Grand Prix du Morbihan

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Grand Prix du Morbihan
UCI Europe Tour (2006–2019)
  • UCI ProSeries (2020–present)
  • TypeSingle-day
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    History
    First edition1974 (1974)
    Editions47 (as of 2024)
    First winner Roger Pingeon (FRA)
    Most wins Julien Simon (FRA) (3 wins)
    Most recent Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA)

    Grand Prix du Morbihan is a single-day men's

    road bicycle race held annually in May around Plumelec, in the region of Brittany, France.[1] Since 2020, the race is organised as a 1.Pro event on the UCI ProSeries, also being part of the French Road Cycling Cup.[2]

    A women's race, the Grand Prix du Morbihan Féminin, has been held the same day since 2011.[3]

    Name of the race

    • 1988–2000: A Travers le Morbihan
    • 1988–2000: A Travers le Morbihan
    • 2001–2019: Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan

    Winners

    Year Country Rider Team
    1974  France Roger Pingeon Jobo–Lejeune
    1975  France Georges Talbourdet Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson
    1976  France Robert Alban Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson
    1977  France André Chalmel Gitane–Campagnolo
    1978  France Raymond Martin Miko–Mercier–Vivagel
    1979 No race due to financial reasons
    1980  France Christian Muselet La Redoute–Motobécane
    1981  France Robert Alban La Redoute–Motobécane
    1982  France Fabien De Vooght Wolber–Spidel
    1983  France Laurent Fignon Renault–Elf
    1984  France Pierre Bazzo COOP–Hoonved
    1985  France Marc Madiot Renault–Elf
    1986  France Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle Peugeot–Shell
    1987  Denmark Johnny Weltz Fagor–MBK
    1988  France Frédéric Brun Z–Peugeot
    1989 No race due to financial reasons
    1990  Belgium Johan Museeuw Lotto–Superclub
    1991  France Bruno Cornillet Z
    1992  Belgium Peter De Clercq Lotto–Mavic–MBK
    1993  Germany Marcel Wüst Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer
    1994  Belgium Peter De Clercq Lotto
    1995  France Francis Moreau GAN
    1996  Belgium Johan Capiot Collstrop–Lystex
    1997  France Christophe Agnolutto Casino
    1998  France Laurent Desbiens Cofidis
    1999  France Patrice Halgand Festina–Lotus
    2000  France Patrice Halgand Jean Delatour
    2001  France Gilles Maignan AG2R Prévoyance
    2002  France Laurent Lefèvre Jean Delatour
    2003  France Nicolas Vogondy FDJeux.com
    2004  France Thomas Voeckler Brioches La Boulangère
    2005 No race due to financial reasons
    2006  France Cédric Hervé Bretagne–Jean Floc'h
    2007  Australia Simon Gerrans AG2R Prévoyance
    2008  France Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom
    2009  France Jérémie Galland Besson Chaussures–Sojasun
    2010  Australia Wesley Sulzberger Française des Jeux
    2011  France Sylvain Georges
    BigMat–Auber 93
    2012  France Julien Simon Saur–Sojasun
    2013  France Samuel Dumoulin Ag2r–La Mondiale
    2014  France Julien Simon Cofidis
    2015  France Alexis Vuillermoz AG2R La Mondiale
    2016  France Samuel Dumoulin AG2R La Mondiale
    2017  France Alexis Vuillermoz AG2R La Mondiale
    2018  Italy Andrea Pasqualon Wanty–Groupe Gobert
    2019  France Benoît Cosnefroy AG2R La Mondiale
    2020 No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France[4]
    2021  Belgium Arne Marit Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
    2022  France Julien Simon Team TotalEnergies
    2023  Belgium Arnaud De Lie Lotto–Dstny
    2024  France Benoît Cosnefroy Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale

    Wins per country

    Wins Country
    36  France
    6  Belgium
    2  Australia
    1  Denmark
     Germany
     Italy

    References

    1. ^ "G.P Plumelec-Morbihan (Fra) - Cat.1.ProS". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2023.
    2. ^ "Grand Prix du Morbihan (1.Pro)". ProcyclingStats. 2023.
    3. ^ "Grand Prix du Morbihan". wielerflits.be (in Dutch). 5 October 2023.
    4. ^ "Pas de report pour le Grand Prix de Plumelec" [No postponement for the Grand Prix de Plumelec]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2022.