2011 FDJ season

FDJ 2011 yes 250px Arnold Jeannesson at the 2011 Critérium du Dauphiné FDJ UCI Professional Continental Europe Tour 1st (2551.1 points) Marc Madiot Française des Jeux France Lapierre Shimano 7 5 16 0 2010 2012 The 2011 season for the FDJ 2011 cycling team began in January at La Tropicale Amissa Bongo and ended in October at the Chrono des Nations. The season was their first as a UCI Professional Continental team, having been denied UCI ProTeam status for 2011 in the preceding offseason, due to a paperwork error.Pierre Carey https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/fdj-miss-out-on-uci-proteam-status-after-rouxs-contract-is-late FDJ miss out on UCI ProTeam status after Roux's contract is late 2010-12-01 Cycling News 2011-12-04 Thus, the team had to be selected by organizers of UCI World Tour events, including each of the season's Grand Tours, if they were to compete. Only the Tour de France extended a wildcard invitation to FDJ. While the team was not particularly competitive in the World Tour level races to which they received invites, they dominated the UCI Europe Tour. As their Professional Continental status meant they were scored for Europe Tour performances, they handily won the Europe Tour teams competition, finishing with more than a thousand more points than second-placed SKS 2011. Of the team's 28 victories, all but two were in Europe Tour races. Jérémy Roy won the overall combativity award at the Tour de France, the team's most notable performance in a World Tour race on the year. The team had no one star rider in 2011, as seven different riders won multiple races. 2011 roster Ages as of January 1, 2011. Olivier Bonnaire FRA 2011 1 1 1983 3 2 William Bonnet FRA 2011 1 1 1982 6 25 Nacer Bouhanni FRA 2011 1 1 1990 7 25 Sandy Casar FRA 2011 1 1 1979 2 2 Steve Chainel FRA 2011 1 1 1983 9 6 Arnaud Courteille FRA 2011 1 1 1989 3 13 Mickaël Delage FRA 2011 1 1 1985 8 6 Arnaud DémareRider joined the team on August 1 as a stagiaire. FRA 2011 1 1 1991 8 26 Kenny Elissonde FRA 2011 1 1 1991 7 22 Pierrick Fédrigo FRA 2011 1 1 1978 11 30 Arnaud Gérard FRA 2011 1 1 1984 10 6 Anthony Geslin FRA 2011 1 1 1980 6 9 Frédéric Guesdon FRA 2011 1 1 1971 10 14 Yauheni Hutarovich BLR 2011 1 1 1983 11 29 Arnold Jeannesson FRA 2011 1 1 1986 1 15 Mathieu Ladagnous FRA 2011 1 1 1984 12 12 Gianni Meersman BEL 2011 1 1 1985 12 5 Francis Mourey FRA 2011 1 1 1980 12 8 Yoann Offredo FRA 2011 1 1 1986 11 12 Rémi Pauriol FRA 2011 1 1 1982 4 4 Cédric Pineau FRA 2011 1 1 1985 5 8 Thibaut Pinot FRA 2011 1 1 1990 5 29 Dominique Rollin CAN 2011 1 1 1982 10 29 Anthony Roux FRA 2011 1 1 1987 4 18 Jérémy Roy FRA 2011 1 1 1983 6 22 Fabien Schmidt FRA 2011 1 1 1989 3 23 Geoffrey Soupe FRA 2011 1 1 1988 3 22 Wesley Sulzberger AUS 2011 1 1 1986 10 20 Benoît Vaugrenard FRA 2011 1 1 1982 1 5 Arthur Vichot FRA 2011 1 1 1988 11 26 Riders who joined the team for the 2011 season Rider2010 teamWilliam BonnetBarry Ryan https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bbox-bouygues-telecom-to-extend-sponsorship-into-2011 Bbox-Bouygues Telecom to extend sponsorship into 2011 11 August 2010 Cycling News 13 December 2011BBO 2010Nacer Bouhannihttp://www.equipecyclistefdj.fr/actualites/nacer-bouhanni--gagner-le-plus-vite-possible--91.html French equipecyclistefdj.fr FDJ 2011 21 January 2011 13 December 2011 Gagner le plus vite possible Winning as soon as possiblestagiaire (FDJ 2010b)Steve ChainelBBO 2010Arnaud CourteilleMichael Gilson https://www.directvelo.com/direct-velo/actualites/9250/arnaud-courteille-neo-pro-a-la-fdj.html French Arnaud Courteille néo-pro à la FDJ Arnaud Courteille neo-pro at FDJ 2 August 2010 Directvelo Association Le Peloton 13 December 2011neo-proMickaël Delagehttp://www.velochrono.fr/actu/transferts-cyclisme-2010-2011/ Transferts 2010-2011 French Transfers 2010–2011 13 December 2011 Velochrono.fr VelochronoOLO 2010Pierrick FédrigoBarry Ryan https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/fedrigo-signs-for-fdj-for-2011 Fédrigo signs for FDJ for 2011 15 September 2010 Cycling News 13 December 2011BBO 2010Arnold JeannessonJean-François Quénet https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/movistar-to-have-25-riders-but-no-big-leader-for-now Movistar to have 25 riders but no big leader for now 14 September 2010 Cycling News 13 December 2011GCE 2010Rémi PauriolFrench http://www.sport365.fr/autres-sports/cyclisme/fdj-arrivee-de-pauriol-en-2011-276399.shtml Arrivée de Pauriol en 2011 Arrival of Pauriol in 2011 21 July 2010 Sport365 media365 Network 13 December 2011COF 2010Cédric Pineauhttp://www.velochrono.fr/actu/2010/cedric-pineau-chez-fdj-en-2011/ Alexandre Philippon Cédric Pineau rejoindra FDJ en 2011 French Cédric Pineau joins FDJ in 2011 13 December 2011 Velochrono.fr Velochrono 8 July 2010RLM 2010Dominique Rollinhttp://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6040/Dominique-Rollin-to-finalize-contract-with-FDJ-on-Monday.aspx Dominique Rollin to finalize contract with FDJ on Monday 16 October 2010 VeloNation 13 December 2011CTT 2010Geoffrey SoupeMichael Gilson https://www.directvelo.com/direct-velo/actualites/9568/geoffrey-soupe-neo-pro-a-la-fdj.html French Geoffrey Soupe néo-pro à la FDJ Geoffrey Soupe neo-pro at FDJ 18 August 2010 Directvelo Association Le Peloton 13 December 2011neo-pro Riders who left the team during or after the 2010 season Rider2011 teamPierre CazauxFrench http://www.sport365.fr/autres-sports/cyclisme/euskaltel-cazaux-arrive-416023.shtml Cazaux arrive Cazaux arrives 22 September 2010 Sport365 media365 Network 13 December 2011EUS 2011Sébastien Chavanelhttps://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sebastien-chavanel-signs-with-europcar Sébastien Chavanel signs with Europcar 15 October 2010 Cycling News 13 December 2011BBO 2011Mikaël Cherelhttp://www.velonation.com/News/ID/5425/Transfer-News-Mikael-Cherel-moves-from-FDJ-to-AG2R-La-Mondiale.aspx Mikaël Cherel moves from FDJ to AG2R-La Mondiale Ben Atkins VeloNation 27 August 2010 13 December 2011ALM 2011Rémy Di Gregoriohttps://www.cyclingnews.com/news/transfer-news-vandborg-back-to-saxo-bank-stamsnijder-on-the-move Vandborg back to Saxo Bank, Stamsnijder on the move Westemeyer Susan Cycling News 7 September 2010 13 December 2011AST 2011Timothy Gudsellhttps://www.cyclingnz.com/cnz5_profiles.php?a=897 Gudsell Star Signing for Pure Black Racing cyclingnz.com Cycling New Zealand 9 December 2010 13 December 2011Team PureBlack RacingChristophe Le MévelJean-François Quénet https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/le-mevel-lands-garmin-transitions-place Le Mével lands Garmin-Transitions place 14 July 2010 Cycling News 13 December 2011GRM 2011Jussi Veikkanenhttps://www.cyclingnews.com/news/veikkanen-to-lotto Veikkanen to Lotto Cycling News 29 July 2010 13 December 2011OLO 2011 One-day races Before the spring season and the races known as classics, Roy won the first race of the season held in France, the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise. He was part of the morning breakaway with two others, and rode away from them to victory after starting his solo move with 15 km on left to race. In the first large group on the road, which finished 2'43" down on Roy, FDJ had Vichot in fifth and Pineau in eighth, giving them three of the top ten riders on the day.