The 2021 Bretagne Classic Ouest–France is a

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that took place on 29 August 2021 in the region of

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...

in northwestern France. It was the 85th edition of the

Bretagne Classic Ouest–France The Bretagne Classic, also called Bretagne Classic Ouest–France, is an elite classic cycle races, cycling classic held annually in late summer around the Brittany, Breton village of Plouay in western France. The race was originally named Grand ...

and the 25th event of the

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. The race started and ended 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 ...

, featuring a hilly and undulating course with of elevation gain. The first half of the race saw riders head west out of Ploauy and ride through

Scaër Scaër (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Scaër are called in French ''Scaërois''. Scaër's population peaked at 7,838 in 1946 and declined to 5,295 in 2019. This repr ...

on the way to

Douarnenez Douarnenez (, ; meaning ''douar'' (land) ''an enez'' (the island) or land of the island), is a commune in the French department of Finistère, region of Brittany, northwestern France. It is located at the mouth of the Pouldavid River, an estuary ...

along the Atlantic coast. Once there, the course turned back east towards Ploauy and once again passed through Scaër to form a rough figure eight. On the way back to Ploauy after passing through Scaër for the second time, riders ascended ''Saoutalarin'', the race's only gravel climb. The race concluded with a finishing circuit in and around Ploauy. The last marked climb, the ''Bosse Pont-Neuf'', crested with to go before a slight descent into the final kilometre, with the final being slightly uphill to the finish line.

Teams

All nineteen

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s and five UCI ProTeams made up the twenty-four teams that participated in the race. Of these teams, only four did not field a full squad of seven riders. , , and each raced with six riders. originally planned on withdrawing from the race after a

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case in the team; however, the day before the race, they decided to enter with just five riders. In total, 163 riders started the race, of which only 96 finished. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * *

Result

References

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Bretagne Classic 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 198 ...

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