Paul Magnier leads chase group across line in Plouay for second Marc Hirschi (UAE Team Emirates) used a late acceleration on the downhill finish into Plouay to win the Bretagne Classic-Ouest France.  Paul Magnier (Soudal-QuickStep) took second a few bike lengths back with Magnus Cort (Uno-X Mobility) going third ahead of Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Dstny) and Thibau Nys (Lidl-Trek) Charging up a small rise of 500 metres on the Lezot hill with 5km to go a small group of riders went clear for the final downhill approach back into Plouay for the finish Tiesj Benoot (Visma-Lease a Bike) initially led the way with Hirschi Ilan van Wilder (Soudal-QuickStep) and Lotto Dstny duo Maxim Van Gils and De Lie Hirschi surged clear from the small pack and held off the rush from behind for his second one-day race win in two weeks A 259.8km course delivered its usual challenging course with 4,250 metres of elevation gain centered around Plouay in Brittany The peloton will finish on the Plouay circuit with the Rostervel climb followed by the legendary Lezot hill the last obstacle with 4.5km to the finish Christopher Juul-Jensen (Jayco AlUla) and Silvan Dillier (Alpecin-Deceuninck) joined forces for a long-range attack The duo cranked out a lead of over 9 minutes as they covered the first half of the lumpy course.  It wasn’t until the smaller hills took over with under 80km to go that the peloton and then this final stretch of the race offered an unrelenting series of 11 smaller climbs Behind riders started to drop from the peloton as did rain drops Close to the next climb at Locmarie with under 70km to go Tobias Foss (Ineos Grenadiers) and Groupama-FDJ duo Samuel Watson and Romain Grégoire.  the charge by Juul-Jensen and Dillier came to an end The pace of the peloton spread riders into a long line and multiple attacks became the name of the game with Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X Mobility) seeing some space at the front with 59km to go Grégoire had not only recovered from his crash but he attacked at the front with 27km to go and the Groupama-FDJ rider got about 15 seconds.  Lidl-Trek came to the front with 20km to go and had Grégoire in their sights Soudal-QuickStep and Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale sent riders to the front.  Once a small group of riders distanced the peloton on the final uphill at Lezot Hirschi ignited to another gear to moved to the front and take the win Results powered by FirstCycling The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox! Cyclingnews is the world's leader in English-language coverage of professional cycling Started in 1995 by University of Newcastle professor Bill Mitchell the site was one of the first to provide breaking news and results over the internet in English The site was purchased by Knapp Communications in 1999 and owner Gerard Knapp built it into the definitive voice of pro cycling major publishing house Future PLC has owned the site and expanded it to include top features The site continues to be the most comprehensive and authoritative English voice in professional cycling Thibau Nys and Julian Alaphilippe take on the punishing Bretagne Classic in Brittany formally known as the Grand-Prix de Plouay and the GP Ouest-France will see a strong field of riders tackle the relentlessly hilly 260km course This late summer classic was first held in 1931 and started out life as the Circuit de Plouay It later morphed into the Grand-Prix de Plouay then in 1989 became the GP Ouest-France before changing once more into what it goes by today Apart from this plethora of name changes the core of the race has stayed true to the area around Plouay the recognized heartland of French cycling, and its myriad of vicious small hills.  Famous climbs such as the Côte du Lézot, Chapelle Sainte-Anne des Bois and the fearsome Côte de Ty-Marrec with it’s 10% gradients will tear the peloton to pieces ensuring only the strongest survive to fight for the win.  This year the principle players will be the double Olympic MTB champion Tom Pidcock Classic winner Jasper Stuyven and a duo of riders who have just switched to the Tudor Pro Cycling team for next year Marc Hirschi and double world champion Julian Alaphilippe Also at the race is the in form Thibau Nys so don't bet against this young star upstaging the more established stars Here's how to watch Bretagne Classic 2024 live streams from anywhere then you can look forward to a free Bretagne Classic live stream in 2024 That's because the free-to-air 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final kilometre but European Champion make the pass for victory in Plouay repeating her 2023 success by outsprinting Chloé Dygert (Canyon-SRAM) and Liane Lippert (Movistar Team) The European Champion tried to follow Lippert's attack on the bosse du Lezot with 5km to go when long-range attacker Amber Kraak (FDJ-Suez) was caught and bridged to the front together with Dygert Dygert got a small gap on the other two and went all-out but Bredewold came from behind with a fast sprint and passed Dygert in the last 50 metres to win Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) won the bunch sprint for fourth that was marred by a mass crash but I was really nervous coming to the last climb because I know what kind of attack she can do I’m really happy that Chloé was with me because I’m not sure if I could have closed it alone we made a nice duo to close to Liane,"  Bredewold said about the final The girls behind me told me to keep riding but I know from last year I also have to do the sprint So I forced the other girls to be in front and I got launched perfectly that way.”  Bredewold is now part of a select group of riders that took back-to-back victories in Plouay the other two riders to win twice in a row were Emma Pooley and Marianne Vos and it’s been such an incredible year It’s been so special to wear it.  it was already special for me to have today as the last day in this jersey My teammate Lorena [Wiebes] texted me yesterday that she really wanted me to win they gave me wings today,” Bredewold had tears of joy in her eyes as she finished the interview The 158km course snaked through Southern Brittany before finishing with 2.5 laps of a 11.7-kilometre finishing circuit It took over 60km for anyone to get away from the peloton: Linda Zanetti (Human Powered Health) gradually increased her advantage Maaike Coljé (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) and Zanetti’s teammate Henrietta Christie went on the chase They were two minutes ahead of the peloton where counterattacks led to a chase group of 15 riders and when the chase group was caught 60km from the finish The peloton quickly reduced the gap after that catching the break just after the 50-kilometre mark Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) launched an attack that was followed by Dygert These seven riders quickly got a 15-second gap but could not find a common rhythm The other six riders were reeled in by the peloton which then let the gap to Kraak balloon to over two minutes Local rider Audrey Cordon-Ragot (Human Powered Health) started a solo chase just before entering the finishing circuit but she was caught again on the bosse du Lezot climb Kraak was still 1:49 ahead of the peloton where Lidl-Trek were doing most of the work Kraak started the final lap 50 seconds ahead but when Movistar Team joined in the chase and Lippert passed Kraak when she launched her attack into the bosse du Lezot Bredewold and Dygert tried to follow Lippert while Van Anrooij was doing her best to bring Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) to the front they could close the five-second gap to Lippert with 3.5km to go while a chase group of about 20 riders formed behind them and Lippert were 15 seconds ahead at the two-kilometre sign Dygert made a well-timed move to get a small gap Lippert was unable to close her down immediately and Dygert used her TT and pursuit skills to increase her advantage while Bredewold kept cool in Lippert’s wheel using Dygert’s slipstream to drag herself closer and coming around on the last 50 metres to win.  but all of them could eventually stand up and finish the race Lukas Knöfler started working in cycling communications in 2013 and has seen the inside of the scene from many angles Having worked as press officer for teams and races and written for several online and print publications he has been Cyclingnews’ Women’s WorldTour correspondent since 2018 2020 – The European Road Cycling Championships also end in the all-conquering France of 2020 They will be held in Plouay from August 24 to 28 after the withdrawal of Trentino the venue originally scheduled for the