ProTeam rider Célia Le Mouël (Ma Petite Entreprise) shocked all the big favourites and WorldTour riders to power to victory in the elite women's time trial at the French Road Championships, winning by 11 seconds.
The 25-year-old smashed the 29.7km course in southeast France in 43:57, beating Maëva Squiban (UAE Team ADQ) by 11 seconds.
Defending champion Cédrine Kerbaol (EF Education-Oatly) was denied a third TT title, finishing 25 seconds down in third.
Riding for the second-tier Ma Petite Entreprise squad, few would have had their eyes on Le Mouël as a potential winner amongst the likes of Squiban, Kerbaol and Juliette Berthet (FDJ United-Suez), but expectations didn't matter as she sped to her first elite national title atop her Factor TT machine.
Taking home an elite title will certainly be a huge boost for Ma Petite Entreprise, who were only founded this year but are set to ride the Tour de France Femmes, where Le Mouël will surely get to show off her tricolour skinsuit in the stage 4 time trial.
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