Classic Loire Atlantique

Classic Loire Atlantique

Race details
Date	Late-March
Region	Loire, France
Local name(s)	Classic Loire Atlantique (French)
Discipline	Road race
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	Single-day
History
First edition	2000 (2000)
Editions	12 (as of 2011)
First winner	Frédéric Delalande (FRA)
Most recent	Lieuwe Westra (NED)

Classic Loire Atlantique is a road bicycle race held annually in the French department of Loire-Atlantique. Since 2005, it is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2011, it was upgraded to a 1.1 event.

Winners

		Rider	Team
2000	FRA !	Delalande, FredericFrédéric Delalande (FRA)
2001	FRA !	L'Hote, NicolasNicolas L'Hote (FRA)
2002	NOR !	Jogert, RuneRune Jogert (NOR)	Krone
2003	FRA !	Voeckler, ThomasThomas Voeckler (FRA)	Brioches La Boulangère
2004	EST !	Putsep, ErkiErki Pütsep (EST)	AG2r Prévoyance
2005	ESP !	Martinez, José AlbertoJosé Alberto Martinez (ESP)	Agritubel-Loudun
2006	RUS !	Kolesnikov, SergeiSergei Kolesnikov (RUS)	Omnibike Dynamo Moscow
2007	FRA !	Jalabert, NicolasNicolas Jalabert (FRA)	Agritubel
2008	ESP !	Gaztanaga, MikelMikel Gaztañaga (ESP)	Agritubel
2009	FRA !	Bessy, CyrilCyril Bessy (FRA)	Besson Chaussures-Sojasun
2010	FRA !	Mangel, LaurentLaurent Mangel (FRA)	Saur-Sojasun
2011	NED !	Westra, LieuweLieuwe Westra (NED)	Vacansoleil-DCM

External links

• Official site
• 2009 Classic Loire Atlantique