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LES 4 JOURS DE PLOUAY

Les 4 Jours de Plouay is a cycling festival taking place around the town of Plouay in Brittany, France at the end of August.

The highlights of the festival are two World Tour races. A men’s race - Bretagne Classic Ouest France and a women’s race - Classic Lorient Agglomeration.

The men’s race started life as Circuit de Plouay in 1931 but has undergone several name changes since 1966, most notably as Grand Prix de Plouay (or GP de Plouay). The women’s race began in 2002 and has been ridden under various different names since. The races attract a variety of riders and are often described as being most likely to be won by the ‘fastest sprinter among the climbers’.