2020 Paris-Tours (HC) Results
114th edition: Sunday, October 11, 2020
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Chartres - Tours, 213 km
Casper Pedersen beats Benoit Cosnefroy to win the 114th Paris-Tours. Photo: G. Demouveaux
Weather at the finish city of Tours at 1:30 PM, local time: 14C (57F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the northwest at 14 km/hr (9 mph). There is a 20% chance of rain.
The race: 146 riders started at 12:44. There was one non-starter, Loic Vliegen (Circus-Wanty Gobert).
Here is the organizer's race summary:
Casper Pedersen (Team Sunweb) claimed his biggest success as a professional rider on Sunday as he dominated Benoît Cosnefroy (AG2R-La Mondiale) in a 2-man sprint on the Avenue de Grammont. At 24 years old, he brings Denmark a 4th success in Paris-Tours, two years after his teammate Soren Kragh Andersen, who couldn’t defend his chances in the finale due to a crash. Cosnefroy lit up the race in the vineyard tracks but Pedersen held on and outsprinted him in the end. Joris Nieuwenhuis (Team Sunweb) finished 3rd from a small chasing group.
A 146-rider pack rolls out of Chartres with a tailwind to push them on the way to Tours. Evaldas Siskevicius (Nippo-Delko Provence), Elmar Reinders (Riwal Securitas), Petr Rikunov (Gazprom-Rusvelo), Emiel Vermeulen (Natura4Ever-Roubaix-Lille Métropole), Sergio Martin (Caja Rural) and Mikel Aristi (Euskaltel-Euskadi) get away in the first kilometres of the race. The six attackers open a 3’ gap at km 19 before Soren Kragh Andersen’s Team Sunweb and Benoît Cosnefroy’s AG2R-La Mondiale start controlling the bunch.
The gap reaches a maximum of 4’10’’ but riders from AG2R-La Mondiale, Sunweb, Uno-X and B&B Hotels-Vital Concept put the hammer down after the feeding zone. The peloton splits in four groups and the gap to the breakaway is down to 1’30’’ with 100km to go. But the pace then drops and riders who were originally distanced come back. There are about 100 riders in the main group and the gap to the breakaway increases again: 2’30’’ with 96km to go, and back to 3’30’’ with 87km to go.
The Cosnefroy show
The tension runs high ahead of the first climb of the day, in Goguette, to be immediately followed by the first vineyard track, 50km from the finish. The gap gets down under 2’ and the 2018 winner Soren Kragh Andersen drops out of contention due to a crash ahead of the main challenges.
Romain Bardet (AG2R-La Mondiale) attacks in the first climb and the action is full on for the last 50km of racing through vineyards and over hills. Benoît Cosnefroy (AG2R-La Mondiale) attacks, again and again. Quentin Pacher (B&B Hotels-Vital Concept) and Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ) are also on the move but they can’t keep up. Casper Pedersen (Team Sunweb) is the only rider left with Cosnefroy as they face the fifth track, 28.5km away from the finish.
Pedersen rides to glory
Arkéa-Samsic and Riwal Securitas drive the bunch but the gap is up to 40’’ with 24km to go. Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ) attacks from the bunch and four riders follow him: Joris Nieuwenhuis (Sunweb), Warren Barguil (Arkéa-Samsic), Petr Vakoc (Alpecin-Fenix) and Romain Bardet. They trail by 30’’ with 12km to go.
The chasers move closer and closer: 13’’ with 6km to go. But Cosnefroy and Pedersen keep working together to make sure they sprint for victory on the Avenue de Grammont. The Dane rider leads the way and maintains a slight advantage on the line to claim the biggest victory in his young career. His teammate Nieuwenhuis dominates the sprint for 3rd with a delay of 30’’.
