John Degenkolbw won the final European race of the season – the 2013 Paris-Tours classic – with a blistering sprint finish performance.
Today’s victory marked the sixth win of the season for the German rider – who beat Michael Morkov and Arnaud Demare by two bike lengths at the line.
The win closes a successful late season for Degenkolb – who won the Vattenfall Cyclassics in August, two stage victories in the Eurometropole Tour and the Paris-Bourges semi classic on Thursday.
Paris-Tours Top 10 Finishes:
1, John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano)
2, Michael Mørkøv (Saxo-Tinkoff)
3, Arnaud Demare (FDJ.fr)
4, Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp)
5, Michael Van Staeyen (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise)
6, Heinrich Haussler (IAM Cycling)
7, Samuel Dumoulin (AG2R La Mondiale)
8, Jon Aberasturi (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
9, Ioannis Tamouridis (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
10, Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma-Quick Step)
