Paris-Tours is a fall classic (the last one in Europe) on a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys. It's known as a "Sprinters' Classic" because it frequently ends in a bunch sprint at the finish in Tours.

2015 Paris-Tours Teams

Team Rosters and ~~Withdrawals~~

Group riders by: or

TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE (TSV)
BEL

1	WALLAYS Jelle	BEL
2	CAPIOT Amaury	BEL
3	DECLERCQ Tim	BEL
4	NAESEN Oliver	BEL
5	THEUNS Edward	BEL
6	VAN HECKE Preben	BEL
7	VAN LERBERGHE Bert	BEL
8	VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter	BEL

COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS (COF)
FRA

11	BOUHANNI Nacer	FRA
12	LAPORTE Christophe	FRA
13	LEMOINE Cyril	FRA
14	MOLARD Rudy	FRA
15	PETIT Adrien	FRA
16	TURGIS Anthony	FRA
17	VAN BILSEN Kenneth	BEL
18	VAN STAEYEN Michael	BEL

LOTTO SOUDAL (LTS)
BEL

21	GALLOPIN Tony	FRA
22	BENOOT Tiesj	BEL
23	BROECKX Stig	BEL
24	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	BEL
25	FRISON Frederik	BEL
26	LIGTHART Pim	NED
27	ROELANDTS Jurgen	BEL
28	VAN DER SANDE Tosh	BEL

FDJ (FDJ)
FRA

31	DEMARE Arnaud	FRA
32	DELAGE Mickael	FRA
33	LE BON Johan	FRA
34	MANZIN Lorenzo	FRA
35	PICHON Laurent	FRA
36	REZA Kévin	FRA
37	SARREAU Marc	FRA
38	VAUGRENARD Benoît	FRA

BMC RACING (BMC)
USA

41	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BEL
42	BOHLI Tom	SUI
43	FRANKINY Kilian	SUI
44	GERTS Floris	NED
45	SCHÄR Michael	SUI
46	TEUNS Dylan	BEL
47	VELITS Peter	SVK

AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM)
FRA

51	GOUGEARD Alexis	FRA
52	BAGDONAS Gediminas	LTU
53	BERARD Julien	FRA
55	DENZ Nico	GER
56	DUMOULIN Samuel	FRA
57	MINARD Sébastien	FRA
58	TURGOT Sébastien	FRA
59	KADRI Blel	FRA

ETIXX - QUICK STEP (EQS)
BEL

61	TERPSTRA Niki	NED
62	LAMPAERT Yves	BEL
63	MAES Nikolas	BEL
64	MEERSMAN Gianni	BEL
65	TRENTIN Matteo	ITA
66	VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume	BEL
67	VELITS Martin	SVK
68	VERMOTE Julien	BEL

TINKOFF - SAXO (TCS)
RUS

71	BRESCHEL Matti	DEN
72	BODNAR Maciej	POL
73	BRUTT Pavel	RUS
74	GOGL Michael	AUT
75	GROSSSCHARTNER Felix	AUT
76	KOLÁR Michal	SVK
77	TOLHOEK Antwan	NED
78	TRUSOV Nikolay	RUS

BRETAGNE-SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT (BSE)
FRA

81	HUTAROVICH Yauheni	BLR
82	FEILLU Romain	FRA
83	FONSECA Armindo	FRA
84	GERARD Arnaud	FRA
85	HIVERT Jonathan	FRA
86	JARRIER Benoit	FRA
87	LEDANOIS Kevin	FRA
88	MCLAY Daniel	GBR

TREK FACTORY RACING (TFR)
USA

91	VAN POPPEL Danny	NED
92	ALAFACI Eugenio	ITA
93	BEPPU Fumiyuki	JPN
94	BERNARD Julien	FRA
95	NIZZOLO Giacomo	ITA
96	RAST Grégory	SUI
98	STUYVEN Jasper	BEL
100	COLEDAN Marco	ITA

EUROPCAR (EUC)
FRA

101	ARASHIRO Yukiya	JPN
102	ENGOULVENT Jimmy	FRA
103	GUILLEMOIS Romain	FRA
104	GUILLEMOIS Romain	FRA
105	JEROME Vincent	FRA
106	LAMOISSON Morgan	FRA
107	NAULLEAU Bryan	FRA
108	QUEMENEUR Perrig	FRA

