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Grand Prix du Morbihan Women

A French one-day race where positioning matters more than power, and the finale often arrives faster than the field expects.

Next edition May 8, 2027

When
Second Saturday in May
Course
One Day
Also known as
Grand Prix du Morbihan Fรฉminin

About Grand Prix du Morbihan Women

Grand Prix du Morbihan Women is a one-day bike race held in Brittany each May, part of the ProSeries calendar. The course typically favors riders who can handle repeated accelerations and sharp changes in pace rather than sustained climbing or pure sprinting.

Also known as: Grand Prix du Morbihan Fรฉminin ยท Grand Prix du Morbihan Femmes

This is the kind of race where the winner emerges from tactical sharpness rather than raw dominance. The Breton roads reward positioning, timing, and the ability to respond when the pace lifts without warning. It sits in a busy stretch of the calendar, which means the field often includes riders using it as preparation or those hunting form after a quiet spring. That mix makes it unpredictable in the best way.

Grand Prix du Morbihan Women winners

YearWinner
2026๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑEline Jansen
2025๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นEleonora Gasparrini
2024๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นSilvia Persico
2023๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บGrace Brown
2022๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlly Wollaston
2021๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นChiara Consonni
2019๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐCecilie Uttrup Ludwig
2018๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆAshleigh Moolman
2017๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆAshleigh Moolman

Grand Prix du Morbihan Women route

The course typically unfolds across rolling Breton terrain, with enough short climbs and technical sections to fracture the field but not enough sustained elevation to let pure climbers dictate terms. Expect the race to tighten through the middle kilometers as positioning becomes more contested, then splinter in the final 30 kilometers when accelerations start coming in waves. The finish often suits riders who can survive the attrition and still have a sharp kick, rather than those who need a long leadout or a summit finish. Weather can add another variable, especially if wind splits the race earlier than the route alone would suggest. This is not a race won by sitting in and waiting for the sprint, it rewards reading the moves that matter and being near the front when they happen.

What shapes the race

  1. Breton rolling terrain

    Hilly roads through the Morbihan department of Brittany, with punchy climbs that reward accelerations over sustained climbing.

  2. Late selection

    The race typically tightens in the final 30 km with repeated short climbs that fracture the group without requiring pure mountain ability.

History

Iconic victories

  1. Ashleigh Moolman

    Two wins (2017, 2018), the most successful rider in the race's history.

  2. Audrey Cordon-Ragot

    Two wins (2012, 2014), a French local hero on Breton roads.

  3. Grace Brown

    Won in 2023, later Olympic TT champion.

Eras and records

First held in 2011. 13 editions through 2025.

  1. Most wins

    Ashleigh Moolman and Audrey Cordon-Ragot, 2 each.

  2. First edition

    2011.