Paris–Tours Espoirs
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | October |
| Region | France |
| English name | Paris–Tours Prospects |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Single day race |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1991 |
| Editions | 30 (as of 2020) |
| First winner |  Lars Michaelsen (DEN) |
| Most wins | No repeat winners |
| Most recent |  Rune Herregodts (BEL) |
Paris–Tours Espoirs (English: Paris–Tours Prospects) is a French single-day cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation.[1]
The race is held as a 1.2U race[2] on the UCI Europe Tour – for riders 23 years old or under – and is held on the same day as the elite Paris–Tours event; although this is held over a longer course than the espoir race.
Winners[]
| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Denmark
|
Lars Michaelsen | |
| 1992 |  Latvia
|
Arvis Piziks | |
| 1993 |  France
|
Cyril Saugrain | |
| 1994 | France
|
Nicolas Jalabert | |
| 1995 | France
|
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| 1996 | France
|
Franck Perque | |
| 1997 |  Netherlands
|
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| 1998 |  Norway
|
Thor Hushovd | |
| 1999 | Belgium
|
Gorik Gardeyn | |
| 2000 | Belgium
|
Tom Boonen | |
| 2001 | France
|
Samuel Dumoulin | |
| 2002 | France
|
Maryan Hary | |
| 2003 | France
|
Mathieu Claude | |
| 2004 | France
|
Vincent Jérôme | |
| 2005 | France
|
Fabien Patanchon | |
| 2006 | Netherlands
|
Huub Duyn | Rabobank Continental Team |
| 2007 | Belgium
|
Jürgen Roelandts | Davitamon–Win for Life–Jong Vlaanderen |
| 2008 | France
|
Tony Gallopin | |
| 2009 | France
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| 2010 | Belgium
|
Jelle Wallays | |
| 2011 | France
|
Fabien Schmidt | |
| 2012 | France
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| 2013 | France
|
Flavien Dassonville | |
| 2014 | Netherlands
|
Mike Teunissen | Rabobank Development Team |
| 2015 | Netherlands
|
Sam Oomen | Rabobank Development Team |
| 2016 | Netherlands
|
Arvid de Kleijn | Cyclingteam Jo Piels |
| 2017 | Belgium
|
Jasper Philipsen | BMC Development Team |
| 2018 | Netherlands
|
SEG Racing Academy | |
| 2019 | France
|
Alexys Brunel | Groupama–FDJ Continental Team |
| 2020 | Belgium
|
Rune Herregodts |
References[]
- ^ "Special rules". LeTour.fr. Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ "Paris-Tours Espoirs: Les engagés" [Paris-Tours Prospects: List of entrants]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
External links[]
Categories:
- Cycle races in France
- UCI Europe Tour races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1991
- 1991 establishments in France