Trentin out-kicks defending champ Laporte to win Paris-Tours for third time
Matteo Trentin (Tudor) took his first win of 2025 at Paris-Tours, his third victory at the French mini-classic, outsprinting Christophe Laporte (Visma-Lease a Bike) and teenage sensation Albert Withen Philipsen (Lidl-Trek) to late-season victory.
It was an attritional finale on the wearing course, with multiple attacks firing in the last 50 km. The French duo of Paul Lapeira (Decathlon-AG2R) and Thibaud Gruel (Groupama-FDJ) established a decent advantage ahead of the splintering pack after attacking 35 km out, and they were only caught with 600 metres to go by a small chase group comprising Laporte, Trentin, Withen Philipsen and Stefan Bissegger (Decathlon-AG2R).
Gruel launched the sprint, and it was Trentin who emerged victorious, denying Laporte a win that would seal his comeback after much of his season was derailed by cytomegalovirus.
Brief results:
- Matteo Trentin (Tudor) 4:18:50
- Christophe Laporte (Visma-Lease a Bike) "
- Albert Withen Philipsen (Lidl-Trek) "
- Paul Lapeira (Decathlon-AG2R) "
- Thibaud Gruel (Groupama-FDJ) "
