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{{short description|French one-day road cycling race}}
{{For|the women's event|Classic Lorient Agglomération}}
{{Infobox cycling race
| name          = Bretagne Classic
| current_event = 2024 Bretagne Classic Ouest-France
| image         =Bretagne Classic logo-2023.png
| date          = Late August
| region        = [[Brittany]], France
| english       = Brittany Classic West France
| localnames    = Bretagne Classic Ouest-France {{in lang|fr}}
| nickname      =
| discipline    = [[Road bicycle racing|Road]]
| competition   = [[UCI World Tour]]
| type          = One-day race
| organiser     = Comité des Fêtes de Plouay
| director      =
| first         = {{start date and age|1931}}
| number        = 88 (as of 2024)
| last          =
| firstwinner   = {{flagathlete|[[François Favé]]|FRA}}
| mostwins      = ''10 riders with 2 wins''
| mostrecent    = {{flagathlete|[[Marc Hirschi]]|SUI}}
}}
The '''Bretagne Classic''', also called '''Bretagne Classic Ouest-France''', is an elite [[classic cycle races|cycling classic]] held annually in late summer around the [[Brittany|Breton]] village of [[Plouay]] in western France.

The race was originally named '''Grand-Prix de Plouay''' and, from 1989 to 2015, '''GP Ouest-France'''. It was included in the inaugural [[UCI ProTour]] in 2005 and in 2011 in its successor, the [[UCI World Tour]]. Since 2016 it is called Bretagne Classic Ouest-France.<ref name="Plouay change" >{{cite web|title=Bretagne classic ouest-france|url=http://www.bretagne-classique-ouest-france.bzh/bretagne-classic-ouest-france-plouay/plouay,change,de,braquet-34-FR.html|website=bretagne-classique-ouest-france.bzh|access-date=29 August 2016|language=fr}}</ref>

Since 2002, a women's event, the [[Classic Lorient Agglomération]] is organized on Saturday, the day before the men's race. Supporting events have grown over the years and now include BMX races, track racing and a mass-participation ride, as part of a four–day festival in the last summer weekend in Brittany.

==History==

[[File:Gilbert DUCLOS-LASALLE.jpg|thumb|[[Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle]] ''(pictured at the 1993 [[Paris–Nice]])'' is the last French rider to have won the race twice]]
The Bretagne Classic, originally named ''Circuit de Plouay'' and later the ''Grand-Prix de Plouay'',<ref name="Plouay change" /> was created in 1931 by former Tour de France doctor Berty, who used his influence to attract some of the biggest names of French cycling to the inaugural edition.<ref name="GP Ouest France – Plouay">{{cite web|title=GP Ouest France – Plouay|url=http://www.uci.ch/road/news/article/ouest-france-plouay-168502/|website=uci.ch|publisher=UCI|access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref> Breton rider François Favé won the inaugural edition. In its first decades the race was dominated by French riders. The first non-French winner was Italian [[Ugo Anzile]] in 1954, the second was Holland's [[Frits Pirard]] in 1979. Ten riders have won the race two times, all of them French except [[Oliver Naesen]], the most recent to do so with wins in 2016 and 2018.

Throughout its history, the roll of honour includes some illustrious winners. [[Sean Kelly (cyclist)|Séan Kelly]] was the first English-speaking rider to win in 1984. Belgian [[Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist)|Frank Vandenbroucke]] became the youngest winner in 1996, at the age of 21.<ref>{{cite web|title=GP Ouest-France (GP de Plouay), France, Cat 1.1.|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/sep96/plo.html|work=CyclingNews|access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref> Italian [[Vincenzo Nibali]], on his way to cycling legend, took a surprise victory in [[2006 GP Ouest-France|2006]], at the age of 22.<ref>{{cite web|title=La plus belle de Nibali|url=http://www.eurosport.fr/cyclisme/gp-ouest-france-plouay/2006/la-plus-belle-de-nibali_sto951907/story.shtml|website=europort.fr|publisher=Eurosport|access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref> Australians [[Simon Gerrans]] and [[Matthew Goss]] won in [[2009 GP Ouest-France|2009]] and [[2010 GP Ouest-France|2010]] respectively, with Norway's [[Edvald Boasson Hagen]] soloing to victory in [[2012 GP Ouest-France|2012]] and Italy's [[Filippo Pozzato]] helping resurrect his career with a surprise win in [[2013 GP Ouest-France|2013]].<ref>{{cite web|title=GP Ouest-France 2012|url=http://www.teamsky.com/teamsky/home/article/40511#oELmPeywbT2CkHmL.97|website=teamsky.com|publisher=Team Sky|access-date=27 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208132621/http://www.teamsky.com/teamsky/home/article/40511#oELmPeywbT2CkHmL.97|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ryan|first1=Barry|title=Pozzato outlines Worlds credentials with GP Ouest-France win. September 02, 2013|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pozzato-outlines-worlds-credentials-with-gp-ouest-france-win/|work=CyclingNews|access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref>

