It was held on 31 August 2014, over a distance of 229.1 km (142.4 mi), starting and finishing in Plouay, France.

It was the twenty-fourth race of the 2014 UCI World Tour season.

The race was won in the sprint by Sylvain Chavanel ahead of Andrea Fedi and Arthur Vichot, who completed the podium.

[1] As the GP Ouest–France was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad.

Six UCI Professional Continental team also competed in the race, and as such, forming the event's 24-team peloton.