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Groupama–FDJ
2021 season
David Gaudu (right) on Stage 17 of the Tour de France
UCI codeGFC
StatusUCI WorldTeam
World Tour Rank9th
Manager Marc Madiot (FRA)
Main sponsor(s)
Based France
BicyclesLapierre
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races5
Stage race overall2
Stage race stages11
National Championships5
Most wins Arnaud Démare (FRA) (11)
Best ranked rider David Gaudu (FRA) (16th)
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The 2021 season for Groupama–FDJ was the 25th season in the team's existence and the fourth under the current name. The team has been a UCI WorldTeam since 2005, when the tier was first established.[1]

Team roster

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As of 10 June 2021.[1][2][3][4]
Rider Date of birth
 Bruno Armirail (FRA) (1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (aged 26)
 Matteo Badilatti (SUI) (1992-07-30)30 July 1992 (aged 28)
 William Bonnet (FRA) (1982-06-25)25 June 1982 (aged 38)
 Alexys Brunel (FRA) (1998-10-10)10 October 1998 (aged 22)
 Clément Davy (FRA) (1998-07-17)17 July 1998 (aged 22)
 Mickaël Delage (FRA) (1985-08-06)6 August 1985 (aged 35)
 Arnaud Démare (FRA) (1991-08-26)26 August 1991 (aged 29)
 Antoine Duchesne (CAN) (1991-09-12)12 September 1991 (aged 29)
 David Gaudu (FRA) (1996-10-10)10 October 1996 (aged 24)
 Kévin Geniets (LUX) (1997-01-09)9 January 1997 (aged 23)
 Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) (1987-08-14)14 August 1987 (aged 33)
 Simon Guglielmi (FRA) (1997-07-01)1 July 1997 (aged 23)
 Ignatas Konovalovas (LIT) (1985-12-08)8 December 1985 (aged 35)
 Stefan Küng (SUI) (1993-11-16)16 November 1993 (aged 27)
 Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA) (1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (aged 36)
Rider Date of birth
 Olivier Le Gac (FRA) (1993-08-27)27 August 1993 (aged 27)
 Fabian Lienhard (SUI) (1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 27)
 Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) (1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 29)
 Valentin Madouas (FRA) (1996-07-12)12 July 1996 (aged 24)
 Rudy Molard (FRA) (1989-09-17)17 September 1989 (aged 31)
 Thibaut Pinot (FRA) (1990-05-29)29 May 1990 (aged 30)
 Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) (1989-05-28)28 May 1989 (aged 31)
 Anthony Roux (FRA) (1987-04-18)18 April 1987 (aged 33)
 Miles Scotson (AUS) (1994-01-18)18 January 1994 (aged 26)
 Romain Seigle (FRA) (1994-10-11)11 October 1994 (aged 26)
 Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) (1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 31)
 Jake Stewart (GBR) (1999-10-02)2 October 1999 (aged 21)
 Benjamin Thomas (FRA) (1995-09-12)12 September 1995 (aged 25)
 Attila Valter (HUN) (1998-06-12)12 June 1998 (aged 22)
 Lars van den Berg (NED) (1998-07-07)7 July 1998 (aged 22)

Season victories

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Date Race Competition Rider Country Location Ref.
7 February Étoile de Bessèges, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour  Jake Stewart (GBR)  France [14]
21 February Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour  David Gaudu (FRA)  France [15]
21 February Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var, Team classification UCI Europe Tour [a]  France [15]
27 February Faun-Ardèche Classic UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  David Gaudu (FRA)  France Guilherand-Granges [16]
4 April La Roue Tourangelle UCI Europe Tour  Arnaud Démare (FRA)  France Tours [17]
10 April Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 6 UCI World Tour  David Gaudu (FRA)  Spain Arrate (Eibar) [18]
14 April Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Miles Scotson (AUS)  Spain Ondara [19]
15 April Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Arnaud Démare (FRA)  Spain Alicante [20]
17 April Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Stage 4 (ITT) UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Stefan Küng (SUI)  Spain Almenara [21]
18 April Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Arnaud Démare (FRA)  Spain Valencia [22]
18 April Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Overall UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Stefan Küng (SUI)  Spain [22]
18 April Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Points classification UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Arnaud Démare (FRA)  Spain [22]
28 May Boucles de la Mayenne, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Arnaud Démare (FRA)  France Évron [23]
29 May Boucles de la Mayenne, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Arnaud Démare (FRA)  France Craon [24]
30 May Boucles de la Mayenne, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Arnaud Démare (FRA)  France Laval [25][26]
30 May Boucles de la Mayenne, Overall UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Arnaud Démare (FRA)  France [25][26]
30 May Boucles de la Mayenne, Points classification UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Arnaud Démare (FRA)  France [26]
6 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Young rider classification UCI World Tour  David Gaudu (FRA)  France [27]
6 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 1 (ITT) UCI World Tour  Stefan Küng (SUI)  Switzerland Frauenfeld [28]
11 June Route d'Occitanie, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Arnaud Démare (FRA)  France Auch [29]
15 August Polynormande UCI Europe Tour  Valentin Madouas (FRA)  France Saint-Martin-de-Landelles [30]
20 August Tour du Limousin, Team classification UCI Europe Tour [b]  France [31]
18 September Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  David Gaudu (FRA)  Luxembourg Luxembourg City (Limpertsberg) [32]
10 October Paris–Tours UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Arnaud Démare (FRA)  France Tours [33]
17 October Chrono des Nations (ITT) UCI Europe Tour  Stefan Küng (SUI)  France Les Herbiers [34]

National, Continental, and World Champions

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Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location Ref.
16 June Swiss National Time Trial Championships  Stefan Küng (SUI)  Switzerland Lausanne [35]
17 June French National Time Trial Championships  Benjamin Thomas (FRA)  France Épinal [36]
18 June Luxembourg National Time Trial Championships  Kevin Geniets (LUX)  Luxembourg Harlange [37]
20 June Luxembourg National Road Race Championships  Kevin Geniets (LUX)  Luxembourg Harlange [38]
20 June Lithuanian National Road Race Championships  Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU)  Estonia[c] Valga [40]
9 September European Time Trial Championships  Stefan Küng (SUI)  Italy Trento [41]

Notes

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  1. ^ The riders in the squad were Bruno Armirail, Antoine Duchesne, David Gaudu, Simon Guglielmi, Valentin Madouas, Rudy Molard, and Thibaut Pinot.
  2. ^ The riders in the squad were Matteo Badilatti, Simon Guglielmi, Mathieu Ladagnous, Valentin Madouas, Thibaut Pinot, Sébastien Reichenbach, and Lars van den Berg.
  3. ^ The Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian national road race championships were held together as one event, the Baltic Road Race Championships. The best placed rider from each country was deemed their respective country's national champion.[39]

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