Groupama–FDJ
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| Team information | |
|---|---|
| UCI code | GFC |
| Registered | France |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Discipline | Road |
| Status | UCI WorldTeam |
| Bicycles | Lapierre |
| Components | Shimano |
| Website | Team home page |
| Key personnel | |
| General manager | Marc Madiot |
| Team name history | |
| 1997–2002 2003–2004 2005–2010 2010–2011 2012 2013 2013–2014 2015–2018 2018– |
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Groupama–FDJ (UCI team code: GFC) is a French cycling team, named for its title sponsor, the French national lottery. The team is managed by Marc Madiot, a former road bicycle racer and a former winner of the Paris–Roubaix classic. The team is predominantly French.
The team was founded on the initiative of Marc Madiot after he retired from racing in 1994 following a leg-breaking crash in that year's edition of Paris–Roubaix. After a period in the mid-1990s when the professional cycling scene in France was contracting - resulting in the 1996 French National Road Race Championships elite race being held on a pro–am basis due to the reduced number of professional riders - by the time of the team's launch in 1997 they faced competition for riders in France from fellow newcomers Cofidis as well as the expanding Casino team and the already established GAN outfit. The team's initial lineup included younger French riders such as teenagers Nicolas Vogondy and Damien Nazon as well as more experienced foreign racers like Davide Rebellin, Mauro Gianetti, Max Sciandri and Andrea Peron. The inaugural squad also included the reigning French national champions in road racing, time trialling and cyclo-cross - Stéphane Heulot, Eddy Seigneur and Christophe Mengin respectively.
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