The 2009

GP Ouest-France 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. The race was originally named Grand–Prix de Plouay and, from 19 ...

was a one-day road race which took place on 23 August 2009 in

Plouay Plouay (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. Plouay hosts the GP Ouest-France and the GP de Plouay, annual cycling races (a men's and women's race, respectively). It was also the location of the UCI ...

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. The race was held over , which is 12 laps of a circuit. 2009 was the fifth time that the race has been part of the

UCI ProTour The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI (International Cycling Union). Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, ...

, but the race can be dated back to 1931 at its present location. The race was won by the Australian

Simon Gerrans Simon Gerrans (born 16 May 1980) is an Australian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2018, for the , , , , and squads. Post-retirement he initially worked as an athlete intern at Goldman Sachs in L ...

, his first victory in a major one-day race. Frenchman Pierrick Fédrigo came in second, with

Paul Martens Paul Martens (born 26 October 1983) is a German former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2021. Career Amateur years Martens started racing junior level events in 2000 showing no particular specialization f ...

of Germany coming in third. Gerrans won a sprint from a five-man breakaway group which also included

Anthony Roux Anthony Roux (born 18 April 1987) is a French road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Major results ;2005 : 1st Overall Tour de Lorraine Juniors ;2007 : 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs : 3rd Time trial, National Und ...

of France and

Dan Martin Daniel Martin may refer to: People * Dan Martin (actor) (born 1951), American actor *Dan Martin (drama educator) (born 1953), American academic *Dan Martin (cyclist) (born 1986), Irish road bicycle racer *Dan Martin (footballer) (born 1986), Britis ...

of Ireland.

Results

External links

2009 GP Ouest-France
2009 2009 UCI World Ranking 2009 in French sport

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