2012 FDJ-BigMat season
| FDJ–BigMat | |
|---|---|
| 2012 season | |
The team bus at the 2012 Étoile de Bessèges
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| UCI code | FDJ |
| Status | UCI ProTeam |
| World Tour Rank | 18th (246 points) |
| Manager | Marc Madiot |
| Main sponsor(s) | Française des Jeux & BigMat |
| Based | France |
| Bicycles | Lapierre |
| Groupset | Shimano |
| Season victories | |
| One-day races | 5 |
| Stage race overall | 1 |
| Stage race stages | 16 |
| National Championships | 2 |
| Most Wins | Arnaud Démare (6 wins) |
| Best ranked rider | Thibaut Pinot (60th) |
The 2012 season for FDJ–BigMat began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, the team were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.
After a season at Professional Continental level in 2011, FDJ were promoted back to the top tier for the 2012 season, taking one of the two vacant licences that had been made available following the conclusion of the 2011 season. Also prior to the season, French building merchants BigMat joined the team as co-sponsors, contributing €2 million to the team.
Ages as of 1 January 2012.
Yauheni Hutarovich won the National Road Race Championship of Belarus, and Nacer Bouhanni won the French National Road Race Championships on 24 June.
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