Race details | |
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Date | Early August |
Region | Normandy, France |
English name | Polynormand |
Local name(s) | Polynormande (in French) |
Discipline | Road race |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour French Road Cycling Cup |
Type | Single-day |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1980 |
Editions | 44 (as of 2024) |
First winner | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) |
Most wins | Richard Virenque (FRA) (2 wins) |
Most recent | Paul Lapeira (FRA) |
The Polynormande is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in the region of Normandy, France. [1] Between 1980 and 2002 it was a criterium. [2] Since 2003, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, also being part of the French Road Cycling Cup. [3]
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