Tour de Bretagne Cycliste

Infobox Cycling race
name = Tour de Bretagne Cycliste
current_event =


date = April/May
region = France
english = Tour of Brittany
localnames = Tour de Bretagne trophée des granitiers
Ruban Granitier Breton
nickname =
discipline = Road race
competition = UCI Europe Tour 2.2
type = Stage race
organiser =
director =
first = 1967
number = 43 (as of 2008)
last =
firstwinner = flagicon|FRA Marcel Duchemin
mostwins = flagicon|FRA Marcel Duchemin (3 wins)
mostrecent = flagicon|FRA Benoît Poilvet

Tour de Bretagne Cycliste, also known as the Tour de Bretagne trophée des granitiers and formerly known as Ruban Granitier Breton, is an annual early season professional cycling stage race held in late April and early May in Brittany, France. The race often acts as a show case for upcoming riders of the under 23 category who race with together with Elite riders. The 2007 edition was dominated by Lars Boom and Edvald Boasson Hagen who both wore the leader's jersey and won stages of the race. [cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2007/apr07/bretagne07/bretagne076|title=Boasson Hagen and Boom share the honours |publisher=Cyclingnews.com|accessdate=2007-12-17] The race was renamed Tour de Bretagne in 2005 when the race also became a professional race. The 2008 edition was dominated by the Rabobank team with defending champion Lars Boom and Coen Vermeltfoort winning two stages each. The Bretagne Armor Lux won the general classification with Benoît Poilvet. [cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2008/apr08/bretagne08/bretagne087|title=Wilmann's attack pays off|publisher=Cyclingnews.com|accessdate=2008-05-02]

Past winners

References

External links

* [http://www.tourdebretagne.fr/ Tour de Bretagne Official Website]