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104th Paris-Tours (2010) October 10th

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  Full Results and Report


An eight man break got away at km 37 and gained a maximum advantage of 4 mins at km 70

As you can see, this photo of Radioshack's Geoffroy Lequatre isn't from race day. However, his fine 12 km solo bid that came up just 300m short needs to dutifully noted.

After Geoffroy Lequatre was caught, a massive field sprint unfolded with no one team taking control

Rabobank's Oscar Freire managed the chaos better than anyone to become the first Spaniard to win Paris-Tours in the 104 editions of the race

Freire hasn't flashed a victory salute since Vuelta al País Vasco in early April


Your 2010 Paris-Tours podium: 3rd Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team Radioshack, 1st Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank, 2nd Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini

Hard to believe Friere is the first Spaniard to win Paris-Tours since it started in 1896, one of the oldest races on the calendar