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Paris Tours
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A combination of PCT and CT teams will face a long day in the French countryside here at Paris Tours. We commonly end in a sprint for this classic and we’ll focus on the fast men for our preview. However, sometimes, a sole leader will make it to the end, like Morgan Kneisky did for Repsol – Honda in 2017. It’ll be a packed startlist of 24 teams, so that should increase the likelihood this comes down to a sprint. A reasonably even split of 14 PCT and 10 CT makes up the field.

History

2022Fernando Gaviria
2021John Degenkolb
2020Soren Kragh Andersen
2019Michael Van Stayen
2018Leonid Krasnov
2017 Morgan Kneisky
2016Sebastian Langeveld
2015Dylan Groenewegen
2014 Danilo Napolitano
2013Dmitri Kozontchuk
2012Daniele Bennati
2011Roger Kluge
2010Aleksi Markov
2009Ruben Bongiorno
2008Tom Boonen
2007Riccardo Ricco

What a list of winners and no one shows up on the list twice! As mentioned early, Kneisky is the only one of those champions to take the crown solo.
We do have two a former champion on the start line and they are Dylan Groenewegen who won the race back in 2015 and John Degenkolb the 2021 champ, but they’re the only ones with that opportunity. The 2023 change from PTHC race to 2022 is the major factor in keeping some of our most recent winners off the start.


Sprinters


There’s no denying that this should be a race for the sprinters, so let’s look at who has the best shot!

NameFLSTRSSPACFG
Dylan pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/fas.png Groenewegen737471828159
Alberto pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/aab.png Dainese767576818264
Mohamad Izzat Hilmi pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/ino.png Abdul Halil707168817960
Rick pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/kmm.png Zabel747470817966
John pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/tir.png Degenkolb736866817667
Matti pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/lph.png Manninen747175818070
Kristoffer pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/zal.png Halvorsen767471818070
Ivano pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/ade.png Lo Cicero686557807250
Niccolo pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/lpu.png Bonifazio796875808058
Stanislaw pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/p4e.png Aniolkowski767674807957
Leigh pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/snz.png Howard747267807662
Aliaksandr pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/bbm.png Riabushenko767174797766
Oscar pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/bdx.png Guerao706558797067
Thomas pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/tir.png Boudat737174797862
Christian pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/taf.png Bertilsson737271797761
Ingus pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/taf.png Eislers767273797361
Ryan pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/aab.png Gibbons757372787865
Emils pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/ccc.png Liepins737368787958
Michael pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/fas.png Matthews757065787764
Michael pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/fas.png Vingerling707165787856
Luke pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/lmp.png Rowe777468787874
Gabriel pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/mcy.png Marin747373787863
Cameron pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/snz.png Scott727271787860
Tim pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/stv.png Merlier737272787463
Syver pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/taf.png Waersted736978787971


In addition to being a winner, Groenewegen leads the start list of favorites as the best sprinter in the group. He will require being brought to the line in the bunch sprint, since he’s so unlikely to jump away, but so are all of the sprinters. Groenewegen comes with two fantastic lead-out men in Vingerling and Matthews. Either one could be the last man and Groenewegen will still have the best leadout in the field. That also means that Fastned will be forced to pace at least some of the day which is never ideal in a 230km race.

Degenkolb probably falls a bit lower on the startlist this year, even as the 2nd winner. He’ll have a strong teammate in Boudat, who might even sprint for the final instead of him. Given the length of race, Boudat should actually be stronger come the end. Still Degenkolb can remain amidst the best on his top days.
Dainese should be the second favorite and the only other favorite who has a 2nd top sprinter as their leadout. Gibbons is here to support in the final man duties and should be able to match the train of Fastned once its down to the final two. For a long race, Dainese’s strength in resistance may also benefit him as he fights in the final 20km.

As we’ve seen all season, sprint races depend on positioning and timing. The remainder of our major sprinters will be focusing on finding their way through the final stages without a significant train. Manninen seems well positioned to handle being on his own as Bonifazio. Halvorsen should be the other man left in the top 5 discussion.

Spark – BNZ does have a predicament in this race as well, with Scott here to lead out Howard we presume. Depending on how late the sprint goes, Howard should actually give way to Scott who might be able to jump out of someone’s draft. However, if Scott can push the pace and be the best leadout man of the bunch, Howard might be able to find a top 5 position. Otherwise, he might disappoint compared to positioning on the rankings.

