The 2023 Boucles de la Mayenne () was a

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that took place between 25 and 28 May 2023 in the

Mayenne Mayenne () is a landlocked department in northwest France named after the river Mayenne. Mayenne is part of the administrative region of Pays de la Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Manche, Orne, Sarthe, Maine-et-Loire, and Ille-et ...

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

in northwestern

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. The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the

2023 UCI ProSeries The 2023 UCI ProSeries is the fourth season of the UCI ProSeries, the second tier road bicycle racing, road cycling tour, below the UCI World Tour, but above the various regional UCI Continental Circuits. The calendar consists of 57 events, of whi ...

calendar, and was the 48th edition of the

Boucles de la Mayenne The Boucles de la Mayenne is a road bicycle race held annually in the Mayenne department and Pays de la Loire region in France. It was first held in 1975 and from 2006 until 2019, it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race b ...

Teams

6 of the 18

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s, eleven UCI ProTeams and four

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teams made up the 21 teams that participated in the race. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * * * * * * * UCI Continental Teams * * * *

Route

Stages

Prologue

;25 May 2023 –

Laval Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of: People * House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne * Laval (surname) Places Belgium * Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxem ...

(Espace Mayenne),

Stage 1

;26 May 2023 –

Saint-Mars-sur-Colmont Saint-Mars-sur-Colmont (, literally ''Saint-Mars on Colmont'') is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. The river Colmont, a tributary of the Mayenne, flows through the commune. See also *Communes of the Mayenne departme ...

Lassay-les-Châteaux Lassay-les-Châteaux () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. History Lassay-les-Châteaux is classified as a Petite Cité de Caractère, or Small City of Character. The small town of character label is awarded to sm ...

Stage 2

;27 May 2023 –

Saint-Berthevin Saint-Berthevin () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. Population Sights * 11th century Saint-Berthevin church. * Lime kilns at Les Brosses, listed as a Historic Monument. * High rock, named the Chair of Saint-Berth ...

Meslay-du-Maine Meslay-du-Maine () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. Population See also *Communes of Mayenne The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne department of France. The communes cooperate in the f ...

Stage 3

;28 May 2023 – Montsûrs to

Classification leadership table

Classification standings

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Team classification

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boucles de la Mayenne, 2023

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