Grand Prix du Morbihan is a single-day men's
road bicycle race
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held annually in May around
Plumelec, in the region of
Brittany
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,
France
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. Since 2020, the race is organised as a
1.Pro event on the
UCI ProSeries
The UCI ProSeries is the second tier men's elite road cycling tour. It was inaugurated in 2020. The series is placed below the UCI World Tour, but above the various regional UCI Continental Circuits.
Development
In December 2018, the UCI ann ...
, also being part of the
French Road Cycling Cup.
A women's race, the
Grand Prix du Morbihan Féminin, has been held the same day since 2011.
Name of the race
:1988–2000: ''A Travers le Morbihan''
:2001–2019: ''Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan''
:2021–: ''Grand Prix du Morbihan''
Winners
References
External links
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UCI Europe Tour races
Recurring sporting events established in 1974
1974 establishments in France
Cycle races in France
Breton sport and leisure
Sport in Morbihan