Paris-Tours

Freire, a three-time world champion, added another prestigious win to his list on Sunday when he became the first Spaniard to win Paris-Tours.

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In 2009, Gilbert had a week-long run of victories, starting with Paris-Tours, then Piemonte and finally Lombardia.

Philippe Gilbert repeats at Giro del Piemonte 2010

It was the Belgian's first victory this year, having also won the Paris-Tours single-day classic last year with a similar late breakaway.

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Mahé won Paris-Tours (without controversy) in 1950 and finished third in the 1952 edition of Paris-Roubaix.

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In March he won his third Milan-San Remo, and followed that up with two stage wins during the Tour of the Basque Country, and then closed the season with a trip to the top spot on the podium at Paris-Tours in October.

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Equal 1st in 1948 Paris-Roubaix with Serse Coppi, won 1950 Paris-Tours

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The winner of Paris-Roubaix and Paris-Tours also joined Française des Jeux in 1997 and still rides for the same team with the same sponsor but he turned pro with Le Groupement in 1995 and rode for Polti in 1996.

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The Paris-Tours race was then run in the opposite direction, from Blois to Chaville, a Paris suburb, giving the venerable classic a hilly finale.

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TF: The only race after the worlds that suits me is Paris-Tours.

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Guido Trenti (22nd) and Chris Horner (50th) finished in the lead pack of the Paris-Tours World Cup race.

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