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How The Race Was Won – Paris-Tours 2013

Posted on 15 October 20134 July 2021 by cosmo

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“The Sprinters’ Classic” is played out. “The Un-Google-able Race” is the new jam. Lots of posturing, a flurry of attacks over some steep-ish climbs, some not-so-polite racing, and a very suspenseful finish.

And I think that’s a season. This is the third time I’ve done Paris-Tours, so maybe next time around I’ll be up for the Tour of Beijing—or maybe I’ll point out that boxcar-ing events onto an already-too-long season is no way to build new markets. We’ll find out in 2014.

thoughts on “How The Race Was Won – Paris-Tours 2013”

  1. mattio says:
    15 October 2013 at 9:36 am

    Interesting about Farrar. It looks like he had the sprint speed to come away with a win, but started way too far back – suggesting that his limiter was comfort getting and staying where he needed to be, perhaps.

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  2. richard says:
    28 October 2013 at 3:40 pm

    Great stuff as always.

    Best bike coverage on the web. Or anywhere.

    I just hope you’re making a living on it, because you bloody well should be.

    [insert list here of dead boring cycling commentators you should replace]

    keep rolling!

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  3. James says:
    14 November 2013 at 9:34 am

    Every time I watch your videos…I just wanna ride harder and faster. Great coverage!

    Reply

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a headshot of Cosmo Catalano

Best known for his How The Race Was Won® video series, Cosmo Catalano began blogging about pro cycling from a bike shop in 2005. Between then and now, he's designed cycling infographics, built cycling web apps, and supplied cycling content to print and broadcast media, all in the name of backing up his near-endless criticism with proof that it can be done better. He complains about cycling on Twitter at @Cyclocosm.

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