In [[2014 GP Ouest-France|2014]] the attackers managed to hold off the chasing peloton, with Frenchman [[Sylvain Chavanel]] winning the seven-man sprint.<ref>{{cite web|title=48th GP Ouest France – Plouay (1.UWT)|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/GP_Ouest_France_Plouay_2014|website=procyclingstats.com|publisher=ProCyclingStats|access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref> [[Alexander Kristoff]] was only two seconds behind, winning the sprint for eighth place.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chavanel wins GP Ouest France-Plouay. August 31, 2014|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gp-ouest-france-plouay-2014/results/|work=CyclingNews|access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref> In [[2015 GP Ouest-France|2015]] it was Kristoff's turn for victory, leading out a bunch sprint of 69 riders.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Quénet|first1=Jean-François|title=Kristoff wins GP Ouest France Plouay.  Katusha sprinter on fine form ahead of Worlds|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gp-ouest-france-plouay-2015/results/|work=CyclingNews|access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref>

==Route==
The race starts and finishes in the small village of [[Plouay]], in the heartland of French cycling. The course consists of eight laps of a demanding {{convert|27|km|abbr=on}} circuit and one {{convert|14|km|abbr=on}} lap in the backdrop of Brittany. The circuit is known for its high rate of attrition, featuring climbs and technical descents. The total distance covered is {{convert|247|km|1|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Plouay change" />

The first climb is addressed almost immediately after the start as the race goes over the Côte du Lézot, a {{convert|1|km|adj=on|spell=in}} climb with an average gradient of 6%. Next is a gentle {{convert|6|km|adj=on|spell=in}} ascent up to the Chapelle Sainte-Anne des Bois, marking the halfway point of the circuit. After a flat section, the race addresses the [[Côte de Ty-Marrec]], with a maximum gradient of 10%.

The race ends with a final lap of {{convert|14|km|abbr=on}}, with the last climb of the Côte de Ty-Marrec providing opportunities to launch attacks or distance sprinters. Sometimes a small group of riders manages to stay away, but often they are caught by the sprinters and their teams in sight of the finish line.<ref name="GP Ouest France – Plouay"/>

