The 2019 Paris–Tours was the 113th 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 ...

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. The race was held on 13 October 2019 as part of the

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as a 1.HC-ranked event.

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, who had previously won this race in

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, went solo and achieved his second victory, ahead of

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and

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, who had finished second and fourth respectively the year before.

Teams

Twenty-three teams, of which seven were

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s, fourteen were

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teams, and two were

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teams, started the race. Each team entered seven riders, except for , , and , which each entered six, and , which entered five. Of the 156 riders who entered the race, only 64 riders finished, while 4 riders did not start. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * UCI Professional Continental Teams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI Continental Teams * *

Results

References

External links

Official website
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