French championships: Cordon-Ragot wins women's road title
Trek-Segafredo rider parlays 5km attack into first elite road title
Audrey Cordon Ragot (Trek-Segafredo) claimed her first elite road title with an emphatic solo attack with just under 5km to go.
The 30-year-old missed out in the time trial on Friday by five seconds to Juliet Labous (Sunweb) but was taking no chances in Grand-Champ on Saturday.
After shattering the reduced field with a few probing attacks, Cordon Ragot used an uphill section to dispatch three riders and go solo to the line.
Gladys Verhulst (Team Arkéa) out-sprinted Clara Copponi (FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope) for the silver medal.
It was an emotional win for Cordon-Ragot, who was outnumbered by the FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope and Arkéa teams.
"Pierre Rolland told me this morning, ‘Audrey, today you have to race with a cold head and a warm heart.’ I kept repeating that in my head the whole day. I was composed and made a really deliberate attack when I did," Cordon-Ragot said.
"A national championship race is never simple. I knew the course really well, every corner. The little hills were not hard, but the succession of them made them really hurt. I had different scenarios in my head this morning, all coming down to trimming down the bigger teams.
"Yesterday was such an immense disappointment for me, and I couldn’t get over it. But today, I rebounded from it perfectly. I had so many goosebumps at the end! So many people shouting my name, it was incredible! I’m from Brittany, so this is like a home race for me… unbelievable!
"To be able to pull this off is just incredible! This is the most beautiful moment in my career: being able to win and wear this beautiful jersey. I am going to enjoy it!"
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Trek-Segafredo Women | 3:03:59 |
2 | Gladys Verhulst (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic | 0:00:38 |
3 | Clara Copponi (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
4 | Victorie Guilman (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 0:02:00 |
5 | Manon Souyris (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women Cycling | |
6 | Eugénie Duval (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
7 | Sandrine Bideau (Fra) | |
8 | Pauline Allin (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic | |
9 | Laura Asencio (Fra) Ceratizit-WNT Pro | 0:02:16 |
10 | Maëlle Grossetete (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 0:02:33 |
11 | Marie Le Net (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
12 | Justine Gegu (Fra) | |
13 | Amandine Fouquenet (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic | |
14 | Marlène Petit (Fra) | |
15 | Marie Gielen (Fra) | |
16 | Aline Guglielmi (Fra) | |
17 | Greta Richioud (Fra) Hitec Products-Birk Sport | |
18 | Melodie Lesueur (Fra) | |
19 | Axelle Guirado (Fra) | |
20 | Sandra Levenez (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic | |
21 | Elsa Hugot (Fra) | |
22 | Juliette Labous (Fra) Team Sunweb Women | |
23 | Marine Strappazzon (Fra) | |
24 | Evita Muzic (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
25 | Iris Sachet (Fra) | |
26 | Cedrine Kerbaol (Fra) | |
27 | Audrey Weingarten (Fra) | |
28 | Alison Avoine (Fra) | |
29 | Barbara Fonseca (Fra) | |
30 | Dilyxine Miermont (Fra) | |
31 | Roxane Fournier (Fra) Chevalmeire Cycling Team | |
32 | Viviane Rognant (Fra) | |
33 | Jade Wiel (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
34 | Pascaline Duchesne (Fra) | |
35 | Anaïs Morichon (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic | |
36 | Aude Biannic (Fra) Movistar Team Women | |
37 | Noemie Abgrall (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women Cycling | |
38 | Zoé Delachaux (Fra) | |
39 | India Grangier (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women Cycling | |
40 | Edwige Pitel (Fra) Cogeas Mettler Look Pro | |
41 | Morgane Coston (Fra) | |
42 | Claudie Chamboredon (Fra) | 0:03:18 |
43 | Margot Pompanon (Fra) | 0:03:38 |
44 | Typhaine Laurance (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic | |
45 | Coralie Houdin (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic | 0:03:58 |
46 | Sophie Almeida (Fra) | 0:04:18 |
47 | Léa Curinier (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic | |
48 | Chloé Charpentier (Fra) | 0:06:14 |
49 | Jeanne Louise Barbier (Fra) | |
50 | Margot Grosjean (Fra) | 0:06:41 |
51 | Cyriane Muller (Fra) | |
52 | Margaux Vigie (Fra) Valcar - Travel & Service | |
53 | Cindy Pomares (Fra) | 0:10:25 |
54 | Ophelie Fenart (Fra) | 0:12:34 |
55 | Valentine Fortin (Fra) | 0:13:59 |
56 | Lore Le Pabic (Fra) | 0:14:00 |
57 | Marine Thiebault (Fra) | 0:14:14 |
58 | Sophie De Muynck (Fra) | 0:14:16 |
59 | Victoire Berteau (Fra) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport | 0:14:44 |
60 | Marie Brunet (Fra) | 0:15:15 |
61 | Amélie Hild (Fra) | 0:17:15 |
62 | Julie Rollee (Fra) | |
63 | Nolwenn Houot (Fra) | |
64 | Victoire Barbe (Fra) Cogeas Mettler Look Pro | |
65 | Sara Touche (Fra) | |
66 | Malorie Beunard (Fra) | |
67 | Lisa Guerin (Fra) | |
68 | Melanie Menara (Fra) | |
69 | Margot Lauzier (Fra) | |
70 | Amélie Chavent (Fra) | |
71 | Chloe Schoenenberger (Fra) | |
72 | Hélène Mulot (Fra) | |
73 | Laura Semon (Fra) | |
74 | Marie Louise Biard (Fra) | |
75 | Caroline Mouraux (Fra) | |
76 | Balladyne Tritsch (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women Cycling | 0:17:21 |
77 | Loriane Ceyssat (Fra) | |
78 | Anaelle Menet (Fra) | 0:18:43 |
79 | Laurie Vezie (Fra) | 0:18:49 |
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