Race analysis, favourites, and predictions for Grand Prix du Morbihan 2022
The French region of Brittany hosts two events included in the men's ProSeries this weekend. These are Grand Prix du Morbihan (Saturday) and Tro-Bro Léon (Sunday), two races with very different characteristics, but given their temporal and geographical proximity, part of the participants will be in both races.
Grand Prix de Morbihan: the route
The route of this edition of the Grand Prix du Morbihan totals 187 kilometers and 2,471 meters of elevation gain, making the race significantly more selective than last year's edition, wich was 176 km long and included 1,926 meters of climbing. The final part of the race takes place around the town of Grand-Champ, where the riders must complete two laps of a 21.5 km circuit before entering the final 8.5 km circuit, which the riders they must complete 7 times, and that includes 1 km at 4%.
Grand Prix of Morbihan: the favorites
Pascal Ackermann (1000), Alexander Kristoff (1000) and Bryan Coquard (800) start as the main favorites, as their WorldTour-class teams may want to control the race to ensure a bunch sprint. Others who would love a sprint are Nacer Bouhanni (400), Kristoffer Halvorsen (400), Arnaud De Lie (200), Jason Tesson (200), Marc Sarreau (200), Pierre Barbier (200) or Lorrenzo Manzin (200). On the other hand, riders such as Amaury Capiot (600), Victor Campenaerts (400), Stan Dewulf (400) or Clement Venturini (400) will have to go on the attack if they want to win.
Tro-Bro Léon: the route
For its part, Tro-Bro Léon is a spectacular race with its own personality, since the dirt sections and unpaved rural roads make it fully deserving of the nickname "little Paris-Roubaix". On this occasion the cyclists must overcome 29 unpaved sectors.
Tro-Bro Léon: the favorites
We’ll have to look for the favorites among classics riders and men who perform well on the pavés. 2021 winner Connor Swift (200), Maximilian Walscheid (400), Anthony Turgis (400), Amaury Capiot (600), Piet Allegaert (400), Adrien Petit (200) and Evaldas Siskevicius (200) are among the riders best suited for the race. However, we’ll have to be attentive to the starting list, since there are still many teams to confirm their lineups.
