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Circuit Cycliste Sarthe

Circuit de la Sarthe
2017 Circuit de la Sarthe
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
First edition 1953 (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.


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