Classic Lorient Agglomération
Race details
Datelate August
RegionBrittany, France
Nickname(s)GP de Plouay
Discipline Road bicycle racing
CompetitionUCI Women's World Tour
TypeSinge-day race
Web sitewww.pco.bzh
History
First edition2002 (2002)
Editions22 (as of 2023)
First winner Regina Schleicher (GER)
Most wins Lizzie Deignan (GBR)
(3 wins)
Most recent Mischa Bredewold (NED)

The Classic Lorient Agglomération is an elite professional women's road bicycle race held in Plouay, France.

The race was first organized since 2002 as Grand Prix de Plouay – Bretagne, on the day of the men's race and on the same circuit.[1] The race consists of four 26.9 km laps and two 13.9 km laps, totalling 135.4 km.

The race was part of the UCI Women's Road World Cup until 2015. In 2016, the race became part of the new UCI Women's World Tour. In 2022, the race rebranded as Classic Lorient Agglomération.[2]

Route

The course is known for its high rate of attrition, with riders rapidly dropping out of contention. The first climb starts almost immediately as the race goes over the Côte du Lézot, a one-kilometre climb with an average gradient of 6%. Next is a six-kilometre ascent up to the Chapelle Sainte-Anne des Bois marking the halfway point of the lap. After a flat section, the race addresses the Côte de Ty Marrec, which has a maximum gradient of 10%. The riders will have to tackle this 26.9 kilometre loop 4 times, before entering a last shortened 13.9 kilometre version of the loop, taking the riders over the Côte du Lézot and the Côte de Ty Marrec. The run-in to the finish is slightly downhill. The race is often won by the best sprinter of the climbers.[3]

Winners

Year Country Rider Team
2002  Germany Regina Schleicher
2003  Great Britain Nicole Cooke
2004  Lithuania Edita Pučinskaitė
2005  Italy Noemi Cantele
2006   Switzerland Nicole Brändli
2007  Italy Noemi Cantele
2008  Italy Fabiana Luperini
2009  Great Britain Emma Pooley Cervélo TestTeam
2010  Great Britain Emma Pooley Cervélo TestTeam
2011  Netherlands Annemiek van Vleuten Nederland Bloeit
2012  Netherlands Marianne Vos Rabobank Women Cycling Team
2013  Netherlands Marianne Vos Rabobank–Liv Giant
2014  Netherlands Lucinda Brand Rabo–Liv
2015  Great Britain Lizzie Armitstead Boels–Dolmans
2016  Poland Eugenia Bujak BTC City Ljubljana
2017  Great Britain Lizzie Deignan Boels–Dolmans
2018  Netherlands Amy Pieters Boels–Dolmans
2019  Netherlands Anna Van der Breggen Boels–Dolmans
2020  Great Britain Lizzie Deignan Trek–Segafredo
2021  Italy Elisa Longo Borghini Trek–Segafredo
2022  Spain Margarita Victoria García UAE Team ADQ
2023  Netherlands Mischa Bredewold SD Worx

Multiple winners

Wins Rider Editions
3 Lizzie Deignan (GBR)2015, 2017, 2020
2 Noemi Cantele (ITA)2005, 2007
 Emma Pooley (GBR)2009, 2010
 Marianne Vos (NED)2012, 2013

Wins per country

Wins Country
7 Netherlands
6 United Kingdom
4 Italy
1 Germany
 Lithuania
 Poland
  Switzerland
 Spain

References

  1. ↑ Johnson, Greg. "Columbia-HTC has options for women's GP Plouay assault. August 21, 2009". cyclingnews.com. CyclingNews. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Plouay Cyclisme Organisation - Organisateur des 4 Jours CIC de Plouay". www.grandprix-plouay.com. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  3. ↑ "Grand Prix de Plouay – Bretagne: who will be crowned UCI Women Road World Cup winner? 27 August 2015". uci.ch. UCI staff. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
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