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 showcase for upcoming riders of the under-23 category who race together with Elite riders. The race was renamed Tour de Bretagne in 2005 when it also became a professional race.

Tour de Bretagne Cycliste
Race details
DateApril/May
RegionFrance
English nameTour of Brittany
Local name(s)Tour de Bretagne trophée des granitiers
Ruban Granitier Breton
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour 2.2
TypeStage race
Web sitewww.tourdebretagne.bzh Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1967 (1967)
Editions57 (as of 2024)
First winner Marcel Duchemin (FRA)
Most wins Marcel Duchemin (FRA) (3 wins)
Most recent Jakob Söderqvist (SWE)

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.[1]

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.[2]

The 2010 edition started in Jersey – the first time stages of the race had been held outside Brittany.[3]

Past winners

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Year Country Rider Team
1967   France Marcel Duchemin OCC Laval
1968   France Guy Ignolin Pelforth–Sauvage
1969   France Jean Paul Maho Pelforth–Sauvage
1970   France Marcel Duchemin Frimatic–de Gribaldy
1971   France Marcel Duchemin Stella Philips
1972   France André Corbeau CSM–Puteaux
1973   Soviet Union Boris Shukov USSR national team
1974   Poland Stanisław Szozda Poland national team
1975   Soviet Union Aleksandr Gusyatnikov USSR national team
1976   Soviet Union Boris Issaev USSR national team
1977   Belgium Daniel Willems Belgium national team
1978   Poland Krzysztof Sujka Poland national team
1979   Poland Jan Jankiewicz Poland national team
1980   Italy Giorgio Casati Italy national team
1981   Belgium Marc Somers Belgium national team
1982   Belgium Wim Van Eynde Belgium national team
1983   Soviet Union Youri Kashirin USSR national team
1984   East Germany Dan Radkte East Germany national team
1985   France Philippe Louviot France national team
1986   France Gilles Sanders Bleuets France Nord
1987   Soviet Union Igor Sumnikov USSR national team
1988   France Armand de Las Cuevas France national team C
1989   Netherlands Harm Jansen Netherlands national team
1990   Portugal José Marques Portugal national team
1991   France Richard Vivien Normandie (selection)
1992   Russia Evgeni Berzin Russia national team
1993   France Dominique Bozzi US Créteil
1994   Ukraine Anatoly Tchoubar Ukraine national team
1995   France Sébastian Guenee France national team
1996   France Stéphane Cueff Mutuelle de Seine et Marne
1997   France Philippe Bresset Jean Floch–Mantes
1998   France Vincent Templier Jean Floch–Mantes
1999   France David Dumont CC Nogent-sur-Oise
2000   France Martial Locatelli Jean Floc'h
2001   France Guillaume Judas Jean Floc'h
2002   France Cristophe Cousinie France Police
2003   Kazakhstan Dimitry Muravyev Quick-Step
2004   France Laurent Mangel SCO Dijon
2005   France Stéphane Petilleau Bretagne-Jean Floc'h
2006   Belgium Dries Devenyns Beveren 2000–Quick-Step
2007   Netherlands Lars Boom Rabobank Continental Team
2008   France Benoît Poilvet Bretagne–Armor Lux
2009   France Julien Fouchard Côtes-d'Armor–Maître Jacques
2010   France Franck Bouyer Bbox Bouygues Telecom
2011   Hungary Péter Kusztor Atlas Personal
2012   South Africa Reinardt Janse van Rensburg MTN–Qhubeka
2013   Austria Riccardo Zoidl Gourmetfein–Simplon
2014   Netherlands Bert-Jan Lindeman Rabobank Development Team
2015   Belgium Sébastien Delfosse Wallonie-Bruxelles
2016   United States Adrien Costa United States national team
2017   France Flavien Dassonville HP BTP–Auber93
2018   France Fabien Schmidt Côtes d'Armor–Marie Morin
2019   France Lorrenzo Manzin Vital Concept–B&B Hotels
2020 No race
2021   France Jean-Louis Le Ny WB-Fybolia Locminé
2022   France Johan Le Bon Dinan Sport Cycling
2023    Switzerland Simon Pellaud Tudor Pro Cycling Team
2024   Sweden Jakob Söderqvist Lidl–Trek Future Racing

References

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  1. ^ "Boasson Hagen and Boom share the honours". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
  2. ^ "Wilmann's attack pays off". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
  3. ^ "Jersey hosted a 'fantastic' show » Cycling » Sport » This Is Jersey". www.thisisjersey.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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