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 it's profile.
The race will be 261 kilometers long and feature 3500 meters of climbing. There is at no point in the race a long ascent and all of this is the result of short spikes on the profile. They will be a constant, but specially in the final 105 kilometers the riders will barely have rest in what is usually a chaotic race due to the rolling roads.
The race marks the main climbs and in these final 105 kilometers there are 14 climbs which it notes specifically. There are others inbetween... But the main ones pointed out are the following:
103Km to - Col de Toullareon: 2.6Km; 4.4%
90Km to go - Ty Coz: 2.3Km; 5.4%
83Km to go - Quelennec: 1.7Km; 3.4%
78Km to go - Kerbris: 0.8Km; 5.6%
73.5Km to go - Kergoat: 1.5Km; 5%
59.5Km to go - Locmaria: 1.5Km; 3.8%
49Km to go - Kervelen: 1.3Km; 3.8%
43.5Km to go - Restembolaye: 1.9Km; 2.5%
40.5Km to go - Le Moustoir: 0.4Km; 6.7%
31Km to go - Beg ar Salud: 0.4Km; 6.8%
27Km to go - Marta: 1.5Km; 5.8%
19Km to go - Longeo: 1.5Km; 5.6%
9Km to go - Rostervel: 1.4Km; 4.2%
4.5Km to go - Le Lezot: 0.9Km; 5.1%
The race can end in a small group sprint or a solo attack. Attacks can be decisive both in the climbs or inbetween, since the ascents are not so difficult gaps created on the flat roads or descents can then be sustained later on. They are also not very steep or long so lots of different types of riders can succeed in such terrain.
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