The curtain fell in Saint-Martin-de-Landelles. And the strongest left with their blue-white-red jersey, symbolizing their superiority in one of the six events on the program during this long weekend. In Normandy, Audrey Cordon-Ragot revived tradition by winning, hands down and in opening, the elite women’s time trial. The Human Powered Health runner slapped the competition on Thursday, June 20, by relegating Cédrine Kerbaol to 55 seconds and captured a seventh crown in the exercise.
The scenario was quite the opposite in the men’s time trial, so close that Bruno Armirail (Decathlon – AG2R La Mondiale) won by three seconds ahead of Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa – B & B Hotels). Among the amateurs, Titouan Margueritat proved that he was in great form by securing an eighth victory this season, the most prestigious for sure.
Finally, the men’s and women’s elite online races crowned two fine winners with Juliette Labous (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL), Saturday, and Paul Lapeira, Sunday. Discover the complete results of the 2024 French championships in Normandy.
The podium in the elite women’s individual time trial
1. Audrey Cordon-Ragot (Human Powered Health), les 35,2 km en 50’32’’
2. Cédrine Kerbaol (Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team), at 55”
3. Marion Borras (St Michel – Mavic – Auber93), at 1’34”
The podium in the men’s elite individual time trial
1. Bruno Armirail (Decathlon – AG2R La Mondiale), 35.2 km in 43’43”
2. Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa – B & B Hotels), 3”
3. Thibault Guernalec (Arkéa – B & B Hotels), at 1’08”
The podium of the women’s amateur road race
1. Sarah Pope (La Roche-sur-Yon Vendée Cyclisme), the 125.8 km in 3h25’55”
2. Clémence Latimier (Chambéry C. Competition), at 38”
3. Justine Gégu (Team Elles), mt
The podium of the men’s amateur road race
1. Titouan Margueritat (Team Atria – VS Gerzatois), 166.2 km in 3h58’24”
2. Baptiste Poulard (VC Pays de Loudéac), 50”
3. Joris Chaussinand (Bourg-en-Bresse Ain Cyclisme), at 52”
The podium of the elite women’s road race
1. Juliette Labous (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL), les 125,8 km en 3h27’19’’
2. Gladys Verhulst-Wild (FDJ – Suez), m.t.
3. Jade Wiel (FDJ – Suez), at 14”
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The podium of the men’s elite road race
1. Paul Lapeira (Decathlon – AG2R La Mondiale), 240.6 km in 5h32’03”
2. Julien Bernard (Lidl – Trek), 3”
3. Thomas Gachignard (TotalEnergies), at 8”