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/grand-prix-cycliste-la-marseillaise-1-1-1/results Jérémy Roy wins the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise 2011-01-30 Cycling News 2011-02-08 Spring classics Vichot won Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche, taking place on the traditional opening weekend for the spring classics, at the front of a 12-rider sprint finish.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/les-boucles-du-sud-ardeche-souvenir-francis-delpech-1-1-1/results Vichot victorious in Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche 2011-02-27 Cycling News 2011-02-28 On the same weekend, Offredo finished fourth at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad,https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/66th-omloop-het-nieuwsblad-elite-1-hc/results Langeveld wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 26 February 2011 19 December 2011 Cycling News Brecht Decaluwé and Hutarovich finished second to SKY 2011 rider Christopher Sutton in Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne; falling short by around a bike length,https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/kuurne-brussel-kuurne-1-1/results Sutton wins Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne 27 February 2011 19 December 2011 Cycling Newshttp://velonews.competitor.com/2011/02/news/skys-chris-sutton-wins-kuurne-brussels-kuurne_161889 Sky's Chris Sutton wins Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne 27 February 2011 19 December 2011 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. while Ladagnous featured in the main breakaways of both races. In March, Hutarovich finished fifth in Le Samyn, nine seconds down on race-winner, Dominic Klemme of LEO 2011.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/43rd-le-samyn-1-1/results Klemme takes first win for Leopard Trek 2 March 2011 19 December 2011 Cycling News Chainel finished sixth in the Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers,https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/grand-prix-de-la-ville-de-lillers-souvenir-bruno-comini-1-2/results Flahaut sprints to GP de Lillers win 6 March 2011 19 December 2011 Cycling News before Meersman placed second in Paris–Troyes, losing out to SAU 2011 rider Jonathan Hivert in a four-man sprint to the line.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-troyes-1-2-1/results Hivert survives to win chaotic Paris-Troyes 14 March 2011 19 December 2011 Cycling News Chainel and Bouhanni also placed in the top ten, finishing fifth and eighth respectively. After another breakaway in which Ladagnous was involved in, Hutarovich finished fifth in a mass sprint at the conclusion of Nokere Koerse.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/nokere-koerse-1-1/results Steegmans wins Nokere-Koerse 16 March 2011 19 December 2011 Cycling News At Classic Loire Atlantique in France, after creating a four-man breakaway with Lieuwe Westra of VCD 2011, SAU 2011 yes's Jean-Marc Marino and LAN 2011 rider Frédéric Amorison, they were joined by five other riders within the last 5 km 1 on, and Geslin ultimately could not hold onto the leaders' pace, and eventually finished sixth, 22 seconds down.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/classic-loire-atlantique-1-1/results Jean-François Quénet Westra wins Classic Loire Atlantique 19 March 2011 19 December 2011 Cycling News The team showed strongly at the first monument race of the season, Milan–San Remo. Chainel and Offredo were two of the 44 riders in the leading group on the road after a crash on the Le Manie climb 90 km on from the finish effectively split the race in to. Both of them attacked and got free on the Cipressa, the course's penultimate climb, drawing Stuart O'Grady and Greg Van Avermaet with them. Chainel drove the group, sacrificing himself for Offredo. Vincenzo Nibali caught and surpassed them on the Poggio, the last climb on the course, but Offredo stayed with the group chasing Nibali, driven by world time trial champion Fabian Cancellara, and finished at the front of the race. He, Nibali, and Philippe Gilbert opened up the sprint for victory, made somewhat unusual by the fact that it was contested by eight riders representing eight different teams. Most of the leading group passed up Offredo, but he finished with a strong seventh place on the day. Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/milan-san-remo-his/results Goss wins Milan–San Remo 2011-03-19 Cycling News 2011-03-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20110322025205/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/milan-san-remo-his/results 2011-03-22 dead Madiot was impressed by Offredo's ride, his second attacking performance in Milan–San Remo in as many participations, and stated that he believed Offredo had a strong future as a classics rider ahead of him.Conal Andrews http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/7840/Madiot-impressed-with-Yoann-Offredos-Milan-Sanremo-ride.aspx Madiot impressed with Yoann Offredo's Milan–San Remo ride 2011-03-21 VeloNation VeloNation LLC 2011-03-21 While seventh place would have awarded 30 UCI World Tour points, Offredo's performance was not scored due to FDJ's relegation to Professional Continental status in the offseason. It had no bearing on the number of riders France were afforded at the world championships, unlike the nations of the other top performers in the race.Jean-François Quénet https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/voeckler-confuses-crowds-with-europe-tour-leaders-jersey Voeckler confuses crowds with Europe Tour leader's jersey 2011-03-20 Cycling News 2011-03-21 thumb|Gianni Meersman, pictured at Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, finished in the top five of four single-day races in the first half of the season, including second places in Paris–Troyes and Route Adélie. Three days later, Rollin finished tenth in Dwars door Vlaanderen.