continental confrontation The details of the routes around the Brittany town are still being defined as is the health protocol that will have to be followed during the event and taking into account the limitations due to the ongoing pandemic Further information: http://www.uec.ch Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" © Cyclinside - all rights reserved - Reproduction of photographs and texts for more than 10 percent is prohibited It is mandatory to indicate the link to the page © Cyclinside - all rights reserved - Reproduction of photographs and texts for more than 10 percent is prohibited constant drizzle and a fast pace created a high rate of attrition as many riders fell out of contention throughout the 101-kilometer race Many teams were keen to make the race hard Ruth Winder and Tayler Wiles all pushed the pace and launched attacks whilst Anna Plichta worked to make sure the Team didn’t miss any moves Elisa Longo Borghini and Lizzie Deignan kept their powder dry Deignan bridged across to an attack from compatriot Lizzy Banks (Equipe Paule Ka) with 32 kilometers to go The British duo worked well together over the rain-soaked course as a strong chase group formed behind including the ever-present threat of Annemiek van Vleuten Longo Borghini was always alert to the danger and diligently followed repeated attacks from the world champion the pursuit behind stalled as Longo Borghini ran interference and the other members of the group were unable to form a consistent and cohesive chase The time gap to the two Lizzies surged after the momentum was lost behind With five kilometers left to race their lead was unassailable leading to a two-up sprint between the two Brits Deignan shot past Banks to comfortably win the jump for the line taking her win tally at this race to three (2015 2020); thereby making Deignan the most successful rider in the GP Plouay’s 19-year history it’s been a difficult season for everybody so far and we’ve had a lot of bad luck in the first few races It’s been clear to me that we’ve had the strongest team in all the races and finally the luck was on our side We had the numbers and used that advantage early I attacked off the back of some attacks from the other girls and I was able to get some space and I knew the rest of the team was backing me up behind All I had to do was put my head down and try to get to the finish line first Plouay is a really nice race and I always seem to do well here The rain came which was an extra bonus for me finally no more sweating in the heat for me really happy and grateful to the whole team for their effort We had a plan that we had to re-adjust because of how the race went The girls really went for it and tried to take control of the race It was a really long-ranged attack and we didn’t know if this would work for Lizzie but Elisa was always on top of the moves and ready to react when necessary It was great that Lizzie could ride this into the finish with Lizzy Banks and take the win It was really nice to win after the bad luck with crashes in the last two races so it’s great for the morale of the team,” said DS Ina-Yoko Teutenberg This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Please note that this is an automated translation and it will not be perfect All articles have been written in English and if anything appears to not make sense Bredewold's wildest dreams came true with her first WWT one-day victory on Saturday Mischa Bredewold wins the 2023 edition of Classic Lorient Agglomération - Trophée Ceratizit Be one of the first to try our new activity feed Team downplays MvdP's ambitions as he closes out blockbuster season with series of one-dayers and Olympic MTB test event Mathieu van der Poel packed away his holiday wardrobe and made his new rainbow jersey ready for racing this week The newly crowned world champion confirmed a seven-race program that would see out a stratospheric season that already brought victories at Milan-San Remo Sunday’s Bretagne Classic-Ouest France (GP Plouay) is the first stop of what will be something of a rainbow jersey victory parade for “MvdP” before he flicks into cyclocross mode “Being present as world champion is the main reason he’s racing. It makes little difference to his record if he wins races like Plouay or GP Fourmies, even though they are nice races,” Alpecin-Deceuninck team boss Christoph Roodhooft told Het Nieuwsblad of his captain’s late-summer calendar Also read: MvdP, classics racer of the generation?  Van der Poel could happily have closed down his road season after he roared to solo victory in Glasgow last month He beat back arch-nemesis Wout van Aert and “the modern Merckx” Tadej Pogačar to win three of the biggest one-day races of the road program and push for the status of best classics racer of the era With a fifth cyclocross world title also in the bag Van der Poel’s 2023 has already been a resounding success But the Dutchman’s quest for Olympic MTB gold is keeping him racing The Paris cross country test event September 23 is sandwiched in the middle of a series of lower-tier races through Belgium and France in Van der Poel’s forthcoming schedule “Mathieu absolutely wants to ride the mountain bike test event for the Olympic Games so he had to stay busy,” Roodhooft said but hopefully an apple will roll out of the closet somewhere [i.e. he’ll see unexpected luck – ed].” Here they are: the programs of both our world champion @mathieuvdpoel and @JasperPhilipsen for the upcoming weeks. #alpecindeceuninck pic.twitter.com/ciXZ6jGctQ — Alpecin-Deceuninck Cycling Team (@AlpecinDCK) August 27, 2023 Van der Poel raced only once since his stunner victory in Glasgow early last month. The 28-year-old took his fresh set of rainbow bands – white shorts and all – for a ceremonial spin around a local Dutch critérium before he went off-grid to cool his jets and level his head. Van der Poel had left Glasgow’s “super worlds” with mixed feelings after a crash in the opening of the MTB race soured the sweetness of his first elite road world title. “There was some decompression after the world championships. After the disappointment of the mountain bike worlds, he went on holiday for a few days,” Roodhooft said. “But since then he has started training well and I have the impression that he is doing quite well.” Roodhooft et al may be squeezing down the expectation on their new world champion before his full-scale return to racing. After all, Sunday’s Bretagne Classic-Ouest France won’t be a cruisey café ride. Van Aert won’t defend his 2022 title, but Christophe Laporte, Mads Pedersen, and Julian Alaphilippe will all be at the start. But as Roohooft says, where “MvdP” goes, drama tends to follow. “You often see top talent fade away after this phase in their career, around the age of 30, but we do everything we can to prevent that,” he said. “Just cycling along anonymously is not in Mathieu’s character. Either he continues in the right way, or he does not continue.” GP de Plouay 2022 - Map and Profile(Image credit: GP de Plouay)Organisers have introduced a new parcours for this year's edition with a 159.5km route that includes an opening 127km loop. The race then finishes on 2.5 laps of a 11.7km local circuit around Plouay.  The laps will include three times the climb of Le Lezot (900m at 5.5%, 14% section) and two times la bosse de Rostervel (1,500m at 4.5%, 10% section).  The overall elevation remains the same from last year's circuit-style race at just over 2,100m. Greg van Avermaet seemed ready to lead Belgium Mathieu van der Poel was hoping to swap orange for another championship jersey The riders faced 13 laps of the Plouay circuit for a total of 177km Who will win under the finishing banner later today This shot shows how the Italians worked as a team  Giacomo Nizzolo celebrates his victory at the European championships Here's Nizzolo in the new European Champion's jersey 2020 European Championships hub page European Championships: Anna van der Breggen wins elite women's time trial title European Championships: Stefan Küng wins elite men's time trial title Flashback: Remco Evenepoel wins 2019 European time trial title  Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the UEC European Road Championships in Plouay Today sees the elite men fight for the distinctive jersey and we'll have all the action from the race The rain of yesterday has moved away from Brittany and were set for a dry 177km race we can see the Belgian and Italian teams on the front of the start grid Belgique 🇧🇪 et Italie 🇮🇹 en première ligne à Plouay #EuroRoad20 pic.twitter.com/c8fEAZOClcAugust 26, 2020 It seems there is at least one non-starter Team Nippo Delko have announced that due to a a suspect COVID-19 case their rider Eduard Grosu will not start as part of the Romanian team.  