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Marlen Reusser won the Chrono Féminin de Gatineau 2026 at an average of 48.221 km/h. That's over 2 km/h faster than Lieke Nooijen's winning pace on the same course last year — four days before she defends her rainbow jersey in Montréal.
Reusser hadn't raced since the Tour de France Femmes, using the gap to build specific World Championships preparation rather than chase form elsewhere. The result: a time trial rehearsal that doubled as a message to every rival watching the start list for Montréal. She beat Felicity Wilson-Haffenden and Lauretta Hanson to the win, but the number that matters is the speed differential against last year's course record — a defending champion arriving sharper than the field she's about to face.
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