In a sprint field, there’s never anyone out of range as long as they find the final sprint in top 10 positioning. Too many names to go through all their stories, but Abdul Halil, Zabel, and Aniolkowski will all be looking for huge successes here, too.


Fighters


NameFLSTRSSPACFG
Alain pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/lph.png Quispe806260667384
Taco pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/fas.png Van der Hoorn757669566684
Peter pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/p4e.png Varga777673658083
Sameera pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/ccc.png Chatarunga727972706880
Jan pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/kmm.png Dieteren677570636680
Torkil pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/aab.png Veyhe806671567880
Jasper pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/fas.png Bovenhuis737470626879
Mark pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/lmp.png Dzamastagic787672767878
Bernard pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/aab.png Van Aert717071717278
Yudai pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/bbm.png Arashiro817167707578
Henok pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/xr0.png Tesfaye Heyi757476687378
Alexis pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/aab.png Gougeard737276646578

Although uncommon, there’s always a chance that these riders could try to make the difference in the final results. Quispe is a master of the flat and is likely to find an attack at somepoint in the day. Verhe is the other rider we expect to attempt an early breakaway from past experience.
Varga is also well positioned for this as is Van Der Hoorn. The scary part for all four of the already mentioned is that they have a major sprint contender as well. This might limit the attacks this time around, but we’re sure they’ll be a surprise name somewhere.

Startlist:

