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Gwenaelle Legendre and Celestin Guillon and take Victory at 2026 66 Degrés Sud - La Cyclo

1,600 participants from 26 countries and 86 French departments enjoyed the sunny south of France, a qualifying round of 2026 UCI Gran Fondo World Series.

Gwenaelle Legendre and Celestin Guillon and take Victory at 2026 66 Degrés Sud - La Cyclo

With 75% of participants competing in qualifying events for the UCI and UEC Granfondo Championships, the event confirms its position as a key spring rendez-vous on the international cycling calendar.
 
Offering the most beautiful roads and surrounding landscapes, the race is one of the most beautiful cyclo-sportives in French Federation of Cyclism's calendar. The cyclosportive featured a 136km Medio Fondo and a 164 km Gran Fondo.
 
The 6th edition of 66 Degrés Sud – La Cyclo took place last weekend in the Pyrénées-Orientales
 
The event opened on Thursday with a 23 km individual time trial starting in Corneilla-la-Rivière with an uphill and technical course including the Col de la Bataille. 
 
Spain’s Luis Borras Frau (C.C Mancor de la Vall) as fastest in a time of 33:23.34 ahead of Frenchman Florian Auberger in second (34:03.00), with Frenchman Auguste Castellan third in (34:23.61).
 
British National Time Trial Champion Hayley Simmonds was the fastest woman in a time of 40:41.63. France’s Gwénaëlle Legendre was second in 41:06.25, with the Netherland's Amber Hakstege third in 42:43.88.
 
On Saturday, the spotlight shifted to Canet-en-Roussillon, where riders started by the sea before heading inland towards the Pyrenean foothills. The 186 km Gran Fondo featured 2,270m of climbing and is among the longest in the series, while the 138 km Medio Fondo featured 1,570m of climbing and offereds a more accessible but still demanding alternative for men over 60 and women over 50 to qualify.
 
In the Gran Fondo Celestin Guillon and teammate Aaron van der Beken came first and second ahead of Damien Degot in a time of 04:59:40. In the women's race Gwenaelle Legendre was fastest ina time of 06:03:27 ahead of Amaia Urkidi and Gaelle Bouquinet.
 
The top 25% in each age-group category earn qualification for the 2026 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships, set for August 26-20 in Niseko, Japan.

2026 66 Degrés Sud - La Cyclo Men Top 10

1 GUILLON, CÉLESTIN GRAVEL NATION 04:59:40,46
2 VAN DER BEKEN, AARON Gravel Nation 05:04:40,33 
3 DEGOT, DAMIEN 05:10:04,12
4 RONDEAU, NICOLAS 05:10:09,82
5 COGNET, EMMANUEL 05:10:23,26
6 FERNANDEZ, EWEN VC Sebastiennais 05:11:44,43
7 PENDERY, LEO BMC 05:11:44,52 
8 DRUSZKIEWICZ, SEBASTIAN Le Camp De Base 05:11:45,42
9 AUBERGER, FLORIAN 05:11:46,42
10 DA SILVA OLIVEIRA, FILIPE 05:14:47,69

2026 66 Degrés Sud - La Cyclo Women Top 10

1 LEGENDRE, GWÉNAËLLE 06:03:27,02
2 URKIDI, AMAIA Vibike 06:11:59,47
3 BOUQUINET, GAËLLE 06:23:08,99
4 BAKKER, BERDINE 06:28:29,03
5 HAKSTEGE, AMBER 06:28:42,28
6 MCMULLEN, LAURA 06:37:56,16
7 VOGEL, CLAIRE 06:38:21,26
8 DÉCAMPS, ÉMILIE VILLEMOUSTAUSSOU AGGLO CARCASSONNE TEAM VÉLO 06:38:22,53
9 CHATARD, LARA VC LA POMME MARSEILLE 06:48:22,98
10 HASPERHOVEN, GEKE 06:51:24,59

23km Time Trial Men Top 10

1 BORRAS FRAU, LUIS C.C Mancor de la Vall 00:33:23,34
2 AUBERGER, FLORIAN 00:34:03,00
3 CASTELLAN, AUGUSTE 00:34:23,61
4 DEGOT, DAMIEN 00:35:09,21
5 METRO, ACHILLE 00:35:17,12
6 ALEKSANDRS, ZAVOLOKS 00:35:24,08
7 VERGNES, VINCENT GSC Blagnac Vélo Sport 00:35:28,06
8 MATHIEU, STÉPHANE 00:35:41,91
9 JOSE MARIA, OLIVÉS PARALS 00:35:45,51
10 SANTOS, CARLOS 00:36:15,19

23km Time Trial Women Top 10

1 SIMMONDS, HAYLEY Aerocoach 00:41:01,63
2 LEGENDRE, GWÉNAËLLE 00:41:06,25
3 HAKSTEGE, AMBER 00:42:43,88
4 GUIHARD, MELITTA 00:43:45,99
5 RIVOAL, ANAIS 00:44:02,19
6 DÉCAMPS, ÉMILIE 00:44:56,58
7 JAMES, MARYLAURE 00:45:00,82
8 GUILLOU, HÉLÈNA 00:45:11,51
9 SCHULZE, SUSANNE 00:46:44,83
10m BOUCHARD, CHARLOTTE 00:48:35,21
 
Link to 2026 66 Degrés Sud - La Cyclo Results: https://my.raceresult.com/394649/results
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