2010 Française des Jeux season

2010 Française des Jeux season Manager Marc Madiot One-day victories 2 Stage race overall victories 1 Stage race stage victories 13 Previous season • Next season The 2010 season for the FDJ 2010 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 2010b.http://www.equipecyclistefdj.fr/actualites/tour-de-france-2010-38.html Tour de France 2010 FDJ 2 July 2010 18 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110720220028/http://www.equipecyclistefdj.fr/actualites/tour-de-france-2010-38.html 2011-07-20 dead 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. Olivier Bonnaire FRA 2010 1 1 1983 3 2 Sandy Casar FRA 2010 1 1 1979 2 2 Pierre Cazaux FRA 2010 1 1 1984 6 7 Sébastien Chavanel FRA 2010 1 1 1981 3 21 Mikaël Cherel FRA 2010 1 1 1986 3 17 Rémy Di Gregorio FRA 2010 1 1 1985 7 31 Arnaud Gérard FRA 2010 1 1 1984 10 6 Anthony Geslin FRA 2010 1 1 1980 6 9 Timothy Gudsell NZL 2010 1 1 1984 2 17 Frédéric Guesdon FRA 2010 1 1 1971 10 14 Yauheni Hutarovich BLR 2010 1 1 1983 11 29 Mathieu Ladagnous FRA 2010 1 1 1984 12 12 Christophe Le Mével FRA 2010 1 1 1980 9 11 Gianni Meersman BEL 2010 1 1 1985 12 5 Francis Mourey FRA 2010 1 1 1980 12 8 Yoann Offredo FRA 2010 1 1 1986 11 12 Thibaut Pinot FRA 2010 1 1 1990 5 29 Anthony Roux FRA 2010 1 1 1987 4 18 Jérémy Roy FRA 2010 1 1 1983 6 22 Wesley Sulzberger AUS 2010 1 1 1986 10 20 Benoît Vaugrenard FRA 2010 1 1 1982 1 5 Jussi Veikkanen FIN 2010 1 1 1981 3 29 Arthur Vichot FRA 2010 1 1 1988 11 26 Riders who joined the team for the 2010 season Rider2009 teamOlivier BonnaireBBO 2009Pierre CazauxRoubaix Lille MétropoleThibaut Pinotneo-proArthur Vichotneo-pro Riders who left the team during or after the 2009 season Rider2010 teamJérôme CoppelSOJ 2010Sébastien JolySaur–SojasunGuillaume LevarletSaur–Sojasun One-day races Spring classics January 2011 Fall races January 2011 Stage races The team scored three victories at the Tour Méditerranéen, with Hutarovich in stages 1 and 3http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-mediterraneen-cycliste-professionnel-2-1/stage-1/results Hutarovich opens FDJ's season account 2010-02-10 Cycling News 2010-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100213061217/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-mediterraneen-cycliste-professionnel-2-1/stage-1/results 13 February 2010 livehttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-mediterraneen-cycliste-professionnel-2-1/stage-3/results Hutarovich wins his second stage 2010-02-12 Cycling News 2010-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100328095823/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-mediterraneen-cycliste-professionnel-2-1/stage-3/results 28 March 2010 live and Veikkanen in stage 2.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-mediterraneen-cycliste-professionnel-2-1/stage-2/results Veikkanen continues Française des Jeux run on stage 2 2010-02-11 Cycling News 2010-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100214003435/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-mediterraneen-cycliste-professionnel-2-1/stage-2/results 14 February 2010 live 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.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-mediterraneen-cycliste-professionnel-2-1/stage-5/results Masciarelli magnificent at Mont Faron 2010-02-14 Cycling News 2010-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100323174157/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-mediterraneen-cycliste-professionnel-2-1/stage-5/results 23 March 2010 live 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.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-cycliste-international-du-haut-var-2-1/stage-2/results Le Mevel wins Haut Var 2010-02-21 Cycling News 2010-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20100402004240/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-cycliste-international-du-haut-var-2-1/stage-2/results 2 April 2010 live Grand Tours As they did in 2009, Française des Jeux declined to participate in the Giro d'Italia.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bmc-confirmed-for-giro-ditalia BMC confirmed for Giro d'Italia 2010-03-22 Cycling News 2010-03-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20100325183109/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bmc-confirmed-for-giro-ditalia 25 March 2010 live 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. Laura Weislo http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-1/results Petacchi emerges from chaos in Brussels 2010-07-04 Cycling News 2010-12-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20100704102334/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-1/results 2010-07-04 dead 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.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-2/results Chavanel takes stage and yellow in Spa 2010-07-05 Cycling News 2010-12-19 2010-07-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20100706234029/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-2/results dead 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. Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-9/results Casar claims stage win for France 2010-07-13 Cycling News 2010-12-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20110304064049/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-9/results 2011-03-04 dead In stage 13, Geslin finished seventh on the stage, sixth in the sprint behind solo winner Alexander Vinokourov. Richard Moore http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-13/results Take two: Vinokourov revels in victory 2010-07-17 Cycling News 2010-12-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20110304064515/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-13/results 2011-03-04 dead 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. Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-16/results Fedrigo prevails in Pau 2010-07-20 Cycling News 2010-12-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20110304064829/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-16/results 2011-03-04 dead 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. Anthony Tan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-20/results Tres victorias de Francia para Contador! 2010-07-25 Cycling News 2010-12-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20100815033234/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-20/results 2010-08-15 dead Vuelta a España January 2011 Season victories Date Race Competition Rider Country Location February 10 Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Yauheni Hutarovich BLR France Souvain February 11 Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Jussi Veikkanen FIN France Trets February 12 Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Yauheni Hutarovich BLR France Six-Fours-les-Plages February 17 Volta ao Algarve, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Benoît Vaugrenard FRA Portugal Albufeira February 21 Tour du Haut Var, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Christophe Le Mével FRA France Montauroux February 21 Tour du Haut Var, Overall UCI Europe Tour Christophe Le Mével FRA France April 9 Circuit Cycliste Sarthe, Youth classification UCI Europe Tour Anthony Roux FRA France April 9 Circuit Cycliste Sarthe, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were Sébastien Chavanel, Anthony Roux, Arthur Vichot, Thibaut Pinot, and Jérémy Roy France April 19 Tro-Bro Léon UCI Europe Tour Jérémy Roy Jérémy Roy (cyclist) FRA France Brittany May 2 Tour de Romandie, Mountains classification UCI ProTour Thibaut Pinot FRA Switzerland May 9 Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour Benoît Vaugrenard FRA France Dunkirk May 19 Circuit de Lorraine, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Yauheni Hutarovich BLR France Jarny May 23 Circuit de Lorraine, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour Anthony Roux FRA France Hayange May 29 Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan UCI Europe Tour Wesley Sulzberger AUS France Brittany June 20 Route du Sud, Points classification UCI Europe Tour Gianni Meersman BEL France July 13 Tour de France, Stage 9 UCI World Ranking Sandy Casar FRA France Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne August 3 Tour de Pologne, Stage 3 UCI World Ranking Yauheni Hutarovich BLR Poland Katowice August 5 Paris–Corrèze, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Arthur Vichot FRA France Chaumeil August 5 Paris–Corrèze, Points classification UCI Europe Tour Gianni Meersman BEL France August 5 Paris–Corrèze, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour Thibault Pinot FRA France August 5 Paris–Corrèze, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour 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 France August 24 Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Anthony Roux FRA France Royan August 29 Vuelta a España, Stage 2 UCI World Ranking Yauheni Hutarovich BLR Spain Marbella Footnotes N References 30em expanded Category:2010 road cycling season by team FDJ Category:2010 in French sport