89th Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France (261km). 31.08.2025

[Dazed and Confused]

A big and small circuit defines the route:

Profile:

A mixture of sprinters, puncheurs and classic riders in general will battle it out on a parcours which includes a total of around 3800 vertical meters.
Race starts at 11.00 (local) and is scheduled to finish around 17.00.

Startlist per PCS:

Startlist for Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France 2025

Competing teams and riders for Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France 2025. Top competitors are Isaac del Toro, Marc Hirschi and Paul Magnier.

www.procyclingstats.com

Official website:

Plouay Cyclisme Organisation - Organisateur des 4 Jours CIC de Plouay

Plouay Cyclisme Organisation - Organisateur des 4 Jours CIC de Plouay

www.pco.bzh

Streams will be available.

 

[MagliaNera]

This race might be the best remaining opportunity for a French rider to finally win a WorldTour race this year (after 5 second places).

(Edit: actually the first WorldTour win in almost two years - since the Bretagne classic 2023)

 

[AmRacer]

This race might be the best remaining opportunity for a French rider to finally win a WorldTour race this year (after 5 second places).

(Edit: actually the first WorldTour win in almost two years - since the Bretagne classic 2023)

Ala won stage 12 Giro 2024

 

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Ala won stage 12 Giro 2024

also Prodhomme this year, plus Magnier in Poland, Gregoire in Switzerland etc. He must be talking about one day races?!

 

[Netserk]

also Prodhomme this year, plus Magnier in Poland, Gregoire in Switzerland etc. He must be talking about one day races?!

None of those won the races, only parts of them.

 

[MagliaNera]

also Prodhomme this year, plus Magnier in Poland, Gregoire in Switzerland etc. He must be talking about one day races?!

Yes, I mean entire races (either GC of a stage race or one-day race)

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The middle section of the race looks quite a bit harder than last year, good response to almost having a 50-rider bunch sprint for the win last year. UAE will probably be looking to shred the peloton fairly early.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Bad day to be vergard stake lengen. UAE with only 6 potential leaders, I wonder who they will ride for out of wellens, cristen, mcnutly, narveaz, de Toro or covid?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Bad day to be vergard stake lengen. UAE with only 6 potential leaders, I wonder who they will ride for out of wellens, cristen, mcnutly, narveaz, de Toro or covid?

Only one thing is 100% sure: Jan Christen will attack randomly regardless of the situation. Attack when a team mate is up the road, attack when the designated leader is at the back of the peloton for some reason.

 

[Samamba]

Easy UAE win. Looks like they made this parcours even harder again. I don't agree with that being good. Battle between punchers and strong sprinters was always great. But 4000 vertical meters seems a bit much for the strong sprinters. Now the advantage for the top teams will be big.

Also rain expected. Could be carnage (with crashes too).

 

[Brullnux]

Easy UAE win. Looks like they made this parcours even harder again. I don't agree with that being good. Battle between punchers and strong sprinters was always great. But 4000 vertical meters seems a bit much for the strong sprinters. Now the advantage for the top teams will be big.

Also rain expected. Could be carnage (with crashes too).

I agree, the balance was that someone like Cosnefroy could win as well as someone like Viviani. Now it's only someone like Cosnefroy, which reduces the intrigue (but might lead to more aggressive racing, who knows).

 

[Dazed and Confused]

The balance is critical for this race, agree, but I'm a bit more worried about team strength. We need a team that can bring attackers back/closer deep in the race. Lotto and Steppers will be stretched pretty quickly most likely.
Anyway morning break is established with 5 riders having 5 m,ins or so.
220kms to go.

 

[RedheadDane]

Looks a bit damp.

 

[Samamba]

Rain and already attacks from the UAE guys with 90k to go. Yeah this will be hard.

 

[RedheadDane]

Ritter (commenting on the Vuelta) introducing the Danes in the race:

"Tobias Lund, Anthon Charmig, Mikkel Honoré, and the two EF-Education riders Kasper Asgreen, and Michael Valgren."

Uhm... Dennis...

Meanwhile in the race:
Beautiful sun shine, and not much happening.

And now it's pissing down...

 

[Samamba]

Looks like it cleared up and the peloton slowed down

Asgreen alone ahead.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

A couple of riders should have gone with Asgreen. He could be durable today.

 

[RedheadDane]

Gap coming down rapidly.

 

[MagliaNera]

PCS' prophetic stat of the day not long before Asgreen's attack:

Competitors that won on August 31 in the past.

Year	Rider	Race
2019	ASGREEN Kasper	Deutschland Tour - Stage 3

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Finally some action. Go Prodhomme.
edit:turned out to be nothing.

 

[RedheadDane]

Gap under a minute for the first time since it went over a minute.

 

[Samamba]

UAE starting

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Cote de Marta is coming up in about 10k.

 

[RedheadDane]

Catch about to be made, split in the peloton.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Wellens too often gets stuck pulling for kids he's better than because he's one of the only ones that will.