Defending French national time trial champion Bruno Armirail (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) successfully defended his title against a concerted push for gold by Tour de Suisse runner-up Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels).
Armirail's up-and-coming young teammate, Paul Seixas, secured another top result this season with bronze, 44 seconds back.
Already the winner both in 2022 and 2024, Armirail got off to a scorching start on the rolling 26.5 kilometre course at Les Herbiers. The 31-year-old then held steady in the hillier middle section to maintain a nine-second gap on his closest rivals by the third checkpoint at km 17.6.