Arnaud Demare leads the French team on home turf He was given protected status ahead of Nacer Bouhanni after his recent run of victories We will see if the powerful Groupama-FDJ sprinter can handle the rolling circuit around Plouay #EuroRoad20 | Menée par des coureurs d'expérience, l'équipe de France espère décrocher le maillot étoilé en Bretagne 🇪🇺🚩 Départ à 12h📏 177,45 km📺 13h40 - @France3tv | @Eurosport_FR pic.twitter.com/HJ0S8vjmUcAugust 26, 2020 With the Tour de France due to start on Saturday a number of big-name riders are missing from the final start list.  However it will still be a finally balanced race as the likes of Greg van Avermaet and Mathieu van der Poel try to stop the likes of Arnaud Demare of France and Italy's Giacomo Nizzolo from winning a sprint finish.  Other DNS are Jempy Drucker (Luxembourg) and Patrick Gamper (Austria) which also has different sprint options in Jasper Philipsen and Jasper Stuyven with Oliver Naesen there as an alternative to Greg van Avermaet.  Cheer for our boys @GregVanAvermaet @sepvanmarcke @Ottovergaerde @VCampenaerts @JasperPhilipsen @Jasperstuyven @Xandro_Meurisse @OliverNaesen #EuroRoad20 #belgiancycling pic.twitter.com/qA7jZP6VhiAugust 26, 2020 The riders have to cover 12 laps of the 13km circuit today The rolling country road probably won't hurt at first but the lactic will surely accumulate over time Dusan Rajovic (Serbia) and Emil Dima (Romania).  Yesterday saw the men's and women'a Bretagne Classics WorldTour races.  Michael Matthews (Team Sunweb) won the men's race.  Click below to read our full report and check out our photo gallery and full results Matthews wins Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France L’échappée de Plouay #Euroroad20 pic.twitter.com/RUers81DoMAugust 26, 2020 The race has evolved into a steady pattern before the finale they have Alexander Kristoff as protected leader today This is the peloton as it chases the break after two laps of the 13km Plouay circuit.  Et le peloton #Euroroad20 pic.twitter.com/SJSHae3mDLAugust 26, 2020 This UEC video shows how the riders signed on and lined up for the start earlier There was a crowd at the start but with everyone wearing a face mask.  📺 #EuroRoad20 Men Elite road race is under way 🏁 pic.twitter.com/rv9ioGY5AEAugust 26, 2020 The peloton has pulled the attack back to below two minutes with Pascal Ackermann their protected sprinter/leader for the finish He can count on Bora-Hansgrohe teammates Selig Schwarzmann and Schillinger to protect him.  Germany is also helping to chase the four-rider break the four attackers lead the peloton by 3:45 The peloton seems to have eased the chase slightly knowing they four do not represent a major threat Our photographers were at the start and got shots of the riders as they rolled out The riders are about to pass through the finish after 5 of the 13 laps Elia Viviani won the 2019 European championships However his Cofidis team insisted he did not leave the team's Tour de France bubble and so he pulled out of the Italian team.  However Nizzolo will go on to ride the Tour de France with NTT and will fly to Nice tonight there is no Denmark team and Peter Sagan is not part of the Slovakian team His brother Juraj flies the flag for the family today.  Peter Sagan was the first European champion in 2016. Alexander Kristoff won in 2017 and Matteo Trentin win in 2018 A touch of wheels sees several riders go down The peloton is spread down the road as the gap falls below 2:00 with 100km to race The break passes through the feed zone with 94km to go The peloton is at 1:30 and so is likely to ease soon Italy and Germany are leading the chase.  We can see four Italians up front now: Boaro Italy continue to lead the chase with Germany and the gap has fallen to 1:00.  With 85km to the speed has increased in the peloton as the Netherlands hits the front The break passes through the finish to start the seventh of 13 laps The peloton can see them now and is only 35 seconds back.  Up front the break has split after an acceleration from Bernas Italy continues to ride 'tempo' on the front of the peloton with 75km to go the trio up front lead by just 30 seconds.  Van den Berg of the Netherlands has attacked but Italy soon pulls him back.  The trio up front continue to push on and have extended their lead to 45 seconds as they reach the finish with 5 laps and 68km to race A ripple in the peloton sparks a big crash Riders long the barriers had to no where to go and went down hard Italy was ahead of the crash and so avoided the chaos Hayter and Walls from Great Britain were caught in the crash Initially reports say Jasper Philipsen of Belgium has been forced to abandon the race after the crash France has moved to the front of the peloton as just Bernas and Dima lead by just 20 seconds The roads are narrow and twisting at this point making for a nervous ride in the peloton.  Just Bernas remains up front now as France keeps the pace high and leads the chase of a lone Spanish rider.  The peloton passes through the finish once again and sprint for the tight turn 300m past the line.  Belgium are trying to hurt the sprinters now with Sep Vanmarcke doing a huge turn on the front as the road rises Van der Poel makes a surge on the front but is marked by Italy and France We can expect attacks and chases all the way to the finish now.  but France and Italy are leading the chase.  The pace is causing riders to be spat out of the back of the peloton.  France seem determined to try to control the race today in the hope Demare can win the sprint However the route and their rivals will make it very difficult Italy won the sprint to the tight left corner but Belgium again hit the front to up the pace Vanmarcke surges again to try to hurt the sprinters in the group behind him Ulissi and Ballerini mark van Avermaet for Italy but the speed and tension is high.  There are three cotes or climbs on the 13km circuit but the roads twist and roll through the Brittany countryside Jasper Stuyven of Belgium jumps across to the four-rider breakaway but the peloton is only five seconds behind them.  #EuroRoad20 | Alors que l'échappée compte 30 secondes d'avance, les Français se replacent à l'avant du peloton. pic.twitter.com/Ux4t9VxfsUAugust 26, 2020 This was van Avermaet's attack but he was soon chased down Ook Van Avermaet toont zich op de klim pic.twitter.com/0vtvtQ3cnuAugust 26, 2020 Stuyven has pushed on alone from the break but the peloton is chasing Belgium have to ride an aggressive race but this does not seem the best way to do it Belgium are not having a great race after national coach Rik Verbruggen was sent home for violating the COVID-19 rules by eating at a restaurant instead of his hotel The race has split again under the effort of MvdP's attack.  There are ten riders in a front group but the French are chasing at the head of the peloton Trentin is able to follow him and Benoît Cosnefroy of France is there too.  The front group comes back together as riders grab bidons The sprinters are suffering after all the attacks.  Sven Erik Bystrøm and Matteo Trentin open a gap but van der Poel has attacked behind This is a downhill section of the circuit by MvdP hits the front and keeps the speed high Other riders are coming across to the attack Johan Jacobs of Switzerland chips off the front but he's pulled back The major nations seems to have eased up to assess and decide their tactics for the finish.  France and other nations will have to decide which is the best option The bell rings as the riders dive down the descent to the finish area Italy have at least 4 riders up front and they seem to be protecting Nizzolo's chances.  There are 50 or so riders in the front group Norway's Markus Hoelgaard has a slight gap but the peloton can see him Behind the sprint trains are forming with 8km to race Pascal Ackermann has fewer German teammates but is there and ready to sprint Italy has decided to take control of the peloton Markus Hoelgaard leads by five seconds but the pace is high behind We'll need a photo finish to decide.  Van der Poel came from behind at speed but ran out of road.  The Italians are celebrating together as Demare sportingly congratulates Nizzolo Ackermann tried to go on Demare's right but lacked the speed to win The photo finish showed Nizzolo won it by several inches.  more aerodynamic position and can push his sprint for longer It's Italy third consecutive European road race title after Trentin and Viviani Nizzolo won the Italian national title at the weekend but will now not be able to wear the red Instead he will wear the white European champion's jersey that is decorated with gold stars and European blue stripes.  