The Circuit de la Sarthe-Pays de la Loire ( en, Circuit of Sarthe) is an early-season short road bicycle racing stage race held annually in

Sarthe Sarthe () is a department of the French region of Pays de la Loire, and the province of Maine, situated in the '' Grand-Ouest'' of the country. It is named after the river Sarthe, which flows from east of Le Mans to just north of Angers. It ha ...

, Pays de la Loire, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the

UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the ...

. Between 1953 and 1974 it was an amateur race, becoming a professional race in 1975.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Circuit De La Sarthe (Cycling) UCI Europe Tour races Cycle races in France Recurring sporting events established in 1953 1953 establishments in France