GP de Plouay
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| Date | late August |
| Region | Brittany, France |
| English name | Grand Prix of Plouay |
| Local name(s) | Grand Prix de Plouay |
| Discipline | _pictogram.svg){kind=small} Road bicycle racing |
| Competition | UCI Women's World Tour |
| Type | Singe-day race |
| History | |
| First edition | 2002 |
| Editions | 14 (as of 2015) |
| First winner |  Regina Schleicher (GER) |
| Most wins | 2 wins: Noemi Cantele (ITA) Emma Pooley (GBR) Marianne Vos (NED) |
| Most recent | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) |
The Grand Prix de Plouay is an elite professional women's road bicycle race held in Plouay, France.
It is organized annually since 2002, on the day before the men's race and on the same circuit.[1] The race consists of four 26,9 km laps and one 13,9 km lap, totalling 121 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.
Route
The course is known for its high rate of attrition. 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 half way 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.[2]
Winners
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | |
Regina Schleicher (GER) | |
| 2003 | |
Nicole Cooke (GBR) | |
| 2004 |  |
Edita Pučinskaitė (LTU) | |
| 2005 | |
Noemi Cantele (ITA) | |
| 2006 |  |
Nicole Brändli (SUI) | |
| 2007 | |
Noemi Cantele (ITA) | |
| 2008 | |
Fabiana Luperini (ITA) | |
| 2009 | |
Emma Pooley (GBR) | Cervélo TestTeam |
| 2010 | |
Emma Pooley (GBR) | Cervélo TestTeam |
| 2011 | |
Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Nederland Bloeit |
| 2012 | |
Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabobank Women Cycling Team |
| 2013 | |
Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabobank–Liv Giant |
| 2014 | |
Lucinda Brand (NED) | Rabo–Liv |
| 2015 | |
Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Boels–Dolmans |
Mulitiple winners
| Wins | Rider | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Noemi Cantele (ITA) |
2005 + 2007 |
| Emma Pooley (GBR) |
2009 + 2010 | |
| Marianne Vos (NED) |
2012 + 2013 |
Wins per Country
| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
| 4 | Netherlands United Kingdom |
| 3 | Italy |
| 1 | Germany Lithuania Switzerland |
External links
- Official site
- GP de Plouay Palmares at Cycling ArchivesLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