Nizzolo was proud to have finished off the work of the Italian team.  I had an amazing lead out from the team but honestly all day they worked perfectly," he said "It was really close and I thought I didn’t do a good jump but in the end I was lucky.I lost this race by this much a few years ago but today I won and I’m so happy." Nizzolo has to pull on the European champion's jersey himself due to the COVID-19 protocol But he's happy to do that and holds out his medal before the Italian national anthem rings out across Brittany.  The Italian Federation is quick to tweet the video of Nizzolo's win.  Una grande prova di squadra, una grande volata: 3° titolo consecutivo per i ragazzi di @davidecassani e il 2° di questa prima giornata a #EuroRoad20.Per @Giacomonizzolo titolo europeo dopo quello italiano in pochi giorni.La gioia di #NazionaleCiclismo🇮🇹 è quella di tutti noi!! pic.twitter.com/toPByeIDz0August 26, 2020 This is the first photo of Nizzolo's winning sprint It's been a successful day for Italy in Brittany Elisa Balsamo won the women's Under 23 title in a sprint and now Nizzolo has taken the men's title.  Tomorrow see the U23 men's and elite women's races while the Junior men's and junior women's races and the Team Relay will be held on Friday When it became clear with a lap to go that the attacks would not split the peloton or distance the strongest sprinters Italy worked for Nizzolo and gave him a superb lead out The Italian Federation have also created a overhead video of the sprint ORO ORO ORO 🥇🥇🥇 @Giacomonizzoloterzo successo consecutivo agli Europei per #NazionaleCiclismo🇮🇹 di @davidecassani Ma che squadra!!#EuroRoad20 pic.twitter.com/1r5bwvTGi8August 26, 2020 To see our growing photo gallery from the race and read our full race report European Championships: Nizzolo wins elite men's road race title Thanks for joining us for our live coverage from the European Championships We'll be back tomorrow with more live race coverage and our live coverage from the Tour de France Grand Depart EF Pro Cycling rider to also line up for Belgium at European Championships road race the following day Vanmarcke will then swap jerseys – and hopefully shorts – and represent Belgium at the following day's European Championships road race including Vanmarcke's EF Pro Cycling Portuguese teammate Ruben Guerreiro and Great Britain's Dan McLay (Arkéa-Samsic) it's also my turn to race again," Vanmarcke wrote on social media on Monday "First race tomorrow with the Bretagne Classsic as I was able to win the French Classic last year as I've been selected to race the European Championships with the Belgian national team," he wrote Plouay stepped in last month to announce that the Breton town would host the UEC Road European Championships after they were cancelled from taking place at their original venue of Trento with the new venue holding the championships in tandem this week with the men's Bretagne Classic and the women's GP de Plouay one-day WorldTour race – both on Tuesday The elite men's and women's European Championships time trials took place on Monday and were won by Stefan Küng (Switzerland) and Anna van der Breggen (Netherlands) while the European titles for the elite men's and elite women's road races will take place on Wednesday and Thursday the route of the Bretagne Classic enjoys nary a metre of flat and the undulating course appeals to Classics specialists – like Vanmarcke – and all-rounders like last year's runner-up Tiesj Benoot like last year's third-place finisher Jack Haig Benoot will not be in Plouay this year as the Belgian prepares for the start of the Tour de France in Nice this Saturday as he's not in his Mitchelton-Scott team's line-up for the Tour de France but will ride the Giro d'Italia in October The Australian has also announced that he'll make a move to Bahrain McLaren for 2021 Despite – or perhaps because of – the fact that a lot of the big names will be missing with Vanmarcke going up against the likes of the in-form Rémi Cavagna (Deceuninck-QuickStep) Sunweb's Michael Matthews and UAE Team Emiraes' Fernando Gaviria and Rui Costa with riders such as Bora-Hansgrohe's Jay McCarthy and Mitchelton-Scott's Dion Smith also potentially being in the mix While the 2020 racing calendar has become almost unrecognisable due to races being moved or cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic the Bretagne Classic is one of very few races in roughly the same calendar date as it normally is although it usually takes place on the weekend and has to enjoy a squeezed-in Tuesday date this year instead While the elite men's European Championships road race on Wednesday will be held over 12 laps of a hilly 14km circuit that starts and finishes in Plouay Tuesday's much longer Bretagne Classic – at 248km – takes the riders north-east to Saint-Brieuc on the northern coast before looping back for the south-western route to Plouay once more The finale of the Bretagne Classic includes the climbs of Restergal – twice (1km at 5.2%) – and the Cote du Lezot (0.9km at 4.6%) and both those climbs will be climbed again – 13 times each in all – at the European Championships road race None of the climbs in this area of Brittany are particularly long or that steep but it's the sheer repetition of them – and the long distance – that will mean that only a small group will arrive back in Plouay to take this year's title at the Bretagne Classic Finally it’s also my turn to race again! 1st race tomorrow with GP Bretagne! Good memories, as I was able to win the French classic last year! On wednesday it’s raceday again, as I’ve been selected to race the European Championships with @belgiancycling ! Sep Vanmarcke Grace Brown (FDJ-Suez-Futuroscope) won the sprint for third place in Plouay As the final one-day race on the Women's WorldTour García earned the first Women's WorldTour one-day victory of her career García and Kraak had gone on the chase of solo escapee Sara Martín (Movistar Team) with 35 km to go and were joined by 11 other riders on the finishing circuit around Plouay where they caught Martín the García made her winning move with Kraak The one-day race celebrated its 20th anniversary having held its inaugural edition in 2002 It has been a long-standing part of the women's racing calendar and a staple on the Women's World Cup before being added to the Women's WorldTour upon the series' inception in 2016 Organisers have introduced a new parcours for this year's edition with a 159.5km route that includes a larger 127km loop followed by 2.5 laps of a 11.7km local circuit around Plouay The overall elevation remains the same from last year's circuit-style race at just over 2,100m Olympians return to action for Orica-AIS at GP de Plouay Matthews won't be the only card that Orica-BikeExchange can play on the lumpy WorldTour one-day course with Michael Albasini Daryl Impey and Luka Mezgec capable of recording a result for the Australian team "With the new course it will probably be a bit more aggressive earlier on," said sports director Matt White of the 50th edition of the race "It's usually quite a predictable race when it's been on the circuits I expect it will be a really hard aggressive race this year." "In the past a move usually goes on the final climb but usually gets brought back in the final few seconds There's not been too many times were a move has stayed away to the line and I still think the race will be decided in the final 20 minutes." Paris-Roubaix winner Mat Hayman captains the squad with Luke Durbridge adding strength to the roster while Spanish duo Ruben Plaza and Carlos Verona add climbing talent "We will have multiple options in the final," added White "If it gets aggressive in the last hour we have guys like Impey Albasini and Durbridge to go in to moves and if it comes down to the final circuit we have fast men like Matthews and Luka Mezgec." The race has been won by classics riders Alexander Kristoff and Australian duo Matt Goss and Simon Gerrans in recent years With a stacked field set to contest the French race White expects a deserving winner after 247km of racing All the good guys who aren't racing at La Vuelta will be here a lot of good climbers and guys starting their build up for the final part of the season," said White. "I expect it will be a really hard race and definitely the best field Plouay has ever had." the Orica-AIS squad will contest the GP de Plouay with Katrin Garfoot Rachel Neylan and Amanda Spratt making their returns to racing after national duty at the Olympic Games in Rio "Amanda Spratt will be one of the leaders going into this race along with Tayler Wiles," said sport director Gene Bates "Tayler is usually suited a little more to the longer climbs as we saw