- Mi-Août Bretonne
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Mi-Août Bretonne Race details Date August Region Brittany, France English name Mid-August Brittany Discipline Road race Competition UCI Europe Tour History First edition 1960 Most wins Philippe Dalibard (FRA)
Lilian Jégou (FRA)
(2 wins)Most recent Mark McNally (GBR) Mi-Août Bretonne 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.
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.
- 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
Rider Team 1961 Fernand Picot (FRA) 1962 Jean Gainche (FRA) 1963 Jean Bourles (FRA) 1979 Philippe Dalibard (FRA) 1980 Philippe Dalibard (FRA) 1992 François Simon (FRA) 1995 Nicolas Jalabert (FRA) 1996 David Delrieu (FRA) 1997 Anthony Morin (FRA) 1998 Jean-Michel Tessier (FRA) 1999 Stéphane Ravaleu (FRA) 2000 Jamie Drew (AUS) 2001 Lilian Jégou (FRA) 2002 Lilian Jégou (FRA) 2003 Mickaël Buffaz (FRA) 2004 Stéphane Conan (FRA) 2005 Frédéric Lubach (FRA) 2006 Stephan Kushlev (BUL) 2007 Chris Froome (KEN) 2008 Piotr Zielinski (POL) 2009 Frederik Wilmann (NOR) 2010 Jean-Luc Delpech (FRA) Bretagne-Schuller 2011 Mark McNally (GBR) An Post-Sean Kelly Categories:- Cycle races in France
- UCI Europe Tour
- Recurring sporting events established in 1960
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