2020 Bretagne Classic Ouest–France

The 2020 Bretagne Classic Ouest–France was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 25 August 2020 in France. It was the 84th edition of Bretagne Classic Ouest–France and the 11th event of the 2020 UCI World Tour.

2020 Bretagne Classic Ouest–France
2020 UCI World Tour, race 11 of 21
Race details
Dates25 August 2020
Stages1
Distance247.8[1] km (154.0 mi)
Winning time6h 01' 15"
Results
  Winner  Michael Matthews (AUS) (Team Sunweb)
  Second  Luka Mezgec (SLO) (Mitchelton–Scott)
  Third  Florian Sénéchal (FRA) (Deceuninck–Quick-Step)

Teams

Twenty-five teams, including all 19 UCI WorldTour teams and six UCI Professional Continental teams, were scheduled to participate in the race. All but two teams, those EF Pro Cycling and Total Direct Énergie which each entered six riders, entered seven riders.[2][3] On the morning of the race, an unnamed Bora–Hansgrohe rider tested positive for COVID-19, so the entire team decided to pull out of the race.[4] This meant that 166 riders started the race, of which 104 finished. After the race, Ralph Denk the team boss of Bora–Hansgrohe, raised concerns about the COVID-19 test, after it returned a false positive.[5]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

Results
Result[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Michael Matthews (AUS) Team Sunweb 6h 01' 15"
2  Luka Mezgec (SLO) Mitchelton–Scott + 1"
3  Florian Sénéchal (FRA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 1"
4  Aimé De Gendt (BEL) Circus–Wanty Gobert + 1"
5  Alessandro Fedeli (ITA) Nippo–Delko–One Provence + 1"
6  Quinn Simmons (USA) Trek–Segafredo + 1"
7  Nils Eekhoff (NED) Team Sunweb + 3"
8  Daniel McLay (GBR) Arkéa–Samsic + 5"
9  Anthony Roux (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 5"
10  Iván García (ESP) Bahrain–McLaren + 5"

References
  1. "2020 Bretagne Classic Ouest–France Parcours" (PDF). Bretagne Classic Ouest–France. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. "Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France - Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. "Equipes" [List of Teams] (PDF) (in French). Bretagne Classic Ouest–France. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. "Bora-Hansgrohe withdraw from Bretagne Classic due to positive COVID-19 test". CyclingNews. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  5. "Tour de France: Coronavirus testing concerns raised by Bora-Hansgrohe team boss". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  6. "Bretagne Classic Ouest–France 2020 Results". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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