Held at Pont Marquet in St Brelade, Francisco conquered the wet conditions over a five lap extended course of nearly six miles to finish first in 34 minutes 12 seconds.
Runner-up James Cunningham, who led for the first lap before his South African rival started to pull away, crossed the line second in 35.11 min.
The first woman home was Katie Thomson in 40.11 min with veteran Arlene Lewis second in 41.17 min.
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