Baptiste Lombardi of Prizm Racing continued his fine spring form with victory in the 139km grand parcours at the sixth edition of L’Aindinoise – Grand Colombier, held on Saturday 9 May 2026 on the Plateau d’Hauteville in the Ain département of eastern France.
The 27-year-old crossed the line in 4:01:51 — his second major cyclosportive win in a fortnight, having led Prizm Racing to a clean podium sweep at Gran Fondo Provence Occitane on 29 April. Nicolas Dricot of Team Materiel-Velo.com finished 3 minutes 5 seconds back in second, with Adam Howell of Bourg en Bresse Ain Cyclisme completing the podium in 4:12:53, 11 minutes 2 seconds adrift.
In the women’s grand parcours, Aurore Pauchet of Team Avesnois delivered a dominant win in 4:55:34. The 30-year-old, who won La Marmotte in 2024, showed her affinity for Alpine terrain on the 138.6km route featuring 3,361 metres of climbing and the summit of the Grand Colombier. Angélique Valero finished second, 48 minutes 46 seconds back, with Gabrielle Girard completing the women’s podium in 5:48:16.
In the 90km petit parcours, Antonin Salas of La Motte Servolex Cyclisme pipped Medhi Perrier of Les Watts on the line to win in 2:27:48, with Florent Jannin of AlpesCyclingTeam 39 seconds behind in third. Eulalie Gautheret won the women’s short course in 2:50:36, ahead of Candice Gruffat of Materiel Velo in 2:55:56 and Alice Imbert of Pommiers VTT in 2:56:58.
Organised by A-VELO and listed on the Fédération Française de Cyclisme calendar as part of the Trophée Label d’Or, the event started and finished on the Plateau d’Hauteville.
2026 L’Aindinoise – Grand Colombier results HERE
Photo Credit: L’Aindinoise Cyclosportive
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