The Belgian does it again
Jelle Wallays already won the race back in 2014, and this year’s victory is all that much sweeter after the injury troubles he had to contend with this season.
Thanks a lot @MarcelSieberg and you want to wish the fantastic guy @LarsBak16 al the best after his beautiful carreer! https://t.co/g7pgsOnBYY
— Jelle Wallays (@jellewallays) October 14, 2019
“I had a difficult season,” Wallays admitted, “I crashed in the beginning of the year and lost three teeth. So I started again with the Belgian championships, my condition was good and I wanted to go to the Tour de France but I was not in the selection. Then I went to the Vuelta but I got sick so I made Paris-Tours my goal. The race I always prefer is Paris-Roubaix so I look forward to being in the final for that one.”
Wallays won after a strong solo attack with 50km to go. The chase group failed to catch up, and the Belgian finished 30 seconds ahead of the poursuivants.
Paris-Tours 2019: Chartres to Tours (217km)
1. Jelle Wallays (Lotto-Soudal) – 5:34:20
2. Niki Terpstra (Total Direct Energie) + 29s
3. Oliver Naesen (Ag2r La Mondiale) + 30s
4. Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) + 36s
5. Amaury Capiot (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise) + 49s
6. Aimé De Gendt (Wanty-Gobert)
7. Lars Ytting Bak (Dimension Data) + 51s
8. Bert De Backer (Vital Concept – B&B Hotels) + 53s
9. Kevyn Ista (Wallonie-Bruxelles)
10. Julien Vermote (Dimension Data)
It’s true
Priorities
But the most important things are :
-socks lengt
-dsq someone for something that always happend
-no feed from the cars in the 30 km and last 20 of a race
-no race radios in the worlds
– no cutting our 45x45cm numbers
-be on time on team pres that are always late#showmustgoon— Matteo Trentin (@MATTEOTRENTIN) October 5, 2019
If that’s what the internet says…
In order to properly fit your bicycle, it's vital that you first get completely naked. pic.twitter.com/kqTc4P1RVE
— Ellen Noble (@ellenlikesbikes) October 7, 2019
