Rémi Pauriol (FRA) (1982-04-04)4 April 1982 (aged 29)
 Cédric Pineau (FRA) (1985-05-08)8 May 1985 (aged 26)
 Thibaut Pinot (FRA) (1990-05-29)29 May 1990 (aged 21)
 Gabriel Rasch (NOR) (1976-04-08)8 April 1976 (aged 35)
 Dominique Rollin (CAN) (1982-10-29)29 October 1982 (aged 29)
 Anthony Roux (FRA) (1987-04-18)18 April 1987 (aged 24)
 Jérémy Roy (FRA) (1983-06-22)22 June 1983 (aged 28)
 Eduardo Sepulveda[N 3] (ARG) (1991-06-13)13 June 1991 (aged 20)
 Geoffrey Soupe (FRA) (1988-03-22)22 March 1988 (aged 23)
 Benoît Vaugrenard (FRA) (1982-01-05)5 January 1982 (aged 29)
 Jussi Veikkanen (FIN) (1981-03-29)29 March 1981 (aged 30)
 Arthur Vichot (FRA) (1988-11-26)26 November 1988 (aged 23)
 Emilien Viennet[N 4] (FRA) (1992-02-06)6 February 1992 (aged 19)

Season victories
Arnaud Demare wins the final stage of the 2012 Tour of Qatar.

Yauheni Hutarovich won the National Road Race Championship of Belarus, and Nacer Bouhanni won the French National Road Race Championships on 24 June.[13]

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocationRef
1 FebruaryÉtoile de Bessèges, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) FranceBellegarde[13]
10 FebruaryTour of Qatar, Stage 6UCI Asia Tour Arnaud Démare (FRA) QatarDoha[13]
26 FebruaryLes Boucles du Sud ArdècheUCI Europe Tour Rémi Pauriol (FRA) FranceRuoms[13]
29 FebruaryLe SamynUCI Europe Tour Arnaud Démare (FRA) BelgiumDour[13]
4 MarchDriedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Arnaud Démare (FRA) BelgiumIchtegem[13]
4 MarchDriedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Arnaud Démare (FRA) Belgium[14]
18 MarchCholet-Pays de LoireUCI Europe Tour Arnaud Démare (FRA) FranceCholet[13]
25 MarchCritérium International, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) FranceCol de l'Ospedale[13]
6 AprilCircuit de la Sarthe, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Arnaud Courteille (FRA) France[15]
16 MayCircuit de Lorraine, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) FranceNeuves-Maisons[13]
20 MayCircuit de Lorraine, OverallUCI Europe Tour Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) France[13]
20 MayCircuit de Lorraine, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) France[16]
20 MayCircuit de Lorraine, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) France[17]
8 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Stage 5UCI World Tour Arthur Vichot (FRA) FranceRumilly[13]
15 JuneRoute du Sud, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Arnaud Démare (FRA) FranceSaint-Michel[13]
20 JuneHalle–IngooigemUCI Europe Tour Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) BelgiumIngooigem[13]
8 JulyTour de France, Stage 8UCI World Tour Thibaut Pinot (FRA)  SwitzerlandPorrentruy[13]
16 JulyTour de France, Stage 15UCI World Tour Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) FrancePau[13]
21 JulyTour de Wallonie, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) BelgiumLessines[13]
2 AugustParis–Corrèze, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Kenny Elissonde (FRA) FranceChaumeil[13]
2 AugustParis–Corrèze, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Kenny Elissonde (FRA) France[18]
7 AugustTour de l'Ain, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) FranceTrévoux[13]
8 AugustTour de l'Ain, Stage 2aUCI Europe Tour Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) FranceLagnieu[13]
11 AugustTour de l'Ain, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour Thibaut Pinot (FRA) FranceLélex-Monts Jura[13]
17 AugustTour du Limousin, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Jérémy Roy (FRA) FranceLimoges[13]
17 AugustTour du Limousin, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 5] France[19][20]
19 AugustVattenfall CyclassicsUCI World Tour Arnaud Démare (FRA) GermanyHamburg[13]
30 SeptemberTour de l'Eurometropole, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) BelgiumTournai[13]

Footnotes
The team car at the 2012 Tour de France
  1. Bergeret joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from VC Toucy.[5]
  2. Guesdon retired from the sport on 8 April, after completing Paris–Roubaix.[6]
  3. Sepulveda joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from the Centre Mondial du Cyclisme.[5]
  4. Viennet joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from CC Etupes.[7]
  5. The riders on the squad were Arnaud Gérard, Anthony Geslin, Francis Mourey, Jérémy Roy, Anthony Roux, Sébastien Bergeret and Eduardo Sepulveda

References
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