Complete results:
213 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.807 km/hr
| 1 | CASPER PHILLIP PEDERSEN | TEAM SUNWEB | 4hr 51min 44sec |
| 2 | BENOIT COSNEFROY | AG2R LA MONDIALE | s.t. |
| 3 | JORIS NIEUWENHUIS | TEAM SUNWEB | @ 30sec |
| 4 | VALENTIN MADOUAS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
| 5 | WARREN BARGUIL | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 6 | PETR VAKOC | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
| 7 | ROMAIN BARDET | AG2R LA MONDIALE | s.t. |
| 8 | AUGUST JENSEN | RIWAL SECURITAS | 2' 11'' |
| 9 | MAURITS LAMMERTINK | CIRCUS-WANTY GOBERT | s.t. |
| 10 | RUDY MOLARD | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
| 11 | EVALDAS SISKEVICIUS | NIPPO-DELKO PROVENCE | s.t. |
| 12 | ALEXANDER KRIEGER | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
| 13 | JONATHAN HIVERT | TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 14 | ELIOT LIETAER | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 15 | MILAN MENTEN | SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | 2' 16'' |
| 16 | ANTONIO ANGULO | EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI | s.t. |
| 17 | ROMAIN CARDIS | TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 18 | NACER BOUHANNI | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 2' 18'' |
| 19 | PIER ANDRE COTE | RALLY CYCLING | s.t. |
| 20 | BINIAM GIRMAY | NIPPO-DELKO PROVENCE | s.t. |
| 21 | JÉRÉMY LEVEAU | NATURA4EVER-ROUBAIX | s.t. |
| 22 | CLEMENT VENTURINI | AG2R LA MONDIALE | s.t. |
| 23 | LINDSAY DE VYLDER | SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | s.t. |
| 24 | MARTIJN BUDDING | RIWAL SECURITAS | s.t. |
| 25 | WESLEY KREDER | CIRCUS-WANTY GOBERT | s.t. |
| 26 | CHARLES PLANET | NOVO NORDISK | s.t. |
| 27 | ANDERS SKAARSETH | UNO-X PRO CYCLING | s.t. |
| 28 | STEPAN KURIYANOV | GAZPROM-RUSVELO | s.t. |
| 29 | MATHIJS PAASSCHENS | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 30 | LUC WIRTGEN | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 31 | ALEXANDRE GENIEZ | AG2R LA MONDIALE | s.t. |
| 32 | ROMAIN COMBAUD | NIPPO-DELKO PROVENCE | s.t. |
| 33 | DRIES DE BONDT | ALPECIN-FENIX | 3' 50'' |
| 34 | DUSAN RAJOVIC | NIPPO-DELKO PROVENCE | s.t. |
| 35 | MARKUS HOELGAARD | UNO-X PRO CYCLING | s.t. |
| 36 | JON ABERASTURI | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | s.t. |
| 37 | THIMO WILLEMS | SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | s.t. |
| 38 | DIMITRI PEYSKENS | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 39 | EMMANUEL MORIN | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 40 | QUENTIN PACHER | B&B HOTELS-VITAL CONCEPT | s.t. |
| 41 | EMIEL VERMEULEN | NATURA4EVER-ROUBAIX | s.t. |
| 42 | TOBIAS MØRCH KONGSTAD | RIWAL SECURITAS | s.t. |
| 43 | ANTHONY ROUX | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
| 44 | JOHAN LE BON | B&B HOTELS-VITAL CONCEPT | s.t. |
| 45 | LUCAS ERIKSSON | RIWAL SECURITAS | s.t. |
| 46 | MIKEL ARISTI | EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI | s.t. |
| 47 | DIEGO LOPEZ | EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI | s.t. |
| 48 | SCOTT THWAITES | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
| 49 | PIM LIGTHART | TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 50 | TOM DERNIES | NATURA4EVER-ROUBAIX | 3' 55'' |
| 51 | ELMAR REINDERS | RIWAL SECURITAS | 4' 00'' |
| 52 | ALESSANDRO FEDELI | NIPPO-DELKO PROVENCE | 4' 02'' |
| 53 | AIME DE GENDT | CIRCUS-WANTY GOBERT | 4' 03'' |
| 54 | BRYAN COQUARD | B&B HOTELS-VITAL CONCEPT | 6' 09'' |
| 55 | QUENTIN JAUREGUI | AG2R LA MONDIALE | s.t. |
| 56 | COLIN JOYCE | RALLY CYCLING | 6' 28'' |
| 57 | PETR RIKUNOV | GAZPROM-RUSVELO | s.t. |
| 58 | MARCO CANOLA | GAZPROM-RUSVELO | s.t. |
| 59 | SAM BRAND | NOVO NORDISK | 7' 28'' |
| 60 | KRISTIAN SBARAGLI | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
| 61 | DAVID GONZALEZ | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | s.t. |
| 62 | CYRIL BARTHE | B&B HOTELS-VITAL CONCEPT | s.t. |
