Having already done the conventional loco-hauled route from Bordeaux to Paris, last May I decided to do a non-stop TGV over the high speed route. Unusually for me, I travelled first class, which cost a very reasonable €49.
The 11:04 from Bordeaux to Paris departed 8 minutes late, due to the late arrival of the other half of the train. The initial run out of Bordeaux was quite slow for what felt like a long time, but once we go up to speed, we remained very fast, except for a noticeable slowing after the junction with the line from Le Mans, presumably as a train that should have been behind us was actually in front. Despite this, the booked 2h04m journey was achieved in 1h59m33s.
To say I was pleased to break 2 hours for the 537 km/333.75 miles was an understatement! To give it some context, the distance is virtually the same as London to Berwick.