A broken radio and lack of time references proved no obstacle for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Cédrine Kerbaol (EF Education-Oatly) to dominate the field in the French women's nat🦩iona🅺l time trial championships.

Kerbaol finished an impressive 36 seconds quicker than 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Juliette Labous (FDJ-SUEZ) in the 26.5-kilometrꦍe course at Les Herbi♊ers, 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 h🎃er 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 thꦦe third time in three years.

Third place went to Marion Borras (Cofid🗹is), 1:07 down, with up-and-coming Solène 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 ꦏone 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 instౠinct 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."

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