From Thursday, June 26 to Sunday, June 29, cycling enthusiasts will have their eyes will be riveted on the Herbiers (Vendée) on the occasion of the France 2025 championships, among women and men. Here is the program, the broadcasting channels, the course and the favorites.
What channel and on which channel to see the French cycling championships 2025
Thursday June 26
Trunk on Eurosport 1, from 1 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Friday June 27
Elite amateur online test on France 3 Pays de la Loire Digital, from 10:30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Saturday June 28
Elite Women’s online event on Eurosport 1 from 12:50 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on France 3 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday June 29
Elite men’s online test on Eurosport 1 from 2:15 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. and on France 3 from 3.15 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.
600 committed runners
The Pays-de-la-Loire are ready to receive the 114th edition of the French Championships. The successors of Paul Lapeira and Juliette Labous, French champions of online races in 2024, the queen event, will be known on Saturday and Sunday. 600 runners, engaged in several categories, in amateurs and professionals, want to collect the eight titles of Champions of France at stake.
The 2025 French Cycling Championships program
The French cycling championships start on Thursday, June 26, with the time trial (women and men). Friday 27 Friday is reserved for amateurs. On weekends, place on online races, with that of women on Saturday 28 and men on Sunday 29.
Thursday June 26
From the first day, the time trial of amateurs and professionals will take place. Among women, the first runner will leave at 1:02 p.m. and the last at 3:04 p.m. Among men, the departure of the first runner is scheduled for 3:10 p.m. and the last at 5:23 p.m.
Friday June 27
It is the day of online racing elite amateur women. Departure at 9 am, with 6 laps of 16.5 km (99 km). Then it will be the turn of the online race elite amateurs men. The departure is scheduled at 1:30 p.m., with 10 laps of 16.5 km (165 km) to be made.
Saturday June 28
Elite pro women. Departure at 12:55 p.m., with 7 laps of 16.5 km (115 km) to do.
Sunday June 29
Men elite pro. Departure at 11:35 am, with 14 laps of 16.5 km (231 km) to do.
The 2025 Cycling Championships 2025
The time trial and the online event will have the same departure (town hall of Herbiers) and the same arrival (Mont des Alouettes).
- The back trial course will extend over 26.5 kilometers, both for women and for men. The route promises to be very difficult, with 400 meters of positive elevation, which should make organizations suffer. The two scores are scheduled for kilometer 7 in Saint-Paul-en-Pareds and km 17.6 at La Ruffelière.
- Regarding online tests, the positive elevation will be different. Among men, in professionals, there is a route of 231 kilometers and 3,080 m of elevation gain. The escapes will quickly become “invisible” for the peloton.
The absent from the French cycling championships 2025
- The absences of Axel Zingle and Christophe Laporte (Visma Lease A Bike), Pavel Sivakov (UAE Emirates), Lenny Martinez (Bahrain-Victorious), Clément Champoussin (XDS Astana) and Valentin Paret-Peintre (Sudal Quick-Step) are to be deplored.
- Among the ladies, the reigning cross-country Olympic mountain bike champion, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, is missing.
The favorites of the French cycling championships 2025
- In the background among the ladies, the reigning champion, Audrey Cordon-Ragot, retired. The n ° 1 bib returns to the Breton Cédrine Kerbaol, his runner -up last year. On the side of outsiders, we think of Marion Borras, Juliette Labous or Marie Le Net.
- On the online event, Juliette Labous will defend her title, with her FDJ – Suez team, impatient to do battle.
- In men, the title holder Bruno Armirail is there. His dolphin last year, Kévin Vauquelin, seems to be in good shape after the Tour of Switzerland. It will also be necessary to follow the progression of Paul Seixas, 8th during the Critérium du Dauphiné 2025, at only 18 years old.
- Regarding the online event, it will be necessary to follow Benoît Cosnefroy, Romain Grégoire, Julian Alaphilippe, title champion Paul Lapeira, and also Louis Barré, ambitious before departure.