==Winners==
{{Cycling past winner start}}
|-
| colspan=4 align=center|↓ '''"Circuit de Plouay"''' ↓
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1931 GP Ouest-France|1931]]|name={{sortname|François|Favé||Favé, François}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1932 GP Ouest-France|1932]]|name={{sortname|Philippe|Bono}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1933 GP Ouest-France|1933]]|name={{sortname|Philippe|Bono}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1934 GP Ouest-France|1934]]|name={{sortname|Lucien|Tulot}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1935 GP Ouest-France|1935]]|name={{sortname|Jean|Le Dily}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1936 GP Ouest-France|1936]]|name={{sortname|Pierre|Cogan}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1937 GP Ouest-France|1937]]|name={{sortname|Jean-Marie|Goasmat}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1938 GP Ouest-France|1938]]|name={{sortname|Pierre|Cloarec}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1945 GP Ouest-France|1945]]|name={{sortname|Eloi|Tassin}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1946 GP Ouest-France|1946]]|name={{sortname|Ange|Le Strat}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1947 GP Ouest-France|1947]]|name={{sortname|Raymond|Louviot}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1948 GP Ouest-France|1948]]|name={{sortname|Eloi|Tassin}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1949 GP Ouest-France|1949]]|name={{sortname|Amand|Audaire}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1950 GP Ouest-France|1950]]|name={{sortname|Amand|Audaire}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1951 GP Ouest-France|1951]]|name={{sortname|Émile|Guérinel}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1952 GP Ouest-France|1952]]|name={{sortname|Émile|Guérinel}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1953 GP Ouest-France|1953]]|name={{sortname|Serge|Blusson}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1954 GP Ouest-France|1954]]|name={{sortname|Ugo|Anzile}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1955 GP Ouest-France|1955]]|name={{sortname|Jean|Petitjean}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1956 GP Ouest-France|1956]]|name={{sortname|Valentin|Huot}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1957 GP Ouest-France|1957]]|name={{sortname|Isaac|Vitré}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1958 GP Ouest-France|1958]]|name={{sortname|Jean|Gainche}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1959 GP Ouest-France|1959]]|name={{sortname|Emmanuel|Crenn}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
|-
| colspan=4 align=center|↓ '''"Grand-Prix de Plouay"''' ↓
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1960 GP Ouest-France|1960]]|name={{sortname|Hubert|Ferrer}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1961 GP Ouest-France|1961]]|name={{sortname|Fernand|Picot}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1962 GP Ouest-France|1962]]|name={{sortname|Jean|Gainche}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1963 GP Ouest-France|1963]]|name={{sortname|Fernand|Picot}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1964 GP Ouest-France|1964]]|name={{sortname|Jean|Bourlès}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1965 GP Ouest-France|1965]]|name={{sortname|François|Goasduff||Goasduff, François}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1966 GP Ouest-France|1966]]|name={{sortname|Claude|Mazeaud}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1967 GP Ouest-France|1967]]|name={{sortname|François|Hamon||Hamon, François}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1968 GP Ouest-France|1968]]|name={{sortname|Jean|Jourden}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1969 GP Ouest-France|1969]]|name={{sortname|Jean|Jourden}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1970 GP Ouest-France|1970]]|name={{sortname|Jean|Marcarini}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1971 GP Ouest-France|1971]]|name={{sortname|Jean-Pierre|Danguillaume}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1972 GP Ouest-France|1972]]|name={{sortname|Robert|Bouloux}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1973 GP Ouest-France|1973]]|name={{sortname|Jean-Claude|Largeau}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1974 GP Ouest-France|1974]]|name={{sortname|Raymond|Martin|Raymond Martin (cyclist)}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1975 GP Ouest-France|1975]]|name={{sortname|Cyrille|Guimard}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1976 GP Ouest-France|1976]]|name={{sortname|Jacques|Bossis}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1977 GP Ouest-France|1977]]|name={{sortname|Jacques|Bossis}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1978 GP Ouest-France|1978]]|name={{sortname|Pierre-Raymond|Villemiane}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1979 GP Ouest-France|1979]]|name={{sortname|Frits|Pirard}}|nat=NED|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1980 GP Ouest-France|1980]]|name={{sortname|Patrick|Friou}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1981 GP Ouest-France|1981]]|name={{sortname|Gilbert|Duclos-Lassalle}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1982 GP Ouest-France|1982]]|name={{sortname|François|Castaing|François Castaing (cyclist)|Castaing, François}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1983 GP Ouest-France|1983]]|name={{sortname|Pierre|Bazzo}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1984 GP Ouest-France|1984]]|name={{sortname|Sean|Kelly|Sean Kelly (cyclist)}}|nat=IRL|natvar=|team=[[Skil (cycling team)|Skil–Reydel–Sem–Mavic]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1985 GP Ouest-France|1985]]|name={{sortname|Éric|Guyot}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Skil (cycling team)|Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1986 GP Ouest-France|1986]]|name={{sortname|Martial|Gayant}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|SUG|1986}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1987 GP Ouest-France|1987]]|name={{sortname|Gilbert|Duclos-Lassalle}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|C.A|1987}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1988 GP Ouest-France|1988]]|name={{sortname|Luc|Leblanc}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[Toshiba–Look]]}}
|-
| colspan=4 align=center|↓ '''"GP Ouest-France"''' ↓
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1989 GP Ouest-France|1989]]|name={{sortname|Jean-Claude|Colotti}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[RMO (cycling team)|R.M.O.]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1990 GP Ouest-France|1990]]|name={{sortname|Bruno|Cornillet}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|C.A|1990}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1991 GP Ouest-France|1991]]|name={{sortname|Armand de|Las Cuevas}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|MOV|1991}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1992 GP Ouest-France|1992]]|name={{sortname|Ronan|Pensec}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=[[RMO (cycling team)|R.M.O.]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1993 GP Ouest-France|1993]]|name={{sortname|Thierry|Claveyrolat}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|C.A|1993}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1994 GP Ouest-France|1994]]|name={{sortname|Andreï|Tchmil||Tchmil, Andrei}}|nat=MDA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|LTS|1994}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1995 GP Ouest-France|1995]]|name={{sortname|Rolf|Järmann||Jarmann, Rolf}}|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=[[MG Maglificio (cycling team)|MG Maglificio]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1996 GP Ouest-France|1996]]|name={{sortname|Frank|Vandenbroucke|Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist)}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|MAP|1996}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1997 GP Ouest-France|1997]]|name={{sortname|Andrea|Ferrigato}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=[[ZG Mobili|Roslotto–ZG Mobili]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1998 GP Ouest-France|1998]]|name={{sortname|Pascal|Hervé||Herbe, Pascal}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|FES|1998}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[1999 GP Ouest-France|1999]]|name={{sortname|Christophe|Mengin}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|FDJ|1999}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2000 GP Ouest-France|2000]]|name={{sortname|Michele|Bartoli}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|MAP|2000}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2001 GP Ouest-France|2001]]|name={{sortname|Nico|Mattan}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|COF|2001}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2002 GP Ouest-France|2002]]|name={{sortname|Jeremy|Hunt|Jeremy Hunt (cyclist)}}|nat=GBR|natvar=|team=[[BigMat–Auber 93]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2003 GP Ouest-France|2003]]|name={{sortname|Andy|Flickinger}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|ALM|2003}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2004 GP Ouest-France|2004]]|name={{sortname|Didier|Rous}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|BBO|2004}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2005 GP Ouest-France|2005]]|name=no winner {{efn|name=Hincapei|[[George Hincapie]] was declared winner. However, in 2012, he was stripped of all results by the UCI between May 31, 2004, and July 31, 2006 due to his use of [[Doping in sport|performance-enhancing drugs]].}}|nat=|natvar=|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2006 GP Ouest-France|2006]]|name={{sortname|Vincenzo|Nibali}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|LIQ|2006}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2007 GP Ouest-France|2007]]|name={{sortname|Thomas|Voeckler}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|BBO|2007}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2008 GP Ouest-France|2008]]|name={{sortname|Pierrick|Fédrigo||Fedrigo, Pierrick}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|BBO|2008}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2009 GP Ouest-France|2009]]|name={{sortname|Simon|Gerrans}}|nat=AUS|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|CTT|2009}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2010 GP Ouest-France|2010]]|name={{sortname|Matthew|Goss}}|nat=AUS|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|THR|2010}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2011 GP Ouest-France|2011]]|name={{sortname|Grega|Bole}}|nat=SLO|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|LAM|2011}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2012 GP Ouest-France|2012]]|name={{sortname|Edvald|Boasson Hagen}}|nat=NOR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|SKY|2012}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2013 GP Ouest-France|2013]]|name={{sortname|Filippo|Pozzato}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|LAM|2013}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2014 GP Ouest-France|2014]]|name={{sortname|Sylvain|Chavanel}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|IAM|2014}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2015 GP Ouest-France|2015]]|name={{sortname|Alexander|Kristoff}}|nat=NOR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|KAT|2015}}}}
|-
| colspan=4 align=center|↓ '''"Bretagne Classic"''' ↓
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2016 Bretagne Classic Ouest-France|2016]]|name={{sortname|Oliver|Naesen}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|IAM|2016}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2017 Bretagne Classic Ouest-France|2017]]|name={{sortname|Elia|Viviani}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|SKY|2017}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2018 Bretagne Classic Ouest-France|2018]]|name={{sortname|Oliver|Naesen}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|ALM|2018}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2019 Bretagne Classic Ouest-France|2019]]|name={{sortname|Sep|Vanmarcke}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|EFD|2019}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2020 Bretagne Classic Ouest-France|2020]]|name={{sortname|Michael|Matthews|Michael Matthews (cyclist)}}|nat=AUS|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|SUN|2020}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2021 Bretagne Classic Ouest-France|2021]]|name={{sortname|Benoît |Cosnefroy}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|ALM|2021}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2022 Bretagne Classic Ouest-France|2022]]|name={{sortname|Wout|van Aert}}|nat=BEL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|TJV|2022}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2023 Bretagne Classic Ouest-France|2023]]|name={{sortname|Valentin|Madouas}}|nat=FRA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|GFC|2023}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2024 Bretagne Classic Ouest-France|2024]]|name={{sortname|Marc|Hirschi}}|nat=SUI|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|UAD men|2024}}}}
{{Cycling past winner end}}
{{notelist}}

