2017 Circuit de la Sarthe | |
Date | Early April |
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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 |
First edition | 1953 |
Editions | 65 (as of 2017) |
First winner | Jacky Hays (FRA) |
Most wins | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) (3 wins) |
Most recent | Lilian Calmejane (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.