These Paris-Tours cobbled sectors aren’t like anything you’ll see in any other road race, they are littered with huge chunks of rock. In response to the route change, Deceunink-Quick-Step said they would not return, and they’ve been good to their word.
Paris-Tours 2019 (Chartres – Tours 217km) LIVE STREAM: Sunday, 13 October, starts at 15:30pm CET (Central Europe), 09:30am U.S. Eastern
Paris-Tours 2019 profile:
Favourites for the win:
***** Oliver Naesen
**** Arnaud Demare
*** Bryan Coquard, Niki Terpstra, Marc Sarreau, Stefan Kung, Jens Keukeleire
** Søren Kragh Andersen, Jens Debusschere, Amaury Capiot, Tom Van Asbroeck, Anthony Turgis
* Clement Venturini, Connor Swift, Timothy Dupont, Pierre Barbier, Damien Touze, Kevin Geniets