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.

Région Pays de la Loire Tour
Race details
DateEarly April
RegionPays de la Loire, France
English nameCircuit of Sarthe
Local name(s)Circuit de la Sarthe (in French)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeStage race
Web sitewww.regionpaysdelaloire-tour.fr Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1953 (1953)
Editions70 (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

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YearCountryRiderTeam
1953  FranceJacky HaysV.C. Tours
1954  FranceBernard FournièresLa Suze
1955  FranceAndré BernardCouêmon
1956  FranceJean DanguillaumeA.V.T.
1957  FranceRaymond GuérinC.O.P.
1958  FranceJean DanguillaumeA.V.T.
1959  FranceJean DanguillaumeA.V.T.
1960  FranceAndré FoucherRennes
1961  FranceJean JeugnetV.C. Tours
1963  FranceClaude JuinU.V. Aube
1964  FranceJean CosseronPelforth
1965  SpainJosé Manuel López-RodríguezSpain (national team)
1966  FrancePierre MatignonBières 33
1967  FranceGuy GrimbertPampryl
1968  FranceGuy GrimbertCaen
1969  PolandRyszard Jan SzurkowskiPoland (national team)
1970  FranceClaude LechatelierFrance (national team)
1971  Soviet UnionVladislav NelyubinU.S.S.R. (national team)
1972  FranceRégis OvionAthletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt
1973  Soviet UnionNikolay GorelovU.S.S.R. (national team)
1974  Soviet UnionIvan SkosyrevU.S.S.R. (national team)
1975  FranceBernard HinaultGitane–Campagnolo
1976  FranceBernard HinaultGitane–Campagnolo
1977  Soviet UnionAavo PikkuusU.S.S.R. (national team)
1978  East GermanyBernd DroganEast Germany (national team)
1979  FranceChristian MuseletLa Redoute–Motobécane
1980  United StatesGreg LeMondUnited States (national team)
1981  Soviet UnionYuri BarinovU.S.S.R. (national team)
1982  Soviet UnionIvan MitchenkoU.S.S.R. (national team)
1983  FrancePascal JulesRenault–Elf
1984  FranceClaude MoreauCoop–Hoonved
1985  FrancePascal JulesRenault–Elf
1986  FranceDidier GarciaPeugeot–Shell–Velo Talbot
1987  Soviet UnionPiotr UgrumovU.S.S.R. (national team)
1988  FranceThierry MarieSystème U
1989  FranceThierry LaurentRMO
1990  Soviet UnionDimitri ZhdanovU.S.S.R. (national team)
1991  FranceBruno CornilletZ–Peugeot
1992  FranceJean-François BernardBanesto
1993  FranceJean-François BernardBanesto
1994  FranceStéphane HeulotBanesto
1995  FranceThierry MarieCastorama
1996  ItalyAdriano BaffiMapei–GB
1997  SpainMelcior MauriONCE
1998  SpainMelcior MauriONCE
1999  NorwaySteffen KjærgaardTeam Chicky World
2000  SpainDavid CañadaONCE–Deutsche Bank
2001  Great BritainDavid MillarCofidis
2002  FranceDidier RousBonjour
2003  FranceCarlos Da CruzFDJeux.com
2004  SwedenThomas LöfkvistFDJeux.com
2005  FranceSylvain ChavanelCofidis
2006  GermanyStefan SchumacherGerolsteiner
2007  GermanyAndreas KlödenAstana
2008  FranceThomas VoecklerBouygues Télécom
2009  FranceDavid LelayAgritubel
2010  SpainLuis León SánchezCaisse d'Epargne
2011  FranceAnthony RouxFDJ
2012  AustraliaLuke DurbridgeGreenEDGE
2013  FrancePierre RollandTeam Europcar
2014  LithuaniaRamūnas NavardauskasGarmin–Sharp
2015  LithuaniaRamūnas NavardauskasCannondale–Garmin
2016  FranceMarc FournierFDJ
2017  FranceLilian CalmejaneDirect Énergie
2018  FranceGuillaume MartinWanty–Groupe Gobert
2019  FranceAlexis GougeardAG2R La Mondiale
2020No race due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021No race due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022  NetherlandsOlav KooijTeam Jumbo–Visma
2023  DenmarkAlexander KampTudor Pro Cycling Team
2024  NetherlandsMarijn van den BergEF Education–EasyPost
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