Paris–Tours Espoirs

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
History
First edition 1991 (1991)
Editions 27 (as of 2017)
First winner  Lars Michaelsen (DEN)
Most wins No repeat winners
Most recent  Jasper Philipsen (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

Rider Team
1991 Denmark Lars Michaelsen (DEN)
1992 Latvia Arvis Piziks (LAT)
1993 France Cyril Saugrain (FRA)
1994 France Nicolas Jalabert (FRA)
1995 France Pascal Giguet (FRA)
1996 France Franck Perque (FRA)
1997 Netherlands Miguel van Kessel (NED)
1998 Norway Thor Hushovd (NOR)
1999 Belgium Gorik Gardeyn (BEL)
2000 Belgium Tom Boonen (BEL)
2001 France Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) VC Lyon-Vaulx-en-Velin
2002 France Maryan Hary (FRA) Vendée U-Pays de la Loire
2003 France Mathieu Claude (FRA) Vendée U-Pays de la Loire
2004 France Vincent Jérôme (FRA) Vendée U-Pays de la Loire
2005 France Fabien Patanchon (FRA) Entente Sud Gascogne
2006 Netherlands Huub Duyn (NED) Rabobank Continental Team
2007 Belgium Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) Davitamon–Win for Life–Jong Vlaanderen
2008 France Tony Gallopin (FRA) Comité d'Ile de France
2009 France Mathieu Halleguen (FRA) Côtes d'Armor Cyclisme
2010 Belgium Jelle Wallays (BEL) Beveren 2000-Quick Step
2011 France Fabien Schmidt (FRA) UC Nantes Atlantique
2012 France Taruia Krainer (FRA) Vendée U-Pays de la Loire
2013 France Flavien Dassonville (FRA) Comité d'Ile de France
2014 Netherlands Mike Teunissen (NED) Rabobank Development Team
2015 Netherlands Sam Oomen (NED) Rabobank Development Team
2016 Netherlands Arvid de Kleijn (NED) Cyclingteam Jo Piels
2017 Belgium Jasper Philipsen (BEL) BMC Development Team

References

  1. "Special rules". LeTour.fr. Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  2. "Paris-Tours Espoirs: Les engagés" [Paris-Tours Prospects: List of entrants]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
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