2021 Team Preview: Groupama-FDJ

LOUDENVIELLE FRANCE SEPTEMBER 05 David Gaudu of France and Team Groupama FDJ Thibaut Pinot of France and Team Groupama FDJ Dropped from Peloton Disappointment Rudy Molard of France and Team Groupama FDJ during the 107th Tour de France 2020 Stage 8 a 141km stage from CazresSurGaronne to Loudenvielle TDF2020 LeTour on September 05 2020 in Loudenvielle France Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
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Who?

Marc Madiot’s team has been a constant in the peloton since 1997, with Groupama joining the French state lottery FDJ as title sponsor in 2018. Thibaut Pinot has been the team’s marquee name for the past decade, his talent matched only by the tribulations that have befallen him at the Tour de France. Arnaud Démare enjoyed an outstanding 2020 campaign and David Gaudu continued his development with a fine Vuelta a España, while Stefan Küng again proved himself to be among the world’s best time triallists.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.