Backing FDJ is no Gamble

The lottery backed FDJ squad looks set for a big year in which its young stars will remind the cycling world that the French are in fact a major cycling nation. In Oman the French national champion Nacer Bouhanni won a fast sprint for his first win of the year. At Paris-Nice he went one better by winning the opening stage in the first European World Tour race of 2013. He crashed out on the next stage while wearing the leaders jersey but he is one of many bright starts who look set to shine brightly in 2013 and has already set the scene for FDJ this season.