Grand Prix du Morbihan is a single-day men's road bicycle race held annually in May around Plumelec, in the region of Brittany, France.[1] Since 2020, the race is organised as a 1.Pro event on the UCI ProSeries, also being part of the French Road Cycling Cup.[2]

Grand Prix du Morbihan
Race details
DateMay or June
RegionBrittany, France
English nameGrand Prix of Morbihan
Local name(s)Grand Prix du Morbihan (in French)
DisciplineRoad race
Competition
TypeSingle-day
Web sitewww.gpmo.bzh Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1974 (1974)
Editions47 (as of 2024)
First winner Roger Pingeon (FRA)
Most wins Julien Simon (FRA) (3 wins)
Most recent Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA)

A women's race, the Grand Prix du Morbihan Féminin, has been held the same day since 2011.[3]

Name of the race

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  • 1988–2000: A Travers le Morbihan
  • 1988–2000: A Travers le Morbihan
  • 2001–2019: Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan

Winners

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Year Country Rider Team
1974   France Roger Pingeon Jobo–Lejeune
1975   France Georges Talbourdet Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson
1976   France Robert Alban Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson
1977   France André Chalmel Gitane–Campagnolo
1978   France Raymond Martin Miko–Mercier–Vivagel
1979 No race due to financial reasons
1980   France Christian Muselet La Redoute–Motobécane
1981   France Robert Alban La Redoute–Motobécane
1982   France Fabien De Vooght Wolber–Spidel
1983   France Laurent Fignon Renault–Elf
1984   France Pierre Bazzo COOP–Hoonved
1985   France Marc Madiot Renault–Elf
1986   France Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle Peugeot–Shell
1987   Denmark Johnny Weltz Fagor–MBK
1988   France Frédéric Brun Z–Peugeot
1989 No race due to financial reasons
1990   Belgium Johan Museeuw Lotto–Superclub
1991   France Bruno Cornillet Z
1992   Belgium Peter De Clercq Lotto–Mavic–MBK
1993   Germany Marcel Wüst Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer
1994   Belgium Peter De Clercq Lotto
1995   France Francis Moreau GAN
1996   Belgium Johan Capiot Collstrop–Lystex
1997   France Christophe Agnolutto Casino
1998   France Laurent Desbiens Cofidis
1999   France Patrice Halgand Festina–Lotus
2000   France Patrice Halgand Jean Delatour
2001   France Gilles Maignan AG2R Prévoyance
2002   France Laurent Lefèvre Jean Delatour
2003   France Nicolas Vogondy FDJeux.com
2004   France Thomas Voeckler Brioches La Boulangère
2005 No race due to financial reasons
2006   France Cédric Hervé Bretagne–Jean Floc'h
2007   Australia Simon Gerrans AG2R Prévoyance
2008   France Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom
2009   France Jérémie Galland Besson Chaussures–Sojasun
2010   Australia Wesley Sulzberger Française des Jeux
2011   France Sylvain Georges BigMat–Auber 93
2012   France Julien Simon Saur–Sojasun
2013   France Samuel Dumoulin Ag2r–La Mondiale
2014   France Julien Simon Cofidis
2015   France Alexis Vuillermoz AG2R La Mondiale
2016   France Samuel Dumoulin AG2R La Mondiale
2017   France Alexis Vuillermoz AG2R La Mondiale
2018   Italy Andrea Pasqualon Wanty–Groupe Gobert
2019   France Benoît Cosnefroy AG2R La Mondiale
2020 No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France[4]
2021   Belgium Arne Marit Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
2022   France Julien Simon Team TotalEnergies
2023   Belgium Arnaud De Lie Lotto–Dstny
2024   France Benoît Cosnefroy Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale

Wins per country

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Wins Country
36   France
6   Belgium
2   Australia
1   Denmark
  Germany
  Italy

References

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  1. ^ "G.P Plumelec-Morbihan (Fra) - Cat.1.ProS". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Grand Prix du Morbihan (1.Pro)". ProcyclingStats. 2023.
  3. ^ "Grand Prix du Morbihan". wielerflits.be (in Dutch). 5 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Pas de report pour le Grand Prix de Plumelec" [No postponement for the Grand Prix de Plumelec]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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