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/dwars-door-vlaanderen-a-travers-la-flandre-1-1-1/results Nuyens victorious at Dwars door Vlaanderen 23 March 2011 19 December 2011 Cycling News Bonnet finished sixth in the succeeding E3 Prijs Vlaanderen – Harelbeke three days later,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/7908/E3-Prijs-Fabian-Cancellara-annihilates-field-in-Harelbeke.aspx Fabian Cancellara annihilates field in Harelbeke 26 March 2011 VeloNation 19 December 2011 after making his way into the breakaway, with Chainel also making it into a secondary breakaway from the main field after pressure from the GRM 2011 squad. He eventually finished the race 15th. At the beginning of April, Meersman earned his second runner-up placing in the space of three weeks, finishing behind Renaud Dion (FST 2011) in Route Adélie; Meersman had been one of seven riders in contention for victory in a breakaway in the closing stages.http://www.equipecyclistefdj.fr/actualites/route-adelie-fleche-d-emeraude-gianni-meersman-accumule-les-places-d-honneur-169.html French equipecyclistefdj.fr FDJ 2011 4 April 2011 19 December 2011 Gianni Meersman accumule les places d'honneur Gianni Meersman accumulates the places of honourhttps://www.cyclingnews.com/races/route-adelie-de-vitre-1-1-1/results Jean-François Quénet Dion opens the Breton campaign 1 April 2011 19 December 2011 Cycling News Meersman followed up that performance two days later, in the inaugural Flèche d'Emeraude, by finishing fourth in the final mass sprint. Hutarovich finished third in the Scheldeprijs three days later,https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/scheldeprijs-1-hc/results Cavendish prevails in Scheldeprijs 6 April 2011 Cycling News 19 December 2011 having avoided a crash in the finishing straight which eliminated several riders from contention for the top placings. Casar won Paris–Camembert later in April, by making a late ten-rider selection which included teammate Fédrigo, who worked to set Casar up for a sprint on the uphill finish. Casar was easily the strongest, ahead of Romain Hardy and Julien Antomarchi.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-camembert-1-1/results Casar gets the big cheese in Paris–Camembert 2011-04-12 Cycling News 2011-04-14 The following day, Geslin finished third in Brabantse Pijl, having been a part of a seven-man lead group, before OLO 2011's Philippe Gilbert and VCD 2011 yes rider Björn Leukemans attacked off the front and stayed away until the end.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/de-brabantse-pijl-la-fleche-brabanconne-1-hc/results Gilbert wins De Brabantse Pijl 13 April 2011 Cycling News 19 December 2011 Brecht Decaluwé Meersman also finished within the top ten – in eighth place – after a counter-attack from the main field. Bouhanni finished eighth at the Grand Prix de Denain,https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gp-de-denain-porte-du-hainaut-1-1-1/results Casper claims GP de Denain 15 April 2011 Cycling News 19 December 2011 before Casar finished third in the next day's Tour du Finistère, after VCD 2011 yes's Romain Feillu gapped the field in an uphill sprint to the line.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-du-finistere-1-1-1/results Feillu victorious in Tour du Finistère 16 April 2011 Cycling News 19 December 2011 Jeannesson and Chainel were part of a quartet of riders that were in the running for victory in Tro-Bro Léon, but both riders faded in the closing stages, and eventually finished third and fourth, 20 seconds down on race-winner Vincent Jérôme of EUC 2011.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tro-bro-leon-1-1-2/results Jerome prevails in Tro-Bro Léon 17 April 2011 Cycling News 19 December 2011 Jean-François Quénet In May, Fédrigo finished second, behind AUB 2011 rider Sylvain Georges, in the Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan,https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/35th-grand-prix-de-plumelec-morbihan-1-1/results Georges triumphs in Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan 28 May 2011 Cycling News 19 December 2011 while Pauriol finished tenth in the next day's Boucles de l'Aulne.http://www.velochrono.fr/actu/2011/boucles-de-laulne-keizer-bat-les-francais/ Keizer bat les Français French Keizer beats the French 19 December 2011 Velochrono.fr Velochrono Meersman completed the team's first-half single-day schedule, with third place in Halle–Ingooigem.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/halle-ingooigem-2011/results Curvers nabs Halle–Ingooigem victory 22 June 2011 Cycling News 19 December 2011 The team also sent squads to the Trofeo Laigueglia, Cholet-Pays de Loire, Gent–Wevelgem, the GP Miguel Induráin, the Tour of Flanders, Paris–Roubaix, La Flèche Wallonne and Liège–Bastogne–Liège, but placed no higher than 11th in any of these races. Fall races left|thumb|Yauheni Hutarovich, pictured at the Four Days of Dunkirk, triumphed in two single-day races in the second half of 2011; winning the Coppa Bernocchi in August and the Nationale Sluitingsprijs in October, as well as three runner-up placings. The second half of the 2011 season for FDJ began with La Ronde Pévèloise, held concurrently with the Tour de France, in which the team also competed in. Hutarovich finished second to Arnaud Démare – who joined the squad in August as a stagiaire – in a sprint finish, with Soupe also finishing in fifth place.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gp-de-pont-a-marcq-la-ronde-peveloise-2011/results Arnaud Démare outsprints Hutarovich to take Pévèloise 11 July 2011 Cycling News 20 December 2011 The following week, Ladagnous placed second in the Grand Prix José Dubois,http://users.skynet.be/fb947394/cyclisme/Classements%20et%20photos/2011/20110717ISIERES.pdf PDF Grand Prix José Dubois à Isières – Pros 17 July 2011 Alarrivee.be 20 December 2011 Belgacom Skynet https://web.archive.org/web/20120106150330/http://users.skynet.be/fb947394/cyclisme/Classements%20et%20photos/2011/20110717ISIERES.pdf 6 January 2012 dead dmy-all just behind LAN 2011 yes rider Sébastien Delfosse. Courteille finished fifth in the race, 13 seconds behind Delfosse. In late July, the team took two of the top eight placings at the Polynormande, with Gérard in third and Ladagnous in eighth. Gérard had been part of a breakaway, and Ladagnous third from the peloton just over four and a half minutes behind race-winner Anthony Delaplace (SAU 2011 yes).Jean-François Quénet https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-poly-normande-2011/results Delaplace comes home as a hero 31 July 2011 Cycling News 20 December 2011 Pinot earned another third place for the team in August's Tre Valli Varesine; he accelerated clear of AST 2011's Enrico Gasparotto, who had tried to break the peloton and chase after Davide Rebellin (MIE 2011) and Domenico Pozzovivo of CSF 2011, after they broke clear with under 1 km on remaining.