Bruno Armirail reclaims French national time trial title

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Bruno Armirail (Groupama-FDJ) won the French national time trial title
Bruno Armirail (Groupama-FDJ) won the French national time trial title (Image credit: Getty Images)
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After finishing second in last year's event, Bruno Armirail (Groupama-FDJ) took the French national time trial title back from Rémi Cavagna (Movistar), scoring his second title in three years.

Armirail set the quickest time on the 35.2km course in Saint-Martin-de-Landelles, coming home in 43:43 at an average speed of 48.3kph.

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