Cholet-Pays de Loire

The Grand Prix Cholet - Pays de la Loire, usually referred to simply as Cholet - Pays de la Loire, is a French bicycle race.

The one-day race, which his appointment is usually around mid-March and takes place around the French town of Cholet in the department of Maine -et -Loire, was first held in 1978. By 1987, the race was called the Grand Prix de Mauléon -Moulins, 1988 and 1989 Grand Prix de Cholet - Mauléon -Moulins and since 1990 it bears the current name. Since the UCI Europe Tour Introduction to the 2005 season, the race is part of this series and classified in the UCI category 1.1. The Grand Prix Cholet - Pays de la Loire is also a part of the Coupe de France, a race series of French -day races. Record winner is Jaan Kirsipuu who could win the race three times for themselves.

Since 2004, the women's race Grand Prix Cholet - Pays de Loire Feminin is discharged on the same day, which was taken in UCI category 1.2 of the international calendar 2011.