Circuit Cycliste Sarthe

Hugo Hofstetter left with huge cut in ear after dramatic crash at Circuit de la Sarthe, questions safety of disc brakes.

Danish sprinter racks up another win, leads general classification.

The BMC rider injured his knee, hip, and elbow in a hard fall during the Tour de Haut Var

Thomas Dekker (Garmin-Barracuda) scored his first victory since his comeback from a two-year doping ban in the fifth and final stage at the Circuit de la Sarthe in France.

1. Luke DURBRIDGE, GreenEdge in 11:52:00 2. Manuele BOARO, Saxo Bank +8 3. Nelson OLIVEIRA, RadioShack-Nissan +8

Dutchman wins stage, Modolo assumes overall lead in first of two stages Wednesday

Stage 4: Abbaye de l'Epau - Bonnétable

• 1. Daniele BENNATI (ITA), Leopard-Trek , 4:00:04
• 2. Nacer BOUHANNI (FRA), Française des Jeux, s.t.
• 3. Stéphane BONSERGENT (FRA), Bretagne-Schuller, s.t.
• 4. Fabien BACQUET (FRA), Auber 93, s.t.
• 5. Jure KOCJAN (SLO), Team Type 1, s.t.

Overall, after stage 4

• 1. Anthony ROUX (France), Française des Jeux , 15:51:02
• 2. Biel KADRI (France), Ag2r La Mondiale, at 0:05
• 3. David MILLAR (Great Britain), Garmin-Cervelo, at 0:09
• 4. Pierrick FEDRIGO (France), Française des Jeux, at 0:12
• 5. Alexandre GENIEZ (France), Skil-Shimano, at 0:13

Daniele Bennati (Leopard-Trek) won for the third time this week with victory in a bunch sprint in the final stage of the Circuit de la Sarthe in France.

Anthony Roux (FDJ) won the fourth stage at the Circuit de la Sarthe and took over the race leader’s jersey at the French race.

Stage

• 1. Anthony ROUX, (FRA) Française des Jeux, at 4:26:33
• 2. Biel KADRI, (FRA) Ag2r La Mondiale, at s.t.
• 3. Pierrick FEDRIGO, (FRA) Française des Jeux, at s.t.
• 4. Thomas VOECKLER, (FRA) Europcar, at s.t.
• 5. Nicolas VOGONDY, (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at s.t.

GC

• 1. Anthony ROUX, (France) Française des Jeux, at 11:50:58
• 2. Biel KADRI, (France) Ag2r La Mondiale, at 5
• 3. David MILLAR, (Great Britain) Garmin-Cervelo, at 9
• 4. Pierrick FEDRIGO, (France) Française des Jeux, at 12
• 5. Alexandre GENIEZ, (France) Skil-Shimano, at 13

Stage 2a: Saint-Mars-la-Jaille - Angers

• 1. Michel KREDER (NED), Garmin-Cervelo, 2:25:19
• 2. Daniele BENNATI (ITA), Leopard-Trek, s.t.
• 3. Anthony RAVARD (FRA), Ag2r La Mondiale, s.t.
• 4. Stéphane BONSERGENT (FRA), Bretagne-Schuller, s.t.
• 5. Kevin LACOMBE (CAN), SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy, s.t.

Overall Standings, after stage 2a

• 1. Daniele BENNATI , (Italy) Leopard-Trek , 7:16:05
• 2. Samuel DUMOULIN , (France) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 0:04
• 3. Thierry HUPOND , (France) Skil-Shimano, at 0:04
• 4. Nacer BOUHANNI , (France) Française des Jeux, at 0:06
• 5. Johan Esteban CHAVES RUBIO , (Colombia) Colombia Es Pasion Coldeportes, at 0:06

Stage 2b (ITT)

• 1. Daniele BENNATI (ITA), Leopard-Trek, 8:13
• 2. David MILLAR (GBR), Garmin-Cervelo, at 0:06
• 3. David ZABRISKIE (USA), Garmin-Cervelo, at 0:06
• 4. Anthony ROUX (FRA), Française des Jeux, at 0:07
• 5. Biel KADRI (FRA), Ag2r La Mondiale, at 0:08

Michel Kreder delivered victory for Garmin-Cervélo in the morning sprint stage at the Circuit de la Sarthe in France on Wednesday.

Stage 1

• 1. Daniele Bennati, ((ITA)) Leopard Trek
• 2. Samuel Dumoulin, ((FRA)) Cofidis,le Credit En Lig.,
• 3. Nacer Bouhanni, ((FRA)) Fdj
• 4. Pablo Forero Juan, ((COL)) Colombia Es Pasion
• 5. Jure Kocjan, ((SLO)) Team Type1-Sanofi Aventis

Daniele Bennati (Leopard-Trek) claimed his first win on the 2011 season after kicking to victory in the opening stage at the Circuit Cyclist Sarthe in France

Jure Kocjan has been knocking at the door of victory all season long for Team Type 1 – sanofi aventis. The 26-year-old Slovenian sprinter has scored two second places and a fourth at the MontePaschi-Eroica race over the gravel roads in Tuscany in the opening months of the season.

After knocking on the door all season long, Luís León Sánchez (Caisse d’Epargne) finally got the stage-race victory he’s been looking for.

Lance Armstrong has been forced to pull out of the Circuit Sarthe cycling race before Wednesday's second stage because of illness, his RadioShack team said.

Circuit de la Sarthe - Results