2015 Circuit de la Sarthe

{{Infobox cycling race report

|name = 2015 Circuit de la Sarthe

|image =

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|image_caption =

|date = 7–10 April 2015

|stages = 5

|distance = 642.8

|unit = km

|previous = 2014

|next = 2016

|first = Ramūnas Navardauskas

|first_color = yellow

|first_nat = LIT

|first_team = {{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}

|second = Manuele Boaro

|second_nat = ITA

|second_team = {{UCI team code|TTS|2015}}

|third = Adriano Malori

|third_nat = ITA

|third_team = {{UCI team code|MOV|2015}}

|points = Nacer Bouhanni

|points_color = green

|points_nat = FRA

|points_team = {{UCI team code|COF|2015}}

|mountains = Louis Meintjes

|mountains_color = pink

|mountains_nat = RSA

|mountains_team = {{UCI team code|MTN|2015}}

|youth = Sven Erik Bystrøm

|youth_color = blue

|youth_nat = NOR

|youth_team = {{UCI team code|KAT|2015}}

|team = {{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}

|time = 15h 47' 13"

|speed = 40.7

}}

The 2015 Circuit de la Sarthe (full name 2015 Circuit Cyclist Sarthe–Pays de Loire) was the 63rd edition of the Circuit de la Sarthe cycling stage race. It was run in the Sarthe department between 7 and 10 April 2015 and consisted of five stages, two of which took place on the same day. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. The race was won by the defending champion, Ramūnas Navardauskas ({{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}).{{cite web|title=Circuit Cycliste Sarthe - Pays de la Loire 2015 - General Classification|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Circuit_Cycliste_Sarthe_Pays_de_la_Loire_2015-preview|website=ProCyclingStats|accessdate=7 April 2015}} Navardauskas won the race by one second ahead of Manuele Boaro ({{UCI team code|TTS|2015}}), thanks to six seconds won on the final stage at intermediate sprints.{{cite news|title=Navardauskas a le dernier mot sur le Circuit de la Sarthe|url=http://www.francetvsport.fr/cyclisme/navardauskas-a-le-dernier-mot-sur-le-circuit-de-la-sarthe-273729|accessdate=17 April 2015|work=France TV Sport|date=10 April 2015}}

Schedule

The race consisted of five stages. Two of these took place on the same day, with a short road stage in the morning and an individual time trial in the afternoon. The three flat stages were seen as opportunities for sprinters such as Nacer Bouhanni ({{UCI team code|COF|2015}}), who was without a victory to that point in 2015, while the time trial and the summit finish were expected to decide the general classification.{{cite news|title=Cyclisme: Bouhanni pour débloquer son compteur au Circuit de la Sarthe|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/flash-actualite-sports/cyclisme-bouhanni-pour-debloquer-son-compteur-au-circuit-de-la-sarthe-07-04-2015-4671981.php|accessdate=7 April 2015|work=Le Parisien|date=7 April 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023858/http://www.leparisien.fr/flash-actualite-sports/cyclisme-bouhanni-pour-debloquer-son-compteur-au-circuit-de-la-sarthe-07-04-2015-4671981.php|url-status=dead}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !Stage !Date !Route !Distance ! colspan=2 \| Type !Winner
style="text-align:center"\| 1 \|7 April \|Sablé-sur-Sarthe to Varades \|{{Convert\|189\|km\|0\|abbr = on}} \|File:Plainstage.svg \|Flat stage \| {{flagathlete\|Nacer Bouhanni\|FRA}}
style="text-align:center"\| 2a \|rowspan=2\|8 April \|Varades to Angers \|{{Convert\|85\|km\|0\|abbr = on}} \|File:Plainstage.svg \|Flat stage \| {{flagathlete\|Anthony Roux\|FRA}}
style="text-align:center"\| 2b \|Angers to Angers \|{{Convert\|6.8\|km\|0\|abbr = on}} \|File:Time Trial.svg \|Individual time trial \| {{flagathlete\|Adriano Malori\|ITA}}
style="text-align:center"\| 3 \|9 April \|Angers to Pré-en-Pail \|{{Convert\|186\|km\|0\|abbr = on}} \|File:Mountainstage.svg \|Summit finish \| {{flagathlete\|Manuele Boaro\|ITA}}
style="text-align:center"\| 4 \|10 April \| L'Épau Abbey to Le Lude \|{{Convert\|176\|km\|0\|abbr = on}} \|File:Plainstage.svg \|Flat stage \| {{flagathlete\|Nacer Bouhanni\|FRA}}

