2019 Paris-Tours (HC) Results
113th edition: Sunday, October 13, 2019
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Chartres - Tours, 217 km
Jelle Wallays wins in Tours.
Weather at the finish city of Tours at 2:10 PM, local time: 15C (77F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the south-southwest at 35 km/hr (22 mph). No rain is forecast.
Rated ascents:
- Km 164: Côte Goguenne, 0.65 km @ 7.2%
- Km 172: Côte de Chancay, 0.75 km @ 6.6%
- Km 183.5: Côte De la Vallée du Vau, 1.1 km @ 4.5%
- Km 188.5: Côte De la Rochère, 0.4 km @ 8.7%
- Km 194: Côte De la Valée Chartier, 0.6 km @ 5.7%
- Km 199.5: Côte De Vouvray, 0.5km @ 5.2%
- Km 206.5: Côte De Rochecorbon, 0.8 km @ 4%
The race: Here's the organizer's race summary.
Winner of Paris-Tours back in 2014, Jelle Wallays (LTS) managed to conquer yet another victory on the French classic but on a course far different to the one of his first triumph. The Belgian took off with over fifty kilometres to go on the first of nine “vine tracks” on the menu. He then managed to stay clear of the group of favourites before winning with a comfortable lead over Niki Terpstra (TDE) et Oliver Naesen (ALM).
For the final road race on French territory of the cycling season, 151 riders gathered in the pretty city of Chartres, under a bright sunshine for the 113th edition of Paris-Tours. Taking off just before noon, six riders gave it a go in the early moments of the race but the strong headwind condemned their attempt rapidly. Ten kilometres later, three riders, Dowsett (TKA), Nielsen (RIW) and De Vos (RLY) tried their luck enjoying a decent advantage.
While going through Bonneval (km 30) the situation changed considerably. Dowsett stopped his efforts and five other riders managed to power away from the pack and bridged the gap on the escapees. Seven riders led the way: Molly, Paaschens (WVA), Nielsen (RIW), De Vos (RLY), Hurel (AUB), Dernies and Leroux (NRL).
The situation remained the same and the front riders enjoyed a maximum 4’15’’ lead at km 45. As the riders entered Vendôme, the peloton broke into several groups under the influence of teams Groupama-FDJ, Total Direct Energie and Vital Concept BnB Hotels. The gap dropped down dramatically and the breakaway was finally caught by a group of around forty riders at km 106. A first selection of title contenders had been done. While riders such as Cavendish or Van Asbroeck were dropped, all the main favourites including title holder Soren Kragh Andersen (SUN) but also Démare (GFC), Naesen (AGR) and Terpstra (TDD) remained in the leading group.
At km 146, the winner of the 2018 edition decided to take off on his own. Kragh Andersen was soon to be caught by Boy Van Poppel (ROC) just ten kilometres before the first gravel track as both men enjoyed a 40” advantage. On the climb up the Côte de Goguenne, Van Poppel failed to keep up with his breakaway companion and Jelle Wallays (LTS) winner of the race in 2014 counter-attacked. At the exit of “vine path” n°8, the leading rider had a 35’’ gap over Wallays and 50” over a slim peloton.
On the following track, bad luck hit Kragh Andersen who suffered a puncture. The Sunweb leader was caught and rapidly dropped by the main group of favourites at km 179 while Wallays saw his lead grow to 1’25” after sector n°6. Despite the many attacks in the chasing group, the Belgian maintained a consistent gap. With 15kms to go it reached 1’30”.
On the final climb of the day, the Côte de Rochecorbon (10kms from the finish), Wallays hadn’t lost any time on the chasing 11 men. Two men then decided to take off on a final counter-attack: Naesen (ALM) and Terpstra (TDE). But with 5kms to go Wallays could still count on a promising 55” lead. The Belgian stayed clear of the chasing duo and victoriously crossed the finish line with close to 40” on Terpstra and Naesen, second and third. Five years after what was then his greatest victory, Wallays triumphs again.
