Coquard is the big favorite but a few others will surely fancy their chances of an upset.
Fun little breakaway today, if only because we get to see Lecuisinier in that very unfamiliar role. Morin and Daniel join him, but they don’t stand a chance. Sony, Bolt – Eesti, ELCO – ABEA and Peugeot - Bancolombia join Spark in the chase.
With 15 km to go, Senechal attempts to win with an attack. Cosnefroy and Dujardin try to follow him, but this won’t be a successful move either.
Onto the finishing straight, Vincent leads out Thomas at the head of the race, with Cavagna bringing Zingle to the front right behind him. Coquard has some ground to make up on the right hand side.
Under the flamme rouge, Coquard has found Zingle’s wheel, but that will have cost him some energy. Thomas, Russo, Hofstetter and Barbier are next.
Coquard tries his best to overcome his poor positioning and it’s a close call. But ELCO – ABEA’s great leadout makes the difference as Zingle becomes the new French Champion! Congratulations!
Result
1
Axel Zingle
ELCO - ABEA
1h28'44
2
Bryan Coquard
Spark Team NZ
s.t.
3
Clement Russo
Peugeot - Bancolombia
s.t.
4
Hugo Hofstetter
Sony - Force India
s.t.
5
Marc Sarreau
Aker - MOT
s.t.
6
Pierre Barbier
McCormick Pro Cycling
s.t.
7
Julian Alaphilippe
Duvel-Tsingtao
s.t.
8
Hugo Page
Bolt - Eesti
s.t.
9
Arnaud Demare
Tryg - Eni
s.t.
10
Remi Cavagna
ELCO - ABEA
s.t.
11
Alexis Renard
Euskotren - Pays Basque
s.t.
12
Franck Bonnamour
cycleYorkshire
s.t.
13
Aurelien Paret-Peintre
Ekoi - Le Creuset
s.t.
14
Clement Berthet
Euskotren - Pays Basque
s.t.
15
Paul Lapeira
Ekoi - Le Creuset
s.t.
16
Benjamin Thomas
Peugeot - Bancolombia
s.t.
17
Sandy Dujardin
cycleYorkshire
s.t.
19
Leo Vincent
Peugeot - Bancolombia
s.t.
22
Clement Venturini
Duvel-Tsingtao
s.t.
24
Elie Gesbert
Assa Abloy
s.t.
25
Cyril Barthe
Polar
s.t.
26
Emmanuel Morin
Assa Abloy
s.t.
28
Nans Peters
Gazelle
s.t.
29
Lilian Calmejane
Evonik - ELKO
s.t.
31
Dorian Godon
McCormick Pro Cycling
s.t.
33
Matis Louvel
Ekoi - Le Creuset
s.t.
34
Kenny Elissonde
Sony - Force India
s.t.
35
Alexys Brunel
Bolt - Eesti
s.t.
36
Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier
Evonik - ELKO
s.t.
37
Lenny Martinez
Ekoi - Le Creuset
s.t.
39
Geoffrey Bouchard
Lotto-Caloi
s.t.
40
Benoit Cosnefroy
Hunter Valley Cycling
s.t.
42
Maxime Daniel
Lotto-Caloi
s.t.
46
Pierre Latour
Indosat Ooredoo
s.t.
55
Florian Senechal
Tinkoff Team - La Datcha
s.t.
56
Thibaut Pinot
Ekoi - Le Creuset
s.t.
58
Brieuc Rolland
Indosat Ooredoo
s.t.
59
Emilien Viennet
Duvel-Tsingtao
s.t.
62
Bruno Armirail
Euskotren - Pays Basque
s.t.
67
Romain Gregoire
DeNA Roadstars
s.t.
70
Eddy Le Huitouze
Euskotren - Pays Basque
s.t.
74
Roman Seigle
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
75
Remy Rochas
Euskotren - Pays Basque
s.t.
78
Enzo Paleni
Minions
s.t.
84
Mathys Rondel
Euskotren - Pays Basque
s.t.
85
Jordan Labrosse
Tinkoff Team - La Datcha
s.t.
88
Yoann Paillot
Minions
s.t.
89
Thibault Guernalec
Fastned
s.t.
97
Alan Boileau
Ekoi - Le Creuset
s.t.
100
Fabien Doubey
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
101
Joris Delbove
DeNA Roadstars
s.t.
106
Christophe Laporte
Aker - MOT
s.t.
.
French National Championships
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Time Trial
A very open race here today, with Cosnefroy perhaps as the main favorite.
Cavagna may have hoped for some chances on a great day today, but the fact that Thomas almost catches him at the line tells you everything you need to know about that. The Peugeot rider sets the commanding best time at 1h11’23.
Former champ Paillot does well, but falls 17 seconds short.
But that’s still better than Cosnefroy, who doesn’t seem to have the best day. 1’15 off, he’s not even close.
Neither is defending champ Viennet. 42 seconds slower than Thomas, he’s provisional third.
Brunel was close on both checkpoints and then rides the best final sector of all riders. But he falls agonizingly short, by less than a second!
Lecuisinier is the favorite in most races he enters, and he had hoped for the title here today, but others just had stronger legs. He finishes 5th, just behind Viennet.
Which means that the French Time Trial champion is Thomas!
French National Championships 
