2020 Tour of Romania

The 2020 Tour of Romania was a six-day cycling stage race that took place in Romania from 8 to 13 September. The race was the 53rd edition of the Tour of Romania. The tour was rated as a 2.2 event, as part of the 2020 UCI Europe Tour.[1]

2020 Tour of Romania
2020 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates8–13 September 2020
Stages5 + Prologue
Distance895.8 km (556.6 mi)
Winning time18h 55' 26"
Results
Winner  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) (Romania)
  Second  Nikodemus Holler (GER) (Bike Aid)
  Third  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) (CCC Development Team)
Mountains  Alexandr Ovsyannikov (KAZ) (Vino–Astana Motors)
Youth  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) (CCC Development Team)
Sprints  Matvey Nikitin (KAZ) (Vino–Astana Motors)
  Team Bike Aid

Teams

Five UCI Continental teams, three domestic teams, and three national teams made up the eleven teams that participated in the race. Five teams (Bike Aid, Bulgaria, CSA Steaua București, Giotti Victoria, and Vino–Astana Motors) entered seven riders each, while two teams entered six (Team Novak and UVT-Devron West Cycling Team), five (CCC Development Team and Romania), and four (Moldova and Olimpic Torpedo Zărnești) each per team. Cambodia Cycling Academy withdrew shortly before the race. 56 of the 65 riders in the race finished.[2]

UCI Continental Teams

Domestic Teams

National Teams

Route
Stage characteristics and winners[3]
Stage Date Route Distance Type Winner
P 8 September Timișoara 3.6 km (2.2 mi) Individual time trial  Justin Wolf (GER)
1 9 September Timișoara to Oradea 171.2 km (106.4 mi) Flat stage  Andrea Guardini (ITA)
2 10 September Oradea to Cluj-Napoca 208.1 km (129.3 mi) Intermediate stage  Lucas Carstensen (GER)
3 11 September Târgu Mureș to Lake Sfânta Ana 203.4 km (126.4 mi) Intermediate stage  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU)
4 12 September Cârțișoara to Curtea de Argeș 209.5 km (130.2 mi) Mountain stage  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU)
5 13 September Bucharest 100 km (62 mi) Flat stage  Andrea Guardini (ITA)
Total 895.8 km (556.6 mi)

Stages

Prologue
8 September 2020 — Timișoara, 3.6 km (2.2 mi) (ITT)
Prologue Result[4][5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Justin Wolf (GER) Bike Aid 4' 33"
2  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) Romania + 1"
3  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) CCC Development Team + 1"
4  Daniel Crista (ROU) CSA Steaua București + 1"
5  Jesse de Rooij (NED) Bike Aid + 6"
6  Lucas Carstensen (GER) Bike Aid + 7"
7  Viktor Filutás (HUN) Giotti Victoria + 7"
8  Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) Bike Aid + 8"
9  Emil Dima (ROU) Giotti Victoria + 8"
10  Nikodemus Holler (GER) Bike Aid + 9"
General classification after Prologue[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Justin Wolf (GER) Bike Aid 4' 33"
2  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) Romania + 1"
3  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) CCC Development Team + 1"
4  Daniel Crista (ROU) CSA Steaua București + 1"
5  Jesse de Rooij (NED) Bike Aid + 6"
6  Lucas Carstensen (GER) Bike Aid + 7"
7  Viktor Filutás (HUN) Giotti Victoria + 7"
8  Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) Bike Aid + 8"
9  Emil Dima (ROU) Giotti Victoria + 8"
10  Nikodemus Holler (GER) Bike Aid + 9"

Stage 1
9 September 2020 — Timișoara to Oradea, 171.2 km (106.4 mi)
Stage 1 Result[6][7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Andrea Guardini (ITA) Giotti Victoria 3h 48' 23"
2  Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors + 0"
3  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) Romania + 0"
4  Lucas Carstensen (GER) Bike Aid + 0"
5  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) CCC Development Team + 0"
6  Adi-Narcis Marcu (ROU) Olimpic Torpedo Zărnești + 0"
7  Daniel Crista (ROU) CSA Steaua București + 0"
8  Andrei Ionuţ (ROU) UVT-Devron West Cycling Team + 0"
9  Yegor Dementyev (UKR) Team Novak + 0"
10  Federico Zurlo (ITA) Giotti Victoria + 0"
General classification after Stage 1[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) Romania 3h 52' 50"
2  Justin Wolf (GER) Bike Aid + 6"
3  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) CCC Development Team + 7"
4  Daniel Crista (ROU) CSA Steaua București + 7"
5  Andrea Guardini (ITA) Giotti Victoria + 9"
6  Jesse de Rooij (NED) Bike Aid + 12"
7  Lucas Carstensen (GER) Bike Aid + 13"
8  Nikodemus Holler (GER) Bike Aid + 13"
9  Viktor Filutás (HUN) Giotti Victoria + 13"
10  Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) Bike Aid + 14"

