Longo's 56th title comes amidst discord

Jeanine Longo (Les Carroz Team)

Jeanine Longo (Les Carroz Team) (Image credit: Davide Tricarico)

Jeannie Longo claimed her 56th French national title in the time trial championship in St. Brieuc on Thursday. Her victory came 30 years after she took her first blue, white and red jersey on the road back in 1979.