The Classic Lorient Agglomération is one of the longest-running races in the women's calendar, run on the hilly Breton roads around Lorient that for years hosted the Grand Prix de Plouay. First held in 2002, it laps a punchy circuit of short climbs in a corner of France where cycling is close to a religion. Lizzie Deignan and Mischa Bredewold share the record with three wins each, and the race has crowned riders like Nicole Cooke and Marianne Vos. The repeated hills make it a puncheur's race and a genuine test of late-summer form. It is one of the most established one-day races on the schedule. The Breton crowds give it an atmosphere few races can match.