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/9426/Davide-Rebellin-wins-Tre-Valli-Varesine.aspx Ben Atkins Davide Rebellin wins Tre Valli Varesine 16 August 2011 VeloNation 20 December 2011 The squad's fourth one-day win of the season came two days later, in the final race of Trittico Lombardo, at the Coppa Bernocchi. Hutarovich was one of a select group of sprinters to maintain a position within the main field in the prospect of a potential sprint finish, in which he would be one of the favourites for. With support from Casar, Jeannesson and Vaugrenard, Hutarovich was led towards the front of the main field just before the race entered its closing stages. A late-race crash reduced the number of riders in contention, and left Hutarovich, CSF 2011 yes rider Manuel Belletti, Giovanni Visconti of FAR 2011 and LIQ 2011 duo Kristijan Koren and Maciej Paterski clear of the field. Hutarovich out-sprinted his rivals to take the team's first victory in Italy, since Bradley McGee won the prologue stage of the 2004 Giro d'Italia in Genoa.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/9450/Yauheni-Hutarovich-takes-Coppa-Bernocchi-sprint.aspx Ben Atkins Yauheni Hutarovich takes Coppa Bernocchi sprint 18 August 2011 VeloNation 20 December 2011 Three days later, Hutarovich finished second to Anthony Ravard of ALM 2011 at the Châteauroux Classic in a large field sprint.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/chateauroux-classic-de-lindre-trophee-fenioux-1-1-2/results Ravard wins in Châteauroux 21 August 2011 Cycling News 20 December 2011 The team earned another respectable result on the World Tour stage, at the following weekend's GP Ouest-France in Plouay. Gérard finished in sixth place, while Offredo also managed to finish in the top ten, in tenth place.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gp-ouest-france-plouay-upt-2/results Bole sprints to win in Plouay Cycling News 28 August 2011 20 December 2011 Vichot took his second French Road Cycling Cup victory of the season, in September's Tour du Doubs, taking a solo victory by 16 seconds over the main field. Ladagnous and Geslin also finished well for the team, placing fourth and fifth respectively.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-du-doubs-conseil-general-1-1-1/results Vichot victorious in Tour du Doubs 4 September 2011 Cycling News 20 December 2011 The victory also allowed the squad to take the lead in the teams points standings; a lead that the team would not lose. The same day, stagiaire Schmidt finished inside the top ten of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/grote-prijs-jef-scherens-rondom-leuven-1-1-1/results Pineau smiling again at GP Scherens 4 September 2011 Cycling News 20 December 2011 Soupe made it into the breakaway of the Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen event, but it failed to survive until the end of the race, falling some 10 km on shy of the finish. Hutarovich contended in the sprint, but could finish no higher than sixth place.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/memorial-rik-van-steenbergen-1-1-1/results Van Hummel victorious at Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen 7 September 2011 Cycling News 20 December 2011 Hutarovich later finished second in Paris–Brussels behind KAT 2011's Denis Galimzyanov,https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/parijs-brusssel-paris-bruxelles-1-hc-2/results Galimzyanov prevails in Paris-Bruxelles 10 September 2011 Cycling News 20 December 2011 before a sixth place the day after, in the Grand Prix de Fourmies.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gp-de-fourmies-la-voix-du-nord-1-hc-2/results Blot tops GP de Fourmies 11 September 2011 Cycling News 20 December 2011 On the same day as the Grand Prix de Fourmies, the squad recorded their best result in a World Tour single-day race, at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal in Canada. Geslin was part of a four-man move that established a lead of almost five minutes on the road, after 40 km on.https://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,15264_7171025,00.html Sky Sports BSkyB 11 September 2011 20 December 2011 Costa the man in Montreal The breakaway did not materialise until the end; instead the quartet were caught on the fifteenth of the race's seventeen laps. From the descent of Mont Royal on the final lap, Fédrigo attacked along with MOV 2011 rider Rui Costa and Stefan Denifl of LEO 2011 and the trio managed to break clear of the field, holding a lead of over fifteen seconds within the closing stages. Denifl faded with 150 m ft left, and Costa out-sprinted Fédrigo to take victory on the line. Four seconds behind, Vichot finished in eighth place in a sprint of over 20 riders.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/grand-prix-cycliste-de-montreal-upt-1/results Kirsten Frattini 11 September 2011 20 December 2011 Cycling News Costa claims GP Montreal Another victory occurred in the middle of September with Roux taking the honours in the Tour de la Somme,https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/grand-prix-de-la-somme-1-1/results 16 September 2011 20 December 2011 Cycling News Roux jumps to win in Roisel prior to leaving for the UCI Road World Championships in Denmark.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/9831/Anthony-Roux-Honouring-the-team-jersey-of-France-at-the-worlds.aspx Kyle Moore Honouring the team jersey of France at the worlds 19 September 2011 VeloNation 20 December 2011 Bouhanni finished fifth, after being helped towards the front by Roux, before he attacked in the closing stages of the race. The same day, Hutarovich earned another top-five placing, by finishing fifth in the Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/kampioenschap-van-vlaanderen-1-1-2/results Kittel tops Greipel in Koolskamp 16 September 2011 Cycling News 20 December 2011 Roux and Roy finished second in Duo Normand behind GRM 2011 yes duo Thomas Dekker and Johan Vansummeren,https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/duo-normand-2011/results Van Summeren and Decker win Duo Normand 18 September 2011 Cycling News 20 December 2011 while on the same day, Delage finished ninth in the Grand Prix d'Isbergues.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/grand-prix-disbergues-pas-de-calais-1-1-2/results Jorgensen edges O'Grady to win Isbergues 18 September 2011 Cycling News 20 December 2011 In October, Pinot finished ninth in the Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gran-premio-bruno-beghelli-1-1/results Pozzato picks up much-needed win 9 October 2011 Cycling News 20 December 2011 On the same day at Paris–Tours, after a previous breakaway had been caught with 60 km on remaining, a group of fourteen riders including Gérard and Delage managed to create a gap to the peloton.