The podium, from left: Niki Terpstra (2nd), Jelle Wallays & Oliver Naesen (3rd)
Complete Results:
217 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.943 km/hr
| 1 | JELLE WALLAYS | LOTTO SOUDAL | 5hr 34min 20sec |
| 2 | NIKI TERPSTRA | TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE | @ 29sec |
| 3 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 30'' |
| 4 | ARNAUD DEMARE | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 36'' |
| 5 | AMAURY CAPIOT | SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | 49'' |
| 6 | AIME DE GENDT | WANTY-GOBERT | s.t. |
| 7 | LARS BAK YTTING | DIMENSION DATA | 51'' |
| 8 | BERT DE BACKER | VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS | 53'' |
| 9 | KEVYN ISTA | WALLONIE BRUXELLES | s.t. |
| 10 | JULIEN VERMOTE | DIMENSION DATA | s.t. |
| 11 | NIKOLAS MAES | LOTTO SOUDAL | s.t. |
| 12 | FERNANDO BARCELO | EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS | 55" |
| 13 | STEFAN KÜNG | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 1' 14'' |
| 14 | LIONEL TAMINIAUX | WALLONIE BRUXELLES | 1' 20'' |
| 15 | CEES BOL | TEAM SUNWEB | 1' 43'' |
| 16 | XANDRO MEURISSE | WANTY-GOBERT | s.t. |
| 17 | KEVIN LE CUNFF | ST MICHEL-AUBER 93 | s.t. |
| 18 | RETO HOLLENSTEIN | KATUSHA-ALPECIN | s.t. |
| 19 | AARON VERWILST | SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | s.t. |
| 20 | CLÉMENT RUSSO | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 21 | RASMUS QUAADE | RIWAL READYNEZ | s.t. |
| 22 | TONY GALLOPIN | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 2' 31'' |
| 23 | TIMOTHY DUPONT | WANTY-GOBERT | 4' 14'' |
| 24 | EVALDAS SISKEVICIUS | DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE | s.t. |
| 25 | AKSEL NÕMMELA | WALLONIE BRUXELLES | s.t. |
| 26 | SERGEI SHILOV | GAZPROM-RUSVELO | s.t. |
| 27 | EMIEL VERMEULEN | NATURA4EVER-ROUBAIX-LILLE | s.t. |
| 28 | RUI OLIVEIRA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 29 | ANTHONY TURGIS | TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 30 | MAURITS LAMMERTINK | ROOMPOT-CHARLES | s.t. |
| 31 | OLIVIER LE GAC | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
| 32 | MARC SARREAU | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
| 33 | REINARDT VAN RENSBURG | DIMENSION DATA | s.t. |
| 34 | MAX WALSCHEID | TEAM SUNWEB | s.t. |
| 35 | RAMON SINKELDAM | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
| 36 | FRANCK BONNAMOUR | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 37 | ALAN RIOU | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 38 | ROY CURVERS | TEAM SUNWEB | 4' 21'' |
| 39 | ALEXANDER KONYCHEV | DIMENSION DATA | 4' 22'' |
| 40 | ANGELO TULIK | TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE | 4' 34'' |
| 41 | JENTHE BIERMANS | KATUSHA-ALPECIN | 5' 01'' |
| 42 | ROBIN CARPENTER | RALLY UHC | 8' 26'' |
| 43 | ALEXANDER PORSEV | GAZPROM-RUSVELO | s.t. |
| 44 | ROMAIN COMBAUD | DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE | 8' 29'' |
| 45 | GEOFFREY SOUPE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 46 | JULIEN MORICE | VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS | s.t. |
