Martin Toft Madsen (BHS-Almeborg Bornholm) and Mikkel Bjerg (Hagens Berman Axeon) used their time trial skills to take the glory at the Chrono des Nations time trial in France, beating a string of better-known professional riders, including Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida), French time trial champion Pierre Latour (AG2R-La Mondiale) plus Jeremy Roy (Groupama-FDJ) and Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Energie) who were bringing the curtain down on their professional careers.
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Toft Madsen (Den) Bhs - Almeborg Bornholm | 0:54:13 |
| 2 | Mikkel Bjerg (Den) Hagens Berman Axeon | 0:00:07 |
| 3 | Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:01:39 |
| 4 | Yoann Paillot (Fra) St Michel - Auber 93 | 0:01:49 |
| 5 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Direct Energie | 0:02:14 |
| 6 | Pierre Latour (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | 0:02:16 |
| 7 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) Groupama - Fdj | 0:02:40 |
| 8 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain - Merida | 0:02:56 |
| 9 | Johan Le Bon (Fra) Vital Concept Cycling Club | 0:03:18 |
| 10 | Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 0:03:25 |
| 11 | Joshua Teasdale (GBr) Team Differdange Losch | 0:03:28 |
| 12 | Jeremy Cabot (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:03:32 |
| 13 | Olivier Pardini (Bel) Team Differdange Losch | 0:03:34 |
| 14 | Nans Peters (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | 0:03:41 |
| 15 | Julian Braun (Ger) Team Dauner D&Dq | Akkon | 0:03:57 |
| 16 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Team Fortuneo - Samsic | 0:04:09 |
| 17 | Nicolas Baldo (Fra) St Michel - Auber 93 | 0:04:29 |
| 18 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | 0:04:30 |
| 19 | Paul Ourselin (Fra) Direct Energie | 0:04:41 |
| 20 | Daniel Westmattelmann (Ger) Team Lotto - Kern Haus | 0:05:06 |
| 21 | François Bidard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | 0:05:51 |
| 22 | Harry Tanfield (GBr) Canyon Eisberg | 0:06:16 |
| 23 | Tom Thill (Lux) Team Differdange Losch | 0:06:35 |
| 24 | Justin Mottier (Fra) Vital Concept Cycling Club | 0:06:50 |
| 25 | Fabien Grellier (Fra) Direct Energie | 0:07:00 |
| 26 | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Team Fortuneo - Samsic | 0:07:16 |
| 27 | Polychronis Tzortzakis (Gre) Tarteletto - Isorex | 0:07:27 |
| 28 | Simon Sellier (Fra) Direct Energie | 0:08:42 |
| 29 | Joseph Areruya (Rwa) Delko Marseille Provence Ktm | 0:09:07 |
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