Overview
- FDJ-Suez dominated from the start and placed three riders in the top four, highlighting their strategic depth.
- At 17 km from the finish, Le Net and Cofidis’s Julie Bégo broke away on the Mont des Alouettes before Léa Curinier bridged across.
- With 8 km remaining, Le Net attacked solo and built a gap that carried her unchallenged to the finish line.
- Curinier sacrificed her own chances to protect the winning move and secured second place, 39 seconds behind the champion.
- The 115.5 km race unfolded over seven 16.5 km laps in Les Herbiers under near 35 °C conditions, with the Mont des Alouettes climbs proving decisive.