Stage 2
10 September 2020 — Oradea to Cluj-Napoca, 208.1 km (129.3 mi)
Stage 2 Result[8][9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Lucas Carstensen (GER) Bike Aid 4h 45' 18"
2  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) Romania + 0"
3  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) CCC Development Team + 0"
4  Johnatan Cañaveral (COL) Giotti Victoria + 0"
5  Federico Zurlo (ITA) Giotti Victoria + 0"
6  Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors + 0"
7  Viktor Filutás (HUN) Giotti Victoria + 0"
8  Emil Dima (ROU) Giotti Victoria + 0"
9  Nikodemus Holler (GER) Bike Aid + 0"
10  Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) Romania + 0"
General classification after Stage 2[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) Romania 8h 37' 59"
2  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) CCC Development Team + 10"
3  Lucas Carstensen (GER) Bike Aid + 12"
4  Justin Wolf (GER) Bike Aid + 15"
5  Daniel Crista (ROU) CSA Steaua București + 16"
6  Jesse de Rooij (NED) Bike Aid + 21"
7  Nikodemus Holler (GER) Bike Aid + 22"
8  Viktor Filutás (HUN) Giotti Victoria + 22"
9  Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) Bike Aid + 23"
10  Emil Dima (ROU) Giotti Victoria + 23"

Stage 3
11 September 2020 — Târgu Mureș to Lake Sfânta Ana, 203.4 km (126.4 mi)
Stage 3 Result[10][11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) Romania 5h 02' 51"
2  Nikodemus Holler (GER) Bike Aid + 0"
3  Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors + 0"
4  Piotr Pekala (POL) CCC Development Team + 0"
5  Johnatan Cañaveral (COL) Giotti Victoria + 0"
6  Viktor Filutás (HUN) Giotti Victoria + 0"
7  Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) Romania + 0"
8  Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) Bike Aid + 0"
9  Daniil Pronskiy (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors + 0"
10  Emil Dima (ROU) Giotti Victoria + 0"
General classification after Stage 3[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) Romania 13h 40' 40"
2  Nikodemus Holler (GER) Bike Aid + 25"
3  Viktor Filutás (HUN) Giotti Victoria + 32"
4  Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) Bike Aid + 33"
5  Emil Dima (ROU) Giotti Victoria + 33"
6  Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) Romania + 34"
7  Adne van Engelen (NED) Bike Aid + 36"
8  Johnatan Cañaveral (COL) Giotti Victoria + 36"
9  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) CCC Development Team + 38"
10  Piotr Pekala (POL) CCC Development Team + 39"

Stage 4
12 September 2020 — Cârțișoara to Curtea de Argeș, 209.5 km (130.2 mi)
Stage 4 Result[12][13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) Romania 3h 00' 37"
2  Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors + 0"
3  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) CCC Development Team + 0"
4  Emil Dima (ROU) Giotti Victoria + 0"
5  Viktor Filutás (HUN) Giotti Victoria + 0"
6  Nikodemus Holler (GER) Bike Aid + 0"
7  Simone Sanò (ITA) Team Novak + 0"
8  Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) Romania + 0"
9  Piotr Pekala (POL) CCC Development Team + 0"
10  Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) Bike Aid + 0"
General classification after Stage 4[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) Romania 16h 41' 07"
2  Nikodemus Holler (GER) Bike Aid + 35"
3  Viktor Filutás (HUN) Giotti Victoria + 42"
4  Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) Bike Aid + 43"
5  Emil Dima (ROU) Giotti Victoria + 43"
6  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) CCC Development Team + 44"
7  Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) Romania + 44"
8  Adne van Engelen (NED) Bike Aid + 46"
9  Johnatan Cañaveral (COL) Giotti Victoria + 46"
10  Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors + 48"

