Célia Le Mouël shocks the favourites to triumph in women's elite time trial at French National Championships

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ProTeam rider beats Maëva Squiban and Cédrine Kerbaol to the win in Les Vals du Dauphiné

Celia Le Mouel of France and Team Ma Petite Entreprise competes during the 89th Tour de Suisse 2026, Stage 4 a 23.7km individual time trial stage.
Célia Le Mouël in action at the Tour de Suisse TT (Image credit: Getty Images)
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ProTeam rider Célia Le Mouël (Ma Petite Entreprise) shocked all the big favourites and WorldTour riders to power to victory in the elite women's time trial at the French Road Championships, winning by 11 seconds.

The 25-year-old smashed the 29.7km course in southeast France in 43:57, beating Maëva Squiban (UAE Team ADQ) by 11 seconds.

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Matilda is an NCTJ-qualified journalist based in the UK who joined Cyclingnews in March 2025. Prior to that, she worked as the Racing News Editor at GCN, and extensively as a freelancer contributing to Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, Velo, Rouleur, Escape Collective, Red Bull and more. She has reported on the ground at all of the biggest events on the calendar, including the men's and women's Tours de France, the Giro d'Italia, the Vuelta a Espana, the Spring Classics and the World Championships. She has particular experience and expertise in women's cycling, and women's sport in general. She is a graduate of modern languages and sports journalism.

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