Fortuneo Vital-Concept (now known as Bretagne Séché Environnement) will start the season in four continents: America, Africa, Europe and Asia.

The French team of Emmanuel Hubert, general manager, will start in the Tour de San Luis, Argentina, and the Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Gabon, and then focus on the French calendar and their debuts in Qatar and Oman.

The calendar in January and February will be: Tour de San Luis (January 17-24), Bongo Amissa Tropicale (January 18-24), GP d'Ouverture-La Marseillaise (January 31), Etoile de Bessèges (February 3-7), Tour of Qatar (February 8-12), Tour of Oman (February 16-21), Tour du Haut-Var (February 20-21), Tour La Provence (February 23-25 ​), Omloop Het Niewsblad (February 27), Classic Sud Ardèche (February 27), Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne (February 28) and the Drome Classic (February 28).

The Fortuneo Vital-Concept has been reinforced with seven riders Francis Mourey (FDJ), Steven Tronet (Auber 93), Franck Bonnamour (stagiaire), Julien Loubet (Team Marseille), Chris-Anker Sorensen (Saxo-Tinkoff), Boris Vallee (Lotto-Soudal) and Vegard Breen (Lotto-Soudal). The returning riders are Jean Marc Bideau, Frederic Brun, Maxime Cam, Anthony Delaplace, Pierrick Fedrigo, Brice Feillu, Armindo Fonseca, Arnaud Gerard, Jonathan Hivert, Yahueni Hutarovich, Benoit Jarrier, Kevin Ladanois, Daniel McLay, Pierre-Luc Perichon, Eduardo Sepulveda and Florian Vachon.