2024 Grand Prix du Morbihan (1.Pro), France
47th edition: Saturday, May 4, 2024
Grand Prix du Morbihan podium history | Course map | Start list | 2023 edition
Josselin - Plumelec, 196.4 km. The finish city of Plumelec is on the Brittany peninsula, 10 km from the coast
Benoît Cosnefroy is first across the line. Photo: LNC/B.Bade
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Weather at the finish city of Plumelec at 2:00 PM, local time: 11C (52), cloudy, with the wind from the west at 23 km/hr (14 mph). There is a 12% chance of rain. There was rain at the start.
The race: Thibaut Guernalec (Arkea-B&B Hotels) did not start.
Here's the race report from third-place Arnaud De Lie's Team Lotto Dstny.
The Grand Prix du Morbihan offers a challenging course: after a 65-kilometer introduction, the riders had to tackle 5 laps of a large local circuit followed by 8 smaller laps, each including the tough Côte de Cadoudal. "It was a beautiful race, but very, very tough," says Arnaud De Lie. "I won't say I went all out on all 13 climbs of the Côte de Cadoudal, but at least 7 times."
2023 winner Arnaud De Lie before the race.
Two breakaway riders managed to stay ahead of the peloton briefly but were caught in the final uphill kilometer. Benoît Cosnefroy, who launched a long sprint, and Axel Zingle finished ahead of De Lie. "Maybe I lacked a bit of confidence, but I'm ultimately satisfied with my third place. The team worked well for me. We were racing in the front the whole time, and they were there when it mattered."
Arnaud De Lie thus secures his second podium in a week since his return to the peloton. "That gives me confidence. Last week was nice, but here, in this challenging race, you don't perform unless you're in good form. So, this is a good confirmation and gives me confidence for tomorrow's Tro Bro Leon."
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Complete results:
196.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.449 km/hr
| 1 | Benoît Cosnefroy | Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | 4hr 51min 20sec |
| 2 | Axel Zingle | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 3 | Arnaud De Lie | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
| 4 | Clément Venturini | Arkéa-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 5 | Fredrik Dversnes | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
| 6 | Luca Van Boven | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
| 7 | Vincenzo Albanese | Arkéa-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 8 | Odd Christian Eiking | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
| 9 | Xabier Berasategi | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 10 | David González | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 11 | Valentin Ferron | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 12 | Clément Braz Afonso | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | s.t. |
| 13 | Eduard Prades | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 14 | Lorenzo Rota | Intermarché-Wanty | s.t. |
| 15 | Fernando Barceló | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 16 | Orluis Aular | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 17 | Sam Watson | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 18 | Gorka Sorarrain | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 19 | Lewis Bower | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 20 | Aaron Gate | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 21 | Mattéo Vercher | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 22 | Alexandre Delettre | St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 23 | Francisco Galván | Equipo Kern Pharma | @ 7sec |
| 24 | Fabio Christen | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 0:09 |
| 25 | Floris De Tier | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
| 26 | Thomas Gachignard | TotalEnergies | 0:10 |
| 27 | Joris Delbove | St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 28 | Xavier Cañellas | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 29 | Rasmus Tiller | Uno-X Mobility | 0:14 |
| 30 | Jonathan Lastra | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 31 | Sven Erik Bystrøm | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 32 | Mikel Retegi | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 33 | Jaume Guardeño | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 34 | Antonio Angulo | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 35 | Rémi Capron | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
| 36 | Kenny Molly | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
| 37 | Óscar Pelegrí | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 38 | Louka Matthys | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
