Cholet-Pays de la Loire

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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 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.

Cholet-Pays de la Loire
Race details
DateMid-March
RegionPays de la Loire, France
English nameGrand Prix Cholet-Pays de la Loire
Local name(s)Grand Prix Cholet-Pays de la Loire (in French)
Nickname(s)Primavera of the Mauges
DisciplineRoad race
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeSingle-day
Web sitewww.choletpaysdelaloire.fr Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1978 (1978)
Editions45 (as of 2024)
First winner Jacques Bossis (FRA)
Most wins Jaan Kirsipuu (EST) (3 wins)
Most recent Paul Lapeira (FRA)

Name of the race

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1978–1987: Grand Prix de Mauléon-Moulins
1988–1989: Grand Prix de Cholet-Mauléon-Moulins
1990–2007: Grand Prix de Cholet – Pays de Loire

Winners

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YearCountryRiderTeam
1978  FranceJacques BossisRenault–Gitane
1979  FrancePierre BazzoLa Redoute–Motobécane
1980  FranceRoger LegeayPeugeot–Esso–Michelin
1981  FranceRoger LegeayPeugeot–Esso–Michelin
1982  FrancePierre BazzoLa Redoute–Mavic
1983  FranceEric Dall'ArmelinaSem–France Loire
1984  FrancePascal PoissonRenault–Elf
1985  FranceMarc MadiotRenault–Elf
1986  FranceDominique LecrocqSystème U
1987  FranceFrédéric GarnierToshiba–Look
1988  BelgiumPatrick OnnockxADR–Enerday
1989  FranceFranck BoucanvilleFagor–MBK
1990  DenmarkKim AndersenZ–Tomasso
1991  BelgiumSammie MoreelsLotto
1992  FranceLaurent DesbiensCollstrop–Garden Wood–Histor
1993  FranceMarc BouillonCollstrop–Assur Carpets
1994  FranceLaurent MadouasCastorama
1995  BelgiumFrank VandenbrouckeMapei–GB
1996  FranceStéphane HeulotGAN
1997  EstoniaJaan KirsipuuCasino
1998  EstoniaJaan KirsipuuCasino–Ag2r
1999  EstoniaJaan KirsipuuCasino–Ag2r Prévoyance
2000  GermanyJens VoigtCrédit Agricole
2001  FranceFlorent BrardFestina
2002  FranceJimmy CasperFrançaise des Jeux
2003  FranceChristophe MenginFDJeux.com
2004  BelgiumBert De WaeleLandbouwkrediet–Colnago
2005  FrancePierrick FédrigoBouygues Télécom
2006  AustraliaChris SuttonCofidis
2007  FranceStéphane AugéCofidis
2008  EstoniaJanek TombakMitsubishi–Jartazi
2009  ArgentinaJuan José HaedoTeam Saxo Bank
2010  ColombiaLeonardo DuqueCofidis
2011  FranceThomas VoecklerTeam Europcar
2012  FranceArnaud DémareFDJ–BigMat
2013  FranceDamien GaudinTeam Europcar
2014  BelgiumTom Van AsbroeckTopsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
2015  FrancePierrick FédrigoBretagne–Séché Environnement
2016  FranceRudy BarbierRoubaix–Métropole Européenne de Lille
2017No race due to dispute between organisers and mayor of Cholet.[1][2]
2018  FranceThomas BoudatDirect Énergie
2019  FranceMarc SarreauGroupama–FDJ
2020No race due to The COVID-19 pandemic
2021  ItalyElia VivianiCofidis
2022  FranceMarc SarreauAG2R Citroën Team
2023[3]  New ZealandLaurence PithieGroupama–FDJ
2024  FrancePaul LapeiraDecathlon–AG2R La Mondiale

References

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  1. ^ "Cholet-Pays de Loire n'aura pas lieu – Actualité".
  2. ^ "Cholet-Pays de Loire de retour en 2018 - Actualité".
  3. ^ Fotheringham, Alasdair (19 March 2023). "Cholet - Pays de la Loire: New Zealander Pithie wins first race of career". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
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