| 63 | EMIEL PLANCKAERT | SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | s.t. |
| 64 | MANUEL PEÑALVER | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 65 | DZMITRY ZHYHUNOU | EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI | s.t. |
| 66 | ALEXANDER MOLENAAR | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 67 | CLÉMENT RUSSO | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 68 | ISAAC CANTON SERRANO | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 69 | ALEXANDAR RICHARDSON | ALPECIN-FENIX | s.t. |
| 70 | THOMAS BOUDAT | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 71 | NIKLAS MÄRKL | TEAM SUNWEB | s.t. |
| 72 | DANIEL HOELGAARD | UNO-X PRO CYCLING | s.t. |
| 73 | KEVIN VAN MELSEN | CIRCUS-WANTY GOBERT | s.t. |
| 74 | MATHIAS DE WITTE | NATURA4EVER-ROUBAIX | s.t. |
| 75 | MAXIMILIEN PICOUX | NATURA4EVER-ROUBAIX | s.t. |
| 76 | DONAVAN VINCENT GRONDIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 77 | FLORIAN MAITRE | TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 78 | ANDREA PERON | NOVO NORDISK | s.t. |
| 79 | ORLUIS AULAR | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | s.t. |
| 80 | PÉTER KUSZTOR | NOVO NORDISK | s.t. |
| 81 | BRIAN KAMSTRA | NOVO NORDISK | s.t. |
| 82 | ARVID DE KLEIJN | RIWAL SECURITAS | s.t. |
| 83 | KENNY DE KETELE | SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | s.t. |
| 84 | BRAM WELTEN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 85 | KIM MAGNUSSON | RIWAL SECURITAS | s.t. |
| 86 | CONNOR SWIFT | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 87 | PAUL OURSELIN | TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 88 | LORRENZO MANZIN | TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE | s.t. |
| 89 | TORJUS SLEEN | UNO-X PRO CYCLING | s.t. |
| 90 | TORSTEIN TRÆEN | UNO-X PRO CYCLING | s.t. |
| 91 | BRUNO ARMIRAIL | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
| 92 | MAXIME CHEVALIER | B&B HOTELS-VITAL CONCEPT | s.t. |
| 93 | NICOLAS PRODHOMME | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 94 | CYRIL GAUTIER | B&B HOTELS-VITAL CONCEPT | s.t. |
| 95 | PEIO GOIKOETXEA | EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI | s.t. |
| 96 | JORDAN LEVASSEUR | NATURA4EVER-ROUBAIX | s.t. |
| 97 | JOEL SUTER | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 98 | ARJEN LIVYNS | BINGOAL WB | s.t. |
| 99 | FLAVIEN MAURELET | ST MICHEL-AUBER 93 | 7' 34'' |
| 100 | TONY HUREL | ST MICHEL-AUBER 93 | s.t. |
| 101 | SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN | TEAM SUNWEB | 9' 25'' |
| 102 | STEPHEN BASSETT | RALLY CYCLING | 10' 10'' |
| 103 | SYVER WÆRSTED | UNO-X PRO CYCLING | 10' 20'' |
| 104 | SERGIO ROMAN MARTIN | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | s.t. |
| 105 | JULIEN TRARIEUX | NIPPO-DELKO PROVENCE | 12' 04'' |
| 106 | NICKOLAS ZUKOWSKY | RALLY CYCLING | s.t. |
| 107 | KEVIN DELTOMBE | SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | 12' 59'' |
| 108 | ANTOINE RAUGEL | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 13' 13'' |
| 109 | SAMUEL LEROUX | NATURA4EVER-ROUBAIX | 15' 06'' |
| 110 | VICTOR LAFAY | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 111 | ALFDAN DE DECKER | CIRCUS-WANTY GOBERT | s.t. |
| 112 | JOONAS HENTTALA | NOVO NORDISK | 15' 06'' |
| 113 | LARS SAUGSTAD | UNO-X PRO CYCLING | 15' 14'' |
| 114 | ADRIEN GUILLONNET | ST MICHEL-AUBER 93 | 16' 43'' |
| 115 | LEON HEINSCHKE | TEAM SUNWEB | 18' 35'' |
| 116 | MATTHEW GIBSON | BURGOS-BH | 20' 32'' |
| 117 | CARLOS CANAL | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 118 | VLADISLAV KULIKOV | GAZPROM-RUSVELO | s.t. |
| 119 | VIACHESLAV KUZNETSOV | GAZPROM-RUSVELO | s.t. |
| 120 | JAUME SUREDA MOREY | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 121 | ANGEL FUENTES | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 122 | OIER LAZKANO LOPEZ | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | s.t. |
| 123 | SIMON VERGER | AG2R LA MONDIALE | s.t. |
| 124 | LOUIS LOUVET | ST MICHEL-AUBER 93 | s.t. |
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