Paris–Tours
French one-day road cycling race / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m, at Le Gault-du-Perche. It is known as a "Sprinters' Classic" because it frequently ends in a bunch sprint at the finish, in Tours. For several decades the race arrived on the 2.7 km long Avenue de Grammont, one of cycling's best-known finishing straits, particularly renowned among sprinters. Since 2011 the finish was moved to a different location because a new tram line was built on the Avenue de Grammont.[1]
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Race details | |
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Date | Mid-October |
Region | Chevreuse to Loire, France |
Competition | UCI ProSeries |
Type | One-day |
Organiser | Amaury Sport Organisation |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1896 (1896) |
Editions | 117 (as of 2023) |
First winner | Eugène Prévost (FRA) |
Most wins |
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Most recent | Riley Sheehan (USA) |
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