Bretagne Classic
French one-day road cycling race / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the women's event, see Classic Lorient Agglomération.
The Bretagne Classic, also called Bretagne Classic Ouest-France, is an elite cycling classic held annually in late summer around the Breton village of Plouay in western France.
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Date | Late August |
Region | Brittany, France |
English name | Brittany Classic West France |
Local name(s) | Bretagne Classic Ouest-France (in French) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI World Tour |
Type | One-day race |
Organiser | Comité des Fêtes de Plouay |
Web site | pco |
History | |
First edition | 1931; 93 years ago (1931) |
Editions | 87 (as of 2023) |
First winner | François Favé (FRA) |
Most wins | 10 riders with 2 wins |
Most recent | Valentin Madouas (FRA) |
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The race was originally named Grand-Prix de Plouay and, from 1989 to 2015, GP Ouest-France. It was included in the inaugural UCI ProTour in 2005 and in 2011 in its successor, the UCI World Tour. Since 2016 it is called Bretagne Classic Ouest-France.[1]
Since 2002, a women's event, the Classic Lorient Agglomération is organized on Saturday, the day before the men's race. Supporting events have grown over the years and now include BMX races, track racing and a mass-participation ride, as part of a four–day festival in the last summer weekend in Brittany.