Grand Prix du Morbihan is a single-day men's
road bicycle race
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...
held annually in May around
Plumelec
Plumelec (, ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of the Brittany region, in north-western France.
Geography
Plumelec is west of Rennes via the RN24 road, and north-west of Nantes via the RN165 road. The commune is situated on the Br ...
, 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 ...
,
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 announ ...
, also being part of the
French Road Cycling Cup
The French Road Cycling Cup (English for Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route) is a road bicycle racing competition under the Fédération Francaise de Cyclisme (French Cycling Federation) each year since 1992. It consists of a number of one-day ...
.
A women's race, the
Grand Prix du Morbihan Féminin
The Grand Prix du Morbihan Féminin is an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held in France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of over ...
, 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