in Route de France but the harder the race the better it is for her." "Rachel Neylan can go well on this course too so we will see on the day how she has backed up having recently returned from the Olympic Games in Rio She is very keen to finish off her season well it is a WorldTour race so it will be a high quality field and a really hard race." Wiles in particular is aiming for a good result on French soil off the back of second place overall at the Route de France the legs are good and we have a good team for it It is a good race for us because it is usually alway´s raced aggressively and that suits us well when the other team's want to race hard too," Wiles said it is one of the few races left on the calendar for us and there is usually such a great atmosphere with so many fans out on the course." Orica-BikeExchange for GP Ouest France - Plouay: Michael Albasini Orica-AIS for GP de Plouay: Jenelle Crooks World champion to ride in Canada before defending his rainbow jersey Bora-Hansgrohe announce Peter Sagan signing Sagan confident ahead of mountain bike race at Rio Olympics Sagan ready for Olympic Games mountain bike race Sagan rips the dirt and rocks during Olympic warm-up ride - Gallery Olympic Games: Puncture ends Sagan's bid for cross-country medal Cyclingnews understands that the French WorldTour race marks the start of Sagan’s build-up to the World Road Championships in Qatar where he will try to defend the rainbow jersey he won in Richmond last year In early September Sagan will travel to Canada for the Gran Prix Cycliste de Quebec (Friday September 9) and then Gran Prix Cycliste de Montreal (Sunday September 11) Sagan is also expected to ride the Eneco Tour stage race in Belgium and the Netherlands (September 19-25) and possibly several other one-day races before heading to Qatar in early October Sagan headed to Utah to prepare for the mountain bike race at altitude dominating a local race as he trained on the dirt When the official transfer window opened on August 1 the Bora-Hansgrohe team moved quickly to confirm it had signed Sagan for 2017 He is reported to earn close to six million Euro for each of the next three years after bike sponsor Specialized agreed to cover a major chunk of his contract with his ranking meaning that he started at the very back of the grid in Sunday’s mountain bike race he managed to move up to third with a strong surge but his chances disappeared after two punctures He finished 35th after being lapped by eventual gold medal winner Nino Schurter of Switzerland "In the start I felt great and was in the top three But then I had a puncture and I had to go for half a lap before I could get a wheel change Then it was impossible to make contact with the first guys," Sagan said according to Reuters Sagan said he had no regrets about racing the mountain bike event despite his disappointing result Reports in Slovakia quoted Sagan as saying he was 'bored' with road racing and struggled to have fun in road races Several other media across Europe picked up on his comments but Sagan's entourage suggested that his comments from the pre-race Olympic press conference had been taken out of context and then poorly translated Rabo-Liv teammates Vos and Ferrand Prevot round out podium the last round of the series was all about a final attempt at glory The GP Plouay is always a dramatic finish to the World Cup series punchy climbs and descents that are perfect for attacks then a last loop missing out the northern part but keeping the two steepest climbs including the Côte de Ty-Marrec 4km from the end Brand had been especially active in this race fighting with and against Tiffany Cromwell (Specialized-lululemon) forcing breaks and splits so that by the last 35km there were just 20 riders in front This was whittled down to an elite group of champions when Brand and Cromwell seemed like they’d been finally dropped in the last 7km Van der Breggen and Ferrand-Prévot against Emma Johansson (Orica-AIS) Rossella Ratto (Estado de Mexico-Faren) and World Cup Queen of the Mountains Alena Amialiusik (Astana-BePink) and when the pair caught that front group one last time with her lead quickly getting up to 48 seconds This was the point the race was lost for the others as fear of exhausting themselves to help the Rabo's attack later or just plain exhaustion meant the chase wasn't coordinated Although Brand suffered and lost time on the final climb she made it to the finish solo for the biggest win of her career This has been a spectacular 2014 for the 25-year-old Dutchwoman supporting her team-mates throughout the year and in return having team support to win her first stage race Longo Borghini and Johansson all attacked out of the chase to try to catch Brand Vos out-sprinting the opposition as only she can with Ferrand-Prévot on her wheel – the perfect finish to the World Cup for the team that has consistently animated the races Belgian celebrates first win in IAM Cycling colours Leigh Howard, Vegard Stake Laengen and Oliver Naesen confirmed for IAM Cycling No injuries for Oliver Naesen after TT crash - Tour de France Shorts AG2R-La Mondiale bolster Classics set-up with Vandenbergh and Naesen Naesen wins GP Ouest-France Plouay "This is by far the biggest win of my career," Naesen said "This is the first time I have succeeded in winning a World Tour event That automatically gives such a success a special flavor." I realized that this sort of emotion is the reason I train so hard It's an incredible feeling to have all those sacrifices finally rewarded," he added I felt that the peloton would not catch us IAM Cycling sports director Thierry Marichal added that Naesen capped off a day of hark work by the team on a course that was virtually tailor made to his characteristics "Oliver has proved again this Sunday that he is an extremely talented rider I am not going to predict that he will win a classic like Paris-Roubaix one day But when someone is able to win the Grand Prix de Plouay you are bound to have a promising future," said Marichal "The race finished as well as we could have hoped The 2018 Grand Prix de Plouay Lorient Agglo Trophee brings the Women's WorldTour back to one-day racing for the 21st round In the 2017 edition, Elizabeth Deignan (Boels-Dolmans) out-sprinted Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Canyon SRAM) to win the GP de Plouay Sarah Roy of Orica-Scott led the peloton home behind the two-rider move to take third place Deignan will not be lining up to defend her title as she is taking a season off while expecting her first baby The women race four large circuits and one shorter circuit for a total of 125km The race includes short and punchy climbs each lap and could either come down to a bunch sprint or a breakaway Marianne Vos (Waowdeals) is currently leading the Women's WorldTour after winning all three stages and the overall title at the Ladies Tour of Norway Gilbert and Van Avermaet lead team at French WorldTour race BMC turns its attention to the 229.1km one day event Chavanel wins GP Ouest France-Plouay BMC exploring legal action after Van Avermaet crash Gilbert in perfect place as Worlds bid takes off who finished 30th at the Vattenfall Cyclassics last weekend enters the race off the back of a recent good run of form in the last month which saw the 33-year-old finish fourth overall at the Eneco Tour second at the Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian and and claim victory in the Grand Prix Cerami Gilbert hasn't raced the GP Ouest France-Plouay since 2011 when he finished 57th although his characteristics are suited to the tough Breton circuit race BMC have another rider in form as the 30-year-old has enjoyed a similar run of results to Gilbert with fifth place at the Vattenfall Cyclassics and second overall at the Eneco Tour Van Avermaet has also struggled to post a top result at the French race with just one-top ten to his name from five previous starts Gilbert and Van Avermaet offer BMC the opportunity of two cards to play in the finale for success that is sure to cause rival sport directors a headache or two fresh from helping BMC clean up at the USA Pro Challenge and Stefan Küng are likely to be on team duty for the race but if given the freedom could try for a breakaway victory adding further depth to the attack. Rounding out the team are Dylan Teuns and stagiaire Loïc Vliegen BMC for GP Ouest France-Plouay: Silvan Dillier Greg Van Avermaet and Loïc Vliegen.  