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Gruel: "I gambled and I don't regret it"

Thibaud Gruel (Groupama-FDJ): "I really enjoyed it. I was at home and the fans were cheering me on the whole way. I tried to go for it, but Paul [Lapeira] countered me, and I tried to get on the wheel. We went away together, we had a good understanding, I think we were both strong. We were solid, they didn't come in behind. Afterward, we were a bit silly looking at each other...

Laporte: “Matteo was strong; he deserved his victory”

Christophe Laporte (Visma|Lease a Bike): "We fought to get back into the race. We got into the final, (Stefan) Bissegger started the sprint and I didn't have much left in my legs; I was even cramping. I didn't really believe it and at the end I saw that everyone was going all out. I wanted to get out of the saddle, but I couldn't with the cramps. I thought I could come back,...

Philipsen: “Being on the podium is a privilege”

Albert Withen Philipsen (Lidl-Trek): “The feeling is super good. I’m really, really happy to finish the season off well. Of course it would have been nice to end this season with a win but being on the podium with guys like these is really a privilege and I feel super happy just to be in the mix and be able to ride in the final. It's super hard in a finish like this...

Trentin: “I'm still young inside!”

Matteo Trentin (Tudor Pro Cycling Team): “I won this race 10 years ago and it's finally possible I can actually win a race this year! After the Tour de France, I was feeling really good. Finally, the legs were what they should be. I was a bit unlucky in Hamburg (at ADAC Cyclassics), I got injured and I had to wait again to come back racing, but finally I got it. Actually...

Tours triple triumph for Trentin

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...

PREVIEW INFO WITH ONE DAY TO GO

The 119th edition of Paris-Tours will be held on Sunday, starting in Chartres for the tenth time, with the peloton set to cover a total distance of 211.6 km (vs. 213.8 km in 2024) and with a brand-new trophy waiting for the winner. This final showdown of the year amongst the sprinters and classics specialists will see them battle over nine climbs and nine vineyard tracks, in...

Laporte and Philipsen face off again, the last of Démare

The revised finish on Boulevard Béranger, a stone's throw from the former finish line on Avenue de Grammont, will not change the DNA of Paris-Tours, which takes place on vineyard roads. The concentration of nine roads and nine climbs in the last 70 kilometres promises a breathless finish between classics specialists. And the line-up for the 119th edition will bring together...

A revamped finish

Classics riders are rarely satisfied, they thrive on late-season opportunities. That mindset has long defined the champions of Paris-Tours, a race traditionally contested at the tail end of the calendar since 1951. On the “classic of the falling leaves,” perseverance is rewarded twice over: a victory crowns both the rider’s ability to hold peak...

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