Ravard claims Circuit Sarthe finale

Luis Leon Sanchez of Caisse d'Epargne celebrated his start-to-finish overall win at the Circuit Cyclist Sarthe, while AG2R's Anthony Ravard won his second stage to close out the race. Sanchez, who currently leads the International Cycling Union's rankings, had won the opening stage and never gave up the lead in the race.

Ravard had earlier won the second stage of the race, as well as Friday's 171km finale from Le Mans to Sille-le-Guillaume where he bested race leader Luis Leon Sanchez and Julien Simon (Saur - Sojasun) for the victory.

Only 78 riders took to the start, which was delayed five minutes on a beautiful, sunny day. Only about 20km into the stage a French trio escaped: Pierre Rolland (Bbox Bouygues Telecom), Stephane Auge (Cofidis) and Maxime Mederal (Big Mat Auber 93).

While their lead never extended much beyond two minutes, the trio nevertheless were able to stay away until the third of seven laps of the closing 10.2km finishing circuit. Another group of five got way but were kept close to the peloton and were absorbed with only two kilometres to go, setting up the sprint finish.

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Full Results
1Anthony Ravard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale4:14:04
2Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 1 - Cell 2
3Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 2 - Cell 2
4Jean Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 3 - Cell 2
5Jérémy Roy (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 4 - Cell 2
6Christophe Riblon (Fra) Ag2R La MondialeRow 5 - Cell 2
7Matej Gnezda (Slo) Adria MobilRow 6 - Cell 2
8Anthony Roux (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 7 - Cell 2
9Uros Murn (Slo) Adria MobilRow 8 - Cell 2
10Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 10 - Cell 2
12Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervelo Test TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil - ShimanoRow 12 - Cell 2
14Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'EpargneRow 13 - Cell 2
15Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShackRow 14 - Cell 2
16Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 15 - Cell 2
17Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Adria MobilRow 17 - Cell 2
19Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Adria MobilRow 18 - Cell 2
20Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - ShimanoRow 19 - Cell 2
21Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervelo Test TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Alexander Mironov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 22 - Cell 2
24Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R La MondialeRow 23 - Cell 2
25Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 24 - Cell 2
26Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Yury Trofimov (Rus) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 26 - Cell 2
28Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 27 - Cell 2
29Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 29 - Cell 2
31Rémi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 30 - Cell 2
32Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 31 - Cell 2
33Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R La MondialeRow 32 - Cell 2
34Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 33 - Cell 2
35Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 34 - Cell 2
36Ted Edward King (USA) Cervelo Test TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 36 - Cell 2
38Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervelo Test TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Team RadioShackRow 38 - Cell 2
40Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 39 - Cell 2
41Dimitri Champion (Fra) Ag2R La MondialeRow 40 - Cell 2
42Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 41 - Cell 2
43Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 42 - Cell 2
44Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil - ShimanoRow 43 - Cell 2
45Marco Frapporti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 44 - Cell 2
46Nadir Haddou (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 930:00:01
47Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 46 - Cell 2
48Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - ShimanoRow 47 - Cell 2
49Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:00:02
50Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 49 - Cell 2
51Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 50 - Cell 2
52Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 51 - Cell 2
53Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 52 - Cell 2
54Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 53 - Cell 2
55Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 54 - Cell 2
56Dmitry Kosyakov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 55 - Cell 2
57Andrey Solomennikov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 56 - Cell 2
58Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 57 - Cell 2
59Freddy Bichot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 58 - Cell 2
60Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 59 - Cell 2
61Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:00:04
62Arthur Vichot (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 61 - Cell 2
63Julien Mazet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 62 - Cell 2
64Maxime Mederel (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 63 - Cell 2
65Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:00:05
66Angel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:10
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Final general classification
1Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne15:36:52
2Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack0:00:14
3Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:00:15
4Anthony Roux (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux0:00:19
5Christophe Riblon (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale0:00:24
6Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervelo Test Team0:00:27
7Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:00:28
8Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:00:31
9Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Adria Mobil0:00:33
10Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil - ShimanoRow 9 - Cell 2
11Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 10 - Cell 2
12Rémi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:00:34
13Dimitri Champion (Fra) Ag2R La MondialeRow 12 - Cell 2
14Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 930:00:35
15Jérémy Roy (Fra) Francaise Des JeuxRow 14 - Cell 2
16Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:00:37
17Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:00:38
18Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 17 - Cell 2
19Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervelo Test Team0:00:42
20Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Adria Mobil0:00:43
21Yury Trofimov (Rus) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:00:44
22Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux0:00:45
23Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller0:00:46
24Ted Edward King (USA) Cervelo Test TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Matej Gnezda (Slo) Adria Mobil0:00:53
26Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test Team0:00:54
27Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne0:01:26
28Alexander Mironov (Rus) Itera - Katusha0:01:27
29Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:01:35
30Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervelo Test Team0:01:36
31Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:01:43
32Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano0:01:45
33Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team0:01:48
34Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil - Shimano0:01:51
35Anthony Ravard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale0:01:53
36Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:01:56
37Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale0:02:02
38Uros Murn (Slo) Adria Mobil0:02:04
39Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:02:13
40Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:03:00
41Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:03:21
42Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - Shimano0:03:31
43Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team0:03:39
44Dmitry Kosyakov (Rus) Itera - Katusha0:03:44
45Nadir Haddou (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 930:03:54
46Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:03:59
47José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Team RadioShack0:04:54
48Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller0:05:19
49Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:06:19
50Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller0:06:23
51Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 50 - Cell 2
52Maxime Mederel (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 930:06:43
53Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R La Mondiale0:07:00
54Marco Frapporti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox0:08:30
55Arthur Vichot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux0:09:05
56Julien Mazet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 930:11:26
57Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox0:11:50
58Jean Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller0:12:09
59Andrey Solomennikov (Rus) Itera - Katusha0:13:47
60Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox0:14:03
61Freddy Bichot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:14:21
62Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller0:14:38
63Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:17:23
64Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller0:19:59
65Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Itera - Katusha0:20:58
66Angel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:22:23
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Points classification
1Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale66pts
2Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne54Row 1 - Cell 3
3Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun41Row 2 - Cell 3
4Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne38Row 3 - Cell 3
5Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam33Row 4 - Cell 3
6Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox30Row 5 - Cell 3
7Anthony Roux (Fra) Française Des Jeux26Row 6 - Cell 3
8Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale26Row 7 - Cell 3
9Matej Gnezda (Slo) Adria Mobil21Row 8 - Cell 3
10Jean Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller20Row 9 - Cell 3
11Tiago Machado (Por) Team Radioshack16Row 10 - Cell 3
12Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller15Row 11 - Cell 3
13Rémi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne14Row 12 - Cell 3
14Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 9312Row 13 - Cell 3
15Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux12Row 14 - Cell 3
16Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom11Row 15 - Cell 3
17Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun11Row 16 - Cell 3
18Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil - Shimano11Row 17 - Cell 3
19Yury Trofimov (Rus) BBox Bouygues Telecom10Row 18 - Cell 3
20Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne10Row 19 - Cell 3
21Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo TestTeam10Row 20 - Cell 3
22Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne9Row 21 - Cell 3
23Nadir Haddou (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 939Row 22 - Cell 3
24Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun9Row 23 - Cell 3
25Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller8Row 24 - Cell 3
26Uros Murn (Slo) Adria Mobil7Row 25 - Cell 3
27Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom6Row 26 - Cell 3
28Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Adria Mobil6Row 27 - Cell 3
29Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom5Row 28 - Cell 3
30Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne5Row 29 - Cell 3
31Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team4Row 30 - Cell 3
32Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervélo TestTeam4Row 31 - Cell 3
33Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - Sojasun4Row 32 - Cell 3
34Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Adria Mobil3Row 33 - Cell 3
35Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil - Shimano3Row 34 - Cell 3
36Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale3Row 35 - Cell 3
37Maxime Mederel (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 932Row 36 - Cell 3
38Cyril Gautier (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom1Row 37 - Cell 3
39Lilian Jegou1Row 38 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
1Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R La Mondiale21pts
2Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne15Row 1 - Cell 3
3Yury Trofimov (Rus) Bbox Bouygues Telecom14Row 2 - Cell 3
4Maxime Mederel (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 9312Row 3 - Cell 3
5Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun12Row 5 - Cell 3
7Rémi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne10Row 6 - Cell 3
8Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom10Row 7 - Cell 3
9Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - Shimano9Row 8 - Cell 3
10Dimitri Champion (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale8Row 9 - Cell 3
11Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne7Row 10 - Cell 3
12Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Adria Mobil6Row 11 - Cell 3
13Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil - Shimano4Row 12 - Cell 3
14José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Team RadioShack4Row 13 - Cell 3
15Angel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne4Row 14 - Cell 3
16Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervelo Test Team3Row 15 - Cell 3
17Ted Edward King (USA) Cervelo Test Team2Row 16 - Cell 3
18Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team2Row 17 - Cell 3
19Freddy Bichot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom2Row 18 - Cell 3
20Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux1Row 19 - Cell 3
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Best young rider classification
1Anthony Roux (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux15:37:11
2Rémi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:00:15
3Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 930:00:16
4Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:00:18
5Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:00:19
6Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux0:00:26
7Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller0:00:27
8Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervelo Test Team0:01:17
9Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano0:01:26
10Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - Shimano0:03:12
11Dmitry Kosyakov (Rus) Itera - Katusha0:03:25
12Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:06:04
13Arthur Vichot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux0:08:46
14Andrey Solomennikov (Rus) Itera - Katusha0:13:28
15Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox0:13:44
16Angel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:22:04
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Teams classification
1Francaise Des Jeux46:52:08
2Cervelo Test Team0:00:14
3Adria Mobil0:00:16
4Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:00:20
5Ag2R La Mondiale0:01:04
6Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:01:11
7Skil - Shimano0:02:22
8BMC Racing Team0:04:00
9Bretagne - Schuller0:04:04
10Saur - Sojasun0:05:16
11Big Mat - Auber 930:09:12
12Itera - Katusha0:17:14
13Colnago - CSF Inox0:19:49
14Caisse d'Epargne0:22:36

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