Mi-Août en Bretagne
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | August |
| Region | Brittany, France |
| English name | Mid-August Brittany |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Organiser | Rémi Madec |
| History | |
| First edition | 1960 |
| Editions | 24 |
| Final edition | 2012 |
| First winner |
 |
| Most wins |
(2 wins) |
| Final winner |
 |
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.
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 |
| 2012 | |
David Veilleux (CAN) | Team Europcar |
References
- ↑ Martial Goarnisson. "Faute de finances, la Mi-Ao没t en Bretagne n'aura pas lieu - Be celt". Be celt.