| 39 | Clément Alleno | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 40 | Alessandro Fancellu | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 41 | Nicolas Breuillard | St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 42 | Marcel Camprubí | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 43 | Xabier Isasa | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:22 |
| 44 | Emmanuel Morin | Van Rysel-Roubaix | 0:25 |
| 45 | Robin Plamondon | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | s.t. |
| 46 | Artus Jaladeau | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | s.t. |
| 47 | Damien Girard | Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur | s.t. |
| 48 | Brieuc Rolland | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 49 | Casper Van Uden | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | s.t. |
| 50 | Antoine Hue | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | 0:35 |
| 51 | Urko Berrade | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 52 | Gerben Kuypers | Intermarché-Wanty | 0:39 |
| 53 | Liam Slock | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
| 54 | Travis Stedman | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 55 | Martin Tjøtta | Arkéa-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 56 | Johan Meens | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
| 57 | Kenneth Van Rooy | Bingoal-WB | 0:43 |
| 58 | Alex Jaime | Equipo Kern Pharma | 0:44 |
| 59 | Aaron Van Der Beken | Bingoal-WB | 0:51 |
| 60 | Gorka Izagirre | Cofidis | 0:56 |
| 61 | Martí Márquez | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 62 | Joseba Lopez | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 63 | Samuel Leroux | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
| 64 | Hugo Page | Intermarché-Wanty | 0:59 |
| 65 | Sandy Dujardin | TotalEnergies | 1:01 |
| 66 | Cyrus Monk | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 1:08 |
| 67 | Markus Hoelgaard | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
| 68 | Edvald Boasson-Hagen | Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 69 | Valentin Retailleau | Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 70 | William Blume Levy | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
| 71 | Brent Van Moer | Lotto Dstny | 1:14 |
| 72 | Axel Mariault | Cofidis | 1:17 |
| 73 | Stan Dewulf | Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 74 | Jonas Abrahamsen | Uno-X Mobility | 1:35 |
| 75 | Célestin Guillon | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
| 76 | Maxime Jarnet | Van Rysel-Roubaix | s.t. |
| 77 | Nolann Mahoudo | Cofidis | 1:46 |
| 78 | Tom Donnenwirth | Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | 1:59 |
| 79 | Bryan Coquard | Cofidis | 2:11 |
| 80 | Lorrenzo Manzin | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 81 | Maximilien Juillard | Van Rysel-Roubaix | 2:18 |
| 82 | Embret Svestad-Bårdseng | Arkéa-B&B Hotels | 2:31 |
| 83 | Luca Mozzato | Arkéa-B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 84 | Baptiste Vadic | TotalEnergies | 2:56 |
| 85 | Julien Simon | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 86 | John Degenkolb | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | s.t. |
| 87 | Jetse Bol | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 88 | Sean Flynn | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | s.t. |
| 89 | Théo Delacroix | St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 90 | James Fouche | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 91 | Jelle Vermoote | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
| 92 | Aklilu Arefayne | Intermarché-Wanty | s.t. |
| 93 | Danny Van Der Tuuk | Equipo Kern Pharma | s.t. |
| 94 | Iker Mintegi | Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 95 | Jonathan Couanon | Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur | s.t. |
| 96 | Maël Guégan | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | s.t. |
| 97 | Dries De Bondt | Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 98 | Jean-Louis Le Ny | Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur | 3:13 |
| 99 | Axel Narbonne-Zuccarelli | Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur | 3:47 |
| 100 | Axel Källberg | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | 4:52 |
| 101 | Rodrigo Álvarez | Burgos-BH | s.t. |
| 102 | Eddy Le Huitouze | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 103 | Kevin Kuhn | Intermarché-Wanty | s.t. |
| 104 | Erik Resell | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
| 105 | Sébastien Grignard | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
