2015 Circuit de la Sarthe

2015 Circuit de la Sarthe
Race details
Dates7–10 April 2015
Stages5
Distance642.8 km (399.4 mi)
Winning time15h 47' 13"
Results
Winner  Ramūnas Navardauskas (LIT) (Cannondale–Garmin)
  Second  Manuele Boaro (ITA) (Tinkoff–Saxo)
  Third  Adriano Malori (ITA) (Movistar Team)
Points  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) (Cofidis)
Mountains  Louis Meintjes (RSA) (MTN–Qhubeka)
Youth  Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) (Team Katusha)
  Team Cannondale–Garmin
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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 (Cannondale–Garmin).[1] Navardauskas won the race by one second ahead of Manuele Boaro (Tinkoff–Saxo), thanks to six seconds won on the final stage at intermediate sprints.[2]

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 (Cofidis), 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.[3]

Stage Date Route Distance Type Winner
1 7 April Sablé-sur-Sarthe to Varades 189 km (117 mi) Flat stage  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)
2a 8 April Varades to Angers 85 km (53 mi) Flat stage  Anthony Roux (FRA)
2b Angers to Angers 6.8 km (4 mi) Individual time trial  Adriano Malori (ITA)
3 9 April Angers to Pré-en-Pail 186 km (116 mi) Summit finish  Manuele Boaro (ITA)
4 10 April L'Épau Abbey to Le Lude 176 km (109 mi) Flat stage  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)

Stages

Stage 1

7 April 2015 — Sablé-sur-Sarthe to Varades, 189 km (117 mi)
Stage 1 result[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) Cofidis 4h 32' 27"
2  Nathan Haas (AUS) Cannondale–Garmin + 0"
3  Raymond Kreder (NED) Team Roompot + 0"
4  Alexey Tsatevich (RUS) Team Katusha + 0"
5  Tony Hurel (FRA) Team Europcar + 0"
6  Thomas Boudat (FRA) Team Europcar + 0"
7  Armindo Fonseca (FRA) Bretagne–Séché Environnement + 0"
8  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) Colombia + 0"
9  Enrique Sanz (ESP) Movistar Team + 0"
10  Russell Downing (GBR) Cult Energy Pro Cycling + 0"
General classification after stage 1[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) General classificationPoints classification Cofidis 4h 32' 17"
2  Romain Lemarchand (FRA) Cult Energy Pro Cycling + 1"
3  Nathan Haas (AUS) Cannondale–Garmin + 4"
4  Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA) Mountains classification MTN–Qhubeka + 4"
5  Raymond Kreder (NED) Team Roompot + 6"
6  Alexey Tsatevich (RUS) Team Katusha + 10"
7  Tony Hurel (FRA) Team Europcar + 10"
8  Thomas Boudat (FRA) Young rider classification Team Europcar + 10"
9  Armindo Fonseca (FRA) Bretagne–Séché Environnement + 10"
10  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) Colombia + 10"

Stage 2a

8 April 2015 — Varades to Angers, 83.9 km (52 mi)
Stage 2a result[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Anthony Roux (FRA) FDJ 2h 04' 57"
2  Quentin Jaurégui (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
3  Thomas Voeckler (FRA) Team Europcar + 0"
4  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) General classification Cofidis + 5"
5  Alexey Tsatevich (RUS) Team Katusha + 5"
6  Michael Kolář (SVK) Tinkoff–Saxo + 5"
7  Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) FDJ + 5"
8  Marco Benfatto (ITA) Androni Giocattoli + 5"
9  Raymond Kreder (NED) Team Roompot + 5"
10  Geoffrey Soupe (FRA) Cofidis + 5"
General classification after stage 2a[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Anthony Roux (FRA) General classification FDJ 6h 37' 11"
2  Quentin Jaurégui (FRA) Young rider classification AG2R La Mondiale + 5"
3  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) Points classification Cofidis + 8"
4  Thomas Voeckler (FRA) Team Europcar + 8"
5  Romain Lemarchand (FRA) Cult Energy Pro Cycling + 9"
6  Nathan Haas (AUS) Cannondale–Garmin + 12"
7  Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA) Mountains classification MTN–Qhubeka + 12"
8  Raymond Kreder (NED) Team Roompot + 14"
9  Alexey Tsatevich (RUS) Team Katusha + 18"
10  Thomas Boudat (FRA) Team Europcar + 18"

