(Watson)
The team has been in existence for almost 20 years, but FDJ have finally been able to call themselves a Team Time Trial winner, having taken victory in the opening stage of La Méditerranéene.
The French outfit finished the 5.5km course in Banyoles in exactly six minutes - half a second quicker than Astana, who started the race with two fewer riders.
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