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!Stage

!Date

!Route

!Distance

! colspan=2 | Type

!Winner

style="text-align:center"| 1

|7 April

|Sablé-sur-Sarthe to Varades

|{{Convert|189|km|0|abbr = on}}

|File:Plainstage.svg

|Flat stage

| {{flagathlete|Nacer Bouhanni|FRA}}

style="text-align:center"| 2a

|rowspan=2|8 April

|Varades to Angers

|{{Convert|85|km|0|abbr = on}}

|File:Plainstage.svg

|Flat stage

| {{flagathlete|Anthony Roux|FRA}}

style="text-align:center"| 2b

|Angers to Angers

|{{Convert|6.8|km|0|abbr = on}}

|File:Time Trial.svg

|Individual time trial

| {{flagathlete|Adriano Malori|ITA}}

style="text-align:center"| 3

|9 April

|Angers to Pré-en-Pail

|{{Convert|186|km|0|abbr = on}}

|File:Mountainstage.svg

|Summit finish

| {{flagathlete|Manuele Boaro|ITA}}

style="text-align:center"| 4

|10 April

| L'Épau Abbey to Le Lude

|{{Convert|176|km|0|abbr = on}}

|File:Plainstage.svg

|Flat stage

| {{flagathlete|Nacer Bouhanni|FRA}}

Stages

= Stage 1 =

;7 April 2015 — Sablé-sur-Sarthe to Varades, {{Convert|189|km|0|abbr = on}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=Stage 1 result{{cite news|first=Jean-François|last=Quénet|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/circuit-cycliste-sarthe-2015/stage-1/results/|title=Bouhanni claims first win of 2015 in Circuit Sarthe opener|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=7 April 2015|accessdate=18 July 2021}}}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Nacer Bouhanni|FRA|{{UCI team code|COF|2015}}|4h 32' 27"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Nathan Haas|AUS|{{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Raymond Kreder|NED|{{UCI team code|ROO|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Alexey Tsatevich|RUS|{{UCI team code|KAT|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Tony Hurel|FRA|{{UCI team code|EUC|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Thomas Boudat|FRA|{{UCI team code|EUC|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Armindo Fonseca|FRA|{{UCI team code|BSE|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Juan Sebastián Molano|COL|{{UCI team code|COL|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Enrique Sanz|ESP|{{UCI team code|MOV|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Russell Downing|GBR|{{UCI team code|CUL|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after stage 1{{cite web|url=https://dataride.uci.org/iframe/EventResults/129045?competitionId=36223&disciplineId=10|title=Circuit Cycliste Sarthe - Pays de la Loire: Stage 1 - General Classification|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|date=7 April 2015|accessdate=18 July 2021}}}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Nacer Bouhanni|FRA|{{UCI team code|COF|2015}}|4h 32' 17"|{{cjersey|yellow|General classification}}{{cjersey|green|Points classification}}}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Romain Lemarchand|FRA|{{UCI team code|CUL|2015}}|+ 1"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Nathan Haas|AUS|{{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}|+ 4"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Jacques Janse van Rensburg|RSA|{{UCI team code|MTN|2015}}|+ 4"|{{cjersey|pink|Mountains classification}}}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Raymond Kreder|NED|{{UCI team code|ROO|2015}}|+ 6"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Alexey Tsatevich|RUS|{{UCI team code|KAT|2015}}|+ 10"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Tony Hurel|FRA|{{UCI team code|EUC|2015}}|+ 10"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Thomas Boudat|FRA|{{UCI team code|EUC|2015}}|+ 10"|{{cjersey|blue|Young rider classification}}}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Armindo Fonseca|FRA|{{UCI team code|BSE|2015}}|+ 10"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Juan Sebastián Molano|COL|{{UCI team code|COL|2015}}|+ 10"}}

