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June 26, 2025
National Championships 2025 (CN) โ France ๐ซ๐ท โ ITT WE – Les Herbiers – Les Herbiers : 26,5 km
The French National Road Race Championship is a cycling race where the French cyclists decide who will become the champion for the year to come.
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June 26, 2025
National Championships 2025 (CN) โ France ๐ซ๐ท โ ITT WE – Les Herbiers – Les Herbiers : 26,5 km
The French National Road Race Championship is a cycling race where the French cyclists decide who will become the champion for the year to come. The event was established in 1899, a professional championship was established in 1907 and the women’s championship was established in 1951. Several additional categories were added later. The winners of each event are awarded with a symbolic cycling jersey which is blue, white and red, just like the national flag, these colours can be worn by the rider at other road racing events in the country to show their status as national champion. The champion’s stripes can be combined into a sponsored rider’s team kit design for this purpose.
A broken radio and lack of time references proved no obstacle for Cรฉdrine Kerbaol (EF Education-Oatly) to dominate the field in the French women’s national time trial championships.
Kerbaol finished an impressive 36 seconds quicker than Juliette Labous (FDJ-SUEZ) in the 26.5-kilometre course at Les Herbiers, securing her second time trial crown in three years.
The 24-year-old opened up a convincing gap at the first intermediate time check and remained well ahead of her rivals for the rest of the course.
Labous, four times second and the 2020 Champion, made a slower start before increasing her pace in the second half. But she was unable to get back on terms with Kerbaol, on the podium for the third time in three years.
Third place went to Marion Borras (Cofidis), 1:07 down, with up-and-coming Solรจne Muller (Entente Cycliste Thaonnaise) a surprising fourth. Despite her comparatively young age, the 21-year-old was 15 seconds further adrift of the podium finishers
This year’s time trial nationals’ battle had a markedly different feel to recent editions, given the absence of seven-time winner and defending champion Audrey Cordon-Ragot, who retired at the end of 2024. But Kerbaol proved more than up to the challenge of going one better than her silver medal in last year’s equivalent event.
The last rider to start the hilly course in western France, Kerbaol quickly made her presence known by crushing the best time set by the 21-year-old Muller at the first time split. Despite her radio stopping working, she said, and a lack of any time references, she was still able to win on race instinct alone.
“My radio stopped working so I had to just listen to my body and my legs, to just stay in my bubble,” Kerbaol said afterwards.
“I had absolutely no info so I had to focus on my effort. It was only at the last moment, when I crossed the line, that I knew I was ahead.”
Results :
 โ France ๐ซ๐ท โ ITT WE </strong> - Les Herbiers - Les Herbiers : 26,5 km
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The French National Road Race Championship is a cycling race where the French cyclists decide who will become the champion for the year to come. The event was established in 1899, a professional championship was established in 1907 and the women's championship was established in 1951. Several additional categories were added later. The winners of each event are awarded with a symbolic cycling jersey which is blue, white and red, just like the national flag, these colours can be worn by the rider at other road racing events in the country to show their status as national champion. The champion's stripes can be combined into a sponsored rider's team kit design for this purpose.
A broken radio and lack of time references proved no obstacle for Cรฉdrine Kerbaol (EF Education-Oatly) to dominate the field in the French women's national time trial championships.
Kerbaol finished an impressive 36 seconds quicker than Juliette Labous (FDJ-SUEZ) in the 26.5-kilometre course at Les Herbiers, securing her second time trial crown in three years.
The 24-year-old opened up a convincing gap at the first intermediate time check and remained well ahead of her rivals for the rest of the course.
Labous, four times second and the 2020 Champion, made a slower start before increasing her pace in the second half. But she was unable to get back on terms with Kerbaol, on the podium for the third time in three years.
Third place went to Marion Borras (Cofidis), 1:07 down, with up-and-coming Solรจne Muller (Entente Cycliste Thaonnaise) a surprising fourth. Despite her comparatively young age, the 21-year-old was 15 seconds further adrift of the podium finishers
This year's time trial nationals' battle had a markedly different feel to recent editions, given the absence of seven-time winner and defending champion Audrey Cordon-Ragot, who retired at the end of 2024. But Kerbaol proved more than up to the challenge of going one better than her silver medal in last year's equivalent event.
The last rider to start the hilly course in western France, Kerbaol quickly made her presence known by crushing the best time set by the 21-year-old Muller at the first time split. Despite her radio stopping working, she said, and a lack of any time references, she was still able to win on race instinct alone.
"My radio stopped working so I had to just listen to my body and my legs, to just stay in my bubble," Kerbaol said afterwards.
"I had absolutely no info so I had to focus on my effort. It was only at the last moment, when I crossed the line, that I knew I was ahead."
<strong>Results : </strong>
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