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Last nameFirst name2023 Team
BallerstedtMauriceAdidas - Eurocash
BewleySamAdidas - Eurocash
BraunJulianAdidas - Eurocash
GradekKamilAdidas - Eurocash
KeupPierre-PascalAdidas - Eurocash
Lo CiceroIvanoAdidas - Eurocash
Osborne JasonAdidas - Eurocash
Bergstrom FriskErikAssa Abloy
DaineseAlbertoAssa Abloy
GibbonsRyanAssa Abloy
GougeardAlexisAssa Abloy
KonychevAlexanderAssa Abloy
RickaertJonasAssa Abloy
Van AertBernardAssa Abloy
VeyheTorkilAssa Abloy
ArashiroYudaiBabymetal Cycling
AskeyLewisBabymetal Cycling
DrouinDavidBabymetal Cycling
JansRoyBabymetal Cycling
KawasakiMioriBabymetal Cycling
McGillScottBabymetal Cycling
RiabushenkoAliaksandrBabymetal Cycling
YamadaTakumiBabymetal Cycling
AgirrebeitiaMikelBordeaux Métropole - Euskotren
GueraoOscarBordeaux Métropole - Euskotren
Le BerreMathisBordeaux Métropole - Euskotren
PolancoSteven ManuelBordeaux Métropole - Euskotren
SerranoJavierBordeaux Métropole - Euskotren
TalackaLukasBordeaux Métropole - Euskotren
AdriamihajanarivoHerizoCaja Rural Cycling Team
BalloniAlfredoCaja Rural Cycling Team
BarberoCarlosCaja Rural Cycling Team
DomeneRamonCaja Rural Cycling Team
EzquerraJesusCaja Rural Cycling Team
GarciaJhojanCaja Rural Cycling Team
Garcia PiernaRaulCaja Rural Cycling Team
IntxaustiBenatCaja Rural Cycling Team
AquilaniAndreaColombini Cycling
BdadouYoussefColombini Cycling
BonelloDanielColombini Cycling
FeiereisenKevinColombini Cycling
MartinoStanColombini Cycling
SprengerFelixColombini Cycling
TiberiAntonioColombini Cycling
BerckmoesJennoCrabbe-CC Chevigny
ChatarungaSameeraCrabbe-CC Chevigny
EnglishFelixCrabbe-CC Chevigny
LiepinsEmilsCrabbe-CC Chevigny
RatheJakobCrabbe-CC Chevigny
RubenisPaulsCrabbe-CC Chevigny
Van Den BosscheFabioCrabbe-CC Chevigny
ZanaFilippoCrabbe-CC Chevigny
BereznyakAleksandrDK Zalgiris
HalvorsenKristofferDK Zalgiris
HerradaJesusDK Zalgiris
PszczolarskiWojciechDK Zalgiris
RäimMihkelDK Zalgiris
RodriguezBrandonDK Zalgiris
SchönbergerSebastianDK Zalgiris
SossaJuanDK Zalgiris
DelboveJorisEkoi - Le Creuset
HopkinsDylanEkoi - Le Creuset
JiangZhihuiEkoi - Le Creuset
KaratsivisPanagiotisEkoi - Le Creuset
RussoClementEkoi - Le Creuset
ThompsonReubenEkoi - Le Creuset
BovenhuisJasperFastned
De KleijnArvidFastned
GroenewegenDylanFastned
HessmannMichelFastned
MatthewsMichaelFastned
RobeetLudovicFastned
Van der HoornTacoFastned
VingerlingMichaelFastned
BechkovAleksGenii Hyundai N Cycling
BergerHakon FrengstadGenii Hyundai N Cycling
FennAndrewGenii Hyundai N Cycling
JarcAljazGenii Hyundai N Cycling
RobovMomchilGenii Hyundai N Cycling
SelimovicHuseinGenii Hyundai N Cycling
UhiriweRenusGenii Hyundai N Cycling
YechezkelAvivGenii Hyundai N Cycling
Abdul HalilMohamad Izzat HilmiIndosat Ooredoo
AhmadFirdausIndosat Ooredoo
FirdausPrasetyoIndosat Ooredoo
GaniAbdulIndosat Ooredoo
KochetkovMikhailIndosat Ooredoo
VenturiniClementIndosat Ooredoo
WibisonoRachmad NokaIndosat Ooredoo
WolfJustinIndosat Ooredoo
BoudatThomasJEWA TIROL
DegenkolbJohnJEWA TIROL
LauranceAxelJEWA TIROL
LivynsArjenJEWA TIROL
MaloriAdrianJEWA TIROL
SchlechterPitJEWA TIROL
SeligRüdigerJEWA TIROL
TaubelChristophJEWA TIROL
CherkasovNicolayKraftwerk Man Machine
ColomboFilippoKraftwerk Man Machine
De BuystJasperKraftwerk Man Machine
DieterenJanKraftwerk Man Machine
RumacJosipKraftwerk Man Machine
UhligHenriKraftwerk Man Machine
ZabelRickKraftwerk Man Machine
ZhupaEugertKraftwerk Man Machine
AntonelliMichaelLampre - Pinarello
BaronciniFilippoLampre - Pinarello
CamrdaKarelLampre - Pinarello
DzamastagicMarkLampre - Pinarello
KooijOlavLampre - Pinarello
MilanJonathanLampre - Pinarello
RoweLukeLampre - Pinarello
ThwaitesScottLampre - Pinarello
BonifazioNiccoloLierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
CalzoniWalterLierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
PiccoloAndreaLierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
Van AertWoutLierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
VerwilstAaronLierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
WeemaesSashaLierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
AbolajiFatiuLos Pollos Hermanos
Aguilar MendezJose PabloLos Pollos Hermanos
Galvan RamirezOscar SamuelLos Pollos Hermanos
HollmannJuriLos Pollos Hermanos
ManninenMattiLos Pollos Hermanos
MoutsiosMartinosLos Pollos Hermanos
QuispeAlainLos Pollos Hermanos
RuizRobinson StevenLos Pollos Hermanos
AnderssonEmilManada Coyote
BuluxFredy DomingoManada Coyote
CadenaEdgarManada Coyote
GranadosKevinManada Coyote
MarinGabrielManada Coyote
MurilloLuis EstebanManada Coyote
RojasGabriel FranciscoManada Coyote
RuizBredioManada Coyote
AlbenEsowSony - Force India
HavikPiotrSony - Force India
HayterLeoSony - Force India
KooistraMartenSony - Force India
KuroedaShikiSony - Force India
KuroedaSayaSony - Force India
RingheimJo KogstadSony - Force India
Van DijkeTimSony - Force India
BaterdeneNarankhuuSpark-BNZ Racing
BattsengelAmartuvshinSpark-BNZ Racing
HowardLeighSpark-BNZ Racing
KopfaufMarkusSpark-BNZ Racing
McCormickHaydenSpark-BNZ Racing
MudgwayLukeSpark-BNZ Racing
RodriguezCarlosSpark-BNZ Racing
ScottCameronSpark-BNZ Racing
AllegaertPietStela-Vita
BatmunkhMaral-ErdeneStela-Vita
FreulerJan-AndreStela-Vita
GroseljZigaStela-Vita
MerlierTimStela-Vita
SarreauMarcStela-Vita
TouzeDamienStela-Vita
VillellaDavideStela-Vita
BertilssonChristianTafjord Kraft
BreenVegardTafjord Kraft
De la CruzDavidTafjord Kraft
EislersIngusTafjord Kraft
KaislavuoJesseTafjord Kraft
WaerstedSyverTafjord Kraft
AniolkowskiStanislawTeam Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska
BilyiMaksymTeam Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska
GolovashOleksandrTeam Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska
HorvatZigaTeam Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska
KachurDmytroTeam Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska
ParashchakYaroslavTeam Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska
VargaPeterTeam Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska
ZumerMaticTeam Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska
DuyvesteynKeesXero Racing
HouleHugoXero Racing
LazkanoOierXero Racing
NovardiantoJamalidinXero Racing
RamirezJhon StivenXero Racing
Tesfaye HeyiHenokXero Racing
Van NiekerkMorneXero Racing
VermeerschFlorianXero Racing
 
