| 2021 UCI Europe Tour 2021 UCI ProSeries | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 16 October 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 176.9[1] km (109.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3h 51' 40" | ||||||||||||
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The 2021 Grand Prix du Morbihan was the 44th edition of the Grand Prix du Morbihan, a one-day road cycling race held on 16 October 2021 in and around Grand-Champ, Morbihan, in the Brittany region of northwestern France.[2][3] This edition was the race's first in the UCI ProSeries; the 2020 edition was expected to feature in the inaugural UCI ProSeries but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] It was also the fifteenth and penultimate event of the 2021 French Road Cycling Cup. The race was originally due to be held on 15 May but was postponed by COVID-19 precautions.[5]
The 176.9-kilometre (109.9 mi) race began in Grand-Champ and headed southeast through the Regional Natural Park of the Gulf of Morbihan, passing through the towns of Saint-Avé, Treffléan, and Theix-Noyalo en route to the southernmost point of the race near Surzur. Then, the race headed north through Sulniac to Trédion, with sprint points in both towns, before heading west back to Grand-Champ for six laps of the hilly finishing circuit, which was 14.6 kilometres (9.1 mi) long; the first of these circuits began with 87.6 kilometres (54.4 mi) left in the race.[5][1]
- ^ a b Roadbook 2021, pp. 6–8.
- ^ "Grand Prix du Morbihan". Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Grand-Champ accueillera le Grand Prix du Morbihan" [Grand-Champ will host the Grand Prix du Morbihan] (in French). Grand Prix du Morbihan. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Le Grand Prix du Morbihan Hommes et Femmes et La Classique Morbihan annulés pour cause de Covid 19" [The Grand Prix du Morbihan Men and Women and La Classique Morbihan canceled due to Covid 19] (in French). Grand Prix du Morbihan. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ a b Middendorp, Koen (15 October 2021). "Voorbeschouwing: Grand Prix du Morbihan 2021" [Preview: Grand Prix du Morbihan 2021] (in Dutch). Wielerflits. Retrieved 16 October 2021.