A Normandy one-day race where breakaway riders and late attackers test themselves on rolling terrain in mid-August.
La Polynormande
La Polynormande rewards aggressive racing on rolling Normandy roads, often producing surprise winners and career-defining breakaways.
- Location
- 🇫🇷 France
- When
- Third Sunday in August
- Course
- One Day
- Most recent winner
- 🇫🇷 Hugo Page (2026)
- Category
- Men’s Continental
About La Polynormande
La Polynormande is a men's one-day bike race held in Normandy, France, typically in mid-August. The race runs through the bocage countryside of the Manche department, finishing in the southern interior after a route that favors attackers over pure sprinters.
Franck Bonnamour took his first professional victory here in 2022, a reminder that La Polynormande can be a career milestone.
This is the kind of race where a rider can announce himself. The rolling terrain and late-summer calendar slot create space for breakaways to succeed and for domestiques to try their hand at leading. It rewards positioning, timing, and the willingness to commit before the finale clarifies. The race has produced breakthrough wins for riders seizing a rare opportunity, and that possibility keeps the racing open longer than the start list might suggest.
La Polynormande winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 🇫🇷Hugo Page |
| 2025 | 🇫🇷Axel Laurance |
| 2024 | 🇫🇷Franck Bonnamour |
| 2023 | 🇮🇹Luca Mozzato |
| 2022 | 🇫🇷Franck Bonnamour |
2026 results
This edition is complete.
La Polynormande route
The course typically runs between 160 and 170 kilometers through the bocage landscape of southern Normandy, starting near the coast and finishing inland. The terrain is rolling rather than mountainous, with short climbs, narrow roads, and enough changes in gradient to discourage pure sprint teams from controlling the entire day. The finale often features a punchy approach or a technical run-in that favors riders who can accelerate out of corners or survive a late selection. Breakaways have a reasonable chance if they commit early and the peloton fractures on the climbs. The race is usually decided by a small group or a late attack rather than a large bunch sprint, and positioning in the final 30 kilometers matters more than raw power.
What shapes the race
Race type
One-day race through the bocage countryside of Normandy, typically held in mid-August.
Typical winner
A breakaway specialist or punchy rider who can survive rolling terrain and outpace the bunch.
Signature landmarks
The rolling hedgerow country of southern Normandy.
History
Iconic victories
Franck Bonnamour
Two victories (2022, 2024) on home Norman roads.
Eras and records
A Norman one-day race through bocage countryside.
Location
Held in the Manche department of Normandy.