Fortuneo–Vital Concept

Fortuneo–Vital Concept

Team information
UCI code	FVC
Registered	France
Founded	2005
Discipline	Road
Status	UCI Professional Continental
Bicycles	Look
Website	Team home page
Key personnel
General manager	Emmanuel Hubert[1]
Team manager(s)	Sébastien Hinault Roger Trehin[2]
Team name history
2005–2006 2007–2008 2009–2012 2013–2015 2016–	Bretagne–Jean Floc'h Bretagne–Armor Lux Bretagne–Schuller Bretagne–Séché Environnement Fortuneo–Vital Concept
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Fortuneo–Vital Concept (UCI Team Code: FVC) is a Professional Continental cycling team based in Rennes, France that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and UCI World Tour races when receiving a wild card. The team was founded in 2005 and in 2013 the main sponsor became Séché Environnement, a French waste treatment company.^[3]

For 2016 and 2017 the team has been renamed Fortuneo Vital Concept.^[4][5]

History

In 2014 they received a wildcard invitation to the 2014 Tour de France.^[6] In September, of the same year, the team announced they had formed a partnership with the amateur cycling team Brest Iroise Cyclisme 2000 (BIC 2000) which will now act as its reserve team.^[7] The team took part in the 2015 Tour de France and again in 2016, having been selected as a wildcard once again.^[8]

Team roster

As of 22 January 2016.^[9]

Rider Date of birth  Jean-Marc Bideau (FRA) 8 April 1984  Franck Bonnamour (FRA) 20 June 1995  Vegard Breen (NOR) 8 February 1990  Frédéric Brun (FRA) 18 August 1988  Maxime Cam (FRA) 9 July 1992  Anthony Delaplace (FRA) 11 September 1989  Pierrick Fedrigo (FRA) 30 November 1978  Brice Feillu (FRA) 26 July 1985  Armindo Fonseca (FRA) 1 May 1989  Arnaud Gérard (FRA) 10 June 1984  Elie Gesbert (FRA) 1 July 1995  Jonathan Hivert (FRA) 23 March 1985

Rider Date of birth  Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) 29 November 1983  Benoît Jarrier (FRA) 1 February 1988  Kevin Ledanois (FRA) 13 July 1993  Julien Loubet (FRA) 11 June 1985  Daniel McLay (GBR) 3 January 1992  Francis Mourey (FRA) 8 December 1980  Pierre-Luc Périchon (FRA) 4 January 1987  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) 13 June 1991  Chris Anker Sørensen (DEN) 3 September 1984  Steven Tronet (FRA) 14 October 1986  Florian Vachon (FRA) 2 January 1985  Boris Vallée (BEL) 3 June 1993

Major results

The team in 2015

Pierre-Luc Périchon in Tour de France 2015.

The team car

2005

1st Stage 3 Tour de Normandie, Stéphane Petilleau

1st Overall Ruban Granitier Breton, Stéphane Petilleau

1st Stage 2, Stéphane Petilleau

1st Stage 5, Charles Guilbert

1st Overall Tour de Gironde, Charles Guilbert

1st Stage 1, Charles Guilbert

1st Stage 2 Route du Sud, Stéphane Petilleau

1st Stage 3 Boucles de la Mayenne, Charles Guilbert

1st Overall Tour de l'Ain, Carl Naibo

1st Stage 3, Carl Naibo

1st Stage 4, Samuel Plouhinec

1st Stage 9 Tour de l'Avenir, Carl Naibo

2006

1st Stage 4 Etoile des Bèsseges, Stéphane Petilleau

1st Stage 8 Tour de Normandie, Stéphane Petilleau

1st Stage 1 Tour de Bretagne, David Lelay

1st Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan, Cédric Hervé

1st Stage 2 Boucles de la Mayenne, David Lelay

1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Ain, Noan Lelarge

1st Stage 2 Tour du Limousin, Noan Lelarge

1st Stage 2 Tour de la Somme, Noan Lelarge

1st Stage 3 Tour du Faso, Jean-Luc Delpech

1st Stage 4 & 9 Tour du Faso, Stéphane Bonsergent

2nd Overall Four Days of Dunkirk, Stéphane Petilleau

2007

1st Stage 5 Tour de Normandie, Noan Lelarge

1st Stage 2 Four Days of Dunkirk, Piotr Zielinski

1st Polymultipliée Lyonnaise, Noan Lelarge

2008

1st Stage 2 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Stéphane Bonsergent

1st Stage 5 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Jean-Luc Delpech