LOTTO NL - JUMBO (TLJ)
NED

111	VANMARCKE Sep	BEL
112	CASTELIJNS Twan	NED
113	HOFLAND Moreno	NED
114	WYNANTS Maarten	BEL
115	TEUNISSEN Mike	NED
116	VAN ASBROECK Tom	BEL
117	VAN EMDEN Jos	NED
118	VAN WINDEN Dennis	NED

IAM CYCLING (IAM)
SUI

121	VANGENECHTEN Jonas	BEL
122	AREGGER Marcel	SUI
123	DEVENYNS Dries	BEL
124	ENGER Sondre Holst	NOR
125	HAUSSLER Heinrich	AUS
126	HOLLENSTEIN Reto	SUI
127	KLUGE Roger	GER
128	PELLAUD Simon	SUI

AUBER 93 (AUB)
FRA

131	TRONET Steven	FRA
132	DASSONVILLE Flavien	FRA
133	GOUAULT Pierre	FRA
134	JAKIN Alo	EST
135	LEVARLET Guillaume	FRA
136	MALDONADO Anthony	FRA
137	MENUT David	FRA
138	RENAULT Maxime	FRA

TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN (TGA)
GER

141	SINKELDAM Ramon	NED
142	ARNDT Nikias	GER
143	CURVERS Roy	NED
144	DE BACKER Bert	BEL
145	DE KORT Koen	NED
146	HUPOND Thierry	FRA
147	STAMSNIJDER Tom	NED
148	WALSCHEID Max	GER

BORA-ARGON 18 (BOA)
GER

151	BENNETT Sam	IRL
152	ARCHBOLD Shane	NZL
153	BENEDETTI Cesare	ITA
155	PFINGSTEN Christoph	GER
156	SCHILLINGER Andreas	GER
157	SCHORN Daniel	AUT
158	THWAITES Scott	GBR
159	DEMPSTER Zakkari	AUS

WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT (WGG)
BEL

161	MARCATO Marco	ITA
162	BACKAERT Frederik	BEL
163	BAUGNIES Jérôme	BEL
164	DEVRIENDT Tom	BEL
165	JANS Roy	BEL
166	STENUIT Robin	BEL
167	VAN MELSEN Kevin	BEL
168	VEUCHELEN Frederik	BEL

TEAM MARSEILLE 13 KTM (M13)
FRA

171	LOUBET Julien	FRA
172	BLAIN Alexandre	FRA
173	EL FARES Julien	FRA
175	KONOVALOVAS Ignatas	LTU
176	PAILLOT Yoann	FRA
177	SAINT MARTIN Clement	FRA
178	SISKEVICIUS Evaldas	LTU

MTN - QHUBEKA (MTN)
RSA

181	CIOLEK Gerald	GER
182	DOUGALL Nick	RSA
183	JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt	RSA
184	JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques	RSA
185	REGUIGUI Youcef	ALG
186	THOMSON Jay Robert	RSA
187	VAN ZYL Johann	RSA
188	VENTER Jaco	RSA

TEAM ROOMPOT (ROO)
NED

191	KREDER Raymond	NED
192	ASSELMAN Jesper	NED
193	DE VRIES Berden	NED
194	KERKHOF Tim	NED
195	KREDER Wesley	NED
196	LOOIJ André	NED
197	SLIK Ivar	NED
198	VAN GOETHEM Brian	NED

ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE (RLM)
FRA

201	PLANCKAERT Baptiste	BEL
202	ANTOMARCHI Julien	FRA
203	BARBIER Rudy	FRA
204	BOUVRY Dieter	BEL
205	DAMUSEAU Thomas	FRA
206	KOWALSKI Rudy	FRA
207	LEVEAU Jeremy	FRA
208	VANTOMME Maxime	BEL

EQUIPE CYCLISTE DE L'ARMEE DE TERRE (ADT)
FRA

211	COMBAUD Romain	FRA
212	BARBAS Yoann	FRA
213	BODIOT Alexis	FRA
214	DUVAL Julien	FRA
215	LEVASSEUR Jordan	FRA
216	MAINARD Jerome	FRA
217	PACHER Quentin	FRA
218	RAIBAUD Jimmy	FRA

NOVO NORDISK (TNN)
USA

221	CHERHAL Corentin	FRA
222	LEFRANCOIS Nicolas	FRA
223	LOZANO RIBA David	ESP
224	MEGIAS LEAL Javier	ESP
225	PERON Andrea	ITA
226	PLANET Charles	FRA
227	STROBEL Simon	GER
228	VERSCHOOR Martijn	NED

