Région Pays de la Loire Tour explained

Région Pays de la Loire Tour
Date:Early April
Region:Pays de la Loire, France
English:Circuit of Sarthe
Localnames:Circuit de la Sarthe
Discipline:Road
Competition:UCI Europe Tour
Type:Stage race
Number:70 (as of 2024)
Mostwins: (3 wins)

The Région Pays de la Loire Tour, formerly Circuit de la Sarthe-Pays de la Loire, (English: Circuit of Sarthe) is an early-season short road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.

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