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This .Pro race, ridden over the dirt paths around Lannilis, concludes the series of 4 events raced in Britanny this week since Thursday (Boucles de l'Aulne, Tour du Finistère, Grand-Prix du Morbihan were the first 3).
It is often a fun and eventful race, given the randomness of riding over the non-paved sections; that usually ends in a sprint within a tiny group of riders.
The titleholder Arnaud De Lie shan't be present, but the rest of last year's podium shall be: Venturini (🇫🇷 Arkéa) finished 3^rd^ twice this week already, and Gautherat (🇫🇷 Decathlon) takes his season up again with this complicated race, after a short break.
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6 days including 1 prologue and 1 time-trial. Medium- and a bit of high-altitude mountain, together with those time-trials, show how this race is designed to be a preparation for the Giro d'Italia which starts a few days later.
The favourite is probably Almeida (🇵🇹 UAE), but Evenepoel (🇧🇪 Soudal-QS) should be starting the race if he managed to poo and is done with sulking.
On the French side, this should be the return of Gaudu (🇫🇷 FDJ) who hasn't raced since his falls on Strade Bianche and Tirreno–Adriatico in early March. Martinez (🇫🇷 Bahreïn), who didn't take part to Liège, should be there too.
Profiles:
(I didn't put the profile of Tuesday's prologue.)
Stage 1 (Wednesday):
Stage 2 (Thursday):
Stage 3 (Friday):
Stage 4 (Saturday):
Stage 5 (Sunday, ITT):
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The last of the Ardennaises will take place this Sunday, over 250 km.
Men's race is followed by women's.
Outward journey in yellow, inward in red:
Global profile:
Last climbs and finish:
Last year, the Solo-venian Pogatchar (🇸🇮 UAE) won (far) ahead of Bardet (🇫🇷 DSM→Picnic), himself alone before a small bunch won by Van der Poel (🇳🇱 Alpecin).
The preceding years, there were 2 victories by Evenepoel (🇧🇪 Soudal-QS) and already one by Pogatchar. And both of them will compete this year....
Bardet🇫🇷 will run after a come-back on the Tour of the Alps (Trentino) he struggled a bit to finish. Van der Poel will not compete this year. Neither will Van Aert.
Other than that, we shall meet again the big classics riders and punchers we saw over the last weeks; I don't feel that many climbers will join the party this year, except Bardet🇫🇷 and Mas (🇪🇸 Movistar) who didn't finish the previous race on Wednesday. No Roglitch nor Vingegaard for example.
Among the French representation, Vauquelin (🇫🇷 Arkéa) who finished 2^nd^ behind Pogatchar on the Flèche Wallonne, shall be present; as well as Grégoire🇫🇷 and G. Martin🇫🇷 for FDJ.
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