= Stage 2a =

;8 April 2015 — Varades to Angers, {{Convert|83.9|km|0|abbr = on}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=Stage 2a result{{cite news|first=Jean-François|last=Quénet|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/circuit-cycliste-sarthe-2015/stage-2a/results/|title=Roux strikes for FDJ on stage 2a at Circuit Sarthe|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=8 April 2015|accessdate=18 July 2021}}}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Anthony Roux|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2015}}|2h 04' 57"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Quentin Jaurégui|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Thomas Voeckler|FRA|{{UCI team code|EUC|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Nacer Bouhanni|FRA|{{UCI team code|COF|2015}}|+ 5"|{{cjersey|yellow|General classification}}}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Alexey Tsatevich|RUS|{{UCI team code|KAT|2015}}|+ 5"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Michael Kolář|SVK|{{UCI team code|TTS|2015}}|+ 5"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Lorrenzo Manzin|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2015}}|+ 5"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Marco Benfatto|ITA|{{UCI team code|AND|2015a}}|+ 5"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Raymond Kreder|NED|{{UCI team code|ROO|2015}}|+ 5"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Geoffrey Soupe|FRA|{{UCI team code|COF|2015}}|+ 5"}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after stage 2a}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Anthony Roux|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2015}}|6h 37' 11"|{{cjersey|yellow|General classification}}}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Quentin Jaurégui|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2015}}|+ 5"|{{cjersey|blue|Young rider classification}}}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Nacer Bouhanni|FRA|{{UCI team code|COF|2015}}|+ 8"|{{cjersey|green|Points classification}}}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Thomas Voeckler|FRA|{{UCI team code|EUC|2015}}|+ 8"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Romain Lemarchand|FRA|{{UCI team code|CUL|2015}}|+ 9"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Nathan Haas|AUS|{{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}|+ 12"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Jacques Janse van Rensburg|RSA|{{UCI team code|MTN|2015}}|+ 12"|{{cjersey|pink|Mountains classification}}}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Raymond Kreder|NED|{{UCI team code|ROO|2015}}|+ 14"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Alexey Tsatevich|RUS|{{UCI team code|KAT|2015}}|+ 18"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Thomas Boudat|FRA|{{UCI team code|EUC|2015}}|+ 18"}}

= Stage 2b =

;8 April 2015 — Angers to Angers, {{Convert|6.8|km|0|abbr = on}}, individual time trial (ITT)

{{cyclingresult start|title=Stage 2b result{{cite news|first=Jean-François|last=Quénet|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/circuit-cycliste-sarthe-2015/stage-2b/results/|title=Malori, Dowsett make it Movistar 1-2 in Sarthe TT|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=8 April 2015|accessdate=18 July 2021}}}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Adriano Malori|ITA|{{UCI team code|MOV|2015}}|7' 58"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Alex Dowsett|GBR|{{UCI team code|MOV|2015}}|+ 9"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Ramūnas Navardauskas|LTU|{{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}|+ 15"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Tiago Machado|POR|{{UCI team code|KAT|2015}}|+ 16"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Manuele Boaro|ITA|{{UCI team code|TTS|2015}}|+ 20"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Jesús Herrada|ESP|{{UCI team code|MOV|2015}}|+ 20"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Steve Cummings|GBR|{{UCI team code|MTN|2015}}|+ 21"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Nathan Haas|AUS|{{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}|+ 22"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Michael Valgren|DEN|{{UCI team code|TTS|2015}}|+ 22"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Christophe Laporte|FRA|{{UCI team code|COF|2015}}|+ 25"}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after stage 2b}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Adriano Malori|ITA|{{UCI team code|MOV|2015}}|6h 45' 27"|{{cjersey|yellow|General classification}}}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Alex Dowsett|GBR|{{UCI team code|MOV|2015}}|+ 9"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Anthony Roux|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2015}}|+ 12"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Ramūnas Navardauskas|LTU|{{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}|+ 15"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Nathan Haas|AUS|{{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}|+ 16"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Tiago Machado|POR|{{UCI team code|KAT|2015}}|+ 16"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Manuele Boaro|ITA|{{UCI team code|TTS|2015}}|+ 20"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Jesús Herrada|ESP|{{UCI team code|MOV|2015}}|+ 20"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Steve Cummings|GBR|{{UCI team code|MTN|2015}}|+ 21"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Michael Valgren|DEN|{{UCI team code|TTS|2015}}|+ 22"|{{cjersey|blue|Young rider classification}}}}

