Discover the final startlist of the 2024 Bretagne Classic - Tom Pidcock, Julian Alaphilippe, Marc Hirschi, Thibau Nys and Arnaud De Lie
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On the 25th of August we have the return of one-day races in the World Tour calendar. The Bretagne Classic gets tougher and longer by the year and this year is one of the longest races in pro cycling; and will test the classics specialists with a hilly course in Bretagne, France. We take a look at the startlist.
The startlist features riders such as: Valentin Madouas, Laurence Pithie, March Hirschi, Diego Ulissi, Finn Fisher-Black, Arnaud De Lie, Maxim van Gils, Tiesj Benoot, Christophe Laporte, Jai Hindley, Max Schachmann, Tom Pidcock, Magnus Sheffield, Neilson Powless, Michael Matthews, Tobias Lund Andresen, Kévin Vauquelin, Alex Aranburu, Thibau Nys, Jasper Stuyven, Benoît Cosnefroy, Paul Lapeira, Julian Alaphilippe, Pello Bilbao, Axel Laurance, Soren Kragh Andersen, Jonas Abrahamsen and Magnus Cort Nielsen.
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Groupama - FDJ
1 Madouas, Valentin
2 Pithie, Laurence
3 Grégoire, Romain
4 Watson, Samuel
5 Le Gac, Olivier
6 Gruel, Thibaud
7 Davy, Clément
TotalEnergies
11 Burgaudeau, Mathieu
12 Jegat, Jordan
13 Gachignard, Thomas
14 Simon, Julien
15 Dujardin, Sandy
16 Latour, Pierre
17 Grellier, Fabien
UAE Team Emirates
21 Hirschi, Marc
22 Ulissi, Diego
23 Grossschartner, Felix
24 Christen, Jan
25 Fisher-Black, Finn
26 Novak, Domen
27 Covi, Alessandro
Lotto Dstny
31 Lie, Arnaud De
32 Gils, Maxim Van
33 Vermeersch, Florian
34 Buyst, Jasper De
35 Slock, Liam
36 Beullens, Cedric
37 Grignard, Sébastien
Team Visma - Lease a Bike
41 Laporte, Christophe
42 Benoot, Tiesj
43 Lemmen, Bart
44 Bouwman, Koen
45 Dijke, Mick van
46 Sande, Tosh Van der
47 Vermote, Julien
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
51 Hindley, Jai
52 Schachmann, Maximilian
53 Sobrero, Matteo
54 Wandahl, Frederik
55 Hajek, Alexander
56 Herzog, Emil
57 Palzer, Anton
INEOS Grenadiers
61 Pidcock, Tom
62 Sheffield, Magnus
63 Foss, Tobias
64 Swift, Connor
65 Turner, Ben
66 Swift, Ben
67 Puccio, Salvatore
EF Education - EasyPost
71 Powless, Neilson
72 Valgren, Michael
73 Carr, Simon
74 Nerurkar, Lukas
75 Honoré, Mikkel
76 Todome, Yuhi
77 Lee, Jardi van der
Team Jayco AlUla
81 Matthews, Michael
82 Foldager, Anders
83 Mezgec, Luka
84 De Pretto, Davide
85 Hamilton, Lucas
86 Craddock, Lawson
87 Juul-Jensen, Chris
Israel - Premier Tech
91 Schultz, Nick
92 Clarke, Simon
93 Houle, Hugo
94 Neilands, Krists
95 Stewart, Jake
96 Würtz Schmidt, Mads
97 Boivin, Guillaume
Team dsm-firmenich PostNL
101 Barguil, Warren
102 Uden, Casper van
103 Degenkolb, John
104 Andresen, Tobias Lund
105 Eekhoff, Nils
106 Roosen, Timo
107 Edmondson, Alex
Arkéa - BnB Hotels
111 Vauquelin, Kévin
112 Costiou, Ewen
113 Venturini, Clément
114 Champoussin, Clément
115 Barré, Louis
116 Riou, Alan
117 Delaplace, Anthony
Movistar Team
121 Aranburu, Alex
122 García Cortina, Iván
123 Romeo, Iván
124 Cavagna, Rémi
125 Jacobs, Johan
126 Moro, Manlio
127 Samitier, Sergio
Lidl - Trek
131 Stuyven, Jasper
132 Bagioli, Andrea
133 Nys, Thibau
134 Theuns, Edward
135 Mollema, Bauke
136 Simmons, Quinn
137 Felline, Fabio
Intermarché - Wanty
141 Rex, Laurenz
142 Page, Hugo
143 Busatto, Francesco
144 Smith, Dion
145 Planckaert, Baptiste
146 Hoecke, Gijs Van
147 Petit, Adrien
Cofidis
151 Thomas, Benjamin
152 Allegaert, Piet
153 Hermans, Ben
154 Perez, Anthony
155 Gougeard, Alexis
156 Mahoudo, Nolann
157 Izagirre, Gorka
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale
161 Cosnefroy, Benoît
162 Lapeira, Paul
163 Vendrame, Andrea
164 Godon, Dorian
165 Baudin, Alex
166 Tronchon, Bastien
167 Warbasse, Larry
Astana Qazaqstan Team
171 Velasco, Simone
173 Battistella, Samuele
174 Gruzdev, Dmitriy
175 Marukhin, Daniil
176 Gazzoli, Michele
177 Chzhan, Igor
Soudal - Quick-Step
181 Alaphilippe, Julian
182 Wilder, Ilan Van
183 Lampaert, Yves
184 Magnier, Paul
185 Svrček, Martin
186 Reinderink, Pepijn
187 Bastiaens, Ayco
Bahrain Victorious
191 Bilbao, Pello
192 Zambanini, Edoardo
193 Wright, Fred
194 Arashiro, Yukiya
195 Arndt, Nikias
196 Rajović, Dušan
197 Pasqualon, Andrea
Alpecin - Deceuninck
201 Laurance, Axel
202 Vermeersch, Gianni
203 Andersen, Søren Kragh
204 Gogl, Michael
205 Bayer, Tobias
206 Dillier, Silvan
207 Leysen, Senne
Uno-X Mobility
211 Abrahamsen, Jonas
212 Wærenskjold, Søren
213 Tiller, Rasmus
214 Cort Nielsen, Magnus
215 Hoelgaard, Markus
216 Dversnes, Fredrik
217 Blume Levy, William
Burgos - BH
221 Okamika, Ander
222 Fuentes, Angel
223 Alleno, Clément
224 Angulo, Antonio
225 Pelegrí, Oscar
226 Mora, Sebastián
227 Vacek, Karel
Euskaltel - Euskadi
231 De La Parte, Víctor
232 Cañellas, Xavi
233 Lopez de Abetxuko, Andoni
234 Etxeberria, Asier
235 Cuadrado, Unai
236 Alustiza, Nicolas
237 Zubeldia, Unai
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