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{{Short description|French one-day road cycling race}}
{{more citations needed|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox cycling race
| name        = Cholet-Pays de la Loire
| image       = [[Image:Cholet-Pays de Loire logo.jpg|250px]]
| date        = Mid-March
| region      = Pays de la Loire, France
| english     = Grand Prix Cholet-Pays de la Loire
| localnames  = Grand Prix Cholet-Pays de la Loire {{in lang|fr}}
| nickname    = ''Primavera of the Mauges''
| discipline  = [[Road bicycle racing|Road]] race
| competition = [[UCI Europe Tour]]
| type        = Single-day
| organiser   =
| director    =
| first       = {{start date|1978}}
| number      = 46 (as of 2025)
| last        =
| firstwinner = {{flagathlete|[[Jacques Bossis]]|FRA}}
| mostwins    = {{flagathlete|[[Jaan Kirsipuu]]|EST}} ''(3 wins)''
| mostrecent  = {{flagathlete|[[Lukáš Kubiš]]|SVK}}
}}

'''Grand Prix Cholet-Pays de la Loire''' is a single-day [[road bicycle race]] held annually in March in [[Cholet]], France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a [[UCI race classifications|1.1]] event on the [[UCI Europe Tour]]. It is often called ''Primavera of the Mauges'' due to its similarities with Belgian semi-classics because of the wind, short hills and some rain on the way to Cholet.

==Name of the race==
:1978–1987: ''Grand Prix de Mauléon-Moulins''
:1988–1989: ''Grand Prix de Cholet-Mauléon-Moulins''
:1990–2007: ''Grand Prix de Cholet&nbsp;– Pays de Loire''