===Multiple winners===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Wins
! Rider
! Editions
|-
| align=center rowspan= 10 | 2 || {{flagathlete|[[Philippe Bono]]|FRA}} || [[1932 GP Ouest-France|1932]] + [[1933 GP Ouest-France|1933]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Eloi Tassin]]|FRA}} || [[1945 GP Ouest-France|1945]] + [[1948 GP Ouest-France|1948]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Amand Audaire]]|FRA}} || [[1949 GP Ouest-France|1949]] + [[1950 GP Ouest-France|1950]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Émile Guérinel]]|FRA}} || [[1951 GP Ouest-France|1951]] + [[1952 GP Ouest-France|1952]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Jean Gainche]]|FRA}} || [[1958 GP Ouest-France|1958]] + [[1962 GP Ouest-France|1962]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Fernand Picot]]|FRA}} || [[1961 GP Ouest-France|1961]] + [[1963 GP Ouest-France|1963]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Jean Jourden]]|FRA}} || [[1968 GP Ouest-France|1968]] + [[1969 GP Ouest-France|1969]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Jacques Bossis]]|FRA}} || [[1976 GP Ouest-France|1976]] + [[1977 GP Ouest-France|1977]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle]]|FRA}} || [[1981 GP Ouest-France|1981]] + [[1987 GP Ouest-France|1987]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Oliver Naesen]]|BEL}} || [[2016 Bretagne Classic Ouest-France|2016]] + [[2018 Bretagne Classic Ouest-France|2018]]
|-
|}

