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{{Short description|Annual women's bicycle race in France}}
{{for|the men's event|Bretagne Classic}}
{{Infobox cycling race
| name          = Classic Lorient Agglomération
| current_event = 
| image         = 
| image_caption =
| date          = late August
| region        = [[Brittany]], [[France]]
| english       = 
| localnames    = 
| nickname      =GP de Plouay 
| discipline    = [[File:Cycling (road) pictogram.svg|23px]] [[Road bicycle racing]]
| competition   = [[UCI Women's WorldTour|UCI Women's World Tour]]
| type          = Singe-day race
| organiser     = 
| director      = 
| first         = {{start date|2002}}
| number        = 23 (as of 2024)
| last          = 
| firstwinner   = {{flagathlete|[[Regina Schleicher]]|GER}}
| mostwins      = {{flagathlete|[[Lizzie Deignan]]|GBR}}<br>''(3 wins)''
| mostrecent    = {{flagathlete|[[Mischa Bredewold]]|NED}}
}}

The '''Classic Lorient Agglomération''' is an elite professional [[List of women's road bicycle races|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 [[GP Ouest-France|men's race]] and on the same circuit.<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/|website=cyclingnews.com|publisher=CyclingNews|access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref> The race consists of four 26.9&nbsp;km laps and two 13.9&nbsp;km laps, totalling 135.4&nbsp;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 WorldTour|UCI Women's World Tour]]. In 2022, the race rebranded as '''Classic Lorient Agglomération'''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Plouay Cyclisme Organisation - Organisateur des 4 Jours CIC de Plouay |url=http://www.grandprix-plouay.com/ |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=www.grandprix-plouay.com}}</ref>

==Route==
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.<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>

==Winners==
{{Cycling past winner start}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2002|name={{sortname|Regina|Schleicher}}|nat=GER|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2003|name={{sortname|Nicole|Cooke}}|nat=GBR|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2004|name={{sortname|Edita|Pučinskaitė||Pucinskaite, Edita}}|nat=LTU|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2005|name={{sortname|Noemi|Cantele}}|nat=ITA|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2006|name={{sortname|Nicole|Brändli||Brandli, Nicole}}|nat=SUI|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2007|name={{sortname|Noemi|Cantele}}|nat=ITA|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2008|name={{sortname|Fabiana|Luperini}}|nat=ITA|team=}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2009|name={{sortname|Emma|Pooley}}|nat=GBR|team={{UCI team code|CWT|2009}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2010|name={{sortname|Emma|Pooley}}|nat=GBR|team={{UCI team code|CWT|2010}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2011|name={{sortname|Annemiek van|Vleuten}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|NLB|2011}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2012|name={{sortname|Marianne|Vos}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|RBW|2012b}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2013 GP de Plouay|2013]]|name={{sortname|Marianne|Vos}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|RBW|2013}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2014 GP de Plouay|2014]]|name={{sortname|Lucinda|Brand}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|RBW|2014}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2015 GP de Plouay|2015]]|name={{sortname|Lizzie|Armitstead|Lizzie Deignan}}|nat=GBR|team={{UCI team code|DLT|2015}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2016 GP de Plouay|2016]]|name={{sortname|Eugenia|Bujak}}|nat=POL|team={{UCI team code|BTC|2016}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2017 GP de Plouay – Bretagne|2017]]|name={{sortname|Lizzie|Deignan}}|nat=GBR|team={{UCI team code|DLT|2017}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2018 GP de Plouay – Bretagne|2018]]|name={{sortname|Amy|Pieters}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|DLT|2018}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2019 GP de Plouay – Bretagne|2019]]|name={{sortname|Anna|Van der Breggen}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|DLT|2019}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2020 GP de Plouay|2020]]|name={{sortname|Lizzie|Deignan}}|nat=GBR|team={{UCI team code|TFS women|2020}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2021 GP de Plouay|2021]]|name={{sortname|Elisa|Longo Borghini}}|nat=ITA|team={{UCI team code|TFS women|2021}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2022 Classic Lorient Agglomération|2022]]|name={{sortname|Margarita Victoria| García}}|nat=ESP|team={{UCI team code|UAD women|2022}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2023 Classic Lorient Agglomération|2023]]|name={{sortname|Mischa|Bredewold}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}}}
{{Cycling past winner rider|year=[[2024 Classic Lorient Agglomération|2024]]|name={{sortname|Mischa|Bredewold}}|nat=NED|team={{UCI team code|SDW|2024}}}}
{{Cycling past winner end}}

===Multiple winners===
{| class="wikitable"
! Wins
! Rider
! Editions
|-
| align=center | 3 || {{flagathlete|[[Lizzie Deignan]]|GBR}} || [[2015 GP de Plouay|2015]], 2017, 2020
|-
| align=center rowspan=4 | 2 || {{flagathlete|[[Noemi Cantele]]|ITA}} || 2005, 2007
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Emma Pooley]]|GBR}} || 2009, 2010
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Marianne Vos]]|NED}} || 2012, [[2013 GP de Plouay|2013]]
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Mischa Bredewold]]|NED}} || 2023, 2024
|}

===Wins per country===
{| class="wikitable"
! Wins
! Country
|-
| align=center | 8 || {{NED}}
|-
| align=center | 6 || {{GBR}}
|-
| align=center | 4 || {{ITA}}
|-
| align=center | 1 || {{GER}}<br /> {{LIT}}<br /> {{POL}}<br /> {{SUI}}<br /> {{ESP}}
|-
|}

==External links==
* [http://www.grandprix-plouay.com/ Official site]
*{{Cycling archives race|2009}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

{{GP Ouest-France}}
{{UCI Women's Road World Cup}}
{{UCI Women's World Tour}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:GP de Plouay}}
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