La Classique Morbihan

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La Classique Morbihan
Race details
DateMay
Region France
Discipline Road
CompetitionCoupe de France elite Women FDJ (from 2022)
TypeOne-day race
Web site www.grand-prix-plumelec.com/la-classique-morbihan/presentation OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition2015 (2015) [1]
Editions7 (as of 2022)
First winnerFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Chloe Hosking  (AUS)
Most wins
Most recentFlag of Cyprus.svg  Antri Christoforou  (CYP)

La Classique Morbihan is a women's one-day cycle race which takes place in France and is currently rated by the UCI as category 1.1, having been rated 1.2 in 2015. [2] It is held as the first race of the Grand Prix Morbihan weekend in Grand-Champ, with the Grand Prix du Morbihan for both men and women held the following day.

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Previous winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
2015Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Chloe Hosking Wiggle–Honda
2016Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Christine Majerus Boels–Dolmans
2017Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Ashleigh Moolman Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling
2018Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Ashleigh Moolman Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling
2019Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Christine Majerus Luxembourg (national team)
2020No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France [3]
2021Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sofia Bertizzolo Liv Racing
2022 [4] Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Antri Christoforou Team Farto–BTC

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References

  1. "La Classique Morbihan WE 2015 : Vannes - Plumelec - CyclingFever - the International Cycling Social Network - Get the Cycling fever!".
  2. "La Classique Morbihan 2016 : Vannes - Plumelec - CyclingFever - the International Cycling Social Network - Get the Cycling fever!".
  3. "Pas de report pour le Grand Prix de Plumelec" [No postponement for the Grand Prix de Plumelec]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2022. Les deux épreuves féminines prévues les 15 et 16 mai 2020, la Classique Morbihan et le Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan féminin, sont elles aussi annulées. [The two women's events scheduled for 15 and 16 May 2020, the Classique Morbihan and the women's Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan, are also canceled.]
  4. "Christoforou wins La Classique Morbihan". cyclingnews.com. CyclingNews. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.