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Teams & Pro athletes
Groupama – FDJ
The World Tour team in France is synonymous with competition at the highest level. On the roads of Grand Tour cycling since 1997 thanks to the passion and insight of Marc and Yvon Madiot, the French team has racked up 500 victories including 14 National Championships, 3 Monuments of cycling, and 40 Grand Tour stages.
Groupama – FDJ

Pro Athletes

Simone Avondetto
Simone Avondetto
Simone is 24 years old, he was born in Moncalieri in the province of Turin and now lives in San Secondo di Pinerolo. Since he was young he has shown everyone his potential by winning the Italian title both as an 'allievo' in 2016 and as a junior in 2018 in Pila, in the same year he became European vice-champion in Graz. In 2022, Simone inaugurated his first year with Wilier, bringing home extraordinary results, including first place at the U23 World Championships in Les Gets, not to mention the European title in Anadia and the Italian title in Val Casies, ending the season with a fourth place in the final World Cup standings. After a 2023 season heavily impacted by mononucleosis, 2024 saw Simone emerge as one of the key figures of the year. He made history by winning the XCO European Championships in Cheile Grădiștei, becoming the first Italian ever to achieve this feat, and secured two podium finishes in the World Cup events in Haute-Savoie and Mont-Sainte-Anne.
Luca Braidot
Luca Braidot
Luca Braidot was born in 1991 in Mossa (Gorizia, Italy). He is one of the most established cyclists in the mountain biking scene. He is the current Italian XCO Elite Champion, having also won the title in 2014, 2020, and 2023. At the international level, Luca has achieved prestigious results, including a gold medal in the team relay at the 2012 World Championships and a silver medal at the 2018 European Elite Championships. 2022 was a memorable year for him: he won the Lenzerheide and Vallnord World Cups, becoming the first Italian to achieve two consecutive victories in this competition, as well as bronze at the World Championships. He has taken part in three Olympic Games, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, and Paris 2024, in this last case coming just shy of the podium, finishing fourth and establishing himself as one of the best athletes in the world.
Romain Grégoire
Romain Grégoire
Born in Besançon in 2003, Romain Grégoire is one of the brightest promises of international cycling. His extraordinary talent and unwavering determination have already put him in the spotlight for enthusiasts and insiders alike. At just 22, Grégoire’s entire future lies before him, and for the 2025 season he looks set to become one of the spearheads of the Groupama – FDJ Cycling Team. After an impressive string of results in the U23 category, he turned professional at just 20 years of age, and has already collected several victories and major placings. Romain has shown us all he has what it takes to shine. His versatility makes him a complete cyclist, excelling in both stage races and day-long classics. An extraordinary mental strength, coupled with a crystal-clear talent, make him one of the most promising cyclists in the world.
SPECIAL COLOURS
Unico

Where art meets performance

Sporting performance and art may seem to be opposing worlds. On the one hand physical effort, sweat and competition. On the other, inspiration, creativity, introspection and a dash of madness.
But there's something very strong shared by two such different disciplines: total dedication.

Athlete and artist share passion--very strong and always alive--and consistent commitment over time. Without these basic ingredients, there would be no top-level sport, nor art worthy of note. That's why we have tried to get sport and art to communicate. Unico is the result.

Koralie
Koralie
Koralie was born in Provence, just a stone’s throw away from the enchanting medieval town of Aigues Mortes, and studied in the exciting university town of Montpellier, a cultural melting pot where young people are encouraged to express themselves through art.

Drawing from her Provençal roots, Koralie’s Wilier 0 SLR Unico frame is an ode to cycling along France’s iconic coastline, enjoying a foretaste of the “Giant of Provence”, the fascinating Mont Ventoux, whose white-stone summit can be admired in all its glory from Aigues Mortes on bright sunny days.
Jun Inoue
Jun Inoue
This is Jun Inoue's art.
As old as the aura of a shrine yet as contemporary as a human swarm that moves along the lines that lead into and out of the vastness that is Greater Tokyo.
Just a little further is the future and Jun Inoue is able to follow it with his art, day after day. His contemporary works contain all the wisdom of the past and this is why, in a completely different field and by analogy, they call to mind Shimano components.
Company
Company

More than 100 years of history

Since 1906, an extraordinary vision has made its way through the roads and landscapes of Italy and beyond. A vision born out of passion and love for craft, that dared to imagine the most uncompromising biking experience for the generations to come.

Company - More than 100 years of history

The Wilier Journal

A binder of stories and emotions.
Tales of professionalism, technique, adventure, racing, training, design, innovation: so many different aspects revolving around a single, enormous passion shared in these pages.
This is cycling according to Wilier Triestina.
This is the Wilier Journal.