Mountain bike star upsets roadies in French TT champs

Peraud rode to silver in the Beijing Olympic Games

Peraud rode to silver in the Beijing Olympic Games (Image credit: Greg Chang/Photosport International)

Super favourite Sylvain Chavanel remains the best French professional cyclist for time trial but he has lost his title to mountain biker Jean-Christophe Péraud who rode 24 seconds faster than him on the difficult and technical course of Saint-Brieuc.