===Wins per country===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Wins
! Country
|-
| align=center | 63|| {{flagu|France}}
|-
| align=center | 6|| {{flagu|Belgium}}<br />{{flagu|Italy}}
|-
| align=center | 3|| {{flagu|Australia}}
|-
| align=center | 2|| {{flagu|Norway}}<br>{{flagu|Switzerland}}
|-
| align=center | 1|| {{flagu|Ireland}}<br /> {{flagu|Moldova}}<br /> {{flagu|Netherlands}}<br /> {{flagu|Slovenia}}<br /> {{flagu|United Kingdom}}
|-
|}

== Classic Lorient Agglomération ==
{{Main|Classic Lorient Agglomération}}

Since 2002, a women's event, the ''Classic Lorient Agglomération'' has been organized, using the same circuit. Originally part of the [[UCI Women's Road World Cup]], the race is now part of the [[UCI Women's World Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Greg|title=Columbia-HTC has options for women’s GP Plouay assault. August 21, 2009|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/columbia-htc-has-options-for-womens-gp-plouay-assault/|work=CyclingNews|access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Grand Prix de Plouay – Bretagne: who will be crowned UCI Women Road World Cup winner? 27 August 2015|url=http://www.uci.ch/road/news/article/grand-prix-plouay-bretagne-who-will-crowned-uci-women-road-world-cup-winner/|website=uci.ch|publisher=UCI staff|access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref> Britain's [[Lizzie Deignan]] holds the record with three wins.

==Trivia==
* No rider has won the race more than two times so far.
* The GP Ouest-France is one of only a few international sporting events organized entirely by volunteers: 600-700 members of the Comité des Fêtes de Plouay manage the proceedings of the organization.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Courroux|first1=John|title=Le GP de Plouay en cinq chiffres (in French)|url=http://www.velochrono.fr/actu/2011/le-gp-de-plouay-en-cinq-chiffres/|website=velochrono.fr|publisher=Vélo Chrono|access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref>
* Plouay has organized the [[2000 UCI Road World Championships|2000 Road World Championships]], using the circuit of the GP Ouest-France.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Jeff|title=Preview|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/worlds00/worlds00.shtml|work=CyclingNews|access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref> Latvian [[Romāns Vainšteins]] won the elite men's road race, beating [[Zbigniew Spruch]] and [[Óscar Freire]] in a bunch sprint.<ref>{{cite web|title=2000 World Road Cycling Championships 67th. Edition: October 15, 2000. Plouay, France|url=http://bikeraceinfo.com/worlds/worlds-2000.html|website=bikeraceinfo.com|publisher=Bikeraceinfo|access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref> Belarusian [[Zinaida Stahurskaia]] won the women's road race in a solo victory.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Knapp|first1=Gerard|title=Elite Women's Road Race. Saturday, October 14, 2000|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/worlds00/results/wrrresults00.shtml|work=CyclingNews|access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.pco.bzh/}}
* {{Cycling archives race|238}}

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