Pezcyclingnews: Paris-tours’15: It’s Trentin Time!



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Race Report: Matteo Trentin took the fastest road race in history as he won the 2015 Paris-Tours in an average speed of 49.6km/h. But, the Italian had to fight for his fourth win of the season as he was in strong company as he hit the final of this old French Classic.The Sprinter’s Classic was poorly named today as a 31 man breakaway took advantage of cross tailwind for the duration of the race to stay away from the chasing peloton. They stayed together until the final 10km but as soon as the race hit the climbs of the Beau Soleil and l’Epan it all blew apart with Greg Van Avermaet, Tosh Van der Sande and Matteo Trentin going clear. Van Avermaet suffered horrific luck as he ended up with a puncture as they passed under the flamme rouge. It was advantage Van der Sande as Trentin led out the sprint with 300m to go but the Italian is on incredible form this season and he easily held off the young Belgian to take another victory.RouteThe Sprinter’s Classic now has the feeling of an elderly French actress on the Cote d’Azur. Her former beauty has faded but, occasionally, in the right light you can still see what made her famous in the past.The race starts in Chartres, well known for its Gothic cathedral and finishes 231km later in Tours. It’s almost pan flat, as befitting a race known as the Sprinter’s Classic. There is intrigue inside the final 10km however...

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