He Frenchman Christophe Laporte (31 years old), from the Visma teamwon this Sunday the 118th edition of the classic Paris-Tours, disputed more than 213.8 kilometers apart Chartres and Tours and with mud as the hero. It is, attention, the first victory of the season for the rider from La Seyne-sur-Mer, and the 32nd as a professional cyclist, in a classic gala that has competed a total of eleven times this Sunday, with 6th place in 2023 as the best result so far he has achieved.
Laporte, the thirtieth French cyclist to win this race, overtook his breakaway partner, the Czech, in the final sprint Mathias Vacek from Lidl-Trek.
The Belgian Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) He completed the podium by leading a peloton that reached the finish line 21 seconds behind the rest of the duo, in a race where, despite harsh conditions, all 156 registered runners started.
“This victory is special because I no longer believe that I can win this year. It was a rather complicated year, I missed all the classics. Fortunately, I got this Olympic medal that saved a bit in my season – I was 3rd on the road in Paris. race won by the Belgian Remco Evenepoel– and now this victory,” said Laporte, who acknowledged that he wanted to compete against the chaos and mud that reigned today in the race, where “the legs were there, but the motivation was more difficult At the beginning of the race race quite We were in a bad mood, but then the instinct came back and we recovered at the right time.
Laporte and Vacek They launched an attack on the roads surrounded by vineyards and became a quagmire of rain that accompanied the runners throughout the day.
Haimar Etxebarría (Kern Pharma Team) He was the first Spanish cyclist to reach the finish line, in position 53
CLASSIFICATIONS
1. Christophe Laporte (FRA/Visma) 5h00:27
2. Mathias Vacek (CZE/Lidl-Trek) mt
3. Jasper Philipsen (BEL/Alpecin) at 21.
4. Mike Teunissen (PB/Interarché) mt
5. Alexis Renard (FRA/Cofidis)
6. Cees Bol (PBD/Astana)
7. Arnaud De Lie (BEL/Lotto)
8. Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL/Israel PT)
9. Fabio Christen (SUI/Q36)
10. Anthony Turgis (FRA/TotalEnergies)
Source: La Verdad
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