= Stage 3 =

;9 April 2015 — Angers to Pré-en-Pail, {{Convert|186|km|0|abbr = on}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=Stage 3 result{{cite news|first=Jean-François|last=Quénet|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/circuit-cycliste-sarthe-2015/stage-3/results/|title=Boaro wins queen stage of Circuit Sarthe|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=9 April 2015|accessdate=18 July 2021}}}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Manuele Boaro|ITA|{{UCI team code|TTS|2015}}|4h 49' 41"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Pierre Rolland|FRA|{{UCI team code|EUC|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Jonathan Hivert|FRA|{{UCI team code|BSE|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Pierrick Fédrigo|FRA|{{UCI team code|BSE|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Arthur Vichot|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Tiago Machado|POR|{{UCI team code|KAT|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Ramūnas Navardauskas|LIT|{{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Jan Bakelants|BEL|{{UCI team code|ALM|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Steve Cummings|GBR|{{UCI team code|MTN|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Nathan Haas|AUS|{{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}|+ 4"}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after stage 3}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Manuele Boaro|ITA|{{UCI team code|TTS|2015}}|11h 35' 18"|{{cjersey|yellow|General classification}}}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Adriano Malori|ITA|{{UCI team code|MOV|2015}}|+ 3"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Ramūnas Navardauskas|LTU|{{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}|+ 5"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Tiago Machado|POR|{{UCI team code|KAT|2015}}|+ 6"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Nathan Haas|AUS|{{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}|+ 10"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Steve Cummings|GBR|{{UCI team code|MTN|2015}}|+ 11"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Arthur Vichot|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2015}}|+ 20"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Pierre Rolland|FRA|{{UCI team code|EUC|2015}}|+ 20"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Jan Bakelants|BEL|{{UCI team code|ALM|2015}}|+ 21"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Pierrick Fédrigo|FRA|{{UCI team code|BSE|2015}}|+ 23"}}

= Stage 4 =

;10 April 2015 — L'Épau Abbey to Le Lude, {{Convert|176|km|0|abbr = on}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=Stage 4 result{{cite news|first=Jean-François|last=Quénet|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/circuit-cycliste-sarthe-2015/stage-4/results/|title=Navardauskas wins Circuit Sarthe overall|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=10 April 2015|accessdate=18 July 2021}}}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Nacer Bouhanni|FRA|{{UCI team code|COF|2015}}|4h 11' 56"|{{cjersey|green|Points classification}}}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Alexey Tsatevich|RUS|{{UCI team code|KAT|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Samuel Dumoulin|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Tony Hurel|FRA|{{UCI team code|BSE|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Leonardo Duque|COL|{{UCI team code|COL|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Armindo Fonseca|FRA|{{UCI team code|BSE|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Ramūnas Navardauskas|LTU|{{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Raymond Kreder|NED|{{UCI team code|ROO|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Jan Bakelants|BEL|{{UCI team code|ALM|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Sven Erik Bystrøm|NOR|{{UCI team code|KAT|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Ramūnas Navardauskas|LTU|{{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}|15h 47' 13"|{{cjersey|yellow|General classification}}}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Manuele Boaro|ITA|{{UCI team code|TTS|2015}}|+ 1"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Adriano Malori|ITA|{{UCI team code|MOV|2015}}|+ 4"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Tiago Machado|POR|{{UCI team code|KAT|2015}}|+ 7"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Nathan Haas|AUS|{{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}|+ 9"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Steve Cummings|GBR|{{UCI team code|MTN|2015}}|+ 12"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Jan Bakelants|BEL|{{UCI team code|ALM|2015}}|+ 20"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Arthur Vichot|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2015}}|+ 21"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Pierrick Fédrigo|FRA|{{UCI team code|BSE|2015}}|+ 24"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Alexey Tsatevich|RUS|{{UCI team code|KAT|2015}}|+ 26"}}

References

External links

{{official website|http://www.circuitcycliste.sarthe.com/}}

Circuit de la Sarthe

Category:Circuit de la Sarthe (cycling)