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2023 Paris-Tours (1.Pro) Results

117th edition: Sunday, October 8, 2023

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Chartres-Tours, 213.9 km

Riley Sheehan wins in Tours. ASO photo

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Weather at the finish city of Tours at 1:55 PM, local time: 27C (81F), sunny, with the wind from the east at 11 km/hr (7 mph). No rain is forecast.

Ascents:

  • Km 146.5: Côte de Limeray
  • Km 163.3: Côte de Geguene
  • Km 170.2: Côte du Bois de Chancay
  • Km 180.8: Côte de la Vallée du Vau
  • Km 185.9: Côte de la Rochère
  • Km 191.3: Côte de la Vallée Chartier
  • Km 196.7: Côte de Vouvray
  • Km 203.4: Côte de Rochecorbon

The race: The offical start was given at 11:58 AM to 157 riders.

Here's the race organizer's Paris-Tours report:
A crazy race, a completely undecided scenario in the hot dust of the vineyard paths, and a completely new winner: it's Riley Sheehan, a trainee with Israel-Premier Tech, who won this 117th Paris-Tours after a very close sprint against his four breakaway companions. It's the first victory for the 23-year-old American. A major first, too, for the United States, which had never won on Avenue de Grammont. The heroic Lewis Askey (Groupama – FDJ) who led all day, took second place ahead of Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno X).

The race:
157 riders set off in the shadow of the imposing Chartres Cathedral, bathed in bright sunlight, for the 117th edition of Paris-Tours. It was an emotional start for several riders, including Greg Van Avermaet (AG2R Citroën) and Tony Gallopin (Lidl-Trek), who pinned on their race numbers for the last time in their careers. After covering more than thirty kilometers at high speed, a group of five riders finally broke away: Lewis Askey (Groupama FDJ), Théo Delacroix (Intermarché Circus Wanty), Joseph Rosskopf (Q36.5), Maxime Jarnet (Van Rysel – Roubaix Lille Metropole), and Axel Narbonne Zuccarelli (Nice Metropole Côte d'Azur). The gap never reached extravagant proportions before the first challenges of the day. 

The peloton rolls by the Chartres cathedral as it heads towards the offical start. ASO photo

Arnaud De Lie eliminated due to a mechanical issue
The Jumbo-Visma team of Christophe Laporte, the Lotto Dstny team of Arnaud De Lie and the Bora-Hansgrohe team of Jordi Meeus were controlling the offensive before entering the first vineyard path, Limeray, at 67.1 kilometers from the finish. In the ninth sector, the Lotto Dstny leader suffered a puncture, as did Jordi Meeus, who got caught in a crash. The peloton fragmented completely, marked by multiple attacks and punctures. In the dust, European champion Christophe Laporte, Greg Van Avermaet, Magnus Cort Nielsen, or Jasper Stuyven, to name a few, lost precious energy trying to get back into contention after mechanical problems. Arnaud De Lie, on the other hand, faced numerous setbacks, leaving his hopes in the dust.

Heroic performance by Lewis Askey
In front, the impressive Lewis Askey, only twenty-two years old, put up a strong resistance as the moves kept coming. Biniam Girmay (Intermarché – Circus Wanty) tried, as did Matteo Trentin (UAE) and John Degenkolb (DSM-Firmenich). There was no letup. The British rider was finally caught on the last difficulty of the day, the Rochecobron climb, by a group of four riders who had broken away about twenty kilometers from the finish: Olivier Le Gac (Groupama FDJ), Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno X), Riley Sheehan (Israel) and Joris Delbove (St Michel). Behind them, the Arkea Samsic team of the top favorite Arnaud Démare made the effort to close the gap before the famous Avenue de Grammont.

Riley Sheehan wins in Tours.

A first victory for the United States
However, their efforts were in vain as the breakaway group contested the victory in the shade of the plane trees. It was the American Riley Sheehan, only twenty-three years old and a trainee with Israel – Premier Tech, who proved to be the strongest at the end of an extremely close sprint.

