# 2018 Groupama–FDJ season

The 2018 season for Groupama–FDJ began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

## Team roster

    As of 5 August 2018.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Bruno Armirail (FRA) | Bruno Armirail (FRA) | (1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (aged 23) |
| William Bonnet (FRA) | William Bonnet (FRA) | (1982-06-25)25 June 1982 (aged 35) |
| Davide Cimolai (ITA) | Davide Cimolai (ITA) | (1989-08-13)13 August 1989 (aged 28) |
| Mickaël Delage (FRA) | Mickaël Delage (FRA) | (1985-08-06)6 August 1985 (aged 32) |
| Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | (1991-08-26)26 August 1991 (aged 26) |
| Antoine Duchesne (CAN) | Antoine Duchesne (CAN) | (1991-09-12)12 September 1991 (aged 26) |
| David Gaudu (FRA) | David Gaudu (FRA) | (1996-10-10)10 October 1996 (aged 21) |
| Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) | Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) | (1987-08-14)14 August 1987 (aged 30) |
| Daniel Hoelgaard (NOR) | Daniel Hoelgaard (NOR) | (1993-07-01)1 July 1993 (aged 24) |
| Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU) | Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU) | (1985-12-08)8 December 1985 (aged 32) |
| Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA) | Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA) | (1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (aged 33) |
| Olivier Le Gac (FRA) | Olivier Le Gac (FRA) | (1993-08-27)27 August 1993 (aged 24) |
| Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) | Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) | (1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 26) |
| Valentin Madouas (FRA) | Valentin Madouas (FRA) | (1996-07-12)12 July 1996 (aged 21) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Rudy Molard (FRA) | Rudy Molard (FRA) | (1989-09-17)17 September 1989 (aged 28) |
| Steve Morabito (SUI) | Steve Morabito (SUI) | (1983-01-30)30 January 1983 (aged 34) |
| Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | (1990-05-29)29 May 1990 (aged 27) |
| Georg Preidler (AUT) | Georg Preidler (AUT) | (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 27) |
| Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) | Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) | (1989-05-28)28 May 1989 (aged 28) |
| Anthony Roux (FRA) | Anthony Roux (FRA) | (1987-04-18)18 April 1987 (aged 30) |
| Jérémy Roy (FRA) | Jérémy Roy (FRA) | (1983-06-22)22 June 1983 (aged 34) |
| Marc Sarreau (FRA) | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | (1993-06-10)10 June 1993 (aged 24) |
| Romain Seigle (FRA) | Romain Seigle (FRA) | (1994-10-11)11 October 1994 (aged 23) |
| Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) | Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) | (1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 28) |
| Benjamin Thomas (FRA) | Benjamin Thomas (FRA) | (1995-09-12)12 September 1995 (aged 22) |
| Benoît Vaugrenard (FRA) | Benoît Vaugrenard (FRA) | (1982-01-05)5 January 1982 (aged 35) |
| Arthur Vichot (FRA) | Arthur Vichot (FRA) | (1988-11-26)26 November 1988 (aged 29) |
| Léo Vincent (FRA) | Léo Vincent (FRA) | (1995-11-06)6 November 1995 (aged 22) |
| Rider | 2017 team |
| Bruno Armirail | Armée de Terre |
| Antoine Duchesne | Direct Énergie |
| Valentin Madouas | |
| Georg Preidler | Team Sunweb |
| Romain Seigle | |
| Benjamin Thomas | Armée de Terre |
| Rider | 2018 team |
| Arnaud Courteille | Vital Concept |
| Odd Christian Eiking | Wanty–Groupe Gobert |
| Marc Fournier | Vital Concept |
| Johan Le Bon | Vital Concept |
| Jérémy Maison | Fortuneo–Samsic |
| Lorrenzo Manzin | Vital Concept |
| Cédric Pineau | Retired |
| Kévin Reza | Vital Concept |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 31 January | Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | France | Beaucaire |
| 2 February | Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | France | Bessèges |
| 4 March | Paris–Nice, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | France | Meudon |
| 9 March | Paris–Nice, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | Rudy Molard (FRA) | France | Vence |
| 1 April | La Roue Tourangelle | UCI Europe Tour | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | France | Tours |
| 4 April | Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | France | Ancenis |
| 20 April | Tour of the Alps, Overall classification | UCI Europe Tour | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Italy | |
| 8 May | Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | France | La Bassée |
| 13 May | Four Days of Dunkirk, Stage 6 | UCI Europe Tour | Olivier Le Gac (FRA) | France | Dunkirk |
| 20 May | Tour de l'Ain, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Arthur Vichot (FRA) | France | Col de la Faucille |
| 20 May | Tour de l'Ain, Overall classification | UCI Europe Tour | Arthur Vichot (FRA) | France | |
| 16 June | Tour de Suisse, Stage 8 | UCI World Tour | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Switzerland | Bellinzona |
| 17 June | Route d'Occitanie, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Anthony Roux (FRA) | France | Cazouls-lès-Béziers |
| 24 June | Paris-Chauny | UCI Europe Tour | Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) | France | Chauny |
| 26 July | Tour de France, Stage 18 | UCI World Tour | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | France | Pau |
| 9 August | Tour de Pologne, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | Georg Preidler (AUT) | Poland | Bukovina Resort |
| 15 August | Tour du Limousin, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Anthony Roux (FRA) | France | Bonnat |
| 21 August | Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | France | Cognac |
| 22 August | Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | France | Melle |
| 23 August | Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | France | Couhé |
| 23 August | Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Stage 4, ITT | UCI Europe Tour | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | France | Couhé |
| 24 August | Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Stage 5 | UCI Europe Tour | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | France | Poitiers |
| 24 August | Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Overall classification | UCI Europe Tour | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | France | |
| 9 September | Vuelta a España, Stage 15 | UCI World Tour | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Spain | Lakes of Covadonga |
| 14 September | Vuelta a España, Stage 19 | UCI World Tour | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Andorra | Naturlandia |
| 4 October | Paris–Bourges | UCI Europe Tour | Valentin Madouas (FRA) | France | |
| 10 October | Milano–Torino | UCI Europe Tour | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Italy | |
| 13 October | Il Lombardia | UCI World Tour | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Italy | |

## National, Continental and World champions 2018

| Date | Discipline | Rider | Country | Location |
| 20 June | Swedish National Time Trial Champion | Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) | Sweden | Torekov |
| 22 June | Canadian National Road Race Champion | Antoine Duchesne (CAN) | Canada | Saguenay |
| 29 June | Austrian National Time Trial Champion | Georg Preidler (AUT) | Austria | Stephanshart |
| 1 July | Swiss National Road Race Champion | Steve Morabito (SUI) | Switzerland | Schneisingen |
| 1 July | French National Road Race Champion | Anthony Roux (FRA) | France | Mantes-la-Jolie |