| 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 | circuitcycliste |
| History | |
| First edition | 1953 |
| Editions | 67 (as of 2019) |
| First winner |  Jacky Hays (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
| 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-Pierre Danguillaume | A.V.T. |
| 1957 | France | Raymond Guérin | C.O.P. |
| 1958 | France | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume | A.V.T. |
| 1959 | France | Jean-Pierre 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 |  Spain | José Manuel Lopez-Rodriguez | 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 | Viktor Neloubine | U.S.S.R. (national team) |
| 1972 | France | Regis Ovion | Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt |
| 1973 | Soviet Union | Nikolay Gorclov | 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 | Juri 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 | Melchor Mauri | ONCE |
| 1998 | Spain | Melchor 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){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 |
External links
- Official website (in French)