1st Paris–Troyes, Jean-Luc Delpech

1st Overall Tour de Normandie, Antoine Dalibard

1st Tour du Finistère, David Lelay

1st Overall Tour de Bretagne, Benoît Poilvet

1st Stage 5, Benoît Poilvet

1st Trophée des Grimpeurs, David Lelay

1st Stage 1 Boucles de la Mayenne, Piotr Zielinski

1st Stage 2 Route du Sud, Noan Lelarge

1st Stage 2 Kreiz Breizh Elites, Cyril Gautier

2009

1st Overall Circuit des Ardennes, Dimitri Champion

1st Tour du Finistère, Dimitri Champion

1st Stage 3 Four Days of Dunkirk, Sébastien Duret

1st  France Road Race Championship, Dimitri Champion

1st Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites, Antoine Dalibard

1st Stage 1, Dimitri Champion

1st Stage 3, Jean-Marc Bideau

2010

1st Stage 7 Tour de Normandie, Laurent Pichon

1st Stage 3b Circuit des Ardennes, Florian Vachon

1st Tour du Finistère, Florian Vachon

1st Stage 7 Tour de Bretagne, Gaël Malacarne

1st Stage 2 Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour, Sébastien Duret

1st Boucles de l'Aulne, Jean-Luc Delpech

1st Stage 2 Circuito Montañés, Noan Lelarge

1st Stage 3 Circuito Montañés, Lilian Jegou

1st Stage 5 Circuito Montañés, Gaël Malacarne

1st Stage 1 Route du Sud, Florian Vachon

1st Stage 3 Boucles de la Mayenne, Jean-Luc Delpech

1st Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites, Johan Le Bon

1st Stage 3, Johan Le Bon

1st Overall Mi-Août Bretonne, Jean-Luc Delpech

2011

1st Stage 3 Tour de Normandie, Guillaume Blot

1st Stage 5 Tour de Normandie, Jean-Marc Bideau

1st Route Adélie de Vitré, Renaud Dion

1st Stage 3b Circuit des Ardennes, Laurent Pichon

1st Stage 1 Boucles de la Mayenne, Eric Berthou

1st Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites, Laurent Pichon

1st Grand Prix de Fourmies, Guillaume Blot

2012

1st Stage 1 Tour du Haut Var, Romain Hardy

1st Paris–Troyes, Jean-Marc Bideau

1st Classic Loire Atlantique, Florian Vachon

1st Stage 6 Tour de Normandie, Jean-Marc Bideau

1st Stage 1 Critérium International, Florian Vachon

1st Val d'Ille U Classic 35, Eric Berthou

1st Stage 2 Tour de Bretagne, Eric Berthou

1st Overall Ronde de l'Oise, Jean-Luc Delpech

1st Stage 4, Jean-Luc Delpech

1st Overall Boucles de la Mayenne, Laurent Pichon

1st Paris–Bourges, Florian Vachon

2013

1st Paris–Troyes, Jean-Marc Bideau

1st Stage 7 Tour de Bretagne, Pierre-Luc Périchon

1st Stage 3 Kreiz Breizh Elites, Erwann Corbel

1st Stage 2 Tour du Gévaudan, Sébastien Duret

2014

1st Classic Sud-Ardèche, Florian Vachon

1st Stage 6 Tour de Normandie, Benoît Jarrier

1st Stage 1 Ronde de l'Oise, Romain Feillu

1st Stage 1 Boucles de la Mayenne, Armindo Fonseca

1st Tour du Jura, Kevin Ledanois

1st Tour de Vendée, Armindo Fonseca

2015

1st Stage 3 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Daniel Mclay

1st Stages 4, 7 & 8 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Yauheni Hutarovich

1st Classic Sud-Ardèche, Eduardo Sepúlveda

1st Cholet-Pays De Loire, Pierrick Fedrigo

1st Route Adélie, Romain Feillu

1st Stage 1 Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Arnaud Gérard

1st Tour du Doubs, Eduardo Sepúlveda

2016

1st Stage 4 Tour de San Luis, Eduardo Sepúlveda

1st Stage 7 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Yauheni Hutarovich

1st GP de Denain, Daniel Mclay

1st Stages 2 & 5 Le Tour de Bretagne Cycliste trophée harmonie Mutuelle, Boris Vallée

1st Grand Prix de la Somme, Daniel Mclay

1st Stage 3 Ronde de l'Oise, Boris Vallée

1st Stage 3 Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc, Pierre-Luc Perichon

National Champions

2009

France Road Race Championship, Dimitri Champion

References

1. McGrath, Andy. "Dan McLay: Britain's next Classics star". Rouleur (magazine). Retrieved 25 March 2015.
2. "Sébastien Hinault directeur sportif" [Sébastien Hinault sporting director]. L'Équipe (in French). 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
3. "Bretagne-Schuller to become Bretagne-Séché Environnement". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
4. ProCyclingStats. "Fortuneo - Vital Concept 2016".
5. "Look Cycle - Bretagne-Séché Environnement will become Fortuneo Vital Concept - News - About Look".
6. "IAM Cycling, NetApp Endura, Cofidis and Bretagne – Séché Environnement given Tour de France wildcards". Velonation.com. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
7. Cycling News. "Bretagne-Séché Environnement announces partnership with BIC 2000". Cyclingnews.com.
8. "ASO announces five wildcard teams invited to 2015 Tour de France". VeloNews. 2015-01-14. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
9. "2016 » Bretagne - Séché Environnement (PCT)". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

External links

• Official website