The 2020 Paris–Tours was the 114th edition of the
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, ...
cycling classic
The classic cycle races are the most prestigious one-day professional road cycling races in the international calendar. Some of these events date back to the 19th century. They are normally held at roughly the same time each year. The five most ...
. The race was held on 11 October 2020 as part of the
2020 UCI Europe Tour
The 2020 UCI Europe Tour is the sixteenth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2020 season began on 25 January 2020 with the GP Belek and ended on 14 October 2020 with the 2020 Scheldeprijs, Scheldeprijs.
Throughout the season, points are awarde ...
and the
2020 UCI ProSeries
The 2020 UCI ProSeries is the inaugural season of the UCI ProSeries, the second tier road bicycle racing, road cycling tour, below the UCI World Tour, but above the various regional UCI Continental Circuits.
The 2020 season initially consisted of ...
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Casper Pedersen
Casper Philip Pedersen (born 15 March 1996) is a road and track cyclist from Denmark, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
In 2015 he competed at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in the men's omnium. He won the bronze medal i ...
, who was making his Paris–Tours debut, beat
Benoît Cosnefroy
Benoît Cosnefroy (born 17 October 1995 in Cherbourg) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France. In the 2020 Tour de France, he led the mountains classifi ...
, whose previous best result was third in
2018
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, in a two-up sprint to take the win. Pedersen's teammate
Joris Nieuwenhuis, who was also making his Paris–Tours debut, won the bunch sprint from a group of five to finished third.
Teams
Four
UCI WorldTeams, sixteen
UCI ProTeams, and two
UCI Continental
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the ...
teams made up the twenty-two teams that participated in the race. Several teams entered less than the maximum of seven riders; , , and entered six each, while and entered five each. Of the 147 riders who entered the race, 124 finished.
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Results
References
External links
Official website
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2020 UCI Europe Tour
2020 UCI ProSeries
Paris–Tours
Paris-Tours
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, ...