Chartres. Sunday 9 October, 116th edition of Paris-Tours and the last of the champion Philippe Gilbert

Sunday 9 October 2022the 116th edition of the Paris-Tours cycle raceorganized by Amaury Sport Organization (ASO), will start from Place Châtelet in Chartres (Eure-et-Loir), with the support of the Eure-et-Loir department, for the fifth consecutive year.

On this occasion, there are twenty-four teams and more than 160 runners of all nationalities who will leave for a 213.5km run to Tours.

One of the oldest and most prestigious races

Paris-Tours is one of the oldest and most prestigious races on the UCI professional calendar.

Since 2018 and the introduction of the paths of the vineyards at the end of the routethe race is experiencing a new dynamism.
The start of the race is scheduled for this Sunday 9 October 2022. The riders will be presented
to the public from 10:20 am to 11:30 am, on Place Châtelet in Chartres.

A “fictitious” departure.

The start of the race will be given at 11:40 in the same place for the so-called “fictitious” start of the race, being km 0 at the level of the D935, 7.4 km from the meeting place.

These first kilometers will be an opportunity to highlight the heritage of the city with, in particular, a passage at the foot of the cathedral. The group will then cross the streets of the center before taking the direction of moranzawhere the actual start will be given.

ASO and the city of Chartres have joined forces to promote Paris-Tours 2022 and sport in general among primary school students.

Throughout this week, the city had been planning special events related to the race.

The children were then able to enjoy the following activities on the Place des Epars:

• Bike repair workshop
• BMX initiation
• Road prevention
• Activities with USEP (Sports Union for Primary Education)

A Paris-Tours dictation in the form of a tribute

Also organize the ASO and the city of Chartres the dictation of Paris-Tours. This took place in all public schools of Chartres, the same week for primary school students.

So these are 650 students who worked on an article by The republican echo signed by Isabelle Hervé in connection with Paris-Tours.

This Sunday, October 9, 2022, the seven winners will be presented on the signature podium. They will receive gifts, they will be able to meet the teams and ask their questions to Sylvain Chavanel, former cycling champion, who ended his career at Paris-Tours 2018.

This departure from Paris-Tours to Chartres is also an opportunity for ASO to pay tribute to our colleague Isabelle Hervé, journalist at The republican echogreat cycling enthusiast, who passed away at the end of March.

The end of Philippe Gilbert’s career

This 116th edition of Paris-Tours will mark the end of the career of double winner Philippe Gilbert.

the old Belgian world champion However, it shows less favorable odds than the current champion Arnaud Demareone of the major contenders for his succession.

Among the other favorites, the silver and bronze medalists of the last World Championships, Christophe Laporte and Michael Matthews, will have to make the difference against candidates such as Benoit Cosnefroy, Jasper Philipsen, Matteo Trentin or Michal Kwiatkowski. A pitched battle in perspective.

“Before seeing if the gusts will weigh on the fate of the group in the plains of Beauce, a wind of history already blows on Paris-Tours with the examination of the list of boyfriends “, summarizes ASO

Philippe Gilbert, winner of the 2008 and 2009 editions with the jerseys of the Française des Jeux then of the Silence-Lotto, will pin his last bib in a professional race, ending an exceptional career as a classics hunter.

Furthermore, the specialists of yesterday, today and tomorrow have largely made an appointment since then you are former winners in total, in addition to the future Belgian retiree, John Degenkolb (winner 2013), Jelle Wallays (2014, 2019), Matteo Trentin (2015, 2017) and Arnaud Démare (2022) will be present at the start.

Among them, the title holder can show the highest ambitions, launched on a string of victories and places of honor since his resumption at the Tour of Poland in August. The Groupama-FDJ sprinter made it to the podium twice before winning last year … here’s a roadmap that could inspire Benoit Cosnefroy (3rd in 2018, 2nd in 2020), who has finally decided to continue his season and take advantage of the form that allowed him to win the Grand Prix de Québec.

French occasions

The French chances will also be brought to Paris-Tours by Cristoforo Laportereturned from the Australian World Cup with a silver medal that gives him all hope.

His burst of speed could prove decisive if a small group arrives. In this case, you may need to proceed again Michele Matteowho accompanied him to the third step of the podium in Wollongong last weekend.

Depending on the selection that will be played on the paths of the vineyards and on the slopes of the course well before the entrance on the avenue de Grammontseveral high-ranking sprinters could join the fight with a good chance of success, be it Jasper Philipsen or his compatriot Jasper Stuyven, but also Bryan Coquard, Giacomo Nizzolo or Elia Viviani.

Is there the truth in wine?

Finally, the features of Paris-Tours in its winemaker version they are, of course, an opportunity to provide fertile ground for distant attacks.

Breakthroughs that could benefit from forts like Stefan Küng, Michal Kwiatkowski, Alberto Bettiol, Magnus Cort Nielsen or Anthony Turgis.

The candidates for the latest beautiful bouquet of the season are numerous.

The main participants on 29 September

• Germany : Bora-Hansgrohe: Meeus (Bel), Laas (Estonia)
• Australia : Team BikeExchange-Jayco: Matthews, Groves (Aus), Craddock (Usa)
• Belgium : Lotto Soudal: Gilbert, De Lie, Vermeersch (Bel), Alpecin-Deceuninck: Philipsen (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux: Petit, Page (Fra), Van der Hoorn (Nld), Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB: Aniolkowski ( Pol), Menten (Bel)
• United Arab Emirates : UAE Team Emirates: Trentin (Ita), Ackermann (All), Gaviria (Col)
• UNITED STATES : Trek-Segafredo: Stuyven, Theuns (Bel), Gallopin (Fra), EF Education-Easypost: Nielsen (Dan), Bettiol (Ita), Bissegger (Sui)
• France: AG2R Citroën Team: Cosnefroy (Fra), Dewulf (Bel), Groupama-FDJ: Démare (Fra), Küng (Sui), Stewart (Gbr), Cofidis: Coquard, Zingle (Fra), Wallays (Bel) Total energies: Turgis (woman), Bodnar (Pol), Team Arkea-Samsic: Louvel, Hofstetter (woman) B&B Hotels-KTM: Bonnamour, Koretzky (woman), Mozzato (Ita), St Michel-Auber 93: Tesson (woman), Go Sport -Roubaix Lille Métropole: Siskevicius (Lit), Team U Nantes Atlantique: Morin, Mariault (Fra), Nice Métropole Côte d’Azur: Delacroix (Fra)
• Great Britain: Ineos Grenadiers: Kwiatkowski (Pol), Viviani (Stone), Turner (Gbr)
• Israel: Israel-Premier Tech: Nizzolo (Ita), Van Asbroeck, Vanmarcke (Bel)
• Norway : Uno-X Pro Cycling Team: Tiller (Nor)
• Holland : Jumbo-Visma: Laporte (Fra), Teunissen, Kooij (Nld), Team DSM: Degenkolb (All), Eekhoff (Nld)

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