2021 Paris-Tours (1.Pro) Results

115th edition: Sunday, October 10, 2021

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Chartres-Tours, 212.3 km

Arnaud Démare wins Paris-Tours. Photo: ASO/G. Demouveaux

Weather at the finish city of Tours at 2:30 PM, local time: 18C (65F), sunny, with the wind from the northeast at 18 km/hr (11 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: The 115th edition of Paris-Tours, which starts on Sunday morning in Chartres at 11.40 am, will be contested on a 212.3 km course, including nine vineyard paths in the last 50 km, for a total of 9.5 km.

152 riders began the race at 11:58 AM. There was one non-starter, Jordan Lavasseur (Xeliss-Roubaix Lille Metropole). There was a crash just 3.5 kilometers into the stage, forcing Guy Sagiv (Israel Start-Up Nation) to abandon.

Here's the organizer's race summary:

Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) won a thrilling 115th edition of Paris-Tours on Sunday ahead of Franck Bonnamour (B&B Hotels p/b KTM) and Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo). The pace was relentless from the start, with a hard battle through the wind, and the attackers lit fireworks on the vineyard trails leading to Tours. Among them, Bonnamour was still alone in the front with San Dewulf as they entered the last kilometre… But Démare, after a strong attack on the final climb of the day, produced a massive effort to bridge the gap and dominate the four-man sprint. He is the first French winner of Paris-Tours since 2006, when Frédéric Guesdon claimed victory. Today, Guesdon was in perfect position to enjoy Démare’s win, as a sports director for Groupama-FDJ.

The 152-man peloton roll from Chartres just before noon. With winds blowing from the North-East and riders battling for the early breakaway, it’s a very fast start.

What a stunning scene for a race start. The riders roll by the cathedral in Chartres on their way to the official starting point. ASO photo

Gijs Leemreize (Jumbo-Visma) attacks in the first kilometre. He is quickly joined by Julien Duval (AG2R-Citroën Team) but they can’t open much of a gap as the battle is ongoing.

After 15km, Rune Herregodts (Sport-Vlaanderen-Baloise), winner of Paris-Tours Espoirs in 2020, bridges the gap to the early attackers. The break eventually gets away, with a lead of 2’30’’ at km 18.

Hard battles in the wind
Groupama-FDJ put the hammer down through the wind and the peloton splits in several parts. Calm returns at km 30 and the gap hits a maximum of 7’30’’ after a very fast first hour of racing (47.1km covered by the attackers).

Several teams (Team DSM, Alpecin-Fenix, Team TotalEnergies, St Michel - Auber 93…) work together to control the breakaway. The gap is down to 3’30’’ when a new acceleration in the bunch turns the race upside down into the last 100km.

Only 34 riders remain in the first bunch, including the three former winners participating in this edition: Casper Pedersen and Soren Kragh Andersen for Team DSM, as well as AG2R Citroën’s Greg Van Avermaet. With such a battle through the wind, the breakaway is reeled in at km 124.

Fireworks in the vineyards
The 37 leaders hit the first vineyard track (51km to go) with a 30’’ gap to their chasers. Arkéa-Samsic try to make the most of their numbers at the front with a series of attacks. But Connor Swift suffers a puncture with 43km, after he had managed to launch a new breakaway.

Here are riders entering the first of the nine dirt vineyard tracks. Photo: ASO/G. Demouveaux

Stan Dewulf (AG2R Citroën Team), Frederik Frison (Lotto Soudal) and Franck Bonnamour (B&B Hotels p/b KTM) remain at the front. Riders previously dropped get back together and Jasper Stuyven’s Trek-Segafredo try to control.

Impressive Démare
Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ) attacks again and again until a group of six chasers get away with 16km to go. Among them, Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) and Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo) drop their rivals on the final climb of the day, the côte de Rochecorbon.

With 10km to go to Tours, without any vineyard track left ahead, they’re only 8’’ behind the leading duo. They held on… until Arnaud Démare produced a strong effort inside the last kilometre. Bonnamour and Dewulf were eventually caught with 350m to go. And Démare still had enough energy to sprint to victory.

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Complete results:

