Team FDJ

Française des Jeux (team code: FDJ) is a French cycling team, named for its title sponsor, the French national lottery. The team was originally named FDJeux.com in 2003 and 2004, then renamed Française des Jeux, to avoid bad luck.

The team is managed by Marc Madiot, a former road bicycle racer and a former winner of the Paris-Roubaix classic. The team is predominantly French.

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French firm looks to buy UK's Camelot: report

From: afp.com

French lottery group La Française des jeux (FdJ) is looking into buying British company Camelot which runs Britain's National Lottery, it has been reported. Economic dailies Le Figaro Economique and Les Echos said FdJ had until early 2010 to make a bid, but the two newspapers said the deal was far from certain. Le Figaro Economique said Virgin founder Richard Branson, who has twice tried to buy Camelot, had teamed up with Dutch private company People's Postcode Lottery in a third bid. Other... Read Full Story

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Team FDJ announces lineup for the 2009 Tour de France, with Sandy Casar at the helm

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Sandy Casar of France and Francaise des Jeux. (Getty Images) more pics » Française des Jeux for 2009 Tour de France Sandy Casar (F) Jerome Coppel (F) Anthony Geslin (F) Yahueni Hutarovich (Blr) Christophe LeMevel (F) Benoit Vaugrenard (F) Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ's 8th spot will go to Remi Di Gregorio or Jeremy Roy Read Full Story

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Marc Madiot and FDJ

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Team FDJ rider. Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is about Team FDJ and their bid in the 2009 Tour de France . Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on... Read Full Story

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