Groupama-FDJ

Here's what's making the headlines on Tuesday, April 13.

Jake Stewart may not be a name you're all too familiar with, at least until he was pushed into a barrier by Nacer Bouhanni.

Tadej Pogačar seals overall win of the ‘Race of Two Seas’ with a fourth-place finish on the final stage.

New aero-looking model features MIPS Spherical, will perhaps replace the Vanquish.

The 24-year-old Frenchman is readying to co-lead at Paris-Nice for Groupama-FDJ alongside Arnaud Démare.

Here's the news making headlines for Saturday, February 20.

French star believes there is 'cycling at two speeds' in lengthy interview with L'Equipe.

Frenchman heads to Giro d'Italia while sprint sensation Arnaud Démare sees Tour leadership.

Groupama-FDJ leader faces the twin threat of another disappointing season and the rise in form of two top teammates.

James Startt recalls how Ventoux isn't always the star when the peloton races in Provence.

Watch the exciting final kilometer and highlights of stage 11 of the 2020 Vuelta a España.

Thibaut Pinot puts end to disappointing 2020 grand tour season with early exit from Vuelta a España.

Watch video of the chaotic and fast final kilometer of stage 11 of the 2020 Giro d'Italia.

The leader of the points competition stormed to his fourth stage win while João Almeida stays safe in the leader's jersey.

Watch Arnaud Démare hold Peter Sagan, again, in the 2020 Giro d'Italia.

João Almeida stays safe in the leader's jersey for another day, through chaotic, windy final kilometers.

Watch the French national champion on the road scoop up his second win in three days.

The French national champion has emerged as the most successful rider in 2020.

The final kilometer of stage 4 of the 2020 Giro d'Italia was oh so exciting!

João Almeda holds on to the overall lead through a fast, flat, rain-dampened stage.

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Rest-day scans reveal Frenchman avoided fractures in the opening-day crash that halted his yellow jersey ambitions.

Lotto-Soudal left reeling after two key stage-hunters forced out of race, Groupama-FDJ hit by wave of injuries.

Thibaut Pinot was annoyed but unscathed after crashing with 3km to go during Saturday's stage 1 of the 2020 Tour de France.

Frenchman stronger and more confident after dramatic abandon in last year's race.

All-in for Pinot as the Frenchman returns to the Tour after emotional abandon in 2019.

The French rider crossed the line eight seconds down on stage-winner Roglič and slotted into second place in the overall.

Team boss forecasts further dominance by Dutch squad at Dauphiné; Pinot rallies after dissapointment at cancelation of Swiss worlds.

The French sprinter came around Caleb Ewan, Wout van Aert, and Peter Sagan in the final meters.

Groupama-FDJ splits into three groups for final training camps, with Tour unit based in northern Alps.

French directors believe tensions in Team Ineos could open opportunities for rivals to exploit.

Bicycle technology has evolved so rapidly in the last five years that mechanics have adapted to new roles and data interpretation to keep riders going fast.

Frenchman to follow light pre-Tour de France schedule to save bullets for challenge at Vuelta a España in fall.

Renewal of Pinot, Démare, Gaudu, and Küng gives French team options for short and long term.

Démare, Küng and Gaudu also extend in long-term deals as French teams continue to invest in future.

Team coaches expect riders to be back at full fitness by Tour de France, but detuned endurance could lead to surprises.

Riders need certainty of calendar and time to train in advance of Tour, insists Groupama-FDJ boss.

Tour de France would be vital for both economy of cycling and morale of the French nation, says Groupama-FDJ boss.

'This gives us a motivation when everything else is so uncertain for the moment.'

Having followed a light early-season race schedule, Madiot now faces having riders with no race days, and no races in the pipleline.

Pro cycling teams are being extra cautious when it comes to deciding when to deploy riders, for fear of infection, and quarantine away from family and training.

Riders are losing valuable training time as more questions than answers remain in the wake of the UAE Tour coronavirus crisis.

Pinot vows to return to the Tour de France next year to make amends for his tearful departure

The Pyrenees shook up the Tour de France's overall standings. Who is the strongest? How can Thibaut Pinot or Geraint Thomas win?

After putting costly time losses behind him, Pinot is a riding a wave of momentum after three stellar days across the Pyrénées to surge back into contention for the yellow jersey

Thibaut Pinot took the blame for his disastrous ride during Monday's stage 10. "I have a bit of anger about what happened yesterday," he says

More than a dozen teams come to this year's Tour de France with ambitions of finishing high on the race's final general classification

As a number of favorites are sidelined or affected by injury and poor form, confidence is growing in the home nation's chances at the Tour de France

Stefan Kung saw stage 2 as a potential day for a breakaway victory, due to the day's hilly profile

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French WorldTour team FDJ will be Groupama-FDJ in 2018, boosting its budget 30 percent to 20 million euro on a three-year deal.

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Frenchman Arnaud Démare (FDJ) outsprinted compatriot Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) to win opening stage of Paris-Nice on Sunday.

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Eros Capecchi and Matteo Tosatto accuse Arnaud Démare of relying on a tow from his team car to rejoin the Sanremo peloton after a crash

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Europcar riders are worried about a reduced racing schedule after the UCI denied the French squad a WorldTour license for 2015

Bouhanni rode Lapierre's new aero road frame to Giro stage victory on Tuesday in Bari, Italy

Fedrigo and Bouhanni will focus on the sprints while Pinot goes after the GC

The FDJ climber looks like a junior but his climbing is all pro

Dutch and French squads among four wildcards for Tour of Spain

The Frenchman missed two tests in an 18-month period.

BigMat, a French hardware chain that sponsored a team that made it into the Tour de France in the 1990s, is close to a deal to link up with FDJeux for the 2012 season.

Pierrick Fédrigo, a three-time Tour de France stage-winner, told his bosses at FDJ he's not up to racing this year's grande boucle.

The French have long given up on trying to win the Tour de France, so it’s no surprise that FDJeux brings a team loaded with opportunists looking for a shot at a stage victory.