Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France 2026

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PLOUAY, FRANCE - AUGUST 31: Arnaud De Lie of Belgium and Team Lotto celebrates at finish line as race winner ahead of of (L-R) Olav Kooij of Netherlands and Team Visma | Lease a Bike and Emilien Jeanniere of France and Team TotalEnergies during the 89th Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France 2025 a 261.7km stage from Plouay to Plouay / #UCIWT / on August 31, 2025 in Plouay, France. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Arnaud De Lie won the Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France in 2025 (Image credit: Getty Images)
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Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France 2026 overview

Date

August 30, 2026

Start

Plouay, France

Finish

Plouay, France

Distance

tbd

Classification

WorldTour

Previous winner

Arnaud De Lie (Lotto)

Previous edition

2025 Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France

Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France 2026 information

The 95th edition of Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France takes place on Sunday, August 30.

First organised by the Comité des Fêtes de Plouay in 1904, this long-running event is part of the UCI WorldTour.

The rolling route favours punchy riders able to withstand the relentless climbing and still have a powerful sprint for the finish.

In 2024, Marc Hirschi (UAE Team Emirates) leapt away to win ahead of Paul Magnier (Soudal-Quickstep) and Magnus Cort (Uno-X Mobility).

In 2025, Arnaud De Lie (Lotto) timed his sprint perfectly to win ahead of Emilien Jeannière (TotalEnergies) and Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike), as the sprinters dominated.

Other past winners include Valentin Madouas, Wout van Aert, Benoit Cosnefroy and Michael Matthews.

The start list for the Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France includes all 18 WorldTour teams, as well ProTeams.

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