# 2012 FDJ–BigMat season

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.

## 2012 roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Sébastien Bergeret (FRA) | Sébastien Bergeret (FRA) | (1992-01-22)22 January 1992 (aged 19) |
| William Bonnet (FRA) | William Bonnet (FRA) | (1982-06-25)25 June 1982 (aged 29) |
| David Boucher (FRA) | David Boucher (FRA) | (1980-03-17)17 March 1980 (aged 31) |
| Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | (1990-07-25)25 July 1990 (aged 21) |
| Sandy Casar (FRA) | Sandy Casar (FRA) | (1979-02-02)2 February 1979 (aged 32) |
| Steve Chainel (FRA) | Steve Chainel (FRA) | (1983-09-06)6 September 1983 (aged 28) |
| Arnaud Courteille (FRA) | Arnaud Courteille (FRA) | (1989-03-13)13 March 1989 (aged 22) |
| Mickaël Delage (FRA) | Mickaël Delage (FRA) | (1985-08-06)6 August 1985 (aged 26) |
| Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | (1991-08-26)26 August 1991 (aged 20) |
| Kenny Elissonde (FRA) | Kenny Elissonde (FRA) | (1991-07-22)22 July 1991 (aged 20) |
| Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) | Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) | (1978-11-30)30 November 1978 (aged 33) |
| Arnaud Gérard (FRA) | Arnaud Gérard (FRA) | (1984-10-06)6 October 1984 (aged 27) |
| Anthony Geslin (FRA) | Anthony Geslin (FRA) | (1980-06-09)9 June 1980 (aged 31) |
| Frédéric Guesdon (FRA) | Frédéric Guesdon (FRA) | (1971-10-14)14 October 1971 (aged 40) |
| Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) | Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) | (1983-11-29)29 November 1983 (aged 28) |
| Arnold Jeannesson (FRA) | Arnold Jeannesson (FRA) | (1986-01-15)15 January 1986 (aged 25) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA) | Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA) | (1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (aged 27) |
| Francis Mourey (FRA) | Francis Mourey (FRA) | (1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 31) |
| Yoann Offredo (FRA) | Yoann Offredo (FRA) | (1986-11-12)12 November 1986 (aged 25) |
| Rémi Pauriol (FRA) | Rémi Pauriol (FRA) | (1982-04-04)4 April 1982 (aged 29) |
| Cédric Pineau (FRA) | Cédric Pineau (FRA) | (1985-05-08)8 May 1985 (aged 26) |
| Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | (1990-05-29)29 May 1990 (aged 21) |
| Gabriel Rasch (NOR) | Gabriel Rasch (NOR) | (1976-04-08)8 April 1976 (aged 35) |
| Dominique Rollin (CAN) | Dominique Rollin (CAN) | (1982-10-29)29 October 1982 (aged 29) |
| Anthony Roux (FRA) | Anthony Roux (FRA) | (1987-04-18)18 April 1987 (aged 24) |
| Jérémy Roy (FRA) | Jérémy Roy (FRA) | (1983-06-22)22 June 1983 (aged 28) |
| Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | (1991-06-13)13 June 1991 (aged 20) |
| Geoffrey Soupe (FRA) | Geoffrey Soupe (FRA) | (1988-03-22)22 March 1988 (aged 23) |
| Benoît Vaugrenard (FRA) | Benoît Vaugrenard (FRA) | (1982-01-05)5 January 1982 (aged 29) |
| Jussi Veikkanen (FIN) | Jussi Veikkanen (FIN) | (1981-03-29)29 March 1981 (aged 30) |
| Arthur Vichot (FRA) | Arthur Vichot (FRA) | (1988-11-26)26 November 1988 (aged 23) |
| Emilien Viennet (FRA) | Emilien Viennet (FRA) | (1992-02-06)6 February 1992 (aged 19) |
| Rider | 2011 team |
| Arnaud Démare | neo-pro (stagiaire: FDJ) |
| Kenny Elissonde | neo-pro (stagiaire: FDJ) |
| David Boucher | Omega Pharma–Lotto |
| Gabriel Rasch | Garmin–Cervélo |
| Jussi Veikkanen | Omega Pharma–Lotto |
| Rider | 2012 team |
| Gianni Meersman | Lotto–Belisol |
| Wesley Sulzberger | GreenEDGE |
| Olivier Bonnaire | None |

## Season victories

Yauheni Hutarovich won the National Road Race Championship of Belarus, and Nacer Bouhanni won the French National Road Race Championships on 24 June.
| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 1 February | Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | France | Bellegarde |
| 10 February | Tour of Qatar, Stage 6 | UCI Asia Tour | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Qatar | Doha |
| 26 February | Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche | UCI Europe Tour | Rémi Pauriol (FRA) | France | Ruoms |
| 29 February | Le Samyn | UCI Europe Tour | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Belgium | Dour |
| 4 March | Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Belgium | Ichtegem |
| 4 March | Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Belgium | |
| 18 March | Cholet-Pays de Loire | UCI Europe Tour | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | France | Cholet |
| 25 March | Critérium International, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) | France | Col de l'Ospedale |
| 6 April | Circuit de la Sarthe, Mountains classification | UCI Europe Tour | Arnaud Courteille (FRA) | France | |
| 16 May | Circuit de Lorraine, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | France | Neuves-Maisons |
| 20 May | Circuit de Lorraine, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | France | |
| 20 May | Circuit de Lorraine, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | France | |
| 20 May | Circuit de Lorraine, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | France | |
| 8 June | Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | Arthur Vichot (FRA) | France | Rumilly |
| 15 June | Route du Sud, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | France | Saint-Michel |
| 20 June | Halle–Ingooigem | UCI Europe Tour | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Belgium | Ingooigem |
| 8 July | Tour de France, Stage 8 | UCI World Tour | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Switzerland | Porrentruy |
| 16 July | Tour de France, Stage 15 | UCI World Tour | Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) | France | Pau |
| 21 July | Tour de Wallonie, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Belgium | Lessines |
| 2 August | Paris–Corrèze, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Kenny Elissonde (FRA) | France | Chaumeil |
| 2 August | Paris–Corrèze, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Kenny Elissonde (FRA) | France | |
| 7 August | Tour de l'Ain, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) | France | Trévoux |
| 8 August | Tour de l'Ain, Stage 2a | UCI Europe Tour | Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) | France | Lagnieu |
| 11 August | Tour de l'Ain, Stage 5 | UCI Europe Tour | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | France | Lélex–Monts Jura |
| 17 August | Tour du Limousin, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Jérémy Roy (FRA) | France | Limoges |
| 17 August | Tour du Limousin, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | France | |
| 19 August | Vattenfall Cyclassics | UCI World Tour | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Germany | Hamburg |
| 30 September | Tour de l'Eurometropole, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Belgium | Tournai |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Bergeret joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from VC Toucy.
* ↑ Guesdon retired from the sport on 8 April, after completing Paris–Roubaix.
* ↑ Sepulveda joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from the Centre Mondial du Cyclisme.
* ↑ Viennet joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from CC Etupes.
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Arnaud Gérard, Anthony Geslin, Francis Mourey, Jérémy Roy, Anthony Roux, Sébastien Bergeret and Eduardo Sepúlveda