Team Joker riders Truls Engen Korsaeth and Reidar Bohlin Borgersen took the Duo Normand title ahead of Bretagne Seche riders Anthony Delaplace and Arnaud Gerard.

The two Norweigans powered round the course, with Borgersen showing why he was selected to ride the Worlds TT. The French duo had no chance in their home race and the Norwegians took the spoils in the famous 2-up French time trial.

Joker powered round the course in 1:05:32 to take the win by 51 seconds ahead of the French outfit. Rusvelo took third, a massive 2:20 behind Joker and they only just held of their fellow countrymen of Itera-Katusha by 22 seconds for third.