Printable Startlist

News and Updates for Paris-Tours 2015

Paris-Tours Post-Race Coverage

.@MATTEOTRENTIN en coup de vent > http://t.co/CTYSuYkEYP pic.twitter.com/q3KEHhuylP
— ParisTours (@ParisTours) October 11, 2015

Paris-Tours 2015 Results
1  TRENTIN, Matteo (EQS)        4:39:12
2  VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LTS)    
3  VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC)      +    4
4  BENOOT, Tiesj (LTS)           +   20
5  JANS, Roy (WGG)              
6  LAMPAERT, Yves (EQS)         
7  HAUSSLER, Heinrich (IAM)     
8  THEUNS, Edward (TSV)         
9  TEUNISSEN, Mike (TLJ)        
10 LIGTHART, Pim (LTS)          
11 WYNANTS, Maarten (TLJ)       
12 DEMARE, Arnaud (FDJ)         
13 JARRIER, Benoit (BSE)        
14 CURVERS, Roy (TGA)           
15 GALLOPIN, Tony (LTS)         
16 BRUTT, Pavel (TCS)            +   24
17 GOUGEARD, Alexis (ALM)        +   31
18 CASTELIJNS, Twan (TLJ)        +   40
19 DUVAL, Julien (ADT)           + 1:11
20 GERARD, Arnaud (BSE)         
21 COMBAUD, Romain (ADT)         + 1:47
22 VAN GOETHEM, Brian (ROO)     
23 PFINGSTEN, Christoph (BOA)   
24 SCHÄR, Michael (BMC)          + 3:10
25 VAN ASBROECK, Tom (TLJ)      
26 COLEDAN, Marco (TFR)         
27 NAESEN, Oliver (TSV)         
28 PELLAUD, Simon (IAM)         
29 GUILLEMOIS, Romain (EUC)     
30 TERPSTRA, Niki (EQS)          + 3:13
31 VERMOTE, Julien (EQS)        
32 KLUGE, Roger (IAM)           
33 MEERSMAN, Gianni (EQS)       
34 MARCATO, Marco (WGG)         
35 WALSCHEID, Max (TGA)          + 7:40
36 ENGER, Sondre Holst (IAM)    
37 BOHLI, Tom (BMC)             
38 VAN MELSEN, Kevin (WGG)      
39 VAN ZYL, Johann (MTN)        
40 SINKELDAM, Ramon (TGA)

Full Results — biciciclismo
Trentin wins Paris-Tours — cyclingnews
Trentin wins Paris-Tours as puncture deflates Van Avermaet — velonews
Last 8 Km of Paris-Tours (10:07 English) — eurosport
Last Km of Paris-Tours. (03:52 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last Km of Paris-Tours (1:53 Dutch, restricted to Belgium) — sporza
Paris-Tours - Recap (04:55 English) — cycling.tv
Paris-Tours - Best of 2015 (03:35 English) — tourdefrance

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2015 Paris-Tours Preview

October 9 update:
Europe’s last dance: Strong field heads to Paris-Tours — velonews
Provisional Startlist — steephill.tv
Van Avermaet leads BMC Racing at Paris-Tours — cyclingnews

Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia

Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

October 9 update: A work in progress for 2015 Paris-Tours live and delayed coverage. Most live feeds will be country restricted, but unrestricted links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — Steve

Start time: Sun Oct 11 11:30 CET (9:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Paris, France
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Race Preview
Approximate finish: 17:00 CET (3:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Tours, France

media source	tv or internet	comments/restrictions
	live video (english) [subscription required]	USA & Canada: English. LIVE at 1325 UTC (0925EDT). Subscribers will also get access to the on-demand broadcast several hours after the race completes.
	live video^m (english) live video^m (english) live video^m (english) tv schedule (british) tv schedule (int'l/cet)	Europe; Eurosport Live at 15:30 CET
	live video (dutch) tv schedule	Sporza's live live video at 15:30 CET
	live video (french) tv schedule	France3 coverage restricted to France and French-speaking regions
	live video (dutch) tv schedule	NOS TV; restricted video
	live video (french)	RTBF; French commentary;
	live ticker	live text updates/ticker and key moments
	steephill text updates	updates on previews, live video, results, photos and video
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