==Winners==
{{Cycling past winner start}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1978|name={{sortname|Jacques|Bossis}}|nat=FRA|team=[[Renault–Gitane]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1979|name={{sortname|Pierre|Bazzo}}|nat=FRA|team=[[La Redoute–Motobécane]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1980|name={{sortname|Roger|Legeay}}|nat=FRA|team=[[Peugeot–Esso–Michelin]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1981|name={{sortname|Roger|Legeay}}|nat=FRA|team=[[Peugeot–Esso–Michelin]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1982|name={{sortname|Pierre|Bazzo}}|nat=FRA|team=[[La Redoute–Mavic]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1983|name={{sortname|Eric|Dall'Armelina}}|nat=FRA|team=[[Sem–France Loire]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1984|name={{sortname|Pascal|Poisson}}|nat=FRA|team=[[Renault–Elf]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1985|name={{sortname|Marc|Madiot}}|nat=FRA|team=[[Renault–Elf]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1986|name={{sortname|Dominique|Lecrocq}}|nat=FRA|team=[[Système U (cycling team)|Système U]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1987|name={{sortname|Frédéric|Garnier||Garnier, Frederic}}|nat=FRA|team=[[Toshiba–Look]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1988|name={{sortname|Patrick|Onnockx}}|nat=BEL|team=[[ADR–Enerday]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1989|name={{sortname|Franck|Boucanville}}|nat=FRA|team=[[Fagor–MBK]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1990|name={{sortname|Kim|Andersen|Kim Andersen (cyclist)}}|nat=DEN|team=[[Z–Tomasso]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1991|name={{sortname|Sammie|Moreels}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|SIL|1991}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1992|name={{sortname|Laurent|Desbiens}}|nat=FRA|team=[[Collstrop–Garden Wood–Histor]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1993|name={{sortname|Marc|Bouillon}}|nat=FRA|team=[[Collstrop–Assur Carpets]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1994|name={{sortname|Laurent|Madouas}}|nat=FRA|team=[[Castorama (cycling team)|Castorama]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1995|name={{sortname|Frank|Vandenbroucke|Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist)}}|nat=BEL|team=[[Mapei–GB]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1996|name={{sortname|Stéphane|Heulot||Heulot, Stephane}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|C.A|1996}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1997|name={{sortname|Jaan|Kirsipuu}}|nat=EST|team={{UCI team code|ALM|1997}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1998|name={{sortname|Jaan|Kirsipuu}}|nat=EST|team={{UCI team code|ALM|1998}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=1999|name={{sortname|Jaan|Kirsipuu}}|nat=EST|team={{UCI team code|ALM|1999}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2000|name={{sortname|Jens|Voigt}}|nat=GER|team={{UCI team code|C.A}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2001|name={{sortname|Florent|Brard}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|FES|2001}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2002|name={{sortname|Jimmy|Casper}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|FDJ|2002}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2003|name={{sortname|Christophe|Mengin}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|FDJ|2003}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2004|name={{sortname|Bert|De Waele}}|nat=BEL|team=[[Landbouwkrediet–Colnago]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2005|name={{sortname|Pierrick|Fédrigo||Fedrigo, Pierrick}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|BBO|2005}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2006|name={{sortname|Chris|Sutton|Christopher Sutton (cyclist)}}|nat=AUS|team={{UCI team code|COF|2006}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2007|name={{sortname|Stéphane|Augé||Auge, Stephane}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|COF|2007}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2008|name={{sortname|Janek|Tombak}}|nat=EST|team=[[Mitsubishi–Jartazi]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2009|name={{sortname|Juan José|Haedo||Haedo, Juan Jose}}|nat=ARG|team={{UCI team code|SAX|2009}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2010|name={{sortname|Leonardo|Duque}}|nat=COL|team={{UCI team code|COF|2010}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2011|name={{sortname|Thomas|Voeckler}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|EUC|2011}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2012|name={{sortname|Arnaud|Démare}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|FDJ|2012}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2013|name={{sortname|Damien|Gaudin}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|EUC|2013}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2014|name={{sortname|Tom|Van Asbroeck}}|nat=BEL|team={{UCI team code|TSV|2014}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2015|name={{sortname|Pierrick|Fédrigo}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|BSE|2015}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2016|name={{sortname|Rudy|Barbier}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|RLM|2016}}}}
{{Cycling past winner no race|year=2017|reason=dispute between organisers and mayor of [[Cholet]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.directvelo.com/actualite/56054/cholet-pays-de-loire-n-aura-pas-lieu|title=Cholet-Pays de Loire n'aura pas lieu – Actualité}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.directvelo.com/actualite/56240/cholet-pays-de-loire-de-retour-en-2018|title = Cholet-Pays de Loire de retour en 2018 - Actualité}}</ref>}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2018|name={{sortname|Thomas|Boudat}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|TDE|2018}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2019|name={{sortname|Marc|Sarreau}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|FDJ|2019}}}}
{{Cycling pw no race|year=2020|reason=the [[COVID-19 pandemic in France|COVID-19 pandemic]]}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2021 Cholet-Pays de la Loire|2021]]|name={{sortname|Elia|Viviani}}|nat=ITA|team={{UCI team code|COF|2021}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2022|name={{sortname|Marc|Sarreau}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|ALM|2022}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2023<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fotheringham |first1=Alasdair |title=Cholet - Pays de la Loire: New Zealander Pithie wins first race of career |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/cholet-pays-de-la-loire-2023/elite-men/results/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=20 March 2023 |language=en |date=19 March 2023}}</ref>|name={{sortname|Laurence|Pithie}}|nat=NZ|team={{UCI team code|GFC|2023}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2024|name={{sortname|Paul|Lapeira}}|nat=FRA|team={{UCI team code|ALM|2024}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2025|name={{sortname|Lukáš|Kubiš}}|nat=SVK|team={{UCI team code|RKT|2025}}}}
{{Cycling past winner end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Cholet-Pays de la Loire}}
*{{official website|http://www.cholet-pdl.com/}} {{in lang|fr}}

{{French Road Cycling Cup}}

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