2020 Groupama–FDJ season

The 2020 cycling season for Groupama–FDJ began in January at the Tour Down Under in Australia.

Groupama-FDJ
2020 season
UCI codeGFC
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ManagerMarc Madiot
Main sponsor(s)Française des Jeux
BasedFrance
BicyclesLapierre
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races1
Stage race overall2
Stage race stages13
National Championships3
Most WinsArnaud Démare (17)
Best ranked riderArnaud Démare
Jersey

Team roster
As of 1 October 2020.[1][2]
Rider Date of birth
 Bruno Armirail (FRA) (1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (aged 25)
 William Bonnet (FRA) (1982-06-25)25 June 1982 (aged 37)
 Alexys Brunel (FRA) (1998-10-10)10 October 1998 (aged 21)
 Mickaël Delage (FRA) (1985-08-06)6 August 1985 (aged 34)
 Arnaud Démare (FRA) (1991-08-26)26 August 1991 (aged 28)
 Antoine Duchesne (CAN) (1991-09-12)12 September 1991 (aged 28)
 Kilian Frankiny (SUI) (1994-01-26)26 January 1994 (aged 25)
 David Gaudu (FRA) (1996-10-10)10 October 1996 (aged 23)
 Kévin Geniets (LUX) (1997-01-09)9 January 1997 (aged 22)
 Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) (1987-08-14)14 August 1987 (aged 32)
 Simon Guglielmi (FRA) (1997-07-01)1 July 1997 (aged 22)
 Ignatas Konovalovas (LIT) (1985-12-08)8 December 1985 (aged 34)
 Stefan Küng (SUI) (1993-11-16)16 November 1993 (aged 26)
 Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA) (1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (aged 35)
 Olivier Le Gac (FRA) (1993-08-27)27 August 1993 (aged 26)
Rider Date of birth
 Fabian Lienhard (SUI) (1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 26)
 Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) (1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 28)
 Valentin Madouas (FRA) (1996-07-12)12 July 1996 (aged 23)
 Rudy Molard (FRA) (1989-09-17)17 September 1989 (aged 30)
 Thibaut Pinot (FRA) (1990-05-29)29 May 1990 (aged 29)
 Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) (1989-05-28)28 May 1989 (aged 30)
 Anthony Roux (FRA) (1987-04-18)18 April 1987 (aged 32)
 Marc Sarreau (FRA) (1993-06-10)10 June 1993 (aged 26)
 Miles Scotson (AUS) (1994-01-18)18 January 1994 (aged 25)
 Romain Seigle (FRA) (1994-10-11)11 October 1994 (aged 25)
 Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) (1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 30)
 Jake Stewart[N 1] (GBR) (1999-10-02)2 October 1999 (aged 20)
 Benjamin Thomas (FRA) (1995-09-12)12 September 1995 (aged 24)
 Léo Vincent (FRA) (1995-11-06)6 November 1995 (aged 24)
  1. Stewart was promoted from the development team on 1 October.

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
5 FebruaryÉtoile de Bessèges, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Alexys Brunel (FRA) FranceBellegarde
9 FebruaryÉtoile de Bessèges, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour Alexys Brunel (FRA) France
5 AugustMilano–TorinoUCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 Arnaud Démare (FRA) ItalyTorino
17 AugustTour de Wallonie, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 Arnaud Démare (FRA) BelgiumWavre
19 AugustTour de Wallonie, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 Arnaud Démare (FRA) BelgiumÉrezée
19 AugustTour de Wallonie, OverallUCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 Arnaud Démare (FRA) Belgium
19 AugustTour de Wallonie, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 Arnaud Démare (FRA) Belgium
27 AugustTour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Arnaud Démare (FRA) FranceRoyan
28 AugustTour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Arnaud Démare (FRA) FranceÉchiré
30 AugustTour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Arnaud Démare (FRA) FrancePoitiers
30 AugustTour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, OverallUCI Europe Tour Arnaud Démare (FRA) France
30 AugustTour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Arnaud Démare (FRA) France
16 SeptemberTour de Luxembourg, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 Arnaud Démare (FRA) LuxembourgHesperange
6 OctoberGiro d'Italia, Stage 4UCI World Tour Arnaud Démare (FRA) ItalyVillafranca Tirrena
8 OctoberGiro d'Italia, Stage 6UCI World Tour Arnaud Démare (FRA) ItalyMatera
9 OctoberGiro d'Italia, Stage 7UCI World Tour Arnaud Démare (FRA) ItalyBrindisi
14 OctoberGiro d'Italia, Stage 11UCI World Tour Arnaud Démare (FRA) ItalyRimini
25 OctoberGiro d'Italia, Points classificationUCI World Tour Arnaud Démare (FRA) Italy
31 OctoberVuelta a España, Stage 11UCI World Tour David Gaudu (FRA) SpainAlto de la Farrapona
7 NovemberVuelta a España, Stage 17UCI World Tour David Gaudu (FRA) SpainAlto de la Covatilla

National, Continental and World champions
DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
12 JulySwiss National Time Trial Championships
 Stefan Küng (SUI)  SwitzerlandBelp
23 AugustFrench National Road Race Championships
 Arnaud Démare (FRA) FranceGrand-Champ
23 AugustLuxembourg National Road Race Championships
 Kevin Geniets (LUX) LuxembourgMamer
24 AugustEuropean Time Trial Champion
 Stefan Küng (SUI) FrancePlouay

Footnotes

    References
    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Groupama-FDJ in 2020.
    1. "Groupama–FDJ WorldTour Team". Groupama–FDJ. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
    2. "Groupama-FDJ present 2020 squad as Pinot targets Tour de France". CyclingNews. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
    3. "GROUPAMA-FDJ RECRUTE FABIAN LIENHARD COMME «LANCEUR»" [Groupama-FDJ recruit Fabian Lienhard as a lead-out man] (in French). Le Figaro. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
    4. Ostanek, Daniel (15 December 2020). "Transfer Mechanics: Analysing teams 2021 – part 2". CyclingNews. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
    5. @UnoXteam (16 August 2019). "💥New Riders @UnoXteam💥 @DanielHoelgaard from @GroupamaFDJ will return to home ground and has signed a 2-year contract for @UnoXteam. @erlendblikra from @TeamCoopSykkel has signed a 2-year neo-pro contract for @UnoXteam. Welcome guys! 🔥" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
    6. Fletcher, Patrick (11 October 2019). "Morabito takes final bow as Gaudu leads FDJ at Il Lombardia". CyclingNews. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
    7. Long, Jonny (12 October 2019). "Here are all the riders retiring at the end of the 2019 season". CyclingWeekly. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
    8. Ballinger, Alex (4 March 2019). "Groupama-FDJ rider Georg Preidler quits team over blood doping". CyclingWeekly. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
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