British women’s cycling in excellent health after Deignan and Banks top the podium in France but Deignan’s win made her the most successful rider in the race’s 19 editions With three victories she is now one ahead of compatriot Emma Pooley Noemi Cantele and even the great Marianne Vos As she warmed herself behind the podium the Trek-Segafredo rider told the UCI: “I know Lizzy Banks is a very strong rider and she was showing me that in the breakaway I didn’t feel like I was the stronger of the two of us and I’ve never sprinted against Lizzy before and I was nervous until I crossed the line.” Coming together after Banks’s Paule Ka team-mate they were initially joined by Boels-Dolmans’ Jip van den Bos though the Dutchwoman crashed on a slippery corner With the British pair up the road the chase stalled and it was only when world champion Annemiek van Vleuten returned to the bunch after being held up behind a crash the peloton seemed to take the threat seriously by the time Mitchelton-Scott’s world champion led a 10-woman group in pursuit the two Brits had a lead of around one minute “Lizzie and I worked really well in the breakaway we were really evenly matched on the climbs and the flats we didn’t have to say anything to each other we just got on with the job,” Banks told us explaining they were never able to take the success for granted “There wasn’t that much information race radio At the end my team director actually thought it was all back together and he thought I was sprinting in the bunch rather than off the front with Lizzie so it really wasn’t clear what was going on “Because of the unreliable race radio it was only clear that right in the last couple of kilometres that it was going to be me or Lizzie I knew I was going to have come from behind so I ended up taking second but coming second to Lizzie Deignan is nothing to be ashamed of.” For years Deignan has been the top British woman, and while that remains the fact, others are on the way up. On the back of a Giro Rosa stage win last year, Banks has had an excellent season and is arguably second in the pecking order, but is also one of a number performing in the world’s top teams. “This is obviously really great for British racing, and going into the European Championships on Thursday it shows that we do have strength,” Banks explained. “We have prolific winners like Lizzie Deignan, but we also have a huge amount of talent coming through, both coming into the WorldTour with Anna Henderson, Pfeiffer Georgi (both Sunweb), Jess Roberts (Mitchelton-Scott), but also the under 23 riders and the talented riders in the UK. “I think the future of British women’s racing is looking bright.” Thank you for reading 20 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1 *Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1 Owen Rogers is an experienced journalist covering professional cycling and specialising in women's road racing He has followed races such as the Women's Tour and Giro d'Italia Donne live-tweeting from Women's WorldTour events as well as providing race reports to provide post race reports and communications Chavanel moves into Tour du Poitou-Charentes lead Bretagne sign Fédrigo as team expands David Gaudu, the next top French climber? Chavanel time trials to stage win, overall lead in Tour du Poitou-Charentes I am necessarily attached to this race," he said of his decision to end his career in Brittany my two children and my parents will be with me on Sunday they were there to support me and encourage me it was very important that my family can share this moment with me." Fédrigo added that he still coming to terms with his impending retirement and thanked the team for the last two seasons Emmanuel Hubert was able to develop his team while keeping the family spirit that is his trademark During his career, Fédrigo also won four stages of the Tour de France the French national road race title and the overall titles of Four Days of Dunkirk Critérium International and Tour du Limousin All but one of Fédrigo's 21 victories came in France with stage 4 of the 2008 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya the exception Joining Fédrigo for the race will be Jean-Marc Bideau Pierrick Fédrigo celebrating his fourth and final Tour de France stage win back in 2012 (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Chavanel's Tour du Poitou-Charentes TT win puts Direct Energie rider into race lead It was a course and distance which I appreciate We must not forget that I come from the Arctic Race in Norway and the temperature difference is very important It is not easy for the body," Chavanel told DirectVelo Chavanel covered the 23km course from Saint-Sauveur to Châtellerault in 26:51 minutes 30 seconds faster then Wilco Kelderman (LottoNL-Jumbo) and Nelson Oliveira (Movistar) Nelson Oliveira made ​​a big result at the Olympics," he added I'm especially happy with the gaps that I made In order to win the general classification of the Tour du Poitou-Charentes it is known to that you have be very strong in the time trial The last time I won here was also that way then the shape has been very good since then." Chavanel added that he will aim to defend his 30 second advantage to secure the overall victory before heading to Brittany for the GP Ouest France-Plouay for a title at the victory.  Medical attention for Lotto Soudal's Bart De Clercq after Vuelta a Espana crash 58 seconds down on stage winner Simon Yates (Orica-BikeExchange). Louis Meintjes (Lampre - Merida) was also involved in the crash but recovered to finish 30th A release from the team explained that "His [De Clercq] elbow needed to be stitched" after he crossed the line with a torn kit and dried blood on his arm and leg who was second overall at Tour de L'Ain on the eve of the Vuelta sits in 27th place and will continue after receiving medical attention who joined FDJ as a stagiaire in July and will ride with the team from 2017 won the stage by 14 seconds over Italian Edward Ravasi Emulating compatriot Alexander Geniez (FDJ) on stage 3 of the Vuelta a Espana this week Rodriguez returned to the podium to collect the yellow leader's jersey as he holds a nine second advantage over Gaudu The yellow jersey in the Tour de l'Avenir is an honor This is the biggest race of my schedule," he told DirectVelo adding he is not sure if he can keep the jersey "I do not know how we will defend my position as leader tomorrow The race concludes Saturday with the final stage taking the peloton from Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne to the top of the Col de la Croix de Fer Media type: TwitterMedia src: https://twitter.com/tourdelavenir/status/769061192975417344Media caption: Lizzie Armitstead finished more than six minutes behind the leaders AdvertisementHow was your experience today? Deignan led a British one-two ahead of Lizzy Banks in Brittany I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Lizzie Deignan led home a British one-two as she won the GP Plouay ahead of Lizzy Banks in miserable conditions in Brittany. As strong winds and sideways rain battered the peloton, Equipe Paule Ka's Banks launched an attack with 35km of the 101km race to go, with Trek-Segafredo's Deignan one of three riders to bridge over before the pair went clear. They built up a lead of over a minute as riders behind squabbled over who should lead the chase, contesting the victory alone as Deignan was too strong for Banks in a sprint to the line. After the long break in racing, it was Deignan's first win since the Women's Tour in June last year, and a third career win in this race after victories in 2015 and 2017. The strong showing will be a welcome confidence boost for both riders before they don Great Britain colours and team up in Thursday's European Road Championships on these same roads. