Results Paris-Tours 2026 - Per Strand Hagenes times attack perfectly to win from 11-rider leading group in dramatic finale

Per Strand Hagenes has won the 2026 Paris-Tours after a perfectly timed attack inside the last kilometre saw him take victory while his Visma | Lease a Bike teammate Christophe Laporte also finished on the podium.

The .Pro one day classic offers 217 kilometres of largely flat terrain before an intriguing finale featuring gravel segments brings the curtain down on the French road season. The terrain attracted the likes of Tim Merlier, Arnaud de Lie, Mathias Vacek and other exciting riders at the start.

From the opening kilometres, a strong breakaway of twelve riders went up the road, establishing a solid lead throughout the first 100 kilometres. Jakob Soderqvist (Lidl-Trek), Stefan Bissegger (Decathlon CMA CGM Team), Yves Lampaert (Soudal Quick-Step), Storm Ingebrigtsen (Uno-X Mobility), Jonas Rutsch (Lotto Intermarche), Matis Louvel (NSN Cycling Team), Julius van den Berg (Team Picnic PostNL), Estanislao Calabuig Vazquez (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Paul Ourselin (Cofidis), Martijn Rasenberg (Unibet Rose Rockets), Romain Cardis and Simon Guglielmi (St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93).

With INEOS, Decathlon and Tudor doing some work at the front, the peloton started to reel the break in as the race hit its final 100 kilometres. Rasenberg lost contact as their lead went from almost three minutes to two minutes with 84 kilometres to go.

Merlier suffered a puncture with 57 kilometres to go as Decathlon drove the pace to make it less than a minute for the break. However, the following kilometres were marred by a mass crash in the bunch affecting the likes of Dorian Godon, Vacek, De lie, Anthony Turgis and several others.

Meanwhile, just five riders remained in the break out front as Stefan Bissegger, Yves Lampaert, Storm Ingebrigtsen, Matis Louvel and Julius van den Berg stayed ahead with 40 kilometres to go as some riders involved in the crash came back to the bunch.

With 25 kilometres to go, Jenno Berckmoes launched a ferocious acceleration on a short climb, completely splitting the peloton. The race was scattered across the road after the Lotto Intermarche rider’s devastating attack. The move saw the peloton reduced to around 25 riders, Merlier dropped and the break's lead cut to a handful of seconds.

With the race now open for the taking, Pierre Gautherat launched a powerful attack with 20 kilometres to go, surged past the former leaders and went solo. Uno-X Mobility led the chase behind, while Decathlon CMA CGM drove the second chasing group in an attempt to close the gap.

Team Visma-Lease a Bike leads the pursuit of Pierre Gautherat, with Per Strand Hagenes bridging across alongside Paul Lapeira. In the final kilometres, the chasers joined and formed a formidable group at the front.

With three kilometres to go, an 11-man leading group featuring Christophe Laporte, Per Strand Hagenes, Toms Skujins, Paul Lapeira, Rasmus Sojberg Pedersen, Thibaud Gruel, Jasper Stuyven, Florian Senechal, Jonas Abrahamsen, Matys Grisel and Lewis Askey would contest the win.

Strand Hagenes made his late attack stick and powers to victory in Paris–Tours, completing a perfectly timed move inside the final kilometre. Jasper Stuyven finishes second behind Per Strand Hagenes, while Christophe Laporte completed the podium in third to cap an outstanding finale for Team Visma-Lease a Bike.