4-524: The Classic Lorient Agglomération is an elite professional women's road bicycle race held in Plouay , France . The race was first organized since 2002 as Grand Prix de Plouay – Bretagne , on the day of the men's race and on the same circuit. The race consists of four 26.9 km laps and two 13.9 km laps, totalling 135.4 km. The race was part of the UCI Women's Road World Cup until 2015. In 2016,
8-428: Is slightly downhill. The race is often won by the best sprinter of the climbers. List of women%27s road bicycle races This is a list of women's road cycling races . The list only includes the most important women's road races, and no track , mountain or cyclo-cross races. This series replaced the UCI Women's Road World Cup in 2016. Unlike its predecessor, it also features stage races. (year
12-557: The Chapelle Sainte-Anne des Bois marking the halfway point of the lap. After a flat section, the race addresses the Côte de Ty Marrec , which has a maximum gradient of 10%. The riders will have to tackle this 26.9 kilometre loop 4 times, before entering a last shortened 13.9 kilometre version of the loop, taking the riders over the Côte du Lézot and the Côte de Ty Marrec. The run-in to the finish
16-399: The race became part of the new UCI Women's World Tour . In 2022, the race rebranded as Classic Lorient Agglomération . The course is known for its high rate of attrition, with riders rapidly dropping out of contention. The first climb starts almost immediately as the race goes over the Côte du Lézot , a one-kilometre climb with an average gradient of 6%. Next is a six-kilometre ascent up to
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