Tro-Bro Léon ( or ''The'' ''Hipsters’ Paris—Roubaix''; ) is a professional cycle road race held in

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. The event was first run in 1984 as an amateur race before becoming a professional race since 2000. The race was established in 2005 as a 1.1 event on the

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. In 2020, the event joined the

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in its inaugural edition, although the cancellation of the 2020 edition meant that the inaugural event was held in

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''Ribinoù''

Tro-Bro Léon is often called ''Le Petit Paris–Roubaix,'' ''The Hell of the West'' or ''The Hipsters’ Paris—Roubaix'' due to its similarities with

Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...

, because Tro-Bro Léon includes around two dozen sections of ''ribinoù'', which longtime race director Jean-Paul Mellouët described as a variety of farm tracks and unpaved roads on the rolling and windy roads of Brittany that can feature cobblestones, dirt paths, and/or gravel. The rider who crosses the line first and the best placed Breton rider each receive a piglet. Ribinou

Winners

Wins per country

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