2026 Boucles de la Mayenne

2026 Boucles de la Mayenne
2026 UCI ProSeries
Race details
Dates28–31 May 2026
Stages3 + Prologue
Distance540.6 km (335.9 mi)
Winning time12h 21' 47"
Results
Winner  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) (UAE Team Emirates XRG)
  Second  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) (Groupama–FDJ United)
  Third  Noa Isidore (FRA) (Decathlon CMA CGM)

Points  Olav Kooij (NED) (Decathlon CMA CGM)
Mountains  Tom Mainguenaud (FRA) (Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur)
Young rider  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) (Groupama–FDJ United)
  Team France Groupama–FDJ United

The 2026 Boucles de la Mayenne (transl. Loops of the Mayenne) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 28 and 31 May 2026 in the Mayenne department in northwestern France. The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the 2026 UCI ProSeries calendar, and was the 51st edition of the Boucles de la Mayenne.

Teams

Twelve UCI WorldTeams, five UCI ProTeams and five UCI Continental teams made up the 22 teams that participated in the race.[1]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[2]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
P 28 May Laval (Espace Mayenne) 5.4 km (3.4 mi) Individual time trial  Julius Johansen (DEN)
1 29 May Saint-Berthevin to Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne 172.4 km (107.1 mi) Hilly stage  Olav Kooij (NED)
2 30 May Aron to Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson 215.1 km (133.7 mi) Hilly stage  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA)
3 31 May Cossé-le-Vivien to Laval 147.7 km (91.8 mi) Flat stage  Olav Kooij (NED)
Total 545.5 km (339.0 mi)

Stages

Prologue

28 May 2026 – Laval (Espace Mayenne), 5.4 km (3.4 mi)
Prologue Result[3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Julius Johansen (DEN) UAE Team Emirates XRG 6' 36"
2  Jakob Söderqvist (SWE) Lidl–Trek + 1"
3  Oscar Chamberlain (AUS) Decathlon CMA CGM + 6"
4  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 6"
5  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 7"
6  Ivo Oliveira (POR) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 7"
7  Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 8"
8  Héctor Álvarez (ESP) Lidl–Trek + 9"
9  Maxime Decomble (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 10"
10  Ethan Hayter (GBR) Soudal–Quick-Step + 10"
General classification after Prologue[3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Julius Johansen (DEN) UAE Team Emirates XRG 6' 36"
2  Jakob Söderqvist (SWE) Lidl–Trek + 1"
3  Oscar Chamberlain (AUS) Decathlon CMA CGM + 6"
4  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 6"
5  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 7"
6  Ivo Oliveira (POR) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 7"
7  Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 8"
8  Héctor Álvarez (ESP) Lidl–Trek + 9"
9  Maxime Decomble (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 10"
10  Ethan Hayter (GBR) Soudal–Quick-Step + 10"

Stage 1

29 May 2026 – Saint-Berthevin to Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne, 172.4 km (107.1 mi)
Stage 1 Result[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Olav Kooij (NED) Decathlon CMA CGM 3h 48' 49"
2  Alessio Magagnotti (ITA) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe Rookies + 0"
3  Anthony Turgis (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 0"
4  Alessio Delle Vedove (ITA) XDS Astana Team + 0"
5  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 0"
6  Brady Gilmore (AUS) NSN Cycling Team + 0"
7  Mads Pedersen (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 0"
8  Vito Braet (BEL) Lotto–Intermarché + 0"
9  Ronan Augé (FRA) Unibet Rose Rockets + 0"
10  Clément Venturini (FRA) Unibet Rose Rockets + 0"
General classification after stage 1[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Julius Johansen (DEN) UAE Team Emirates XRG 3h 55' 25"
2  Jakob Söderqvist (SWE) Lidl–Trek + 1"
3  Oscar Chamberlain (AUS) Decathlon CMA CGM + 6"
4  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 6"
5  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 6"
6  Ivo Oliveira (POR) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 7"
7  Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 8"
8  Héctor Álvarez (ESP) Lidl–Trek + 9"
9  Maxime Decomble (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 10"
10  Ethan Hayter (GBR) Soudal–Quick-Step + 10"

Stage 2

30 May 2026 – Aron to Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson, 215.1 km (133.7 mi)
Stage 2 Result[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) UAE Team Emirates XRG 5h 12' 50"
2  Noa Isidore (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM + 0"
3  Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) EF Education–EasyPost + 0"
4  Brady Gilmore (AUS) NSN Cycling Team + 0"
5  Clément Izquierdo (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
6  Louis Barré (FRA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 0"
7  Axel Mariault (FRA) CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 0"
8  Alexandre Delettre (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 0"
9  Marco Brenner (GER) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 0"
10  Mads Pedersen (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 0"
General classification after stage 2[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) UAE Team Emirates XRG 9h 08' 11"
2  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 7"
3  Noa Isidore (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM + 12"
4  Clément Izquierdo (FRA) Cofidis + 15"
5  Aubin Sparfel (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM + 15"
6  Mads Pedersen (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 19"
7  Louis Barré (FRA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 19"
8  Alexandre Delettre (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 21"
9  Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) EF Education–EasyPost + 23"
10  Marco Brenner (GER) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 24"

