Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
The Circuit Cycliste Sarthe is a stage race in the Sarthe department that was launched in 1953 by the journalist Fernand Bocage from the newspaper Le Maine libre . Professional teams have also been allowed to take part since 1975. The race usually goes over four stages and belongs to UCI category 2.1. It traditionally takes place in April. Famous drivers Greg LeMond (1980) and Bernard Hinault (1975 and 1976) won the race. German racing drivers have also played a role in this race: in 2005 Jan Ullrich prepared here for the Tour de France . In 2006, Stefan Schumacher won , and Gerolsteiner sprinter Robert Förster won the first stage in the mass sprint . In 2007, Andreas Klöden finally won the tour and Robert Förster took second place in a stage twice.
Winners list
- 2020 for Corona pandemic canceled
- 2019 Alexis Gougeard
- 2018 Guillaume Martin
- 2017 Lilian Calmejane
- 2016 Marc Fournier
- 2015 Ramūnas Navardauskas
- 2014 Ramūnas Navardauskas
- 2013 Pierre Rolland
- 2012 Luke Durbridge
- 2011 Anthony Roux
- 2010 Luis León Sánchez
- 2009 David Le Lay
- 2008 Thomas Voeckler
- 2007 Andreas Klöden
- 2006 Stefan Schumacher
- 2005 Sylvain Chavanel
- 2004 Thomas Lövkvist
- 2003 Carlos Da Cruz
- 2002 Didier Rous
- 2001 David Millar
- 2000 David Cañada
- 1999 Steffen Kjaergaard
- 1998 Melchor Mauri
- 1997 Melchor Mauri
- 1996 Adriano Baffi
- 1995 Thierry Marie
- 1994 Stéphane Heulot
- 1993 Jean-François Bernard
- 1992 Jean-François Bernard
- 1991 Bruno Cornillet
- 1990 Dimitri Jdanow
- 1989 Thierry Laurent
- 1988 Thierry Marie
- 1987 Piotr Ugrumow
- 1986 Didier Garcia
- 1985 Pascal Jules
- 1984 Claude Moreau
- 1983 Pascal Jules
- 1982 Ivan Mistchenko
- 1981 Yuri Barinov
- 1980 Greg LeMond
- 1979 Christian Muselet
- 1978 Bernd Drogan
- 1977 Aavo Piikkus
- 1976 Bernard Hinault
- 1975 Bernard Hinault
- 1974 Ivan Skovirev
- 1973 Nikolaj Gorelow
- 1972 Régis Ovion
- 1971 Viktor Neljubin
- 1970 Claude Lechatelier
- 1969 Ryszard Jan Szurkowski
- 1968 Guy Grimbert
- 1967 Guy Grimbert
- 1966 Pierre Matignon
- 1965 José Manuel Lopez Rodriguez
- 1964 Jean Cosseron
- 1963 Claude Juin
- 1962 Domingo Ferrer
- 1961 Jean Jeugnet
- 1960 André Foucher
- 1959 Jean-Pierre Danguillaume
- 1958 Jean-Pierre Danguillaume
- 1957 Raymond Guérin
- 1956 Jean-Pierre Danguillaume
- 1955 Guy Bernard
- 1954 Bernard Fournières
- 1953 Jacky Hays
Web links
- Official website (French)
- Circuit Cycliste Sarthe in the Radsportseiten.net database