Chrono des Nations: Josh Tarling captures France's closing race of the 2025 season

British time trial specialist Josh Tarling rounded off his 2025 season with a convincing victory within the Chrono des Nations, beating Jay Vine (UAE Crew Emirates-XRG) by a hefty 30 second margin within the 44-kilometre course in western France.

Three-times Chrono champion Stefan Küng, using his final race for Groupama-FDJ earlier than heading to Tudor subsequent season, needed to accept third, 1:15 again.

The Ineos Grenadiers racer netted his first victory because the opening time trial stage of the Giro d’Italia in Might with a time of 51:12 and common velocity of 52.578kmh, the quickest within the race’s historical past.

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Taking a transparent benefit from the phrase go, Tarling clocked the quickest instances at every of the intermediate checkpoints, 19 seconds forward of Küng after 10.5 kilometres, and with a 41-second margin over Vine at km 34.2.

After that Vine recouped a few of his losses within the finale, however Tarling’s early benefit was greater than ample to web him the victory.

For Tarling this was his second win within the Chrono des Nations, following his triumph in 2023, forward of Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep).

Already the youngest ever winner of the long-standing French one-day time trial two years in the past at 19, in line with ProCyclingStats, his yr’s victory at 21 sees him declare the second place in that unofficial class, too.

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