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/10044/Greg-Van-Avermaet-beats-Marco-Marcato-to-win-Paris-Tours.aspx Shane Stokes Greg Van Avermaet beats Marco Marcato to win Paris–Tours 9 October 2011 VeloNation 20 December 2011 The first move from the leaders came from Gérard, 14 km on out, and he stayed away on his own for a time, before being caught on the final climb of the Côte de l'Epan. Delage's efforts to bring teammate Gérard back into contact with Greg Van Avermaet and VCD 2011's Marco Marcato failed, and they eventually finished sixth and tenth respectively. Hutarovich earned the team's final victory of the season in the Nationale Sluitingsprijs two days later, beating LAN 2011 yes neo-pro Joeri Stallaert by around 10 cm in, and also left SKS 2011 rider Kenny van Hummel unhappy in relation to a possible impeding in the closing stages.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/10065/Hutarovich-sprints-to-victory-in-the-Sluitingsprijs-Putte-Kapellen.aspx Bjorn Haake Hutarovich sprints to victory in the Sluitingsprijs Putte-Kapellen 11 October 2011 VeloNation 20 December 2011 The team also sent squads to the Coppa Ugo Agostoni, the Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, the Grand Prix de Wallonie, Omloop van het Houtland, the Tour de Vendée, Binche–Tournai–Binche, Paris–Bourges, the Giro dell'Emilia, the Giro di Lombardia and the Chrono des Nations, but placed no higher than 11th in any of these races. Stage races The team was successful in two early-season stage races. Two of their neo-pros took stage wins at La Tropicale Amissa Bongo in the nation of Gabon – Soupe in the opening stagehttps://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-tropicale-amissa-bongo-tabo-2-1-1/stage-1/results Soupe claims opening stage 2011-01-25 Cycling News 2011-02-08 and Bouhanni in stage 3.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-tropicale-amissa-bongo-tabo-2-1-1/stage-3/results Bouhanni adds to FDJ success 2011-01-27 Cycling News 2011-02-08 Bouhanni also won the points classification in the race,http://www.tropicaleamissabongo.com/2012/show_article.php?IDActu=95 Seconde victoire d’étape pour l’Érythrée, Charteau remporte l’édition 2011 French 30 January 2011 19 December 2011 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo FAAB Second stage victory for Eritrea, Charteau won the 2011 race https://web.archive.org/web/20120113090128/http://www.tropicaleamissabongo.com/2012/show_article.php?IDActu=95 13 January 2012 dead dmy-all with three other top-five stage placings.Their next stage race was the Étoile de Bessèges, which also yielded a victory. This victory belonged to Hutarovich, besting the field in a mass sprint.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/41st-etoile-de-besseges-2-1/stage-1/results Hutarovich wins opening stage 2011-02-02 Cycling News 2011-02-08 Their best-placed rider at the end of the race was Fédrigo in fourth place, but Vichot in ninth was the best young rider.Stephen Farrand https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/41st-etoile-de-besseges-2-1/stage-5/results Haddou tops final stage 2011-02-06 Cycling News 2011-02-08 Later in February, the team won a minor award at the Tour Méditerranéen, as Pauriol won the climber's prize.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-mediterraneen-cycliste-professionnel-2-1-1/stage-5/results Moncoutie wins on Mont Faron 2011-02-13 Cycling News 2011-02-14 Later Roy did likewise at the Tour du Haut Var, with the squad also picking up the teams classification prize.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/43rd-tour-cycliste-international-du-haut-var-2-1/stage-2/results Voeckler wraps up overall victory 2011-02-20 Cycling News 2011-02-21 Rollin followed with the points and sprint classifications at the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen race.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/driedaagse-van-west-vlaanderen-2-1-1/stage-2/results Eeckhout tops Casper in photo finish 2011-03-06 Cycling News 2011-03-08 Pauriol won another climber's prize at Paris–Nice.Jean-François Quénet http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/69th-paris-nice-his/stage-8/results Tony Martin secures overall victory at Paris–Nice 2011-03-13 Cycling News 2011-03-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110316173218/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/69th-paris-nice-his/stage-8/results 2011-03-16 dead Roux won the only hilly stage and, by extension, the overall and young rider classifications, at the Circuit de la Sarthe.Jean-François Quénet https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/circuit-cycliste-sarthe-pays-de-la-loire-2-1/stage-4/results Roux wins hilly stage and takes the lead 2011-04-07 Cycling News 2011-04-11Jean-François Quénet https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/circuit-cycliste-sarthe-pays-de-la-loire-2-1/stage-5/results Bennati strikes again 2011-04-08 Cycling News 2011-04-11 FDJ was easily the strongest team present at the Circuit des Ardennes. Meersman won stage 2, and in so doing took a race lead that he did not relinquish, also taking the points classification prize.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/37th-circuit-des-ardennes-international-2-2/stage-2/results Meersmen wins the stage 2011-04-09 Cycling News 2011-04-11https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/37th-circuit-des-ardennes-international-2-2/stage-3b/results Pichon wins final stage 2011-04-10 Cycling News 2011-04-11 thumb|right|Thibaut Pinot, pictured during one of the team's World Tour wildcard appearances at the Critérium du Dauphiné, achieved overall victories in two races in the second half of the season, as well as five minor-classification triumphs. Though the team did not win any stage at the Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour, they were ubiquitous in the final standings. Pinot finished second overall, and he also won the mountains and youth classifications. Roy won the combativity classification.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/21st-rhone-alpes-isere-tour-2-2/stage-4/results Kvist wins final stage 2011-05-15 Cycling News 2011-05-24 At the Circuit de Lorraine, Roux won the opening stage of the race, taking an uphill sprint to the line in Longwy.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/8485/Anthony-Roux-beats-Romain-Feillu-in-first-stage-of-Circuit-de-Lorraine.aspx Bjorn Haake Anthony Roux beats Romain Feillu in first stage of Circuit de Lorraine 18 May 2011 VeloNation 20 December 2011 After losing the overall lead to Romain Feillu on stage 2, Roux remained in the top five, and eventually achieved his second victory of the race during the fourth stage, which moved him back into third place in the race, six seconds behind Feillu's teammate Thomas De Gendt with one stage remaining.http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/21052011/58/roux-doubles-lorraine.html Roux doubles up in Lorraine 21 May 2011 20 December 2011 Yahoo! Eurosport TF1 Group Roux overhauled De Gendt through bonus seconds earned on the final stage, and claimed his second overall win in a month and a half; he also finished clear at the top of the points classification.