Sunday, October 12th, Tours
The 119th edition of Paris-Tours produced an enthralling finale as Matteo Trentin (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) took the victory, with Christophe Laporte (Visma|Lease a Bike) and Albert Philipsen (Lidl-Trek) in second and third places respectively. The experienced Italian rider won a dramatic sprint to claim his third Paris-Tours victory after 2015 and 2017. At 36 years of age Trentin therefore equalled the record for most wins in the event – joining Erik Zabel, Guido Reybrouck, Paul Maye and Gustaaf Danneels in the circle of triple winners – proving too strong for his rivals on Boulevard Beranger in the centre of Tours. The top five was rounded out by Paul Lapeira (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) and Thibaud Gruel (Groupama-FDJ) who had been clear in a breakaway in the final kilometres but were caught by a counter attack inside the last kilometre on the streets of Tours.
1 MATTEO TRENTIN 151 TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM 04H 18′ 50” – – –
2 CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE 1 TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE 04H 18′ 50” – – –
3 WITHEN ALBERT PHILIPSEN 15 LIDL-TREK 04H 18′ 50” – – –