The 2023 Paris-Tour podium, from left: Lewis Askey (2nd), Riley Sheehan (1st) & Tobbias Johannessen (3rd). ASO photo/Gautier Demouveaux

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Complete results:

213.9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 45.986 km/hr

1 RILEY SHEEHAN ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH 4hr 39min 5sec
2 LEWIS ASKEY GROUPAMA-FDJ s.t.
3 TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM s.t.
4 JORIS DELBOVE ST MICHEL-MAVIC-AUBER 93 s.t.
5 OLIVIER LE GAC GROUPAMA-FDJ @ 7sec
6 CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE JUMBO-VISMA 0' 09''
7 TOM VAN ASBROECK ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH s.t.
8 ARNAUD DEMARE TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC s.t.
9 EDWARD THEUNS LIDL-TREK s.t.
10 PAUL PENHOET GROUPAMA-FDJ s.t.
11 JOHN DEGENKOLB TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH s.t.
12 RASMUS TILLER UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM s.t.
13 ANTHONY TURGIS TOTALENERGIES s.t.
14 BINIAM GIRMAY INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY s.t.
15 GIACOMO NIZZOLO ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH s.t.
16 LUCA VAN BOVEN BINGOAL-WB s.t.
17 DRIES DE BONDT ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK s.t.
18 STEFAN BISSEGGER EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST s.t.
19 BRYAN COQUARD COFIDIS s.t.
20 NADAV RAISBERG ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH s.t.
21 ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS EQUIPO KERN PHARMA s.t.
22 ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM s.t.
23 DIMITRI PEYSKENS BINGOAL-WB s.t.
24 FREDERIK FRISON LOTTO DSTNY s.t.
25 JENS KEUKELEIRE EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST s.t.
26 JÉRÉMY LEVEAU VAN RYSEL-ROUBAIX-LILLE s.t.
27 STAN DEWULF AG2R-CITROEN s.t.
28 MIKE TEUNISSEN INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY s.t.
29 THOMAS GACHIGNARD ST MICHEL-MAVIC-AUBER 93 s.t.
30 RETO HOLLENSTEIN ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH s.t.
31 FABIAN LIENHARD GROUPAMA-FDJ 0' 18''
32 PIERRE LUC PERICHON COFIDIS 0' 20''
33 KÉVIN GENIETS GROUPAMA-FDJ 0' 23''
34 DYLAN VAN BAARLE JUMBO-VISMA 0' 38''
35 KADEN GROVES ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK 1' 04''
36 LAURENCE PITHIE GROUPAMA-FDJ s.t.
37 JASPER STUYVEN LIDL-TREK s.t.
38 JENTHE BIERMANS TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC s.t.
39 TIM WELLENS UAE TEAM EMIRATES 1' 18''
40 AIME DE GENDT INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY 1' 28''
41 IVO MANUEL ALVES UAE TEAM EMIRATES 1' 36''
42 VICTOR CAMPENAERTS LOTTO DSTNY s.t.
43 PAU MIQUEL DELGADO EQUIPO KERN PHARMA s.t.
44 DEREK GEE ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH 1' 39''
45 NILS EEKHOFF TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH s.t.
46 ALEXANDRE DELETTRE COFIDIS 2' 13''
47 EDDY FINE COFIDIS s.t.
48 BRENT VAN MOER LOTTO DSTNY 2' 39''
49 JORDI MEEUS BORA-HANSGROHE 2' 46''
50 SANDY DUJARDIN TOTALENERGIES s.t.
51 DRIES VAN GESTEL TOTALENERGIES s.t.
52 SEAN FLYNN TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH s.t.
53 TOM DEVRIENDT Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM s.t.
54 BENOIT COSNEFROY AG2R-CITROEN s.t.
55 LUCA DE MEESTER BINGOAL-WB s.t.
56 JEAN LOUIS LE NY NICE METROPOLE-COTE D'AZUR s.t.
57 URKO BERRADE EQUIPO KERN PHARMA s.t.
58 GREG VAN AVERMAET AG2R-CITROEN s.t.
59 OWAIN DOULL EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST s.t.
60 DORIAN GODON AG2R-CITROEN s.t.
61 CELESTIN GUILLON VAN RYSEL-ROUBAIX-LILLE s.t.
62 IGOR ARRIETA EQUIPO KERN PHARMA 2' 50''
63 NICOLAS DEBEAUMARCHE ST MICHEL-MAVIC-AUBER 93 2' 53''
64 TONY GALLOPIN LIDL-TREK 3' 02''
65 TOMS SKUJINS LIDL-TREK s.t.
66 DAAN HOOLE LIDL-TREK s.t.
67 PAVEL BITTNER TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH 4' 53''
68 PER STRAND HAGENES JUMBO-VISMA s.t.
69 JORDAN JEGAT CIC U NANTES ATLANTIQUE s.t.
70 NOLANN MAHOUDO CIC U NANTES ATLANTIQUE s.t.