Stage 2b

8 April 2015 — Angers to Angers, 6.8 km (4 mi), individual time trial (ITT)
Stage 2b result[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Adriano Malori (ITA) Movistar Team 7' 58"
2  Alex Dowsett (GBR) Movistar Team + 9"
3  Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) Cannondale–Garmin + 15"
4  Tiago Machado (POR) Team Katusha + 16"
5  Manuele Boaro (ITA) Tinkoff–Saxo + 20"
6  Jesús Herrada (ESP) Movistar Team + 20"
7  Steve Cummings (GBR) MTN–Qhubeka + 21"
8  Nathan Haas (AUS) Cannondale–Garmin + 22"
9  Michael Valgren (DEN) Tinkoff–Saxo + 22"
10  Christophe Laporte (FRA) Cofidis + 25"
General classification after stage 2b[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Adriano Malori (ITA) General classification Movistar Team 6h 45' 27"
2  Alex Dowsett (GBR) Movistar Team + 9"
3  Anthony Roux (FRA) FDJ + 12"
4  Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) Cannondale–Garmin + 15"
5  Nathan Haas (AUS) Cannondale–Garmin + 16"
6  Tiago Machado (POR) Team Katusha + 16"
7  Manuele Boaro (ITA) Tinkoff–Saxo + 20"
8  Jesús Herrada (ESP) Movistar Team + 20"
9  Steve Cummings (GBR) MTN–Qhubeka + 21"
10  Michael Valgren (DEN) Young rider classification Tinkoff–Saxo + 22"

Stage 3

9 April 2015 — Angers to Pré-en-Pail, 186 km (116 mi)
Stage 3 result[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Manuele Boaro (ITA) Tinkoff–Saxo 4h 49' 41"
2  Pierre Rolland (FRA) Team Europcar + 0"
3  Jonathan Hivert (FRA) Bretagne–Séché Environnement + 0"
4  Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) Bretagne–Séché Environnement + 0"
5  Arthur Vichot (FRA) FDJ + 0"
6  Tiago Machado (POR) Team Katusha + 0"
7  Ramūnas Navardauskas (LIT) Cannondale–Garmin + 0"
8  Jan Bakelants (BEL) AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
9  Steve Cummings (GBR) MTN–Qhubeka + 0"
10  Nathan Haas (AUS) Cannondale–Garmin + 4"
General classification after stage 3[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Manuele Boaro (ITA) General classification Tinkoff–Saxo 11h 35' 18"
2  Adriano Malori (ITA) Movistar Team + 3"
3  Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) Cannondale–Garmin + 5"
4  Tiago Machado (POR) Team Katusha + 6"
5  Nathan Haas (AUS) Cannondale–Garmin + 10"
6  Steve Cummings (GBR) MTN–Qhubeka + 11"
7  Arthur Vichot (FRA) FDJ + 20"
8  Pierre Rolland (FRA) Team Europcar + 20"
9  Jan Bakelants (BEL) AG2R La Mondiale + 21"
10  Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) Bretagne–Séché Environnement + 23"

Stage 4

10 April 2015 — L'Épau Abbey to Le Lude, 176 km (109 mi)
Stage 4 result[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) Points classification Cofidis 4h 11' 56"
2  Alexey Tsatevich (RUS) Team Katusha + 0"
3  Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
4  Tony Hurel (FRA) Bretagne–Séché Environnement + 0"
5  Leonardo Duque (COL) Colombia + 0"
6  Armindo Fonseca (FRA) Bretagne–Séché Environnement + 0"
7  Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) Cannondale–Garmin + 0"
8  Raymond Kreder (NED) Team Roompot + 0"
9  Jan Bakelants (BEL) AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
10  Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) Team Katusha + 0"
Final general classification[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) General classification Cannondale–Garmin 15h 47' 13"
2  Manuele Boaro (ITA) Tinkoff–Saxo + 1"
3  Adriano Malori (ITA) Movistar Team + 4"
4  Tiago Machado (POR) Team Katusha + 7"
5  Nathan Haas (AUS) Cannondale–Garmin + 9"
6  Steve Cummings (GBR) MTN–Qhubeka + 12"
7  Jan Bakelants (BEL) AG2R La Mondiale + 20"
8  Arthur Vichot (FRA) FDJ + 21"
9  Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) Bretagne–Séché Environnement + 24"
10  Alexey Tsatevich (RUS) Team Katusha + 26"

References

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  2. ^ "Navardauskas a le dernier mot sur le Circuit de la Sarthe". France TV Sport. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Cyclisme: Bouhanni pour débloquer son compteur au Circuit de la Sarthe". Le Parisien. 7 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
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  5. ^ "Circuit Cycliste Sarthe - Pays de la Loire: Stage 1 - General Classification". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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