Stage 3

31 May 2026 – Cossé-le-Vivien to Laval, 147.7 km (91.8 mi)
Stage 3 Result[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Olav Kooij (NED) Decathlon CMA CGM 3h 13' 36"
2  Mads Pedersen (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 0"
3  John Degenkolb (GER) Team Picnic–PostNL + 0"
4  Maikel Zijlaard (NED) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 0"
5  Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost + 0"
6  Alberto Dainese (ITA) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 0"
7  Luke Lamperti (USA) EF Education–EasyPost + 0"
8  Alessio Magagnotti (ITA) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe Rookies + 0"
9  Matthew Brennan (GBR) Visma–Lease a Bike + 0"
10  Clément Venturini (FRA) Unibet Rose Rockets + 0"
General classification after stage 3[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) UAE Team Emirates XRG 12h 21' 47"
2  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 7"
3  Noa Isidore (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM + 12"
4  Mads Pedersen (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 13"
5  Clément Izquierdo (FRA) Cofidis + 15"
6  Aubin Sparfel (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM + 15"
7  Louis Barré (FRA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 19"
8  Alexandre Delettre (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 21"
9  Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) EF Education–EasyPost + 23"
10  Marco Brenner (GER) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 24"

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Team classification
P Julius Johansen Julius Johansen Julius Johansen not awarded Oscar Chamberlain UAE Team Emirates XRG
1 Olav Kooij Olav Kooij Tom Mainguenaud
2 Benoît Cosnefroy Benoît Cosnefroy Benoît Cosnefroy Thibaud Gruel Groupama–FDJ United
3 Olav Kooij Olav Kooij
Final Benoît Cosnefroy Olav Kooij Tom Mainguenaud Thibaud Gruel Groupama–FDJ United

Classification standings

Legend
Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification
Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) UAE Team Emirates XRG 12h 21' 47"
2  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 7"
3  Noa Isidore (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM + 12"
4  Mads Pedersen (DEN) Lidl–Trek + 13"
5  Clément Izquierdo (FRA) Cofidis + 15"
6  Aubin Sparfel (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM + 15"6
7  Louis Barré (FRA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 19"
8  Alexandre Delettre (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 21"
9  Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) EF Education–EasyPost + 23"
10  Marco Brenner (GER) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 24"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)[6]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Olav Kooij (NED) Decathlon CMA CGM 50
2  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) UAE Team Emirates XRG 39
3  Mads Pedersen (DEN) Lidl–Trek 36
4  Alessio Magagnotti (ITA) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe Rookies 28
5  Brady Gilmore (AUS) NSN Cycling Team 24
6  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United 23
7  Julius Johansen (DEN) UAE Team Emirates XRG 20
8  Noa Isidore (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM 20
9  Maikel Zijlaard (NED) Tudor Pro Cycling Team 19
10  Baptiste Veistroffer (FRA) Lotto–Intermarché 18

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)[6]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Tom Mainguenaud (FRA) Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur 44
2  Pierre Thierry (FRA) Team TotalEnergies 15
3  Mads Pedersen (DEN) Lidl–Trek 14
4  Matthias Schwarzbacher (SVK) EF Education–EasyPost 13
5  Léandre Huck (FRA) Van Rysel–Roubaix 10
6  Aubin Sparfel (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM 8
7  Marco Brenner (GER) Tudor Pro Cycling Team 8
8  Jakob Söderqvist (SWE) Lidl–Trek 8
9  Julius van den Berg (NED) Team Picnic–PostNL 8
10  Ethan Hayter (GBR) Soudal–Quick-Step 8

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Thibaud Gruel (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United 12h 21' 54"
2  Noa Isidore (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM + 5"
3  Aubin Sparfel (FRA) Decathlon CMA CGM + 8"
4  Maxime Vezie (FRA) CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 55"
5  Matthew Brennan (GBR) Visma–Lease a Bike + 1' 03"
6  Anatol Friedl (AUT) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe Rookies + 1' 11"
7  Maxime Decomble (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 2' 07"
8  Pietro Mattio (ITA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 2' 17"
9  Héctor Álvarez (ESP) Lidl–Trek + 3' 51"
10  Ashlin Barry (USA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 4' 48"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)[6]
Rank Team Time
1 France Groupama–FDJ United 37h 08' 11"
2 Netherlands Visma–Lease a Bike + 16"
3 France Team TotalEnergies + 47"
4 Germany Lidl–Trek + 53"
5 United Arab Emirates UAE Team Emirates XRG + 6' 46"
6 France CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 9' 50"
7 France Decathlon CMA CGM + 10' 41"
8 Spain Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 11' 53"
9 Switzerland NSN Cycling Team + 12' 01"
10 Belgium Soudal–Quick-Step + 13' 38"

References

  1. ↑ "Startlist des Boucles de la Mayenne - Crédit Mutuel 2026" [The startlist for Boucles de la Mayenne - Crédit Mutuel 2026]. Boucles de la Mayenne (in French). 26 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "La course" [The route]. Boucles de la Mayenneaccess-date=29 May 2026 (in French).
  3. 1 2 Weislo, Laura (28 May 2026). "Boucles de la Mayenne: Julius Johansen powers to prologue victory". CyclingNews. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 Fletcher, Patrick (29 May 2026). "Boucles de la Mayenne: Olav Kooij nets first win with Decathlon CMA CGM on stage 1". CyclingNews. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 Weislo, Laura (30 May 2026). "Boucles de la Mayenne: Benoît Cosnefroy wins stage 2 from small bunch sprint". CyclingNews. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ostanek, Dani (31 May 2026). "Boucles de la Mayenne: Olav Kooij claims another win on stage 3". CyclingNews. Retrieved 31 May 2026.