Grand Prix du Morbihan

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Grand Prix du Morbihan
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Race details
DateMay or June
RegionBrittany, France
English nameGrand Prix of Morbihan
Local name(s)Grand Prix du Morbihan (in French)
Discipline Road race
Competition
TypeSingle-day
Web site www.gpmo.bzh OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1974 (1974)
Editions47 (as of 2024)
First winnerFlag of France.svg  Roger Pingeon  (FRA)
Most winsFlag of France.svg  Julien Simon  (FRA)(3 wins)
Most recentFlag of France.svg  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]

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A women's race, the Grand Prix du Morbihan Féminin, has been held the same day since 2011. [3]

Name of the race

Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
1974Flag of France.svg  France Roger Pingeon Jobo–Lejeune
1975Flag of France.svg  France Georges Talbourdet Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson
1976Flag of France.svg  France Robert Alban Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson
1977Flag of France.svg  France André Chalmel Gitane–Campagnolo
1978Flag of France.svg  France Raymond Martin Miko–Mercier–Vivagel
1979No race due to financial reasons
1980Flag of France.svg  France Christian Muselet La Redoute–Motobécane
1981Flag of France.svg  France Robert Alban La Redoute–Motobécane
1982Flag of France.svg  France Fabien De Vooght Wolber–Spidel
1983Flag of France.svg  France Laurent Fignon Renault–Elf
1984Flag of France.svg  France Pierre Bazzo COOP–Hoonved
1985Flag of France.svg  France Marc Madiot Renault–Elf
1986Flag of France.svg  France Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle Peugeot–Shell
1987Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Johnny Weltz Fagor–MBK
1988Flag of France.svg  France Frédéric Brun Z–Peugeot
1989No race due to financial reasons
1990Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Johan Museeuw Lotto–Superclub
1991Flag of France.svg  France Bruno Cornillet Z
1992Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Peter De Clercq Lotto–Mavic–MBK
1993Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Marcel Wüst Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer
1994Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Peter De Clercq Lotto
1995Flag of France.svg  France Francis Moreau GAN
1996Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Johan Capiot Collstrop–Lystex
1997Flag of France.svg  France Christophe Agnolutto Casino
1998Flag of France.svg  France Laurent Desbiens Cofidis
1999Flag of France.svg  France Patrice Halgand Festina–Lotus
2000Flag of France.svg  France Patrice Halgand Jean Delatour
2001Flag of France.svg  France Gilles Maignan AG2R Prévoyance
2002Flag of France.svg  France Laurent Lefèvre Jean Delatour
2003Flag of France.svg  France Nicolas Vogondy FDJeux.com
2004Flag of France.svg  France Thomas Voeckler Brioches La Boulangère
2005No race due to financial reasons
2006Flag of France.svg  France Cédric Hervé Bretagne–Jean Floc'h
2007Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Simon Gerrans AG2R Prévoyance
2008Flag of France.svg  France Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom
2009Flag of France.svg  France Jérémie Galland Besson Chaussures–Sojasun
2010Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Wesley Sulzberger Française des Jeux
2011Flag of France.svg  France Sylvain Georges BigMat–Auber 93
2012Flag of France.svg  France Julien Simon Saur–Sojasun
2013Flag of France.svg  France Samuel Dumoulin Ag2r–La Mondiale
2014Flag of France.svg  France Julien Simon Cofidis
2015Flag of France.svg  France Alexis Vuillermoz AG2R La Mondiale
2016Flag of France.svg  France Samuel Dumoulin AG2R La Mondiale
2017Flag of France.svg  France Alexis Vuillermoz AG2R La Mondiale
2018Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Andrea Pasqualon Wanty–Groupe Gobert
2019Flag of France.svg  France Benoît Cosnefroy AG2R La Mondiale
2020No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France [4]
2021 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Arne Marit Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
2022 Flag of France.svg  France Julien Simon Team TotalEnergies
2023 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Arnaud De Lie Lotto–Dstny
2024 Flag of France.svg  France Benoît Cosnefroy Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale

Wins per country

WinsCountry
36Flag of France.svg  France
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

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References

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