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/circuit-de-lorraine-professionnel-2-1-1/stage-5/results Roux does enough on final day to win Circuit de Lorraine 24 May 2011 Cycling News 20 December 2011 The team failed to win another stage until July's Tour de Wallonie, where Ladagnous won the opening stage into Banneux.Patrice Capelle http://sport.be.msn.com/fr/cyclisme/article.html?Article_ID=528451 French Mathieu Ladagnous premier leader en Wallonie Mathieu Ladagnous first leader in Wallonia 23 July 2011 MSN Belgium Golazo media 20 December 2011 He surrendered the race lead the following day, but still finished as the team's best-placed rider in the race, in eleventh place. At the Tour Alsace, Soupe and Bouhanni gave the team a 1–2 finish on the opening stage into Huningue.Nicolas Gachet https://www.directvelo.com/actualite/13671-tour-alsace-et-1-classements.html French Tour Alsace – Et. 1 : Classements Tour Alsace – Stage 1: Rankings 27 July 2011 DirectVélo Association Le Peloton 20 December 2011 Both riders severely struggled the following day; Bouhanni lost over 19 minutes on the stage winner, while Soupe failed to finish the stage.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-alsace-2-2-1/stage-2/results Double success for Albert in Alsace 28 July 2011 Cycling News 20 December 2011 In the race's final stage, Pinot soloed to victory and an eventual overall victory – also taking the young rider classification in the process – by 54 seconds over closest rival Stian Remme of TJM 2011.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-alsace-2-2-1/stage-5/results Pinot triumphs at Tour Alsace 31 July 2011 Cycling News 20 December 2011 Pinot continued his good form in August's Tour de l'Ain, winning two stages including the final stage summit finish to Le Grand Colombier,https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-lain-la-route-du-progres-2-1/stage-4/results Moncoutie takes overall victory 13 August 2011 Cycling News 20 December 2011 and also held the overall lead after his stage 2 victory.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-lain-la-route-du-progres-2-1/stage-2/results Pinot wins from three-man break Peter Hymas 11 August 2011 Cycling News 20 December 2011 At the Tour du Limousin, after a seventh place and a second place in the opening two stages, Ladagnous won stage three by out-sprinting COF 2011 rider Samuel Dumoulin to the line, enabling him to move into third place in the general classification.http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/18082011/58/ladagnous-wins-stage-three-limousin.html Ladagnous wins stage three of Limousin 18 August 2011 20 December 2011 Yahoo! Eurosport TF1 Group Ladagnous repeated his victory the next day, to take second place overall, behind VCD 2011 yes's Björn Leukemans.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-du-limousin-2-hc/stage-4/results Peter Hymas Leukemans wins Tour du Limousin 19 August 2011 Cycling News 20 December 2011 The squad took two minor classification victories at the race, with Roux winning the sprints classification and Geslin winning the mountains classification. Later in August, at the Tour du Poitou-Charentes, the squad took their fifth stage victory of the month as Hutarovich earned another victory in a sprint finish, by taking the spoils in the second stage,http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/25082011/58/appollonio-keeps-lead-hutarovich-takes-stage.html Appollonio keeps lead, Hutarovich takes stage 24 August 2011 20 December 2011 Yahoo! Eurosport TF1 Group and later took the overall lead after a second-place finish in the following morning's third stage.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-du-poitou-charentes-2-1/stage-3/results Ravard out-sprints Hutarovich on stage 3 25 August 2011 Cycling News 20 December 2011 Hutarovich lost almost four minutes in the afternoon time trial, but a fifth-place finish in the final stage secured Hutarovich in the points classification.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-du-poitou-charentes-2-1/stage-5/results Laura Weislo Dowsett takes solo victory on final stage 26 August 2011 Cycling News 20 December 2011 Pinot scored his fourth stage win of the year by soloing to victory in the opening stage of the Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/settimana-ciclistica-lombarda-by-bergamasca-2-1-1/stage-1/results Pinot strikes first in Castione della Presolana 31 August 2011 Cycling News 20 December 2011 Pinot maintained his overall lead to the end of the race, and also won the young rider classification, as he did in the Alsace.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/settimana-ciclistica-lombarda-by-bergamasca-2-1-1/stage-4/results Pinot secures overall victory at Settimana Lombarda 3 September 2011 Cycling News 20 December 2011 The team also won lesser classifications at the Tour of Turkey,Jean-François Quénet Van Hummel wins final stage in Turkey https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/47th-presidential-cycling-tour-of-turkey-2-hc/stage-8/results 1 May 2011 Cycling News 19 December 2011 and the Bayern-Rundfahrt.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/bayern-rundfahrt-2-hc/stage-5/results Susan Westemeyer Thomas triumphs at Bayern-Rundfahrt 29 May 2011 Cycling News 19 December 2011 The team also sent squads to the Tour of Qatar, the Tour of Oman, Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, the Critérium International, the Three Days of De Panne, the Four Days of Dunkirk, the Tour de Picardie, the Tour de Luxembourg, the Critérium du Dauphiné, Delta Tour Zeeland, the Ster ZLM Toer, the Route du Sud, Paris–Corrèze, Vuelta a Burgos and the Tour de Wallonie-Picarde, but did not achieve a stage win, classification win, or podium finish in any of them. Grand Tours As a Professional Continental team, FDJ needed to be selected by the organizers of any of the Grand Tours in order to participate. They were selected to ride the Tour de France, but not the Giro d'Italia nor the Vuelta a España. Tour de France Casar was the team's de facto leader for the race, with Bonnet, Delage, Jeannesson, Meersman, Pauriol, Roux, Roy and Vichot making up the nine-man outfit.http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/06/news/fdjs-pierrick-fedrigo-opts-out-of-2011-tour-de-france_180246 FDJ’s Pierrick Fédrigo opts out of 2011 Tour de France VeloNews 26 June 2011 21 December 2011 Casar's position came at the non-inclusion of Fédrigo, who elected to skip the race – as did Hutarovich – due to fatigue and poor form.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/8881/FDJ-Team-named-without-Pierrick-Fedrigo.aspx FDJ Team named without Pierrick Fédrigo Ben Atkins VeloNation 27 June 2011 21 December 2011 Roy made the first breakaway of the Tour along with two other riders, and took the honours in the first intermediate sprint of the race, earning 20 points to the revised-for-2011 points classification.