Mi-Août en Bretagne

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Mi-Août en Bretagne
Race details
DateAugust
RegionBrittany, France
English nameMid-August Brittany
DisciplineRoad race
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
OrganiserRémi Madec
Web sitewww.miaoutbretonne.com/course-velo-mi-aout-bretonne.php Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1960 (1960)
Editions24
Final edition2012 (2012)
First winner Fernand Picot (FRA)
Most wins  (FRA)
 Lilian Jégou (FRA)
(2 wins)
Final winner David Veilleux (CAN)

Mi-Août en Bretagne is a French cycling road race that was established in 1960. It is held in the region of Brittany, France. It is rated 2.2 on the UCI Europe Tour. The original race ran from 1960-1966. It was then re-established in 1978 by Louis Bihannic. Prior to the 2009 season the race was previously categorised as 1.5 on the UCI Europe Tour; by the final edition in 2012, it was categorised as 2.2. Citing financial problems, the race was not held after 2012.[1]

Classification jerseys[]

Riders aim to win overall but there are five further competitions: points, mountains, the best young rider, best placed non French rider, best placed rider from Brittany and combined points leader. The leader of each wears a distinctive jersey. A rider who leads more than one competition wears the jersey of the most prestigious. The abandoned jersey is worn by the second in the competition.

Jersey yellow.svg General classification
Jersey green.svg Sprinters points classification
Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification
Jersey blue.svg Best placed non French rider in General classification (has now been abolished)
Jersey red.svg Combined points leader
Jersey white.svg Young rider classification

Winners[]

Year Country Rider Team
1961  France Fernand Picot
1962  France Jean Gainche
1963  France Jean Bourles
1979  France
1980  France
1992  France François Simon
1995  France Nicolas Jalabert
1996  France David Delrieu
1997  France Anthony Morin
1998  France Jean-Michel Tessier
1999  France
2000  Australia Jamie Drew
2001  France Lilian Jégou
2002  France Lilian Jégou
2003  France Mickaël Buffaz
2004  France
2005  France
2006  Bulgaria
2007  Kenya Chris Froome
2008  Poland Piotr Zielinski
2009  Norway Frederik Wilmann
2010  France Jean-Luc Delpech Bretagne–Schuller
2011  Great Britain Mark McNally An Post–Sean Kelly
2012  Canada David Veilleux Team Europcar

References[]

  1. ^ Martial Goarnisson. "Faute de finances, la Mi-Ao没t en Bretagne n'aura pas lieu - Be celt". Be celt.
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