Pays de Loire Dames, a women's one day cycle race. Cholet organized the French road cycling championships in 2022. Twin towns - sister cities Cholet is twinned with: Oldenburg, Germany, since 1985 Dorohoi, Romania Solihull, United Kingdom Dénia, Spain Notable people Kévin Barré (b. 1990), footballer Gilbert Prouteau (1917–2012), poet and film director. François Morellet (1926–2016), painter, sculptor and light artist Antoine Rigaudeau (b. 1971), basketball player See also Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department First Battle of Cholet Second Battle of Cholet References External links Official website Maine-et-Loire communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia Communes of Maine-et-Loire