119th Paris - Tours Elite (12-10-2025)

[Dazed and Confused]

From official website: https://www.paris-tours.fr/en/

Top riders per PCS:

1	DE LIE Arnaud	Lotto	1725	9
2	STRONG Corbin	Israel - Premier Tech	1179	24
3	KOOIJ Olav	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1142	26
4	BRENNAN Matthew	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1104	31
5	WÆRENSKJOLD Søren	Uno-X Mobility	816	43
6	ANDRESEN Tobias Lund	Team Picnic PostNL	775	48
7	KUBIŠ Lukáš	Unibet Tietema Rockets	691	69
8	MORGADO António	UAE Team Emirates - XRG	589	88
9	TEUNISSEN Mike	XDS Astana Team	566	92
10	MOSCHETTI Matteo	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	514	104

Startlist: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/paris-tours/2025/startlist

Who has anything left in the tank?

 

[Leinster]

Pog will never win the Autumn Double.

 

[search]

The finish was moved away from the usual Avenue de Grammont, so there are now 2k less from the bumpy part to the line.

There's been no rain in a week, and a tailwind is forecast for the final ~60k. Should be very fast and hectic.

 

[Samamba]

Ah real ciclismo for one.

Sadly good weather this time but Visma and Trek will try to make it a hard race just as last year. A good De Lie probably also wants to entertain, but not sure if he's recovered perfectly from his sickness.

 

[Andy262]

I always enjoy this race. So much better since they put the vineyard roads in. Makes a nice antidote to Lombardia.

 

[ChasingPotatoes]

Stoked about this race as this one has the potential to be close / less predictable wrt the outcome than what we had the last couple of weeks.

 

[Danskebjerge]

less predictable wrt the outcome than what we had the last couple of weeks.

I sort of feel the same about it, and yet, with one rider being SO dominant throughout the season, I can't help thinking of races like this one as a 2nd division event. Sad, since it used to be one of the better one day races of the year (not least because it has been shown on TV here for decades).

 

[tobydawq]

The only real problem with this race is the length of coverage.

 

[ashhutch1997]

Looking forward to watching an actual race.

 

[Leinster]

I always enjoy this race. So much better since they put the vineyard roads in. Makes a nice antidote to Lombardia.

I really liked it BEFORE they put the vineyard roads in. The last couple of editions before the change were some great racing.

 

[search]

The only real problem with this race is the length of coverage.

aren't ~two hours about right for this race? If they don't start super fast, we should get to see all the action.

 

[Heston]

Looking much forward to seeing some actual bike racing. The only one worth watching this weekend.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

If they don't start super fast,

This being the race in which the majority of Ruban Jaune times were set (but obviously not in its current format)

 

[RedheadDane]

aren't ~two hours about right for this race? If they don't start super fast, we should get to see all the action.

Full coverage would be perfect.

 

[search]

Full coverage would be perfect.

I personally wouldn't turn in any earlier than now, but preferences are different, of course.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Pog will never win the Autumn Double.

Is he scared of the big boys of Paris-Tour? That 0.6 km @ 6.2% murito should be enough for Teddy to start an epic solo.

 

[Netserk]

Would have been nice to see the race now. I guess there's a bit of wind with the reports of splits in the peloton.

 

[Samamba]

Would have been nice to see the race now. I guess there's a bit of wind with the reports of splits in the peloton.

Yeah it's cause they are well ahead of schedule. 50km/u average... but live should be starting now, just before first sector (if they don't do like 20 min of prep).

 

[Netserk]

Live now. Just in time.

 

[chiocciolis_calves]

Just here to remark that I cannot believe how this race has been downgraded over the past decade or so and how even Cyclingnews is devoting its live ticker to gravel racing over it. Unbelievable. It's a century-plusold Classic with a storied history and innumerable legends who have won it, and it's now a 1. race placed on the same weekend as Lombardia and is treated as an afterthought by the cycling press. Gravel racing...gravel racing...is given the headline this morning.

 

[Netserk]

Let's hope this won't be too lopsided. A strong and aggressive De Lie is our greatest hope today.

 

[RedheadDane]

M. Pedersen dropped.

 

[Netserk]

Already kicking off!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

The peloton is running on fumes....

 

[Tim Cahill]

Where is Mads anyway, too tired after beating some toddlers on club teams at the tour de Denmark no doubt.