| 106 | Negasi Haylu Abreha | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 107 | Alexis Renard | Cofidis | 4:59 |
| 108 | Baptiste Veistroffer | Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | 5:16 |
| 109 | Matisse Julien | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | s.t. |
| 110 | Matthew Walls | Groupama-FDJ | 6:40 |
| 111 | Nicolas Alustiza | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 6:54 |
| 112 | Jasper De Buyst | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
| 113 | Alec Segaert | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
| 114 | Lionel Taminiaux | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
| 115 | Hugo Aznar | Equipo Kern Pharma | 8:11 |
| 116 | Romain Cardis | St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | 14:15 |
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Start list with back numbers, May 3, 2024:
| Lotto Dstny | |
| 1 | Arnaud De Lie |
| 2 | Jasper De Buyst |
| 3 | Sébastien Grignard |
| 4 | Alec Segaert |
| 5 | Liam Slock |
| 6 | Lionel Taminiaux |
| 7 | Brent Van Moer |
| Arkea-B&B Hotels | |
| 11 | Vincenzo Albanese |
| 12 | Thibault Guernalec |
| 13 | Kevin Ledanois |
| 14 | Luca Mozzato |
| 15 | Clément Venturini |
| 16 | Embret Svestad-Bårdseng |
| 17 | Martin Tjøtta |
| Cofidis | |
| 21 | Axel Zingle |
| 22 | Bryan Coquard |
| 23 | Gorka Izagirre |
| 24 | Jonathan Lastra |
| 25 | Nolann Mahoudo |
| 26 | Axel Mariault |
| 27 | Alexis Renard |
| Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale | |
| 31 | Benoît Cosnefroy |
| 32 | Dries De Bondt |
| 33 | Stan Dewulf |
| 34 | Valentin Retailleau |
| 35 | Edvald Boasson-Hagen |
| 36 | Tom Donnenwirth |
| 37 | Baptiste Veistroffer |
| Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | |
| 41 | John Degenkolb |
| 42 | Nils Eekhoff |
| 43 | Sean Flynn |
| 44 | Casper Van Uden |
| 45 | Axel Källberg |
| 46 | Benjamin Peatfield |
| Groupama-FDJ | |
| 51 | Sven Erik Bystrøm |
| 52 | Eddy Le Huitouze |
| 54 | Matthew Walls |
| 55 | Sam Watson |
| 56 | Lewis Bower |
| 57 | Brieuc Rolland |
| Intermarché-Wanty | |
| 61 | Aklilu Arefayne |
| 62 | Rune Herregodts |
| 63 | Gerben Kuypers |
| 64 | Hugo Page |
| 65 | Lorenzo Rota |
| 66 | Kevin Kuhn |
| Bingoal-WB | |
| 71 | Floris De Tier |
| 72 | Johan Meens |
| 73 | Luca Van Boven |
| 74 | Aaron Van Der Beken |
| 75 | Kenneth Van Rooy |
| 76 | Jelle Vermoote |
| 77 | Louka Matthys |
| Burgos-BH | |
| 81 | Clément Alleno |
| 82 | Antonio Angulo |
| 83 | Jetse Bol |
| 84 | Jesus Ezquerra |
| 85 | Aaron Gate |
| 86 | Óscar Pelegrí |
| 87 | Rodrigo Álvarez |
| Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | |
| 91 | Orluis Aular |
| 92 | Fernando Barceló |
| 93 | David González |
| 94 | Joseba Lopez |
| 95 | Eduard Prades |
| 96 | Jaume Guardeño |
| 97 | Gorka Sorarrain |
| Equipo Kern Pharma | |
| 101 | Francisco Galván |
| 102 | Urko Berrade |
| 103 | Mikel Retegi |
| 104 | Danny Van Der Tuuk |
| 105 | Martí Márquez |
| 106 | Alex Jaime |
| 107 | Hugo Aznar |
| Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
| 111 | Xabier Berasategi |
| 112 | James Fouche |
| 113 | Iker Mintegi |
| 114 | Xavier Cañellas |
| 115 | Xabier Isasa |
| 116 | Iker Bonillo |
| 117 | Nicolas Alustiza |
| Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | |
| 121 | Negasi Haylu Abreha |
| 122 | Marcel Camprubí |
| 123 | Fabio Christen |
| 124 | Alessandro Fancellu |
| 125 | Frederik Frison |
| 126 | Cyrus Monk |
| 127 | Travis Stedman |
| TotalEnergies | |
| 131 | Lorrenzo Manzin |
| 132 | Sandy Dujardin |
| 133 | Valentin Ferron |
| 134 | Thomas Gachignard |
| 135 | Julien Simon |
| 136 | Baptiste Vadic |
| 137 | Mattéo Vercher |
| Uno-X Mobility | |
| 141 | Jonas Abrahamsen |
| 142 | Fredrik Dversnes |
| 143 | William Blume Levy |
| 144 | Odd Christian Eiking |
| 145 | Markus Hoelgaard |
| 146 | Erik Resell |
| 147 | Rasmus Tiller |
| CIC U Nantes Atlantique | |
| 151 | Clément Braz Afonso |
| 152 | Jon Rye-Johnsen |
| 153 | Maël Guégan |
| 154 | Artus Jaladeau |
| 155 | Matisse Julien |
| 156 | Robin Plamondon |
| 157 | Antoine Hue |
| Nice Métropole-Côte D'Azur | |
| 161 | Jean-Louis Le Ny |
| 162 | Paul Hennequin |
| 163 | Alexander Konijn |
| 164 | Damien Girard |
| 165 | Jonathan Couanon |
| 166 | Axel Narbonne-Zuccarelli |
| 167 | Alexandre Léonien |
| St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 | |
| 171 | Alexandre Delettre |
| 172 | Jérémy Cabot |
| 173 | Romain Cardis |
| 174 | Théo Delacroix |
| 175 | Joris Delbove |
| 176 | Nicolas Breuillard |
| 177 | Morne Van Niekerk |
| Van Rysel-Roubaix | |
| 181 | Samuel Leroux |
| 182 | Rémi Capron |
| 183 | Célestin Guillon |
| 184 | Maxime Jarnet |
| 185 | Maximilien Juillard |
| 186 | Emmanuel Morin |
| 187 | Kenny Molly |