71 ROMAIN CARDIS ST MICHEL-MAVIC-AUBER 93 5' 03''
72 MAURICE BALLERSTEDT ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK 5' 09''
73 MAËL GUEGAN CIC U NANTES ATLANTIQUE 5' 41''
74 LEO DANES CIC U NANTES ATLANTIQUE s.t.
75 VALENTIN TABELLION VAN RYSEL-ROUBAIX-LILLE s.t.
76 ALEX KIRSCH LIDL-TREK 5' 57''
77 GEOFFREY SOUPE TOTALENERGIES 6' 25''
78 LOUKA MATTHYS BINGOAL-WB s.t.
79 HUGO PAGE INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY s.t.
80 FABIEN DOUBEY TOTALENERGIES s.t.
81 LARRY VALVASORI NICE METROPOLE-COTE D'AZUR s.t.
82 LENNERT BELMANS ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK s.t.
83 CLÉMENT RUSSO TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC s.t.
84 JASON TESSON TOTALENERGIES s.t.
85 EMILIEN JEANNIERE TOTALENERGIES s.t.
86 MATIS LOUVEL TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC 6' 31''
87 WILLIAM BLUME LEVY UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM 6' 40''
88 SØREN WÆRENSKJOLD UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM 6' 46''
89 CASPER VAN UDEN TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH 7' 41''
90 ADRIEN PETIT INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY 7' 51''
91 SAMUEL WATSON GROUPAMA-FDJ s.t.
92 CERIEL DESAL BINGOAL-WB s.t.
93 JONAS ABRAHAMSEN UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM 8' 10''
94 MARTIN URIANSTAD BUGGE UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM s.t.
95 RYAN MULLEN BORA-HANSGROHE s.t.
96 FRANK VAN DEN BROEK TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH s.t.
97 NORMAN VAHTRA VAN RYSEL-ROUBAIX-LILLE s.t.
98 YAEL JOALLAND CIC U NANTES ATLANTIQUE 8' 25''
99 JOSEPH ROSSKOPF Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM 8' 48''
100 JACK BAUER Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM s.t.
101 JONAS RUTSCH EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST s.t.
102 RUNE HERREGODTS INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY s.t.
103 MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST s.t.
104 ALEX JAIME FERNANDEZ EQUIPO KERN PHARMA s.t.
105 PATRICK GAMPER BORA-HANSGROHE s.t.
106 NICOLO' PARISINI Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM s.t.
107 MATTEO TRENTIN UAE TEAM EMIRATES s.t.
108 LUCA MOZZATO TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC s.t.
109 TOBIAS LUDVIGSSON Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM s.t.
110 FLORIS DE TIER BINGOAL-WB s.t.
111 ENZO BRIAND CIC U NANTES ATLANTIQUE s.t.
112 JONATHAN COUANON NICE METROPOLE-COTE D'AZUR s.t.
113 OLIVER KNIGHT COFIDIS s.t.
114 JONAS RICKAERT ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK s.t.
115 OTTO VERGAERDE LIDL-TREK s.t.
116 KENNY MOLLY VAN RYSEL-ROUBAIX-LILLE s.t.
117 OLIVER NAESEN AG2R-CITROEN s.t.
118 LUKASZ OWSIAN TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC s.t.
119 SILVAN DILLIER ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK s.t.
120 MICHAEL SCHÄR AG2R-CITROEN s.t.
121 TRISTAN DELACROIX NICE METROPOLE-COTE D'AZUR s.t.
122 ALEC SEGAERT LOTTO DSTNY 9' 11''
123 MARTI MARQUEZ EQUIPO KERN PHARMA s.t.
124 SÉBASTIEN GRIGNARD LOTTO DSTNY 10' 16''
125 ANTHONY MALDONADO ST MICHEL-MAVIC-AUBER 93 11' 09''
126 FLAVIEN MAURELET ST MICHEL-MAVIC-AUBER 93 s.t.
127 AXEL NARBONNE ZUCCARELLI NICE METROPOLE-COTE D'AZUR s.t.
128 JOS VAN EMDEN JUMBO-VISMA 12' 13''
129 FRANCK BONNAMOUR AG2R-CITROEN 12' 50''
130 MAXIME JARNET VAN RYSEL-ROUBAIX-LILLE s.t.
131 EDOARDO AFFINI JUMBO-VISMA s.t.
132 GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK BINGOAL-WB s.t.
133 PAUL HENNEQUIN NICE METROPOLE-COTE D'AZUR s.t.
134 HENRI UHLIG ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK s.t.
135 DANNY VAN DER TUUK EQUIPO KERN PHARMA s.t.
136 TOM SCULLY EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST s.t.
137 LARS BOVEN JUMBO-VISMA 12' 58''
138 ENZO BOULET CIC U NANTES ATLANTIQUE 14' 16''
139 ALEXIS RENARD COFIDIS s.t.
140 RICK ZABEL ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH s.t.
141 DANNY VAN POPPEL BORA-HANSGROHE 18' 08"