| 47 | BRYAN COQUARD | VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS | s.t. |
| 48 | THOMAS SPRENGERS | SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | 10' 42'' |
| 49 | MATHIAS NORSGAARD | RIWAL READYNEZ | s.t. |
| 50 | ANDREAS NIELSEN | RIWAL READYNEZ | s.t. |
| 51 | ALO JAKIN | ST MICHEL-AUBER 93 | s.t. |
| 52 | TOBIAS KONGSTAD | RIWAL READYNEZ | s.t. |
| 53 | CLÉMENT CARISEY | ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY | s.t. |
| 54 | KENNY MOLLY | WALLONIE BRUXELLES | s.t. |
| 55 | MORNÉ VAN NIEKERK | ST MICHEL-AUBER 93 | s.t. |
| 56 | JULIEN TRARIEUX | DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE | s.t. |
| 57 | COLIN JOYCE | RALLY UHC | s.t. |
| 58 | DYLAN BOUWMANS | KATUSHA-ALPECIN | s.t. |
| 59 | FRANKLIN SIX | WALLONIE BRUXELLES | s.t. |
| 60 | CLEMENT VENTURINI | AG2R LA MONDIALE | s.t. |
| 61 | ALEXANDRE PICHOT | TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE | 10' 47'' |
| 62 | ANTHONY DELAPLACE | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 16' 08'' |
| 63 | ALESSANDRO FEDELI | DELKO-MARSEILLE PROVENCE | s.t. |
| 64 | MIKEL ITURRIA | EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY-MURIAS | s.t. |
2019 Paris -Tours map and profile:
2019 Paris-Tours map
2019 Paris-Tours final kilometers
2019 Paris-Tours profile
Start list with back numbers, Oct. 12, 2019:
| TEAM SUNWEB | |
| 1 | SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN |
| 2 | CEES BOL |
| 3 | ROY CURVERS |
| 4 | NILS EEKHOFF |
| 5 | ASBJØRN KRAGH ANDERSEN |
| 6 | MARTIN ALEXANDER SALMON |
| 7 | MAXIMILIAN RICHARD WALSCHEID |
| TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE | |
| 11 | NIKI TERPSTRA |
| 12 | MATHIEU BURGAUDEAU |
| 13 | DAMIEN GAUDIN |
| 14 | FABIEN GRELLIER |
| 15 | ALEXANDRE PICHOT |
| 16 | ANGELO TULIK |
| 17 | ANTHONY TURGIS |
| AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 21 | OLIVER NAESEN |
| 22 | SILVAN DILLIER |
| 23 | JULIEN DUVAL |
| 24 | TONY GALLOPIN |
| 25 | BAGDONAS GEDIMINAS |
| 26 | STIJN VANDENBERGH |
| 27 | CLEMENT VENTURINI |
| GROUPAMA - FDJ | |
| 31 | ARNAUD DEMARE |
| 33 | JACOPO GUARNIERI |
| 34 | STEFAN KÜNG |
| 35 | OLIVIER LE GAC |
| 36 | MARC SARREAU |
| 37 | RAMON SINKELDAM |
| 38 | KÉVIN GENIETS |
| LOTTO SOUDAL | |
| 41 | JELLE WALLAYS |
| 42 | ADAM BLYTHE |
| 43 | STAN DEWULF |
| 44 | JENS KEUKELEIRE |
| 45 | NIKOLAS MAES |
| 46 | LAWRENCE NAESEN |
| 47 | GERBEN THIJSSEN |
| TEAM DIMENSION DATA | |
| 51 | MARK CAVENDISH |
| 52 | LARS BAK YTTING |
| 53 | BERNHARD EISEL |
| 54 | REINARDT JANSE VAN RENSBURG |
| 55 | ALEXANDER KONYCHEV |
| 57 | JULIEN VERMOTE |
| COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS | |
| 62 | EDDY FINE |
| 63 | CYRIL LEMOINE |
| 64 | PIERRE LUC PERICHON |
| 65 | GEOFFREY SOUPE |
| 66 | DAMIEN TOUZE |
| 67 | BERT VAN LERBERGHE |
| 69 | JULIEN SIMON |
| VITAL CONCEPT - B&B HOTELS | |
| 71 | BRYAN COQUARD |
| 72 | KRIS BOECKMANS |
| 73 | BERT DE BACKER |
| 74 | ADRIEN GAREL |
| 75 | LORRENZO MANZIN |
| 76 | JULIEN MORICE |
| 77 | KEVIN REZA |
| UAE TEAM EMIRATES | |
| 81 | TOM BOHLI |
| 83 | NICOLAS DALLA VALLE |
| 84 | VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN |
| 85 | RUI OLIVEIRA |
| 86 | RORY SUTHERLAND |
| TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN | |
| 91 | JENS DEBUSSCHERE |
| 92 | JENTHE BIERMANS |
| 93 | DYLAN BOUWMANS |
| 94 | ALEX DOWSETT |
| 95 | RETO HOLLENSTEIN |
| 96 | DMITRII STRAKHOV |
| 97 | HARRY TANFIELD |
| TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC | |
| 101 | BRICE FEILLU |
| 102 | FRANCK BONNAMOUR |
| 103 | ANTHONY DELAPLACE |
| 104 | THIBAULT GUERNALEC |
| 105 | ALAN RIOU |
| 106 | CLÉMENT RUSSO |
| 107 | CONNOR SWIFT |
| WANTY - GOBERT CYCLING TEAM | |
| 111 | TIMOTHY DUPONT |
| 112 | AIME DE GENDT |
| 113 | TOM DEVRIENDT |
| 114 | FABIEN DOUBEY |
| 116 | PIETER VANSPEYBROUCK |
| 118 | THÉO DELACROIX |
| 119 | XANDRO MEURISSE |
| ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY | |
| 121 | TOM VAN ASBROECK |
| 122 | RUDY BARBIER |
| 123 | CLÉMENT CARISEY |
| 124 | CONOR DUNNE |
| 128 | GUY SAGIV |
| 129 | ZAKKARI DEMPSTER |
| WALLONIE BRUXELLES | |
| 132 | KEVYN ISTA |
| 133 | KENNY MOLLY |
| 134 | MATHIJS PAASSCHENS |
| 135 | LUDOVIC ROBEET |
| 136 | LIONEL TAMINIAUX |
| 137 | FRANKLIN SIX |
| 138 | AKSEL NÕMMELA |
| SPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE | |
| 141 | PIET ALLEGAERT |
| 142 | AMAURY CAPIOT |
| 143 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT |
| 144 | THOMAS SPRENGERS |
| 145 | PREBEN VAN HECKE |
| 146 | AARON VERWILST |
| 147 | THIMO WILLEMS |
| DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE | |
| 151 | EVALDAS SISKEVICIUS |
| 152 | ROMAIN COMBAUD |
| 154 | MAURO FINETTO |
| 155 | ALEXIS GUERIN |
| 156 | RAMUNAS NAVARDAUSKAS |
| 157 | JULIEN TRARIEUX |
| 159 | ALESSANDRO FEDELI |
| RIWAL READYNEZ CYCLING TEAM | |
| 161 | LUCAS ERIKSSON |
| 162 | NICOLAI PHILIP BROCHNER NIELSEN |
| 163 | MATHIAS NORSGAARD JØRGENSEN |
| 164 | TOBIAS MØRCH KONGSTAD |
| 165 | ANDREAS NIELSEN |
| 166 | RASMUS CHRISTIAN QUAADE |
| 167 | EMIL NYGAARD VINJEBO |
| ROOMPOT - CHARLES | |
| 171 | BOY VAN POPPEL |
| 172 | JESPER ASSELMAN |
| 173 | MAURITS LAMMERTINK |
| 174 | ARJEN LIVYNS |
| 175 | JUSTIN TIMMERMANS |
| 176 | NICK VAN DER LIJKE |
| RALLY UHC CYCLING | |
| 181 | COLIN JOYCE |
| 182 | ROBIN CARPENTER |
| 183 | PIER ANDRE COTE |
| 185 | ADAM DE VOS |
| 186 | TYLER MAGNER |
| 187 | JOHN MURPHY |
| 189 | KYLE MURPHY |
| GAZPROM - RUSVELO | |
| 191 | ALEXANDER PORSEV |
| 192 | IGOR BOEV |
| 193 | VLADISLAV KULIKOV |
| 194 | ALEXANDR KULIKOVSKIY |
| 195 | STEPAN KURIYANOV |
| 196 | SERGEI SHILOV |
| 197 | MAMYR STASH |
| EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY - MURIAS | |
| 201 | MIKEL ARISTI GARDOKI |
| 202 | FERNANDO BARCELO ARAGON |
| 203 | ANDER BARRENETXEA URIARTE |
| 204 | URKO BERRADE FERNANDEZ |
| 205 | MIKEL ITURRIA SEGUROLA |
| 206 | JUAN ANTONIO LOPEZ-COZAR JAIMEZ |
| 207 | SERGIO RODRIGUEZ RECHE |
| ST MICHEL - AUBER 93 | |
| 211 | TONY HUREL |
| 212 | NICOLAS BALDO |
| 213 | ALO JAKIN |
| 214 | KEVIN LE CUNFF |
| 215 | ANTHONY MALDONADO |
| 216 | YOANN PAILLOT |
| 217 | MORNÉ VAN NIEKERK |
| NATURA4EVER-ROUBAIX-LILLE | |
| 221 | JULIEN ANTOMARCHI |
| 222 | PIERRE BARBIER |
| 223 | TOM DERNIES |
| 224 | PIERRE IDJOUADIENE |
| 225 | SAMUEL LEROUX |
| 226 | CHRISTOPHE MASSON |
| 227 | EMIEL VERMEULEN |