2023 Paris-Bourges (1.1), France
72nd edition: Thursday, October 5, 2023
Paris-Bourges podium history | 2022 edition
Gien - Bourges, 198 km (Gien is about 65 kilometers south of Paris)
Arnaud Démare wins the race while 2nd-place Arnaud De Lie's chain comes off. There was a crash just after the line.
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Weather at the finish city of Bourges at 1:25 PM, local time: 19C (67F), sunny, with the wind from the east at 5 km/hr (3 mph). No rain is forecast.
The race: Here's the report from third-place Jordi Meeus' Team Bora-hansgorhe.
In France, BORA - hansgrohe was at the start of today’s 193.3km long autumn classic Paris-Bourges (UCI 1.1). It was only two kilometers from the finish line that the day's breakaway group was brought back. The BORA - hansgrohe riders put in a strong team performance both in controlling the race and in the sprint preparations for Jordi Meeus. In a hectic finale, Meeus secured a spot on the podium and crossed the line in 3rd.
From the Finish Line:
“We expected a sprint and so it was pretty much a straightforward day. The boys rode super strong and worked a lot to bring back the breakaway - so a big shoutout to them! In the finale they kept me in the perfect position until Danny van Poppel dropped me off with around 180m to go. I was leading the sprint but Démare and De Lie came up with a bit more speed and caught me right at the line. The legs are feeling good and I’m looking forward to Sunday’s Paris-Tours.” Jordi Meeus
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Complete results:
198 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.673 km/hr
| 1 | Arnaud Démare | Arkéa-Samsic | 4hr 25min 56sec |
| 2 | Arnaud De Lie | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
| 3 | Jordi Meeus | BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 4 | Paul Penhoët | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 5 | Søren Kragh Andersen | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
| 6 | Danny Van Poppel | BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 7 | Arne Marit | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | s.t. |
| 8 | Bryan Coquard | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 9 | Davide Cimolai | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 10 | Jason Tesson | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 11 | Alex Kirsch | Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
| 12 | Edward Theuns | Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
| 13 | Sebastian Molano | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 14 | Matteo Trentin | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 15 | Geoffrey Soupe | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 16 | Carl-Frederik Bevort | Uno-X | s.t. |
| 17 | Alvaro Hodeg | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 18 | Jasper Stuyven | Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
| 19 | Pau Miquel Delgado | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 20 | Martin Urianstad Bugge | Uno-X | s.t. |
| 21 | Gotzon Martín | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 22 | Henri Uhlig | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
| 23 | Franck Bonnamour | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 24 | Jean-Louis Le Ny | Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur | s.t. |
| 25 | Marc Sarreau | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 26 | Valentin Tabellion | Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 27 | Donavan Grondin | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 28 | Oliver Naesen | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 29 | Paul Hennequin | Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur | s.t. |
| 30 | Enzo Boulet | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | s.t. |
| 31 | Jonathan Couanon | Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur | s.t. |
| 32 | Romain Cardis | Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 33 | Nolann Mahoudo | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | s.t. |
| 34 | Cédric Beullens | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
| 35 | Edvald Boasson-Hagen | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 36 | William Blume Levy | Uno-X | s.t. |
| 37 | Xabier Berasategi | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 38 | Andoni Lopez | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 39 | Léo Danès | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | s.t. |
| 40 | Ryan Gibbons | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 41 | Alex Jaime | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 42 | Flavien Maurelet | Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 43 | Thomas Gachignard | Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 44 | Maurice Ballerstedt | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
| 45 | Dylan Vandenstorme | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | s.t. |
| 46 | Alec Segaert | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
| 47 | Julien Simon | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 48 | Clément Russo | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 49 | Yaël Joalland | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | s.t. |
| 50 | Brent Van Moer | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
| 51 | Daniel Mclay | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 52 | Laurence Pithie | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 53 | Bram Welten | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 54 | Pierre-Luc Périchon | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 55 | Urko Berrade | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 56 | Jenno Berckmoes | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
| 57 | Alexandre Delettre | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 58 | Eddy Finé | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 59 | Célestin Guillon | Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 60 | Unai Cuadrado | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 61 | Joris Delbove | Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 62 | Jérémy Leveau | Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 63 | Vito Braet | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
| 64 | Rasmus Tiller | Uno-X | s.t. |
| 65 | Valentin Retailleau | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 66 | Axel Narbonne-Zuccarelli | Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur | s.t. |
| 67 | Oliver Knight | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 68 | Tristan Delacroix | Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur | s.t. |
| 69 | Lennert Belmans | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
| 70 | Thomas Boudat | Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 71 | Nicolas Debeaumarché | Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | @ 16sec |
| 72 | Morne Van Niekerk | Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | 0:18 |
| 73 | Jordan Jegat | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | 0:19 |
| 74 | Théo Delacroix | Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | 0:20 |
| 75 | Ryan Mullen | BORA-hansgrohe | 0:23 |
| 76 | Aimé De Gendt | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | 0:24 |
| 77 | Lewis Askey | Groupama-FDJ | 0:27 |
| 78 | Thomas Denis | Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | 0:38 |
| 79 | Fabian Lienhard | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 80 | Antoine Raugel | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 81 | Martí Márquez | Equipo Kern Pharma | 0:50 |
| 82 | Lukasz Owsian | Arkéa-Samsic | 0:54 |
| 83 | Lorrenzo Manzin | TotalEnergies | 0:57 |
| 84 | Alexis Renard | Cofidis | 0:59 |
| 85 | Adrien Petit | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | s.t. |
| 86 | Erik Resell | Uno-X | 1:10 |
| 87 | SakariasKoller Løland | Uno-X | s.t. |
| 88 | Dorian Godon | Ag2r-Citroën | 1:12 |
| 89 | Tom Mainguenaud | Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 90 | Emilien Jeannière | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 91 | Olivier Le Gac | Groupama-FDJ | 1:23 |
| 92 | Samuel Watson | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 93 | Silvan Dillier | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
| 94 | Daan Hoole | Lidl-Trek | 1:33 |
| 95 | Luca Mozzato | Arkéa-Samsic | 1:42 |
| 96 | Damien Girard | Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur | s.t. |
| 97 | Victor Campenaerts | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
| 98 | Enzo Briand | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | 1:46 |
| 99 | Mikkel Bjerg | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 100 | Arno Claeys | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
| 101 | Tony Gallopin | Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
| 102 | Axel Huens | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | 1:53 |
| 103 | Jordan Labrosse | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 104 | Dries De Bondt | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 1:57 |
| 105 | Luis-Joe Lührs | BORA-hansgrohe | 2:03 |
| 106 | Hugo Aznar | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 107 | Jonas Koch | BORA-hansgrohe | 2:12 |
| 108 | Enekoitz Azparren | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 2:15 |
| 109 | Otto Vergaerde | Lidl-Trek | 2:17 |
| 110 | Maximilien Juillard | Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole | s.t. |
| 111 | Patrick Gamper | BORA-hansgrohe | 2:20 |
| 112 | Pascal Ackermann | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 113 | Laurenz Rex | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | 2:45 |
| 114 | Hugo Page | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | s.t. |
| 115 | Frederik Frison | Lotto Dstny | 3:07 |
| 116 | Mikel Retegi | Equipo Kern Pharma | 3:09 |
| 117 | Danny Van Der Tuuk | Equipo Kern Pharma | 5:15 |
| 118 | Sébastien Grignard | Lotto Dstny | 5:15 |
| 119 | Larry Valvasori | Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur | s.t. |
| 120 | Thibault Guernalec | Arkéa-Samsic | 13:13 |
| 121 | Peio Goikoetxea | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
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