The 2020 Bretagne Classic Ouest–France was a
road cycling
Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes recreational, racing, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, road cyclists are generally expected to obey the same laws as ...
one-day race that took place on 25 August 2020 in France. It was the 84th edition of
Bretagne Classic Ouest–France and the 11th event of the
2020 UCI World Tour.
Teams
Twenty-five teams, including all 19
UCI WorldTour
The UCI WorldTour (2009–2010: ''UCI World Ranking'') is the premier men's elite road cycling tour, sitting above the UCI ProSeries and various regional UCI Continental Circuits. It refers to both the tour of 38 events and, until 2019, an annu ...
teams and six
UCI Professional Continental
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the ...
teams, were scheduled to participate in the race. All but two teams, those and which each entered six riders, entered seven riders.
On the morning of the race, an unnamed rider tested positive for COVID-19, so the entire team decided to pull out of the race. This meant that 166 riders started the race, of which 104 finished. After the race,
Ralph Denk
Ralph Denk (born 1 November 1973) is a German cycling team manager, and former cyclist, who is the founder and manager of the Bora–Hansgrohe UCI WorldTeam cycling team. As a cyclist, Denk won multiple Bavarian Regional Championships.
Career
D ...
the team boss of Bora–Hansgrohe, raised concerns about the COVID-19 test, after it returned a false positive.
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Results
References
Bretagne Classic Ouest–France
Bretagne Classic Ouest–France
Bretagne Classic Ouest–France
Bretagne Classic
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