212.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 46.640 km/hr

1	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	4hr 33min 7sec
2	FRANCK BONNAMOUR	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
3	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
4	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	@ 3sec
5	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	0' 40''
6	BRYAN COQUARD	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
7	ARNE MARIT	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
8	ANDREA PASQUALON	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
9	JULIEN TRARIEUX	DELKO	s.t.
10	AMAURY CAPIOT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
11	GIJS VAN HOECKE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
12	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
13	SAMUEL LEROUX	XELLISS-ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE	s.t.
14	VALENTIN TABELLION	XELLISS-ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE	s.t.
15	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	s.t.
16	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
17	URKO BERRADE	KERN PHARMA	s.t.
18	MATIS LOUVEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
19	ROGER ADRIA	KERN PHARMA	s.t.
20	JOS VAN EMDEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
21	BOB JUNGELS	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
22	VALENTIN MADOUAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0' 44''
23	PATRICK GAMPER	BORA-HANSGROHE	1' 22''
24	DRIES DE BONDT	ALPECIN-FENIX	1' 25''
25	DYLAN GROENEWEGEN	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 27''
26	HUGO HOFSTETTER	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1' 29''
27	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
28	FABIAN LIENHARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
29	ALAN RIOU	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
30	JÉRÉMY LEVEAU	XELLISS-ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE	s.t.
31	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
32	KAMIL MALECKI	LOTTO SOUDAL	1' 31''
33	ADRIEN LAGREE	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
34	FLORIAN MAITRE	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
35	SILVAN DILLIER	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
36	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	2' 20''
37	JASON TESSON	ST MICHEL-AUBER 93	s.t.
38	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
39	LAURENZ REX	BINGOAL-WB	s.t.
40	WARD VANHOOF	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
41	GREG VAN AVERMAET	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
42	JEAN-PIERRE DRUCKER	COFIDIS	s.t.
43	LAWRENCE NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
44	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
45	PASCAL EENKHOORN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
46	ERIK NORDSAETER	UNO-X	s.t.
47	MATHIAS DE WITTE	XELLISS-ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE	s.t.
48	UNAI IRIBAR	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
49	MICHAEL SCHÄR	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
50	JAKE STEWART	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
51	NIKI TERPSTRA	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
52	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
53	OLIVIER LE GAC	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2' 25''
54	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	2' 29''
55	FREDERIK FRISON	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
56	JENS REYNDERS	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	4' 34''
57	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
58	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
59	GERBEN THIJSSEN	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
60	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
61	GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
62	SIMONE CONSONNI	COFIDIS	s.t.
63	ROMAIN CARDIS	ST MICHEL-AUBER 93	s.t.
64	CEDRIC BEULLENS	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
65	GIJS LEEMREIZE	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
66	MICHEL HESSMANN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
67	MICK VAN DIJKE	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
68	TOM DEVRIENDT	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
69	AIME DE GENDT	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
70	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
71	MORTEN HULGAARD	UNO-X	s.t.
72	ALEXANDER KAMP	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
73	JULIEN DUVAL	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
74	TOM VAN ASBROECK	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	6' 00''
75	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
76	ALEXANDRE DELETTRE	DELKO	s.t.
77	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	7' 34''
78	TIMO ROOSEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
79	RUNE HERREGODTS	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE	s.t.
80	ADRIEN PETIT	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
81	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
82	CLÉMENT CARISEY	DELKO	s.t.
83	MACIEJ BODNAR	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
84	MATHIJS PAASSCHENS	BINGOAL-WB	10' 05''
85	NICO DENZ	TEAM DSM	s.t.
86	EVALDAS SISKEVICIUS	DELKO	s.t.
87	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
88	MILAN MENTEN	BINGOAL-WB	s.t.
89	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	s.t.
90	LARS SAUGSTAD	UNO-X	s.t.
91	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
92	LOÏC VLIEGEN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	12' 50''
93	LUDOVIC ROBEET	BINGOAL-WB	s.t.
94	SÉBASTIEN GRIGNARD	LOTTO SOUDAL	12' 53''
95	ALEXIS RENARD	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	13' 30''
96	JENTHE BIERMANS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
97	LUCA MOZZATO	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
98	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
99	KIEL REIJNEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	14' 16''
100	NICOLAS DEBEAUMARCHE	ST MICHEL-AUBER 93	s.t.
101	DONAVAN GRONDIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
102	DANNY VAN DER TUUK	KERN PHARMA	s.t.
103	PAU MIQUEL DELGADO	KERN PHARMA	s.t.
104	TOM BOHLI	COFIDIS	s.t.
105	TONY HUREL	ST MICHEL-AUBER 93	s.t.
106	KINFE HAILEMICHAEL	DELKO	s.t.
107	ANDRÉ RODRIGUES	COFIDIS	s.t.
108	TXOMIN JUARISTI	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
109	SZYMON SAJNOK	COFIDIS	s.t.
110	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
111	TOM WIRTGEN	BINGOAL-WB	s.t.
112	ERIK BASKA	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
113	DRIES VAN GESTEL	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
114	LUC WIRTGEN	BINGOAL-WB	s.t.
115	MIKEL ITURRIA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
116	TOM PAQUOT	BINGOAL-WB	14' 24''
117	ANTONIO ANGULO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	21' 22''

Paris-Tours map & profile:

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2021 Paris-Tours profile

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Start list with backnumbers, October 9, 2021:

