GP Ouest-France

The Grand Prix Ouest -France is a French bicycle race.

The one-day race, which his appointment is usually the end of August, was first held in 1931. Until 1988 the race was called after their location, the Breton Plouay, Grand Prix de Plouay Ouest -France. Since 1989, it carries the current name.

With the introduction of the UCI ProTour in the 2005 season, the race was part of this series of the most important bike race of the year. Since 2011, the race is part of the follow-up series UCI World Tour. The Grand Prix Ouest -France was also from 1992 to 1998 a part of the Coupe de France, a race series of French -day races. Record winners are Philippe Bono, Armand Audaire, Emile Guerinel, Jean Gainche, Fernand Picot, Jean Jourden, Jacques Bossis and Gilbert Duclos - Lassalle could each decide for the race twice.

The race will be along with numerous other cycling competitions during the Fêtes de Plouay, including the Women's World Cup race Grand Prix de Plouay -Bretagne organized.

Route

The race starts and finishes in the French community Plouay in the Morbihan department in Brittany is on an approximately 19.75 km long circuit, the Circuit Jean -Yves Perron discharged, the drivers must drive around eleven times. The circular route was extended from the host of 2006 to 5.6 km in order to make the course more selective. Thus, the driver must now deal with three instead of the previous two climbs per lap. On the program so first time in 2006, the rise of Kerihuel (length: 2.3 km, average slope: 8%), and in Lezot (1.3 km; 7 %) and Ty Marrec (1.0 km; 7 %).

List of winners

French Road Cycling Cup Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle UCI Women's Road World Cup Sky (disambiguation) Jeremy Hunt (cyclist) Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist) Sean Kelly (cyclist) Francis Castaing Cyrille Guimard 2014 UCI World Tour Tour Down Under Volta a Catalunya E3 Harelbeke Tour of Flanders Tour of the Basque Country Amstel Gold Race Tour de Romandie Tour de Pologne 2010 UCI ProTour
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