Per Strand Hagenes wins Paris-Tours
Two seconds ahead of a group of eight runners, including Belgian Jasper Stuyven (Soudal Quick-Step) and Hagenes' teammate Christophe Laporte.
The Norwegian Per Strand Hagenes of the Visma team took over this Sunday in the 120th edition of the classic Paris-Tours, a 216.2 km tour between Chartres and Tours.
Hagenes, 23, has overtaken Stuyv (Soudal Quick-Step), second ranked, Christophe Laporte, third, and six other runners in two seconds .
Hagenasattacked the last mile and managed to leave his escape companions behind.
After Stuyven came Laporte, Matys Grisele (Lotto Intermarche) and Jonas Abrahams (Uno-X Mobility).
The Norwegian cyclist won his fifth professional win and second in 2026 after the Port Epic in Antwerp, his three previous victories three years earlier, in 2023, at the age of 20.
Per Strand Hagenes is the first Norwegian to win the Paris-Tours.
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