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Vincenzo Nibali on stage 12 of the 2015 Tour de France The UCI confirms to Cycling Weekly that Vincenzo Nibali is not able to return to racing until after the Vuelta a España ends on September 13 But the UCI confirmed to Cycling Weekly that the Italian Champion cannot compete again until September 14 "Pursuant to article 12.1.023 of the UCI Regulations, Vincenzo Nibali is not allowed to return to racing during the Vuelta a España However he can return anytime after the event," the UCI said Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing following the World Tour races and its characters Cavagna takes silver and Campenaerts earns bronze catching his minuteman Eduardo Affini (Italy) and blasting around the rolling 25.6km Plouay course to take the European Championship title beating Remi Cavagna of France by 17 seconds with Victor Campenaerts (Belgium) third at 21 seconds Alex Dowsett (Great Britain) was the last rider to start With just 28 riders on the start list rolling out at one-minute intervals the racing was fast and furious and over in half an hour Justin Wolf of Germany started sixth off and soon set the fastest time of 31:48 That held for a while until the bigger names finished with only six riders going faster and several WorldTour-level riders finishing slower than the Bike Aid Continental team rider Cavagna took the lead with a time of 30:35 confirming why he won the French time trial title last week Campenaerts looked strong as he pushed a huge gear but was slightly down on the Frenchman at time checks He past his minuteman Jan Barta of the Czech Republic and pushed on his aero tuck but hit the line four second slower using his power to keep his speed over 50kph while staying rock solid on his bike in a controlled aerodynamic position He caught Affini with around eight kilometres to go and the talented Italian couldn’t even stay in his slipstream Yet he would go on to finish fifth at 1:15 further indicating the quality and dominance of Küng's performance Dowsett fought hard as last rider off but continuously lost time to Küng ahead of him recover and savour the moment he knew victory was his; quietly punching the air in controlled celebration He then took the top step on the podium and pulled on the distinctive European champion's jersey that was my last race and every day was climbing But I kept getting better and better and today was the best feeling I had thanks to my mechanic and the team," Küng said of his transformation from Groupama-FDJ rider to time trial expert for Switzerland "The course was a typical race in Brittany it’s always twisting and up and down so you always have to keep pushing and keep focused I really like this; it’s just an honest time trial where you have to go full gas from start to finish I had a plan in mind and I was able to execute it perfectly." Küng will not stay in Brittany for Wednesday's European road race championships but will head to Nice to join-up with his Groupama-FDJ teammates for the Grand Depart of the Tour de France Despite no team time trial in this year's Grande Boucle selected to protect team leader Thibaut Pinot on the flat roads "I leave directly for the Tour and then it’s three weeks about supporting Thibaut Pinot which will hopefully end in a good way on the Champs-Élysées." Küng will not be able to target the world time trial championships in Switzerland after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the championships in Switzerland The new location of the event has not yet been announced but Küng is just happy to be back racing "I’m just really happy we can race again," he said "Thanks to all the organisers and the riders who make these efforts Stephen FarrandSocial Links NavigationHead of NewsStephen is one of the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team having reported on professional cycling since 1994 He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022 before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters British champion Lizzie Deignan wins GP Plouay in France ahead of Pauline Ferrand-Prevot The British champion out-sprinted former world champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Canyon-SRAM) to take the win under the Brittany sun The pair escaped on the final climb with four kilometres to go building a gap of around 25 seconds before the final sprint which saw Deignan take two seconds from Ferrand-Prevot Orica-Scott rider Sarah Roy finished in third place leading home the 21 riders who made up the remainder of the peloton Known for its picturesque undulating route the 121.5km race took in four opening laps of 26.9km Each of these culminated with the climb of Côte de Ty Marec which drags on for about kilometre after its short and steep opening >>> WorldTour 2017: Full calendar This is typically the place where the race ignites and, while that was once again the case his year, the test began in benign style, the opening two laps raced at the lower end of the organisers projected speed. However, as the peloton approached the second of five climbs of the ascent of Ty Marec the pace lifted significantly, Deignan’s Boels-Dolmans team coming to the front to put pressure on. The Dutch outfit neutralised a brief attack from 2014 time trial world champion Lisa Brennauer (Canyon-SRAM), but Team Sunweb and WM3 Energie also contributed to keep the pace high. It was Canyon-SRAM, however, who enlivened the race with former British champion Hannah Barnes one of many of the team’s attacks to get a small gap. On the final short lap Tiffany Cromwell showed the German team’s distinctive colours, escaping with Deignan’s team mate, Karol-Ann Canuel, the pair being caught just before the final climb. Throughout the race it was clear Deignan’s Dutch team were riding for her, covering attacks and leading only when required. Even when she escaped as part of a group of five with under 20km to ride she had Olympic champion Anna van der Breggen riding for her. “It feels really good,” Deigan told Cycling Weekly at the finish. “I didn’t actually feel that good but I managed to pull of the win when I didn’t feel great, and the team worked so well but they had to. “In the team meeting I was the first person to say I really wanted to win and be the leader and every single person in the room said they would support me. Nobody wanted to share it. they are the best in the world and it is a privilege to race with them.” Deignan becomes one of just three riders to have won the French race twice, joining Marianne Vos and Emma Pooley on the race’s 16 year palmarès. Deignan’s first victory was in 2015, just before her world championship win in the USA. Saturday’s success bodes well for this year’s worlds which take place in Norway four weeks from today. Deignan will continue her world championship preparation at the Boels Rental Ladies Tour of Holland this week, a stage race which constitutes the 19th and penultimate event of the Women’s WorldTour. Grand Prix de Plouay Agglomération Lorient 2017 1. Lizzie Deignan (GBr) Boels-Dolmans, in 3-07- 29 2. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Fra) Canyon SRAM, at 2 secs 3. Sarah Roy (Aus) Orica-Scott, at 10 secs 10. Polona Batagelj (Slo) BTC City Ljubljiana, all at same time. The former world champion and Tour de Yorkshire winner starts the Tour de France-promoted race, despite crashing on Thursday during the European Championships road race in Brittany, which was won by reigning world road race champion, Annemiek van Vleuten. initially scheduled to take place in Paris as the Tour de France ended is steadily growing in popularity and prestige and is the curtain-raiser to the three-week men’s event La Course will be raced on a 96km two-lap circuit that takes in the third category Côte de Rimiez climb also featuring later in the day in the first stage of the men’s Tour de France who is based in nearby Monaco during the racing season It’s just down the road and I’ve ridden these roads a lot “This year is an easy year for Tour promoters ASO to back out of having a women’s race so I’m pleased there is still a women’s race I think it’s a good racing circuit and it’s going to be quite aggressive.” Deignan will be supported by her teammate Elisa Longo-Borghini silver medallist at the European Championships and another contender for victory But they will face opposition from last year’s La Course winner the triple world champion Marianne Vos and the world road race champion Van Vleuten But a strong field for La Course also includes Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig of Denmark bronze medallist in the European Championships Kasia Niewiadoma of Poland and the former world champion Marta Bastianelli Columbia-HTC is approaching tomorrow’s GP Plouay with a multiple pronged attack The team expects a breakaway will decide the International Cycling Union (UCI) Women’s World Cup round which has lead to its approach for the event Future Hopes: Keller and Fahlin Johansson holds narrow World Cup lead Sports director Ronny Lauke believes his squad has the best approach to the event Kim Anderson's win in the Route de France has really given a boost to Kim's morale and Chantal [Beltman] is in really good form and that's the ideal way to take on Plouay." Keller is particularly motivated for the racing wanting to go one position better after finishing second at last year’s race She hopes a strong result will enable her to secure a UCI World Championship spot on the German team for next month’s race in Switzerland The German national champion described the race "as hard as all the other World Cups That's why it's almost always decided in a break The women will contest six laps of a 19 kilometre circuit before the winner is decided The course features a difficult climb that usually ensures a successful breakaway about 500 metres long and with false flats after the summit That sort of