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 to 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]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | August |
| Region | Brittany, France |
| English name | Mid-August Brittany |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Organiser | Rémi Madec |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1960 |
| Editions | 24 |
| Final edition | 2012 |
| First winner |  Fernand Picot (FRA) |
| Most wins | Philippe Dalibard (FRA) Lilian Jégou (FRA) (2 wins) |
| Final winner |  David Veilleux (CAN) |
Classification jerseys
editRiders 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.
General classification
Sprinters points classification
Mountains classification
Best placed non French rider in General classification (has now been abolished)
Combined points leader
Young rider classification
Winners
edit| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | France | Fernand Picot | |
| 1962 | France | Jean Gainche | |
| 1963 | France | Jean Bourles | |
| 1979 | France | Philippe Dalibard | |
| 1980 | France | Philippe Dalibard | |
| 1992 | France | François Simon | |
| 1995 | France | Nicolas Jalabert | |
| 1996 | France | David Delrieu | |
| 1997 | France | Anthony Morin | |
| 1998 | France | Jean-Michel Tessier | |
| 1999 | France | Stéphane Ravaleu | |
| 2000 |  Australia | Jamie Drew | |
| 2001 | France | Lilian Jégou | |
| 2002 | France | Lilian Jégou | |
| 2003 | France | Mickaël Buffaz | |
| 2004 | France | Stéphane Conan | |
| 2005 | France | Frédéric Lubach | |
| 2006 |  Bulgaria | Stephan Kushlev | |
| 2007 |  Kenya | Chris Froome | |
| 2008 |  Poland | Piotr Zieliński | |
| 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
edit- ^ Martial Goarnisson. "Faute de finances, la Mi-Ao没t en Bretagne n'aura pas lieu – Be celt". Be celt.
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