At the end of the Veneto Classiccontested on Sunday and on which his team won a podium thanks to Romain Grégoiresecond behind Magnus Cort Nielsen (Uno-X Mobility), Philippe Mauduit took stock of the 2024 season of the Groupama-FDJ. A season which is clearly divided into two for the training of the general manager Marc Madiotwith a post-Tour de France much more convincing than the first months of the year in terms of results and presence in the best events on the calendar. “First of all, I have a big thought for Ignatas (Konovalovas) and Lars (van den Berg) who were not able to race this year”begins the Race Director of a Groupama-FDJ not spared from physical problems in 2024.
Video – The 2024 report of Groupama-FDJ with Marc Madiot
“After the Tour, the riders all returned to a very high level”
“There was also the major injury to Rudy (Molard), that of Paul (Penhoët). From the month of January, we took a stab, then we continued to have a series of injuries. It was really a complicated season to manage for the riders and for the staff, but once all the problems were sorted out, we saw the true value of the team. After the Tour, the riders all returned to a very high level and. we have practically been in all the race rankings since then. It is rather encouraging in anticipation of 2025. As a general rule, a runner who finishes his season well gets back on track the following year.concludes Philippe Mauduit.
