


Matteo Trentin has won Paris-Tours for the third time in his career. The experienced Italian from Tudor claimed victory in a remarkable finale, taking the sprint from a leading group of six ahead of Christophe Laporte and Albert Withen Philipsen. Trentin thus joined an exclusive group of triple winners of the French one-day classic.
Since 2018, Paris-Tours has no longer been a sprinters’ race, but a classic featuring unpaved roads between Paris and Tours. The first 160 of the 212 kilometers were flat and mostly obstacle-free, but the finale included nine unpaved sectors amounting to 9.5 kilometers over gravel and scree, interspersed with several short climbs. In the last 20 kilometers, riders faced the unpaved Peu Morier section (1.6 km), the Côte de Vouvray, the Rochecorbon sector (800 meters), and the Côte de Rochecorbon (500 meters long).
For the favorites, attention was focused on the strong sprinters and classics specialists. Helmets: Matthew Brennan, Olav Kooij, and Christophe Laporte, but they had to contend with in-form rider Arnaud De Lie, Dorian Godon, Jonas Abrahamsen, Lukas Kubis, Mathis Vacek, and the talented Albert Withen Philipsen.
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Hartthijs de Vries and Kenny Molly on the attack
Early on, four riders broke away, later joined by two more, forming a leading group of six: Kenny Molly (Van Rysel Roubaix), Hartthijs de Vries (Unibet Tietema Rockets), Jonas Rutsch (Intermarché-Wanty), Jordan Labrosse (Decathlon AG2R), Oliver Knight (Cofidis), and Johan Jacobs (Groupama-FDJ). Visma | Lease a Bike and Lotto controlled the gap, not allowing it to grow beyond 2 minutes 30 seconds.
Knight fell back from the escape group, and the peloton fragmented before the first unpaved sectors came up. That situation was quickly remedied, resulting in a reunited peloton starting the last 70 kilometers. The leading group of five then still held a one-and-a-half-minute advantage.

The breakaway with Hartthijs de Vries - photo: Fotopersbureau Cor Vos
Bad luck for Olav Kooij and Arnaud De Lie
This year’s edition was not soaked but sunny and therefore dusty on the unpaved roads. The peloton was very restless but managed to reel in the breakaway, including De Vries, at just under 50 kilometers from the finish. The finale was wide open. Misfortune struck Olav Kooij and Ben Turner as they suffered punctures while racing hard and the peloton was split.
De Lie also had to switch bikes more than 30 kilometers out, missing the move when Lidl-Trek pushed the pace. Soon after, Tobias Lund Andresen and Simon Dehairs also faced mechanical issues at the roadside. Meanwhile, Paul Lapeira (Decathlon AG2R) and local rider Thibaud Gruel (Groupama-FDJ) had ridden clear from the peloton. Initially, the gaps seemed small, but the chasing effort faded, allowing the French duo to gain 40 seconds with 20 kilometers remaining.
Exciting finale with unusual tactical choices
In the closing stages, a strong elite group chased behind, including Christophe Laporte, Albert Withen Philipsen, Matteo Trentin, and Stefan Bissegger. They managed to close to within 10 seconds of Lapeira and Gruel but struggled to bridge the gap. Bissegger didn’t contribute to the chase because his teammate Lapeira was up front. This set the scene for a cat-and-mouse game in the last five kilometers.

The elite group with Christophe Laporte, Albert Withen Philipsen, and Matteo Trentin - photo: Fotopersbureau Cor Vos
No matter what Laporte, Trentin, and Philipsen tried, they couldn’t get much closer. Then, just before the finish, Gruel and Lapeira gambled and lost their chance. At 700 meters from the line, they were caught, setting up a sprint among six to decide the win. Bissegger led out for Lapeira, but in a sprint of dying swans, veteran Matteo Trentin had the fastest legs, just ahead of Christophe Laporte and Albert Withen Philipsen.
Trentin thus secured his third-ever victory in Paris-Tours. He is now co-record holder for most wins in Paris-Tours with three, joining the ranks of Gustave Danneels, Guido Reybrouck, Erik Zabel, and Paul Mayé.
Watch the last kilometer of Paris-Tours 2025 here:
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— ParisTours (@ParisTours) October 12, 2025
The Paris-Tours U23 race was earlier won by Maxime Decomble from the Groupama-FDJ development team. He managed to hold off his teammate Reef Roberts, with Patrick Frydkjaer from the Lidl-Trek U23 squad finishing third.
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