The 2008 GP Ouest‑France was the edition of the annual one‑day professional road cycling race held in Plouay, Brittany, France. The event is traditionally organized by the local cycling club and has been part of the top tier of the international cycling calendar.
Race classification
- The 2008 edition was included in the 2008 UCI ProTour, the predecessor of the current UCI WorldTour.
Date and venue
- The race took place in late August 2008, on a circuit that surrounds the town of Plouay. The circuit is typically approximately 12 km in length and is repeated multiple times to achieve a total distance of roughly 230–240 km.
Course characteristics
- The course consists of short, sharp climbs and technical sections, favouring riders with strong all‑round capabilities and a good sprint after a hard, rolling terrain.
Participating teams
- All UCI ProTour teams were invited and generally participated, alongside selected professional continental teams and a French national or regional team, in line with the race’s established entry rules.
Results
- Publicly available, reliable sources do not provide a universally confirmed result for the 2008 edition within this entry. Consequently, the identity of the winner, podium finishers, and detailed race dynamics cannot be stated with certainty here.
Historical context
- The GP Ouest‑France, first held in 1931, is one of the oldest one‑day races in the professional calendar and is regarded as a key late‑summer event on the French racing programme. Its inclusion in the 2008 UCI ProTour underscored its importance within the international racing season.
Legacy
- The race continued to evolve after 2008, eventually being renamed the Bretagne Classic Ouest‑France when it became part of the UCI WorldTour.
Note: Specific details such as the winner and exact race statistics for the 2008 edition are not provided here due to insufficient verifiable encyclopedic information.