	TEAM DSM
1	CASPER PEDERSEN
2	NIKIAS ARNDT
3	CEES BOL
4	NICO DENZ
5	NILS EEKHOFF
6	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN
7	NIKLAS MÄRKL
	AG2R CITROEN TEAM
11	GREG VAN AVERMAET
12	STAN DEWULF
13	JULIEN DUVAL
14	BOB JUNGELS
15	LAWRENCE NAESEN
16	MICHAEL SCHÄR
17	GIJS VAN HOECKE
	TREK-SEGAFREDO
21	JASPER STUYVEN
22	JAKOB EGHOLM
23	DAAN HOOLE
24	ALEXANDER KAMP
25	ALEX KIRSCH
26	KIEL REIJNEN
27	EDWARD THEUNS
	GROUPAMA-FDJ
31	ARNAUD DEMARE
32	STEFAN KÜNG
33	OLIVIER LE GAC
34	FABIAN LIENHARD
35	VALENTIN MADOUAS
36	RAMON SINKELDAM
37	JAKE STEWART
	LOTTO SOUDAL
41	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH
42	FREDERIK FRISON
43	SÉBASTIEN GRIGNARD
44	ROGER KLUGE
45	KAMIL MALECKI
46	GERBEN THIJSSEN
47	BRENT VAN MOER
	COFIDIS
51	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE
52	PIET ALLEGAERT
53	TOM BOHLI
54	SIMONE CONSONNI
55	JEAN-PIERRE DRUCKER
56	ANDRÉ RODRIGUES
57	SZYMON SAJNOK
	JUMBO-VISMA
61	DYLAN GROENEWEGEN
62	PASCAL EENKHOORN
63	MICHEL HESSMANN
64	GIJS LEEMREIZE
65	TIMO ROOSEN
66	MICK VAN DIJKE
67	JOS VAN EMDEN
	ALPECIN-FENIX
71	JASPER PHILIPSEN
72	DRIES DE BONDT
73	SILVAN DILLIER
74	SENNE LEYSEN
75	EDWARD PLANCKAERT
76	SCOTT THWAITES
77	GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK
	BORA-HANSGROHE
81	JORDI MEEUS
82	ERIK BASKA
83	MACIEJ BODNAR
84	PATRICK GAMPER
85	MARTIN LAAS
86	RÜDIGER SELIG
	TOTALENERGIES
91	ANTHONY TURGIS
92	FABIEN DOUBEY
93	LORRENZO MANZIN
94	FLORIAN MAITRE
95	ADRIEN PETIT
96	NIKI TERPSTRA
97	DRIES VAN GESTEL
	ISRAEL START-UP NATION
101	SEP VANMARCKE
102	JENTHE BIERMANS
103	HUGO HOFSTETTER
104	ALEXIS RENARD
105	GUY SAGIV
106	NORMAN VAHTRA
107	TOM VAN ASBROECK
	B&B HOTELS
111	FRANCK BONNAMOUR
112	CYRIL BARTHE
113	BRYAN COQUARD
114	JONATHAN HIVERT
115	ADRIEN LAGREE
116	CYRIL LEMOINE
117	LUCA MOZZATO
	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT
121	DANNY VAN POPPEL
122	AIME DE GENDT
123	TOM DEVRIENDT
124	ANDREA PASQUALON
125	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT
126	TACO VAN DER HOORN
127	LOÏC VLIEGEN
	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC
131	CONNOR SWIFT
132	AMAURY CAPIOT
133	DONAVAN GRONDIN
134	MATIS LOUVEL
135	KEVIN LEDANOIS
136	ALAN RIOU
137	CLÉMENT RUSSO
	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM
141	RASMUS TILLER
142	JONAS ABRAHAMSEN
143	KRISTOFFER HALVORSEN
144	MORTEN HULGAARD
145	ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL
146	LARS SAUGSTAD
147	ANDERS SKAARSETH
	DELKO
151	EVALDAS SISKEVICIUS
152	CLÉMENT CARISEY
153	ALEXANDRE DELETTRE
154	KINFE HAILEMICHAEL
155	AUGUST JENSEN
156	EDUARD PRADES
157	JULIEN TRARIEUX
	BINGOAL-WB
161	MILAN MENTEN
162	MATHIJS PAASSCHENS
163	TOM PAQUOT
164	LAURENZ REX
165	LUDOVIC ROBEET
166	TOM WIRTGEN
167	LUC WIRTGEN
	SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE
171	RUNE HERREGODTS
172	RUBEN APERS
173	CEDRIC BEULLENS
174	ARNE MARIT
175	JENS REYNDERS
176	WARD VANHOOF
177	AARON VAN POUCKE
	ST MICHEL-AUBER 93
181	JASON TESSON
182	ROMAIN CARDIS
183	NICOLAS DEBEAUMARCHE
184	TONY HUREL
185	ANTHONY MALDONADO
186	FLAVIEN MAURELET
187	MORNÉ VAN NIEKERK
	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI
191	ANTONIO ANGULO
192	JOKIN ARANBURU
193	MIKEL BIZKARRA
194	JOAN BOU
195	UNAI IRIBAR
196	MIKEL ITURRIA
197	TXOMIN JUARISTI
	XELLISS-ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE
201	MATHIAS DE WITTE
202	SAMUEL LEROUX
203	JORDAN LEVASSEUR
204	JÉRÉMY LEVEAU
205	MAXIMILIEN PICOUX
206	VALENTIN TABELLION
207	EMIEL VERMEULEN
	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA
211	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS
212	URKO BERRADE FERNANDEZ
213	FRANCISCO GALVAN FERNANDEZ
214	ALEX JAIME FERNANDEZ
215	PAU MIQUEL DELGADO
216	IBON RUIZ SEDANO
217	DANNY VAN DER TUUK