course makes it a wide-open race,” said Keller “ The crowds at Plouay are always enormous much bigger than at some other women's races and getting that degreee of support turns it into a really special event There's never a problem about getting motivated for Plouay." Columbia-HTC for GP Plouay: Kim Anderson (USA) Luise Keller (Ger) and Ellen Van Dijk (Hol) While the men's individual time trial is to take place on August 24 Evenepoel said that he was unlikely to take part in the men's road race on August 26 "Not that the combination is totally impossible but I also have to think about the future." Evenepoel's future race programme beyond the European Championships includes the rescheduled Tirreno-Adriatico while the young Deceuninck-QuickStep rider will make his Grand Tour debut at the Giro d'Italia the following month (October 3-25) Evenepoel is first set to recommence his 2020 season at the Vuelta a Burgos and will mark his Belgian WorldTour team's return to competition following professional cycling's shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic He'll follow that with the Tour de Pologne and then prepare for the European Championships time trial in Brittany Belgian time trial champion Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) is not expected to go up against Evenepoel in Plouay Spaniard using one-day races to build form for Worlds and has instead opted for hard training and one-day races to hone his condition Contador: No Vuelta a Espana title defence Contador: Outperforming Froome is a new motivation Pro bike: Alberto Contador's Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL4 Lighter racing programme for Contador in 2014 CAS to hear on Contador's UCI points next week including the world championship," said Contador "After the Tour I continued training for San Sebastian then I took a break about 5 or 6 days before returning to training It seems that I have recovered from the stress of the Tour and I'm working to do well at the end of the year." While riders who perform well at the world championships have traditionally contested the Vuelta a Espana beforehand Contador believes his schedule will provide proper preparation as well "Almost everyone who wants to perform well at the World does the Vuelta but I don't think it's impossible to get in top condition [without competing at the Vuelta] doing a lot of endurance and simulating Worlds conditions You cannot get the rhythm of the Vuelta by training but that motivates me and I hope to find a good form and reach my best level." Contador has been pleased with him team's performance at the Vuelta with both Nicolas Roche and Michael Morkov each winning the first Grand Tour stages of their respective careers during the opening week The Spaniard has no regrets about not defending his 2012 title "It's a race that I like and that I have really good memories but I made the decision when planning the calendar We agreed that I would not do it because there are other riders on the team that should also have opportunities after sacrificing for me with this points system it is important that other riders can score points Italian sprinter will stay in 'Tour de France bubble' and not join national teammates in Plouay The rescheduled UEC Road European Championships elite men's road race takes place just three days before the start of the Tour although the decision is less about its proximity and more about ensuring that the French WorldTour team's riders stay as safe as possible from the risk of the coronavirus in the countdown to the start of La Grande Boucle I will not be able to be at the start of the next European Road Championships and defend my jersey," Viviani wrote in a social-media post on Tuesday and about preserving it in view of the Tour de France," the Italian said but we don't want to take any risks," said Cofidis manager Cédric Vasseur "The Cofidis riders have to stay in their bubble. It is forbidden for our riders and staff members to change environments in the run-up to the Tour "We have regularly been testing our employees [for COVID-19] since the resumption of the competition," he said "All this to prevent infections. Our priority is to ensure the health of the riders and to make the cycling season run as smoothly as possible." The European Championships – which take place in Plouay from August 24-28 – had originally been due to take place in Trento in mid-September but in May the Italian city postponed its hosting of the event until 2021 due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic Team SD Worx’ Mischa Bredewold of the Netherlands won the 160 kilometres long 22nd edition of the race after an uphill finish from a group of over 30 riders Poland’s Lach beat Italia’s Sofia Bertizzolo of UWA Team ADQ another Poles Karolina Kumięga was ranked 53rd coming in over three minutes behind the leading group who has enjoyed recent victories at the GP Plouay and La Course by Le Tour de France has been selected to race and will be looking to replicate her 2015 world championship victory who finished alongside Deignan on the podium at GP Plouay has made selection for both the road race and the time trial the current National Champion in both events Sister Hannah Barnes will be on the road race team the latter of whom has recently graduated from British Cycling’s senior academy programme and will join the professional women’s peloton next year Performance Director Stephen Park said: “Based on what we know about the course I am confident of a strong performance by our women’s team at this year’s road worlds “Despite being setback by a number of crashes this season Lizzie is in brilliant form as we have seen in her recent victories in the UCI Women’s WorldTour events and similarly it was fantastic to watch Lizzy Banks in the break away with Lizzie Deignan in the GP Plouay finishing in second place for a British one-two I’m also really pleased to see academy rider Anna Shackley step into this elite squad it will be a great development opportunity ahead of her turning professional in the new year “This is the fourth time I’ve sat on a selection panel for the road world championships and it impresses me how the number of talented British female road riders we have to select from continues to grow year on year it demonstrates a big step forward in the rise of women’s cycling in this country “I would like to thank the UCI and the organizing committee for their hard work in making the opportunity to race at a road world championships viable for our elite riders I know there is disappointment amongst our under-23 and junior riders who are unable to compete for a rainbow jersey this year but this was the right decision for the UCI to make and they know their time will come “We will be announcing the elite men’s road race and time trial riders in due course.” Get the help you need in case of an incident enter your username and we will send a password reset to your registered email address enter the email address with which your account is registered and we will send you a reminder We have found a match between your Facebook account and British Cycling To link accounts please enter your British Cycling password “That could mean building new cycling facilities putting on more cycling events or looking after the day to day needs of members who ride to work Being a member of Scottish Cycling makes you one of the team!” About Scottish Cycling Join Us © 2025 British CyclingAll Rights Reserved © DirectVelo - Tous droits réservés. Mentions légales - CGV Vous pouvez aussi consulter du contenu spécifique à la FranceBelgique : L’atleta della UAE si è imposta in uno sprint a due insieme ad Amber Kraak (Jumbo-Visma) con la quale negli ultimi chilometri era andata via ad un gruppetto di altre dodici donne Alle loro spalle Grace Brown (FDJ-Suez-Futuroscope) vince la volata delle battute davanti alla nostra Ilaria Sanguineti (Valcar-Travel & Service) La corsa era esplosa ai 65 dall’arrivo con l’attacco di Sara Martin (Movistar) con la FDJ che ha poi fatto corsa dura per i successivi 25 chilometri fino a quando un attacco di Mavi Garcia (UAE) ha spezzato il gruppo A quel punto sono rimaste in quindici davanti con Sara Martin che ha però perso presto le ruote delle compagne d’avventura le atlete meno adatte alla volata hanno provato ad attaccare a più riprese con Amber Kraak (Jumbo-Visma) che ha trovato l’azione giusta a 5 chilometri dal traguardo. Mavi Garcia non è però stata a guardare e ha rilanciato subito il contrattacco portandosi alla ruota della neerlandese con la quale si è poi giocata lo sprint a due che ha premiato la spagnola Il tuo indirizzo email non sarà pubblicato email e sito web in questo browser per la prossima volta che commento.