Région Pays de la Loire Tour
The Région Pays de la Loire Tour, formerly 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.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 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 | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1953 |
| Editions | 70 (as of 2024) |
| First winner |  Jacky Hays (FRA) |
| Most wins | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) (3 wins) |
| Most recent |  Marijn van den Berg (NED) |
Between 1953 and 1974 it was an amateur race, becoming a professional race in 1975.
Winners
| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | France |
Jacky Hays | V.C. Tours | |
| 1954 | France |
Bernard Fournières | La Suze | |
| 1955 | France |
André Bernard | Couêmon | |
| 1956 | France |
Jean Danguillaume | A.V.T. | |
| 1957 | France |
Raymond Guérin | C.O.P. | |
| 1958 | France |
Jean Danguillaume | A.V.T. | |
| 1959 | France |
Jean Danguillaume | A.V.T. | |
| 1960 | France |
André Foucher | Rennes | |
| 1961 | France |
Jean Jeugnet | V.C. Tours | |
| 1963 | France |
Claude Juin | U.V. Aube | |
| 1964 | France |
Jean Cosseron | Pelforth | |
| 1965 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain |
José Manuel López-Rodríguez | Spain (national team) | |
| 1966 | France |
Pierre Matignon | Bières 33 | |
| 1967 | France |
Guy Grimbert | Pampryl | |
| 1968 | France |
Guy Grimbert | Caen | |
| 1969 |  Poland |
Ryszard Jan Szurkowski | Poland (national team) | |
| 1970 | France |
Claude Lechatelier | France (national team) | |
| 1971 |  Soviet Union |
Vladislav Nelyubin | U.S.S.R. (national team) | |
| 1972 | France |
Régis Ovion | Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt | |
| 1973 | Soviet Union |
Nikolay Gorelov | U.S.S.R. (national team) | |
| 1974 | Soviet Union |
Ivan Skosyrev | U.S.S.R. (national team) | |
| 1975 | France |
Bernard Hinault | Gitane–Campagnolo | |
| 1976 | France |
Bernard Hinault | Gitane–Campagnolo | |
| 1977 | Soviet Union |
Aavo Pikkuus | U.S.S.R. (national team) | |
| 1978 |  East Germany |
Bernd Drogan | East Germany (national team) | |
| 1979 | France |
Christian Muselet | La Redoute–Motobécane | |
| 1980 |  United States |
Greg LeMond | United States (national team) | |
| 1981 | Soviet Union |
Yuri Barinov | U.S.S.R. (national team) | |
| 1982 | Soviet Union |
Ivan Mitchenko | U.S.S.R. (national team) | |
| 1983 | France |
Pascal Jules | Renault–Elf | |
| 1984 | France |
Claude Moreau | Coop–Hoonved | |
| 1985 | France |
Pascal Jules | Renault–Elf | |
| 1986 | France |
Didier Garcia | Peugeot–Shell–Velo Talbot | |
| 1987 | Soviet Union |
Piotr Ugrumov | U.S.S.R. (national team) | |
| 1988 | France |
Thierry Marie | Système U | |
| 1989 | France |
Thierry Laurent | RMO | |
| 1990 | Soviet Union |
Dimitri Zhdanov | U.S.S.R. (national team) | |
| 1991 | France |
Bruno Cornillet | Z–Peugeot | |
| 1992 | France |
Jean-François Bernard | Banesto | |
| 1993 | France |
Jean-François Bernard | Banesto | |
| 1994 | France |
Stéphane Heulot | Banesto | |
| 1995 | France |
Thierry Marie | Castorama | |
| 1996 |  Italy |
Adriano Baffi | Mapei–GB | |
| 1997 |  Spain |
Melcior Mauri | ONCE | |
| 1998 | Spain |
Melcior Mauri | ONCE | |
| 1999 |  Norway |
Steffen Kjærgaard | Team Chicky World | |
| 2000 | Spain |
David Cañada | ONCE–Deutsche Bank | |
| 2001 |  Great Britain |
David Millar | Cofidis | |
| 2002 | France |
Didier Rous | Bonjour | |
| 2003 | France |
Carlos Da Cruz | FDJeux.com | |
| 2004 |  Sweden |
Thomas Löfkvist | FDJeux.com | |
| 2005 | France |
Sylvain Chavanel | Cofidis | |
| 2006 |  Germany |
Stefan Schumacher | Gerolsteiner | |
| 2007 | Germany |
Andreas Klöden | Astana | |
| 2008 | France |
Thomas Voeckler | Bouygues Télécom | |
| 2009 | France |
David Lelay | Agritubel | |
| 2010 | Spain |
Luis León Sánchez | Caisse d'Epargne | |
| 2011 | France |
Anthony Roux | FDJ | |
| 2012 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
Luke Durbridge | GreenEDGE | |
| 2013 | France |
Pierre Rolland | Team Europcar | |
| 2014 |  Lithuania |
Ramūnas Navardauskas | Garmin–Sharp | |
| 2015 | Lithuania |
Ramūnas Navardauskas | Cannondale–Garmin | |
| 2016 | France |
Marc Fournier | FDJ | |
| 2017 | France |
Lilian Calmejane | Direct Énergie | |
| 2018 | France |
Guillaume Martin | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | |
| 2019 | France |
Alexis Gougeard | AG2R La Mondiale | |
| 2020 | No race due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | No race due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2022 | Netherlands |
Olav Kooij | Team Jumbo–Visma | |
| 2023 |  Denmark |
Alexander Kamp | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | |
| 2024 | Netherlands |
Marijn van den Berg | EF Education–EasyPost | |
External links
- Official website (in French)
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