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-1/results Gilbert conquers Mont des Alouettes Richard Moore Cycling News 2 July 2011 21 December 2011 The team's showing in the stage 2 team time trial was average, as they came home ninth of the 22 teams, 46 seconds off the winning pace set by GRM 2011 yes.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-2/results Garmin–Cervélo wins team time trial Les Clarke Cycling News 3 July 2011 21 December 2011 Delage was in the day's breakaway on the third stage, with an advantage of eight minutes during one point of the stage; he also repeated the feat of Roy by taking maximum intermediate sprint points on the stage, and after being caught with 9 km 1 on remaining, he was awarded the most combative rider of the day.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-3/results Farrar nabs his first Tour de France stage Peter Cossins Cycling News 4 July 2011 21 December 2011 thumb|In his first Tour appearance, Arnold Jeannesson held the lead of the young rider classification for two days, and finished as the team's highest-placed rider, in 15th place overall. Roy kept the award with the team for his performance on stage four; after 9 km 1 on, he established the breakaway with four other riders but they could not muster a big enough advantage for a stage victory, and were caught in the closing stages.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-4/results Evans takes photo finish over Contador Peter Cossins Cycling News 5 July 2011 21 December 2011 Roy made another move on the road in stage 5, linking up with EUC 2011's Thomas Voeckler for an attack with 32 km 1 on remaining. After establishing a lead of around a minute, the main field brought them back to within sight, where Voeckler attacked with 3 km 1 on left, but he like Roy, fell short of winning the stage.http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/07/news/mark-cavendish-wins-stage-5-of-the-tour-de-france-hushovd-retains-lead_182081 Mark Cavendish wins stage 5 of the Tour de France, Hushovd retains lead VeloNews 6 July 2011 21 December 2011 Bonnet took the team's first top-ten placing of the race, by finishing eighth. FDJ continued their trend of having a rider in each day's breakaway; Roux was the rider in question on stage 6, but was dropped by two other riders and was caught by the main field with 38 km 1 on remaining. In the sprint finish, Vichot and Jeannesson both made it into the top ten placings, in sixth and tenth respectively.http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/07/tour-de-france/2011-tour-de-france-results-stage-6_182374 2011 Tour de France results, stage 6 VeloNews 7 July 2011 21 December 2011 On stage 7, Delage made it into his second breakaway of the Tour, and was joined by Meersman, and two other riders, who enjoyed an advantage of up to eight minutes on the road, but were swept up by the field with 14 km 1 on remaining. Bonnet finished in fifth place in the mass sprint to the line, but the squad finished a man down on the stage, as Pauriol abandoned the race with a broken collarbone, after a large crash in the field which also eliminated several other riders.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-7/results Cavendish repeats at site of first Tour success Peter Cossins Cycling News 8 July 2011 21 December 2011 Casar's breakaway on stage 9 was successful as he joined several other riders in making it to the finish before the main pack had caught them; despite not offering a challenge to Voeckler or Luis León Sánchez (RAB 2011), he still finished the stage third,http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/07/news/thomas-voeckler-takes-lead-in-2011-tour-de-france-as-luis-leon-sanchez-wins-stage-9_183003 Thomas Voeckler takes lead in 2011 Tour de France as Luis-Leon Sanchez wins stage 9 VeloNews 10 July 2011 21 December 2011 Patrick O'Grady Agence France-Presse but was not enough for him to break into the top 30 in the general classification. A third breakaway for Delage on stage 11 provided him with a second combativity award of the race, having been out front for around 150 km 1 on. Bonnet again cracked the top ten placings on a stage,https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/tour-de-france/8638574/Tour-de-France-2011-stage-11-race-details.html Tour de France 2011, stage 11: race details The Daily Telegraph 13 July 2011 21 December 2011 just ahead of Jeannesson, with Meersman also finishing inside the top 15. As the race moved into its second half, the squad continued their attacking mentality, as Roy made the breakaway on stage 12, and was out front for the entire day until part-way up the final climb to Luz Ardiden, when he and companion Geraint Thomas (SKY 2011) were caught with 8 km 1 on remaining by Jelle Vanendert (OLO 2011 yes) and EUS 2011's Samuel Sánchez; the latter pair eventually went on to finish in first and second on the stage. Jeannesson, with a twelfth place stage finish, assumed the lead of the young rider classification from Rabobank's Robert Gesink.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-12/results Sanchez prevails on Luz-Ardiden Susan Westemeyer Cycling News 14 July 2011 21 December 2011 Roy attacked again the next day, on the hors catégorie Col d'Aubisque climb, and held a lead of two minutes with 30 km 1 on left on the stage, but was caught by GRM 2011 yes's Thor Hushovd – a rider who had been dropped by Roy on the Aubisque – and was also passed by Cofidis rider David Moncoutié before the finish. Roy did however receive his second combative rider award of the race, and also assumed the lead of the mountains classification.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-13/results Hushovd wins miracle stage in Lourdes Peter Cossins Cycling News 15 July 2011 21 December 2011 A trio of FDJ riders – Casar, Delage and Vichot – were in the breakaway on stage 14; Casar at one point held the lead of the race overall on the stage, but ultimately was not to last until the end. Casar remained at the head of the field for most of the stage, and indeed made a solo attack with 25 km 1 on to go on the stage.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-14/results Vanendert tops Plateau de Beille Les Clarke Cycling News 16 July 2011 21 December 2011 He held the lead onto the slopes of the Plateau de Beille, but was eventually caught with around 7 km 1 on left. His efforts rewarded the team with yet another most combative rider of the day award. Roy and Jeannesson both lost their respective classification leads to Vanendert and Rigoberto Urán (SKY 2011 yes).https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/tour-de-france/8642257/Tour-de-France-2011-Jelle-Vanendert-takes-stage-14-win-as-Andy-Schleck-plays-waiting-game.html Brendan Gallagher Jelle Vanendert takes stage 14 win as Andy Schleck plays waiting game The Daily Telegraph 16 July 2011 21 December 2011 Delage and Roy were part of breakaways either side of the race's second race day, with Roy achieving a better result; he finished seventh on stage 16, into Gap.