"I'm really happy to win Paris-Tours, I haven't won since those European Championships [in 2023]," Laporte said at the finish. "I was happy with the Olympics [where he won bronze in the road race], felt good today, and I wanted to get something out of the end of my season and finish strongly."
"After a flurry of attacks in the opening kilometres, a four-man breakaway escaped...Several riders crashed in the dismally wet conditions and Desal's stint in the breakaway was brought to an end by one such fall, while the other three forged on."
"It’s pretty dangerous, it calmed down after the first sector as there were fewer riders, and in the end, it was a fantastic finish."
"I was playing off the tactics of Lidl-Trek, then having Vacek with me, he's obviously in very good shape and I knew I'd have to play tactics with him and try to finish as best as possible."
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