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Boucles de la Mayenne: Thibaud Gruel claims prologue victory and takes overall lead

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Benoît Cosnefroy settles for second, Rory Townsend third in Espace Mayenne - Laval

ESPACE MAYENNE LAVAL FRANCE MAY 29 Thibaud Gruel of France and Team GroupamaFDJ celebrates at podium as stage winner during the 50th Boucles de la Mayenne 2025 Prologue a 54km individual time trial stage from Espace Mayenne Laval to Espace Mayenne Laval on May 29 2025 in Espace Mayenne Laval France Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
Thibaud Gruel (Groupama-FDJ) claimed the first leader's jersey (Image credit: Getty Images)
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Thibaud Gruel (Groupama-FDJ) claimed the opening stage of the Boucles de la Mayenne on Thursday. 

The 21-year-old blasted through the 5.4km solo individual time trial prologue in Laval to take his first pro win over compatriot Benoît Cosnefroy (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) by three seconds.

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Laura Weislo has been with Cyclingnews since 2006 after making a switch from a career in science. As Managing Editor, she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news. As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track, Laura has a passion for all three disciplines. When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads, paths and gravel tracks. Laura specialises in covering doping, anti-doping, UCI governance and performing data analysis.

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