April 9, 2009 (Angers, France) – David Le Lay (Fra) Agritubel is leading the five-stage Circuit Cycliste Sarthe in the Loire region of France, which ends this Friday. Le Lay took the Stage 2 victory on Tuesday, while Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Besson Chaussures-Sojasun won yesterday’s Stage 3. Canada’s Michael Barry (Can) Columbia-Highroad is currently ranked 84th in the GC.

Results (brief)

Stage 2

1. David Le Lay (Fra) Agritubel 2:02:46
2. Greg Henderson (NZl) Team Columbia-Highroad 0:27
3. Alberto Loddo (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
4. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
5. Jimmy Casper (Fra) Besson Chaussures-Sojasun
6. Anthony Ravard (Fra) Agritubel
7. Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Auber 93
8. Alex Rasmussen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
9. Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux
10. Bolat Raimbekov (Kaz) Astana

34. Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia-Highroad

Stage 3

1. Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Besson Chaussures-Sojasun 7:44
2. Andréas Klöden (Ger) Astana 0:01
3. Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia-Highroad 0:03
4. Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
5. Enrico Rossi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce 0:05
6. Alex Rasmussen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:06
7. José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
8. Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:07
9. Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana 0:08
10. Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia-Highroad

63. Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia-Highroad 0:33

GC after Stage 3

1. David Le Lay (Fra) Agritubel 6:39:15
2. Enrico Rossi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce 0:09
3. Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Besson Chaussures-Sojasun 0:20
4. Andréas Klöden (Ger) Astana 0:24
5. Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:25
6. Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia-Highroad 0:26
7. Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
8. José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:28
9. Alex Rasmussen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:29
10. Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:30

84. Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia-Highroad 5:12