The 2009
Paris–Tours
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, ...
is the 103rd edition of this single day
road bicycle racing
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event and is organized by the
Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), which also runs the
Tour de France. The 230 km event took place on October 11, 2009 and was won by
Philippe Gilbert
Philippe Gilbert (born 5 July 1982) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who is best known for winning the World Road Race Championships in 2012, and for being one of two riders, along with Davide Rebellin, to have won the three ...
, the
Belgian rider for
Silence–Lotto in 5 hours, 12 minutes, 23 seconds. Gilbert, along with countryman
Tom Boonen (
Quick Step) and
Slovenia's
Borut Božič
Borut Božič (born 8 August 1980) is a Slovenian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2018 for the , , , , , and teams. Considered a sprinter in the mold of Óscar Freire, Božič's career highligh ...
(
Vacansoleil), escaped with 7 km to go at the base of the Côte de l'Epan behind an attack from Gilbert's teammate
Greg Van Avermaet.
General standings
2009-10-11:
Chartres
Chartres () is the prefecture of the Eure-et-Loir department in the Centre-Val de Loire region in France. It is located about southwest of Paris. At the 2019 census, there were 170,763 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Chartres (as d ...
–
Tours, 230 km
References
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