2001 Paris–Tours

2001 Paris–Tours

Race details
Dates	7 October 2001
Stages	1
Distance	254.5 km (158.1 mi)
Winning time	6h 58' 32"
Results
Winner Richard Virenque (FRA) (Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco)   Second Óscar Freire (ESP) (Mapei–Quick-Step)   Third Erik Zabel (GER) (Team Telekom)

The 2001 Paris–Tours was the 95th edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 7 October 2001. The race started in Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines and finished in Tours. The race was won by Richard Virenque of the Domo–Farm Frites team.

General classification

Final general classification Rank Rider Team Time 1 Richard Virenque (FRA) Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco 6h 58' 32" 2 Óscar Freire (ESP) Mapei–Quick-Step + 2" 3 Erik Zabel (GER) Team Telekom + 2" 4 Thor Hushovd (NOR) Crédit Agricole + 2" 5 Andrej Hauptman (SLO) Tacconi Sport–Vini Caldirola + 2" 6 Romāns Vainšteins (LAT) Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco + 2" 7 Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Fassa Bortolo + 2" 8 Jaan Kirsipuu (EST) AG2R Prévoyance + 2" 9 Niko Eeckhout (BEL) Lotto–Adecco + 2" 10 Zbigniew Spruch (POL) Lampre–Daikin + 2"

Further reading

• "2001 Paris–Tours info". 7 October 2001. Archived from the original on 17 April 2005.
• "Paris–Tours start list". 7 October 2001. Archived from the original on 1 May 2005.
• "Paris–Tours results". 7 October 2001. Archived from the original on 1 May 2005.