Circuit de la Sarthe (cycling)
Race details | |
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Date | Early April |
Region | Pays de la Loire, France |
English name | Circuit of Sarthe |
Local name(s) | Circuit de la Sarthe (in French) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Stage race |
Web site | circuitcycliste |
History | |
First edition | 1953 |
Editions | 67 (as of 2019) |
First winner | (FRA) |
Most wins | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) (3 wins) |
Most recent | Alexis Gougeard (FRA) |
The Circuit de la Sarthe-Pays de la Loire (English: Circuit of Sarthe) is an early-season short road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
Between 1953 and 1974 it was an amateur race, becoming a professional race in 1975.
Winners[]
External links[]
- Official website (in French)
Categories:
- Circuit de la Sarthe (cycling)
- UCI Europe Tour races
- Cycle races in France
- Recurring sporting events established in 1953
- 1953 establishments in France