Cholet-Pays de Loire
 | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Mid-March |
| Region | Pays de la Loire, France |
| English name | Grand Prix Cholet-Pays de la Loire |
| Local name(s) | Grand Prix Cholet-Pays de la Loire (French) |
| Nickname(s) | Primavera of the Mauges |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Single-day |
| History | |
| First edition | 1978 |
| Editions | 39 (as of 2016) |
| First winner |
 Jacques Bossis (FRA) |
| Most wins |
 Jaan Kirsipuu (EST) (3 wins) |
| Most recent |
Rudy Barbier (FRA) |
Grand Prix Cholet-Pays de la Loire is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in March in Cholet, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is often called Primavera of the Mauges due to its similarities with Belgian semi-classics because of the wind, short hills and some rain on the way to Cholet.
Name of the race
- 1978–1987: Grand Prix de Mauléon-Moulins
- 1988–1989: Grand Prix de Cholet-Mauléon-Moulins
- 1990–2007: Grand Prix de Cholet – Pays de Loire
Winners
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | |
Bossis, JacquesJacques Bossis (FRA) | Renault-Gitane |
| 1979 | |
Bazzo, PierrePierre Bazzo (FRA) | La Redoute-Motobécane |
| 1980 | |
Legeay, RogerRoger Legeay (FRA) | Peugeot-Esso-Michelin |
| 1981 | |
Legeay, RogerRoger Legeay (FRA) | Peugeot-Esso-Michelin |
| 1982 | |
Bazzo, PierrePierre Bazzo (FRA) | La Redoute-Mavic |
| 1983 | |
Dall'Armelina, EricEric Dall'Armelina (FRA) | Sem-France Loire |
| 1984 | |
Poisson, PascalPascal Poisson (FRA) | Renault-Elf |
| 1985 | |
Madiot, MarcMarc Madiot (FRA) | Renault-Elf |
| 1986 | |
Lecrocq, DomeniqueDomenique Lecrocq (FRA) | Système U |
| 1987 | |
Garnier, FredericFrédéric Garnier (FRA) | Toshiba-Look |
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Onnockx, PatrickPatrick Onnockx (BEL) | ADR-Enerday |
| 1989 | |
Boucanville, FrankFrank Boucanville (FRA) | Fagor-MBK |
| 1990 |  |
Andersen, KimKim Andersen (DEN) | Z-Tomasso |
| 1991 | |
Moreels, SammieSammie Moreels (BEL) | Lotto |
| 1992 | |
Desbiens, LaurentLaurent Desbiens (FRA) | Collstrop-Garden Wood-Histor |
| 1993 | |
Bouillon, MarcMarc Bouillon (FRA) | Collstrop-Assur Carpets |
| 1994 | |
Madouas, LaurentLaurent Madouas (FRA) | Castorama |
| 1995 | |
Vandenbroucke, FrankFrank Vandenbroucke (BEL) | Mapei-GB |
| 1996 | |
Heulot, StephaneStéphane Heulot (FRA) | GAN |
| 1997 | |
Kirsipuu, JaanJaan Kirsipuu (EST) | Casino |
| 1998 | |
Kirsipuu, JaanJaan Kirsipuu (EST) | Casino–Ag2r |
| 1999 | |
Kirsipuu, JaanJaan Kirsipuu (EST) | Casino–Ag2r Prévoyance |
| 2000 |  |
Voigt, JensJens Voigt (GER) | Crédit Agricole |
| 2001 | |
Brard, FlorentFlorent Brard (FRA) | Festina |
| 2002 | |
Casper, JimmyJimmy Casper (FRA) | Française des Jeux |
| 2003 | |
Mengin, ChristopheChristophe Mengin (FRA) | FDJeux.com |
| 2004 | |
De Waele, BertBert De Waele (BEL) | Landbouwkrediet-Colnago |
| 2005 | |
Fedrigo, PierrickPierrick Fédrigo (FRA) | Bouygues Télécom |
| 2006 |  |
Sutton, ChrisChris Sutton (AUS) | Cofidis |
| 2007 | |
Auge, StephaneStéphane Augé (FRA) | Cofidis |
| 2008 | |
Tombak, JanekJanek Tombak (EST) | Mitsubishi-Jartazi |
| 2009 |  |
Haedo, Juan JoseJuan José Haedo (ARG) | Team Saxo Bank |
| 2010 |  |
Duque, LeonardoLeonardo Duque (COL) | Cofidis |
| 2011 | |
Voeckler, ThomasThomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar |
| 2012 | |
Démare, ArnaudArnaud Démare (FRA) | FDJ–BigMat |
| 2013 | |
Gaudin, DamienDamien Gaudin (FRA) | Team Europcar |
| 2014 | |
Van Asbroeck, TomTom Van Asbroeck (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise |
| 2015 | |
Fédrigo, PierrickPierrick Fédrigo (FRA) | Bretagne–Séché Environnement |
| 2016 | |
Barbier, RudyRudy Barbier (FRA) | Roubaix–Lille Métropole |
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