Race details | |
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Date | May or June |
Region | Brittany, France |
English name | Grand Prix of Morbihan |
Local name(s) | Grand Prix du Morbihan (in French) |
Discipline | Road race |
Competition |
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Type | Single-day |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1974 |
Editions | 47 (as of 2024) |
First winner | Roger Pingeon (FRA) |
Most wins | Julien Simon (FRA)(3 wins) |
Most recent | Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) |
Grand Prix du Morbihan is a single-day men's road bicycle race held annually in May around Plumelec, in the region of Brittany, France. [1] Since 2020, the race is organised as a 1.Pro event on the UCI ProSeries, also being part of the French Road Cycling Cup. [2]
A women's race, the Grand Prix du Morbihan Féminin, has been held the same day since 2011. [3]
Wins | Country |
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36 | France |
6 | Belgium |
2 | Australia |
1 | Denmark Germany Italy |
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