Circuit Cycliste Sarthe - Pays de la Loire 2008

A French stage race running from April 8 to 11 in the Sarthe/Loire area, held over five stages. Won in 2007 by Andreas Kloden (Asatana).

Stage five held on April 11 was held from St-Léonard-des-Bois to Le Mans (178k) and ended in a mass gallop to the line won by Maxime Richeze (CSF Group Navigare).

The stage results had no effect on the race lead which saw Thomas Voeckler cement his place on the top spot of the podium.

1) RICHEZE Ariel Maxim. CSF GROUP NAVIGARE (ARG)
2) LEQUATRE Geoffroy AGRITUBEL (FRA) s/t
3) BONSERGENT Stéphane BRETAGNE ARMOR LUX (FRA)
4) HUPOND Thierry SKIL - SHIMANO (FRA)
5) KHALILOV Mykhaylo CERAMICA FLAMINA BOS.DOC. (UKR)
6) BIONDO Maurizio CERAMICA FLAMINA BOS.DOC. (ITA)
7) GALLAND Jérémie AUBER 93 (FRA)
8) MUSIOL Daniel TEAM VOLKSBANK (GER)
9) JEGOU Lilian FRANCAISE DES JEUX (FRA)
10) GALLOPIN Tony AUBER 93 (FRA)

General Classification
1 VOECKLER Thomas BOUYGUES TELECOM (FRA)
2 VANDEVELDE Christian SLIPSTREAM CHIPOTLE (USA) @ 4
3 DALL'ANTONIA Tiziano CSF GROUP NAVIGARE (ITA) @ 11
4 VAUGRENARD Benoît FRANCAISE DES JEUX (FRA) @ 14
5 CLEMENT Stef BOUYGUES TELECOM (NED) @ 16
6 ROLLAND Pierre CREDIT AGRICOLE (FRA) @ 18
7 MORABITO Steve ASTANA (SUI) @ 19
8 TAARAMAE Rein COFIDIS,LE CREDIT PAR TEL (EST) @ 20
9 RICHEZE Ariel Maxim. CSF GROUP NAVIGARE (ARG) @ 22
10 KHALILOV Mykhaylo CERAMICA FLAMINA BOS.DOC. (UKR) @ 23

Stages
1 Aizenay - Ligné (62k)
2 Varades - Angers (90k)
3 Angers - Angers (160k)
4 Angers - Fresnay-sur-Sarthe (126k)
5 St-Léonard-des-Bois - Le Mans (178k)

Website - http://circuitcycliste.sarthe.com/