The 2009 GP Ouest-France

GP Ouest-France

Grand-Prix de Plouay Ouest-France is an elite cycle race held annually in late summer around a circuit based on the small Breton village of Plouay since 1931...

 was a one-day road race

Road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...

 which took place on 23 August 2009 in Plouay

Plouay

Plouay is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.Plouay hosts the GP Ouest-France and the GP de Plouay, an annual cycling race . It was also the location of the World Championships of Cycling in 2000...

, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. The race was held over 229 kilometres (142.3 mi), which is 12 laps of a circuit. 2009 was the fifth time that the race has been part of the UCI ProTour

UCI ProTour

The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...

, but the race can be dated back to 1931 at its present location. The race was won by the Australian Simon Gerrans

Simon Gerrans

Simon Gerrans is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for the British UCI ProTour team, .-Biography:Gerrans was born in Melbourne, Victoria and grew up in Mansfield, Victoria....

, his first victory in a major one-day race. Frenchman Pierrick Fédrigo

Pierrick Fédrigo

Pierrick Fédrigo is a French racing cyclist who rides for . He was the French national road champion in 2005 and won Stage 14 of the 2006 Tour de France in Gap, Stage 9 of the 2009 Tour de France in Tarbes, and Stage 16 of the 2010 Tour de France in Pau...

 came in second, with Paul Martens

Paul Martens

Paul Martens is a German professional road bicycle racer for .- Palmares :19992001200420052006Paul Martens is a German professional road bicycle racer for .- Palmares :1999...

 of Germany coming in third. Gerrans won a sprint from a five man breakaway group which also included Anthony Roux

Anthony Roux

Anthony Roux is a French road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmares :200320052007...

 of France and Daniel Martin

Daniel Martin (cyclist)

Daniel Martin is an Irish racing cyclist who currently rides for .-Early Life:Born in Birmingham, Martin became British National Junior Road Race Champion in 2004, before deciding to ride for Ireland. His brother Tom will ride for the UC Aubenas squad in 2009...

 of Ireland.

Results

Rank	Cyclist	Team	Time	UCI World Ranking 2009 UCI World Ranking The 2009 UCI World Ranking is the first edition of the ranking system launched by the International Cycling Union , replacing the rankings previously part of the UCI ProTour. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 20 January, and consists of 13 stage races and 11 one-day... Points
1			5h 58' 53"	80
2			s.t.	60
3			s.t.	50
4			s.t.	40
5			s.t.	30
6			+ 3"	22
7			s.t.	14
8			s.t.	10
9			s.t.	6
10			s.t.	2

External links

• 2009 GP Ouest-France