Jakstar22
Look Howard should be outright leader here. Scott hopefully will bring a strong lead out for him. We have a strong sprint squad here and should actually be able to lead out well.

I want a top 5 from this race and to me that’s easily possible. Should be a good race!
 
AbhishekLFC
The only flat classic we're in where Vesely is not there. Hoping that the flat squad can spring a surprise and/or collect some depth points.

Thanks for the preview sean Smile
 
Nemolito
Top-5 is our minimum goal, let's see if we can achieve it. In case Quispe doesn't win I guess Manninen can try to sprint.

Good luck to all, and thank you for the preview, sean!
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Ollfardh
Oh no, more Bonifazio.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
 
quadsas
Halvorsen not winning is a 0-percenter
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Imladrik
Not much hope for anything. On a such a long race, we can't see the break winning again, and then it's also probably too long for Guerao to have anything left to sprint.
Still, he has all our youngsters with him, that's what is important.

Good luck to the sprinters' teams!


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Sykkel_Freak
Hoping for a rebound after a very weak showing in Philadelphia. Not a lot of races left for Dainese, so we need to make the most of every opportunity. Looking forward to the report!
 
whitejersey
Dzama and Rowe know what they need to do, whether or not they'll be able to do that in this field is a different question. The two sharp hills right before the finish line is where I expect the attacks to be placed. Thanks for the preview!
 
kandesbunzler26
We have nothing to hope for apart from a day in the break and maybe someone snatching a point. Good luck to the sprinter teams, maybe we should get us one too next season Rolling Eyes
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Blasing
It's about time for a good result again, so let's go John!
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Eden95
Big expectations for Abdul Halil here. Such a stacked startlist, would be overjoyed if he could manage a top-10. It looks like we won’t be good enough for a lead out thankfully, so hopefully he can find the right wheel towards the end.

Thanks for the preview!
Indosat - ANZ HQ

"This Schleck sandwich is going to cause serious indigestion for Evans" - Phil Liggett
 
Laurens147
Another chance for Liepins to race as our leader. His results in Hanko (4th) and Frankfurt (10th) were far above expectations. Maybe he can surprise again.

Thanks for the preview and good luck everybody! Grin
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jandal7
Love to see the preview having more faith in a domestique than Houle - but I guess being a local gives the home road advantage Grin Hope between those two and Jams we can pull out some points!
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jandal7
oH No mORe bONiFAziO

Not an awful performance by us between Houle and Jams basically doing the equivalent of 10th, but would have hoped for more. Wonder what kind of results Houle could be getting if he didn't get briefly dropped every single race.
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Ulrich Ulriksen
NO! ITS pcmdaily.com/images/mg/2023/Micros/lpu.png BONIFAZIO!

Says it all. Congrats to Ollfardh.
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Eden95
Deadset sprints are a suffering to follow. If I had one of the big guns I would be close to having a brain implosion this season, it’s such bullshit. Swings and roundabouts I guess. Congrats Ollfardh and thanks Sean for the report.
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AbhishekLFC
Don't understand why no one tries to get into breaks or to attack late even when we don't have any contenders. Others seem to get guys who do one of the two at least. It's been mostly this way forever now. Must be my recruitment Rolling Eyes

Didn't expect much, and got even less. Onto the next one I guess.

Congrats to Ollfardh and thanks for the report sean!
 
Bjartne
Very happy with 6th for Bertilsson, better than we could expect really.

Big congrats for that power sprint Ollfardh and Lierse!

Thank you seancoll for brining us this dramatic sprint Smile
 
Ollfardh
Well bugger me with a fish fork! He just went from completely useless to winning the most prestigious sprinter classic.

Thank you for a very entertaining report Seancoll!
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