Classic Lorient Agglomération

Annual women's bicycle race in France

For the men's event, see Bretagne Classic.

Classic Lorient AgglomérationRace details

Date| late August
Region| Brittany, France
Nickname(s)| GP de Plouay
Discipline|  Road bicycle racing
Competition| UCI Women's World Tour
Type| Singe-day race
Web site| www.pco.bzh
History
First edition| 2002 (2002)
Editions| 23 (as of 2024)
First winner|  Regina Schleicher (GER)
Most wins|  Lizzie Deignan (GBR)
(3 wins)
Most recent|  Mischa Bredewold (NED)

The Classic Lorient Agglomération is an elite professional women's road bicycle race held in Plouay, France.

The race was first organized since 2002 as Grand Prix de Plouay – Bretagne, on the day of the men's race and on the same circuit.[1] The race consists of four 26.9 km laps and two 13.9 km laps, totalling 135.4 km.

The race was part of the UCI Women's Road World Cup until 2015. In 2016, the race became part of the new UCI Women's World Tour. In 2022, the race rebranded as Classic Lorient Agglomération.[2]

## Route

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The course is known for its high rate of attrition, with riders rapidly dropping out of contention. The first climb starts almost immediately as the race goes over the Côte du Lézot, a one-kilometre climb with an average gradient of 6%. Next is a six-kilometre ascent up to the Chapelle Sainte-Anne des Bois marking the halfway point of the lap. After a flat section, the race addresses the Côte de Ty Marrec, which has a maximum gradient of 10%. The riders will have to tackle this 26.9 kilometre loop 4 times, before entering a last shortened 13.9 kilometre version of the loop, taking the riders over the Côte du Lézot and the Côte de Ty Marrec. The run-in to the finish is slightly downhill. The race is often won by the best sprinter of the climbers.[3]

## Winners

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Year  | Country  | Rider  | Team

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2002  |  Germany | Regina Schleicher |
2003  |  Great Britain | Nicole Cooke |
2004  |  Lithuania | Edita Pučinskaitė |
2005  |  Italy | Noemi Cantele |
2006  |   Switzerland | Nicole Brändli |
2007  |  Italy | Noemi Cantele |
2008  |  Italy | Fabiana Luperini |
2009  |  Great Britain | Emma Pooley | Cervélo TestTeam
2010  |  Great Britain | Emma Pooley | Cervélo TestTeam
2011  |  Netherlands | Annemiek van Vleuten | Nederland Bloeit
2012  |  Netherlands | Marianne Vos | Rabobank Women Cycling Team
2013 |  Netherlands | Marianne Vos | Rabobank–Liv Giant
2014 |  Netherlands | Lucinda Brand | Rabo–Liv
2015 |  Great Britain | Lizzie Armitstead | Boels–Dolmans
2016 |  Poland | Eugenia Bujak | BTC City Ljubljana
2017 |  Great Britain | Lizzie Deignan | Boels–Dolmans
2018 |  Netherlands | Amy Pieters | Boels–Dolmans
2019 |  Netherlands | Anna Van der Breggen | Boels–Dolmans
2020 |  Great Britain | Lizzie Deignan | Trek–Segafredo
2021 |  Italy | Elisa Longo Borghini | Trek–Segafredo
2022 |  Spain | Margarita Victoria García | UAE Team ADQ
2023 |  Netherlands | Mischa Bredewold | SD Worx
2024 |  Netherlands | Mischa Bredewold | Team SD Worx–Protime

### Multiple winners

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Wins  | Rider  | Editions

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3 |  Lizzie Deignan (GBR) | 2015, 2017, 2020
2 |  Noemi Cantele (ITA) | 2005, 2007
Emma Pooley (GBR) | 2009, 2010
Marianne Vos (NED) | 2012, 2013
Mischa Bredewold (NED) | 2023, 2024

### Wins per country

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Wins  | Country

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8 |  Netherlands
6 |  United Kingdom
4 |  Italy
1 |  Germany
Lithuania
Poland
Switzerland
Spain

## External links

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* Official site
* Classic Lorient Agglomération palmares at Cycling Archives (archived, or current page in French)

## References

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1. ^ Johnson, Greg. "Columbia-HTC has options for women's GP Plouay assault. August 21, 2009". cyclingnews.com. CyclingNews. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
2. ^ "Plouay Cyclisme Organisation - Organisateur des 4 Jours CIC de Plouay". www.grandprix-plouay.com. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
3. ^ "Grand Prix de Plouay – Bretagne: who will be crowned UCI Women Road World Cup winner? 27 August 2015". uci.ch. UCI staff. Retrieved 27 November 2015.

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* Ronde van Drenthe
* Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
* Tour of Flanders for women
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* Tour of Chongming Island World Cup
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* Liberty Classic
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* Women's Tour Down Under
* Cadel Evans Road Race
* UAE Tour
* Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
* Strade Bianche Donne
* Trofeo Alfredo Binda
* Milan–San Remo Women
* Classic Brugge–De Panne
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* Tour of Flanders
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* Tour of Britain Women
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* Tour of Guangxi

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* La Vuelta Femenina
* Ladies Tour of Norway
* Clásica de San Sebastián
* Open de Suède Vårgårda
* Ronde van Drenthe
* RideLondon Classique
* Tour of Scandinavia

* Predecessor: UCI Women's Road World Cup (1998–2015)

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