Marc Hirschi wins the 2024 Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France (Image credit: Getty Images)
The 94th edition of Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France, now known as the Bretagne Classic CIC, takes place on Sunday, August 31. First organised by the Comité des Fêtes de Plouay in 1904, this long-running event is part of the UCI WorldTour.
The course around Plouay includes 4,750 metres of climbing totalled from a series of small ascents along the 261.7 kilometre route.
Once the riders hit the 11.8-kilometre local circuit, they'll face the Côte du Lézot with 3.3km to go.
The route favours punchy riders able to withstand the relentless climbing and still have a powerful sprint for the finish. Last year, that man was Marc Hirschi (UAE Team Emirates), who leapt away to win ahead of up-and-coming sprinter Paul Magnier (Soudal-Quickstep) and Magnus Cort (Uno-X Mobility).
Other past winners include Valentin Madouas, Wout van Aert, Benoit Cosnefroy and Michael Matthews.
The start list for the Bretagne Classic-CIC includes all 18 WorldTour teams, as well as Hirschi's new team, Tudor Pro Cycling. Other wildcards include Uno-X Mobility, Israel-Premier Tech, Lotto, TotalEnergies, VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizané and Euskaltel-Euskadi.
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