- Circuit de la Sarthe (cycling)
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Circuit de la Sarthe Race details Date Early April Region Pays de la Loire, France English name Circuit of Sarthe Local name(s) Circuit de la Sarthe (French) Discipline Road Competition UCI Europe Tour Type Stage race History First edition 1953 Editions 59 (as of 2011) First winner Jacky Hays (FRA)
Most wins Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA)
Most recent Anthony Roux (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.
Palmarès
Rider Team 1953 Jacky Hays (FRA) V.C. Tours 1954 Fournières (FRA) La Suze 1955 Bernard (FRA) Couêmon 1956 Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) A.V.T. 1957 R. Guérin (FRA) C.O.P. 1958 Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) A.V.T. 1959 Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) A.V.T. 1960 André Foucher (FRA) Rennes 1961 Jean Jeugnet (FRA) V.C. Tours 1963 Juin (FRA) U.V. Aube 1964 Jean Cosseron (FRA) Pelforth 1965 José Manuel Lopez-Rodriguez (ESP) Spain (national team) 1966 Pierre Matignon (FRA) Bières 33 1967 Guy Grimbert (FRA) Pampryl 1968 Guy Grimbert (FRA) Caen 1969 Ryszard Jan Szurkowski (POL) Poland (national team) 1970 Claude Lechatelier (FRA) France (national team) 1971 Viktor Neloubine (URS) U.S.S.R. (national team) 1972 Regis Ovion (FRA) Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt 1973 Nikolay Gorclov (URS) U.S.S.R. (national team) 1974 Ivan Skosyrev (URS) U.S.S.R. (national team) 1975 Bernard Hinault (FRA) Gitane-Campagnolo 1976 Bernard Hinault (FRA) Gitane-Campagnolo 1977 Aavo Pikkuus (URS) U.S.S.R. (national team) 1978 Bernd Drogan (GDR) East Germany (national team) 1979 Christian Muselet (FRA) La Redoute-Motobécane 1980 Greg LeMond (USA) United States (national team) 1981 Juri Barinov (URS) U.S.S.R. (national team) 1982 Ivan Mitchenko (URS) U.S.S.R. (national team) 1983 Pascal Jules (FRA) Renault-Elf 1984 Claude Moreau (FRA) Coop-Hoonved 1985 Pascal Jules (FRA) Renault-Elf 1986 Didier Garcia (FRA) Peugeot-Shell-Velo Talbot 1987 Piotr Ugrumov (URS) U.S.S.R. (national team) 1988 Thierry Marie (FRA) Système U 1989 Thierry Laurent (FRA) R.M.O. 1990 Dimitri Jdanov (URS) U.S.S.R. (national team) 1991 Bruno Cornillet (FRA) Z-Peugeot 1992 Jean-François Bernard (FRA) Banesto 1993 Jean-François Bernard (FRA) Banesto 1994 Stéphane Heulot (FRA) Banesto 1995 Thierry Marie (FRA) Castorama 1996 Adriano Baffi (ITA) Mapei-GB 1997 Melchor Mauri (ESP) ONCE 1998 Melchor Mauri (ESP) ONCE 1999 Steffen Kjærgaard (NOR) Team Chicky World 2000 David Cañada (ESP) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 2001 David Millar (GBR) Cofidis 2002 Didier Rous (FRA) Bonjour 2003 Carlos Da Cruz (FRA) FDJeux.com 2004 Thomas Löfkvist (SWE) FDJeux.com 2005 Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) Cofidis 2006 Stefan Schumacher (GER) Gerolsteiner 2007 Andreas Klöden (GER) Astana 2008 Thomas Voeckler (FRA) Bouygues Télécom 2009 David Lelay (FRA) Agritubel 2010 Luis León Sánchez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 2011 Anthony Roux (FRA) FDJ External links
- Official website (French)]
Categories:- UCI Europe Tour
- Cycle races in France
- Recurring sporting events established in 1953
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