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-16/results Hushovd smashes breakaway for second stage win Les Clarke Cycling News 19 July 2011 21 December 2011 Casar took another third-place finish on stage 17, as the race ventured into Italy and the stage finish in Pinerolo.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jul/20/tour-de-france-2011 Richard Williams Edvald Boasson Hagen takes Sky's second stage win The Guardian 20 July 2011 21 December 2011 Delage launched the team's final breakaway of the race on stage 18, but as was the case with his other attempts, he failed to profit in the end results.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-18/results Schleck's mountain raid nets stage win Susan Westemeyer Cycling News 21 July 2011 21 December 2011 Jeannesson finished the Tour as the team's best placed rider, 21 minutes down in 15th place.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-21/results Cadel Evans wins 2011 Tour de France Cycling News 24 July 2011 21 December 2011 Roy was given the honour of being the most combative rider of the Tour.https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/529499/evans-wins-2011-tour-de-france-overall-as-cavendish-clinches-green-jersey.html Evans wins 2011 Tour de France overall as Cavendish clinches green jersey Nigel Wynn 24 July 2011 21 December 2011 Cycling Weekly Season victories Date Race Competition Rider Country Location January 25 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Stage 1 UCI Africa TourGeoffrey Soupe FRA Bitam January 27 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Stage 3 UCI Africa TourNacer Bouhanni FRA Oyem January 30 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Points classification UCI Africa TourNacer Bouhanni FRA January 30 Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise UCI Europe TourJérémy Roy Jérémy Roy (cyclist) FRA France Marseille February 2 Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 1 UCI Europe TourYauheni Hutarovich BLR France Bellegarde February 6 Étoile de Bessèges, Young rider classification UCI Europe TourArthur Vichot FRA France February 13 Tour Méditerranéen, Mountains classification UCI Europe TourRémi Pauriol FRA France February 20 Tour du Haut Var, Mountains classification UCI Europe TourJérémy Roy Jérémy Roy (cyclist) FRA France February 20 Tour du Haut Var, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were Pierrick Fédrigo, Rémi Pauriol, Cédric Pineau, Benoît Vaugrenard, Thibaut Pinot, Anthony Roux, Arthur Vichot, and Jérémy Roy France February 27 Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche UCI Europe TourArthur Vichot FRA France Ruoms March 6 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Points classification UCI Europe TourDominique Rollin CAN Belgium March 6 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Sprints classification UCI Europe TourDominique Rollin CAN Belgium March 13 Paris–Nice, Mountains classification UCI World TourRémi Pauriol FRA France April 7 Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 4 UCI Europe TourAnthony Roux FRA France Pré-en-Pail April 8 Circuit de la Sarthe, Overall UCI Europe TourAnthony Roux FRA France April 8 Circuit de la Sarthe, Young rider classification UCI Europe TourAnthony Roux FRA France April 9 Circuit des Ardennes, Stage 2 UCI Europe TourGianni Meersman BEL France Vireux-Wallerand April 10 Circuit des Ardennes, Overall UCI Europe TourGianni Meersman BEL France April 10 Circuit des Ardennes, Points classification UCI Europe TourGianni Meersman BEL France April 12 Paris–Camembert UCI Europe TourSandy Casar FRA France Vimoutiers May 1 Tour of Turkey, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were Sandy Casar, Nacer Bouhanni, Francis Mourey, Rémi Pauriol, Thibaut Pinot, Anthony Roux, Wesley Sulzberger, and Arthur Vichot May 15 Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour, Mountains classification UCI Europe TourThibaut Pinot FRA France May 15 Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour, Young rider classification UCI Europe TourThibaut Pinot FRA France May 15 Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour, Most combative classification UCI Europe TourJérémy Roy Jérémy Roy (cyclist) FRA France May 18 Circuit de Lorraine, Stage 1 UCI Europe TourAnthony Roux FRA France Longwy May 21 Circuit de Lorraine, Stage 4 UCI Europe TourAnthony Roux FRA Germany Rehlingen May 22 Circuit de Lorraine, Overall UCI Europe TourAnthony Roux FRA France May 22 Circuit de Lorraine, Points classification UCI Europe TourAnthony Roux FRA France May 29 Bayern-Rundfahrt, Young rider classification UCI Europe TourThibaut Pinot FRA Germany July 23 Tour de Wallonie, Stage 1 UCI Europe TourMathieu Ladagnous FRA Belgium Banneux July 24 Tour de France, Overall combativity award UCI World TourJérémy Roy Jérémy Roy (cyclist) FRA France July 27 Tour Alsace, Stage 1 UCI Europe TourGeoffrey Soupe FRA France Huningue July 31 Tour Alsace, Stage 5 UCI Europe TourThibaut Pinot FRA France Ballon d'Alsace July 31 Tour Alsace, Overall UCI Europe TourThibaut Pinot FRA France August 11 Tour de l'Ain, Stage 2 UCI Europe TourThibaut Pinot FRA France Bellignat August 13 Tour de l'Ain, Stage 4 UCI Europe TourThibaut Pinot FRA France Le Grand Colombier August 18 Tour du Limousin, Stage 3 UCI Europe TourMathieu Ladagnous FRA France St. Yrieix August 18 Coppa Bernocchi UCI Europe TourYauheni Hutarovich BLR Italy Legnano August 19 Tour du Limousin, Stage 4 UCI Europe TourMathieu Ladagnous FRA France Limoges August 24 Tour du Poitou Charentes, Stage 2 UCI Europe TourYauheni Hutarovich BLR France Bressuire August 26 Tour du Poitou Charentes, Points classification UCI Europe TourYauheni Hutarovich BLR France August 31 Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda, Stage 1 UCI Europe TourThibaut Pinot FRA Italy Castione della Presolana September 3 Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda, Overall UCI Europe TourThibaut Pinot FRA Italy September 3 Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda, Youth classification UCI Europe TourThibaut Pinot FRA Italy September 4 Tour du Doubs UCI Europe TourArthur Vichot FRA France Pontarlier September 16 Tour de la Somme UCI Europe TourAnthony Roux FRA France Somme October 2 French Road Cycling Cup, Teams classification French Road Cycling Cup  France October 11 Nationale Sluitingsprijs UCI Europe TourYauheni Hutarovich BLR Belgium Kapellen October 16 UCI Europe Tour, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour Footnotes N References 30em Category:2011 road cycling season by team Category:Groupama–FDJ United Category:2011 in French sport