Adrien Costa will skip Bretagne defence this week

American Adrien Costa won't be on hand to defend his 2016 title when the Tour de Bretagne rolls out of Rennes on Tuesday, choosing instead to alter his race calendar and compete in the U23 time trial at the Pan American Road Championships in the Dominican Republic next week.

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