2015 Paris–Tours

The 109th edition of the Paris–Tours cycling classic was held on 11 October 2015. The race was part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour, ranked as a 1.HC event.^[1]

109th Paris–Tours

2015 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates	11 October 2015
Stages	1
Distance	231 km (143.5 mi)
Winning time	4h 39' 12"
Results
Winner  Matteo Trentin (ITA) (Etixx–Quick-Step)   Second  Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) (Lotto–Soudal)   Third  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (BMC Racing Team)
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Italian rider Matteo Trentin won the race in a three-man sprint with Belgians Tosh Van der Sande and Greg Van Avermaet.^[2] At an average speed of 49.64 km/h (30.84 mph), it was the fastest edition in the history of Paris–Tours, surpassing the previous record set by Marco Marcato in 2012, and thus earning Trentin the Ruban Jaune.

Teams

Twenty-three teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of eight riders:^[3][4]

UCI WorldTeams

• AG2R La Mondiale
• Etixx–Quick-Step
• IAM Cycling
• Team Giant–Alpecin
• Tinkoff–Saxo
• BMC Racing Team
• FDJ
• Lotto–Soudal
• LottoNL–Jumbo
• Trek Factory Racing

UCI Professional Continental teams

• Bora–Argon 18
• Cofidis
• MTN–Qhubeka
• Team Novo Nordisk
• Wanty–Groupe Gobert
• Bretagne–Séché Environnement
• Team Europcar
• Team Roompot
• Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise

UCI Continental teams

• Armée de Terre
• Team Marseille 13 KTM
• Auber 93
• Roubaix–Lille Métropole

Results

Final general classification[4][5] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Matteo Trentin (ITA) Etixx–Quick-Step 4h 39' 12" 2  Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) Lotto–Soudal s.t. 3  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 4" 4  Tiesj Benoot (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 20" 5  Roy Jans (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert s.t. 6  Yves Lampaert (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step s.t. 7  Heinrich Haussler (AUS) IAM Cycling s.t. 8  Edward Theuns (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise s.t. 9  Mike Teunissen (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo s.t. 10  Pim Ligthart (NED) Lotto–Soudal s.t.