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 |
 Fernand Picot (FRA) |
| Most wins |
Philippe Dalibard (FRA) Lilian Jégou (FRA) (2 wins) |
| Final winner |
 David Veilleux (CAN) |
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; 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.
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 | |
Picot, FernandFernand Picot (FRA) | |
| 1962 | |
Gainche, JeanJean Gainche (FRA) | |
| 1963 | |
Bourles, JeanJean Bourles (FRA) | |
| 1979 | |
Dalibard, PhilippePhilippe Dalibard (FRA) | |
| 1980 | |
Dalibard, PhilippePhilippe Dalibard (FRA) | |
| 1992 | |
Simon, FrançoisFrançois Simon (FRA) | |
| 1995 | |
Jalabert, NicolasNicolas Jalabert (FRA) | |
| 1996 | |
Delrieu, DavidDavid Delrieu (FRA) | |
| 1997 | |
Morin, AnthonyAnthony Morin (FRA) | |
| 1998 | |
Tessier, Jean-MichelJean-Michel Tessier (FRA) | |
| 1999 | |
Ravaleu, StéphaneStéphane Ravaleu (FRA) | |
| 2000 |  |
Drew, JamieJamie Drew (AUS) | |
| 2001 | |
Jégou, LilianLilian Jégou (FRA) | |
| 2002 | |
Jégou, LilianLilian Jégou (FRA) | |
| 2003 | |
Buffaz, MickaëlMickaël Buffaz (FRA) | |
| 2004 | |
Conan, StéphaneStéphane Conan (FRA) | |
| 2005 | |
Lubach, FrédéricFrédéric Lubach (FRA) | |
| 2006 |  |
Kushlev, StephanStephan Kushlev (BUL) | |
| 2007 |  |
Froome, ChrisChris Froome (KEN) | |
| 2008 |  |
Zielinski, PiotrPiotr Zielinski (POL) | |
| 2009 |  |
Wilmann, FrederikFrederik Wilmann (NOR) | |
| 2010 | |
Delpech, Jean-LucJean-Luc Delpech (FRA) | Bretagne–Schuller |
| 2011 |  |
McNally, MarkMark McNally (GBR) | An Post–Sean Kelly |
| 2012 | |
Veilleux, DavidDavid 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.