 


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Paris-Tours map:

2023 Paris-Tours map

Here's a detail map of the path through the vinyards close to the finish.

2023 Paris-Tours profile


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2023 Paris-Tours start list with back numbers, Oct 7, 2023:

TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC
1 ARNAUD DEMARE
2 JENTHE BIERMANS
3 MATIS LOUVEL
4 DANIEL MCLAY
5 LUCA MOZZATO
6 LUKASZ OWSIAN
7 CLÉMENT RUSSO
JUMBO-VISMA
11 CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE
12 EDOARDO AFFINI
13 LARS BOVEN
14 PER STRAND HAGENES
15 DYLAN VAN BAARLE
16 JOS VAN EMDEN
AG2R-CITROEN
21 GREG VAN AVERMAET
22 FRANCK BONNAMOUR
23 BENOIT COSNEFROY
24 STAN DEWULF
25 DORIAN GODON
26 OLIVER NAESEN
27 MICHAEL SCHÄR
UAE TEAM EMIRATES
31 MATTEO TRENTIN
32 PASCAL ACKERMANN
33 IVO MANUEL ALVES
34 MIKKEL BJERG
35 JUAN SEBASTIAN MOLANO
36 TIM WELLENS
LIDL-TREK
41 TONY GALLOPIN
42 DAAN HOOLE
43 ALEX KIRSCH
44 TOMS SKUJINS
45 JASPER STUYVEN
46 EDWARD THEUNS
47 OTTO VERGAERDE
LOTTO DSTNY
51 ARNAUD DE LIE
52 CEDRIC BEULLENS
53 VICTOR CAMPENAERTS
54 FREDERIK FRISON
55 SÉBASTIEN GRIGNARD
56 ALEC SEGAERT
57 BRENT VAN MOER
GROUPAMA-FDJ
61 PAUL PENHOET
62 LEWIS ASKEY
63 KÉVIN GENIETS
64 OLIVIER LE GAC
65 FABIAN LIENHARD
66 LAURENCE PITHIE
67 SAMUEL WATSON
BORA-HANSGROHE
71 JORDI MEEUS
72 SHANE ARCHBOLD
73 PATRICK GAMPER
74 JONAS KOCH
75 RYAN MULLEN
76 DANNY VAN POPPEL
ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK
81 KADEN GROVES
82 MAURICE BALLERSTEDT
83 LENNERT BELMANS
84 DRIES DE BONDT
85 SILVAN DILLIER
86 JONAS RICKAERT
87 HENRI UHLIG
COFIDIS
91 BRYAN COQUARD
92 DAVIDE CIMOLAI
93 ALEXANDRE DELETTRE
94 EDDY FINE
95 OLIVER KNIGHT
96 PIERRE LUC PERICHON
97 ALEXIS RENARD
TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH
101 JOHN DEGENKOLB
102 PAVEL BITTNER
103 ALEXANDER EDMONDSON
104 NILS EEKHOFF
105 SEAN FLYNN
106 FRANK VAN DEN BROEK
107 CASPER VAN UDEN
INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY
111 BINIAM GIRMAY
112 AIME DE GENDT
113 RUNE HERREGODTS
114 HUGO PAGE
115 ADRIEN PETIT
116 BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT
117 MIKE TEUNISSEN
TOTALENERGIES
121 ANTHONY TURGIS
122 FABIEN DOUBEY
123 SANDY DUJARDIN
124 EMILIEN JEANNIERE
125 GEOFFREY SOUPE
126 JASON TESSON
127 DRIES VAN GESTEL
EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST
131 MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN
132 STEFAN BISSEGGER
133 OWAIN DOULL
134 JENS KEUKELEIRE
135 JONAS RUTSCH
136 TOM SCULLY
137 LUKASZ WISNIOWSKI
UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM
141 RASMUS TILLER
142 JONAS ABRAHAMSEN
143 MARTIN URIANSTAD BUGGE
144 TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN
145 BLUME WILLIAM LEVY
146 ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL
147 SØREN WÆRENSKJOLD
ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH
151 GIACOMO NIZZOLO
152 DEREK GEE
153 RETO HOLLENSTEIN
154 NADAV RAISBERG
155 RILEY SHEEHAN
156 TOM VAN ASBROECK
157 RICK ZABEL
ST MICHEL-MAVIC-AUBER 93
161 ROMAIN CARDIS
162 NICOLAS DEBEAUMARCHE
163 THÉO DELACROIX
164 JORIS DELBOVE
165 THOMAS GACHIGNARD
166 ANTHONY MALDONADO
167 FLAVIEN MAURELET
Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM
171 JACK BAUER
172 TOM DEVRIENDT
173 TOBIAS LUDVIGSSON
174 NICOLO' PARISINI
175 JOSEPH ROSSKOPF
176 SZYMON SAJNOK
VAN RYSEL-ROUBAIX-LILLE METROPOLE
181 THOMAS BOUDAT
182 CELESTIN GUILLON
183 MAXIME JARNET
184 JÉRÉMY LEVEAU
185 KENNY MOLLY
186 VALENTIN TABELLION
187 NORMAN VAHTRA
BINGOAL-WB
191 CERIEL DESAL
192 LUCA DE MEESTER
193 FLORIS DE TIER
194 LOUKA MATTHYS
195 DIMITRI PEYSKENS
196 LUCA VAN BOVEN
197 GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK
CIC U NANTES ATLANTIQUE
201 MAËL GUEGAN
202 ENZO BOULET
203 ENZO BRIAND
204 LEO DANES
205 JORDAN JEGAT
206 YAEL JOALLAND
207 NOLANN MAHOUDO
EQUIPO KERN PHARMA
211 ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS
212 IGOR ARRIETA LIZARRAGA
213 URKO BERRADE FERNANDEZ
214 ALEX JAIME FERNANDEZ
215 MARTI MARQUEZ ROMAN
216 PAU MIQUEL DELGADO
217 DANNY VAN DER TUUK
NICE METROPOLE-COTE D'AZUR
221 JONATHAN COUANON
222 TRISTAN DELACROIX
223 DAMIEN GIRARD
224 PAUL HENNEQUIN
225 JEAN LOUIS LE NY
226 AXEL NARBONNE ZUCCARELLI
227 LARRY VALVASORI