Stage 5
13 September 2020 — Bucharest, 100 km (62 mi)
Stage 5 Result[14][15]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Andrea Guardini (ITA) Giotti Victoria 2h 14' 25"
2  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) Romania + 0"
3  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) CCC Development Team + 0"
4  Lucas Carstensen (GER) Bike Aid + 0"
5  Andrei Ionuţ (ROU) UVT-Devron West Cycling Team + 0"
6  Adi-Narcis Marcu (ROU) Olimpic Torpedo Zărnești + 0"
7  Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors + 0"
8  Gergő Orosz (HUN) Team Novak + 0"
9  Stepan Astafyev (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors + 0"
10  Balázs Rózsa (HUN) Team Novak + 0"
General classification after Stage 5[15]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) Romania 18h 55' 26"
2  Nikodemus Holler (GER) Bike Aid + 41"
3  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) CCC Development Team + 45"
4  Viktor Filutás (HUN) Giotti Victoria + 46"
5  Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) Romania + 47"
6  Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) Bike Aid + 49"
7  Emil Dima (ROU) Giotti Victoria + 49"
8  Johnatan Cañaveral (COL) Giotti Victoria + 51"
9  Adne van Engelen (NED) Bike Aid + 52"
10  Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors + 54"

Classification leadership table
Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
General classification		 Mountains classification
Mountains classification		 Sprints classification
Sprints classification		 Young rider classification
Young rider classification		 Romanian rider classification
Romanian rider classification		 Team classification
Team classification
P Justin Wolf Justin Wolf Not awarded Not awarded Szymon Krawczyk Eduard-Michael Grosu Bike Aid
1 Andrea Guardini Eduard-Michael Grosu Stepan Astafyev
2 Lucas Carstensen Alexandr Ovsyannikov Alexandr Ovsyannikov
3 Eduard-Michael Grosu Matvey Nikitin Matvey Nikitin Erik Bergström Frisk
4 Eduard-Michael Grosu Alexandr Ovsyannikov
5 Andrea Guardini Szymon Krawczyk
Final Eduard-Michael Grosu Alexandr Ovsyannikov Matvey Nikitin Szymon Krawczyk Eduard-Michael Grosu Bike Aid

Final classification standings
Legend
Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification Denotes the winner of the Romanian rider classification
Denotes the winner of the sprints classification Denotes the winner of the team classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[15]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) Romania 18h 55' 26"
2  Nikodemus Holler (GER) Bike Aid + 41"
3  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) CCC Development Team + 45"
4  Viktor Filutás (HUN) Giotti Victoria + 46"
5  Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) Romania + 47"
6  Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) Bike Aid + 49"
7  Emil Dima (ROU) Giotti Victoria + 49"
8  Johnatan Cañaveral (COL) Giotti Victoria + 51"
9  Adne van Engelen (NED) Bike Aid + 52"
10  Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors + 54"

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)[15]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Alexandr Ovsyannikov (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors 32
2  Johnatan Cañaveral (COL) Giotti Victoria 25
3  Matvey Nikitin (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors 22
4  Adne van Engelen (NED) Bike Aid 20
5  Gergő Orosz (HUN) Team Novak 18
6  Federico Zurlo (ITA) Giotti Victoria 18
7  Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) Bike Aid 15
8  Piotr Pekala (POL) CCC Development Team 10
9  Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors 8
10  Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) Romania 6

Sprints classification

Final sprints classification (1–10)[15]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Matvey Nikitin (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors 12
2  Alexandr Ovsyannikov (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors 7
3  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) Romania 6
4  Lucas Carstensen (GER) Bike Aid 6
5  Stepan Astafyev (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors 5
6  Andrei Cojanu (ROU) UVT-Devron West Cycling Team 5
7  Gergő Orosz (HUN) Team Novak 5
8  Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) Romania 3
9  Igor Chzhan (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors 3
10  Emil Chepetan (ROU) UVT-Devron West Cycling Team 3

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)[15]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) CCC Development Team 18h 56' 11"
2  Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) Bike Aid + 4"
3  Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors + 9"
4  Piotr Pekala (POL) CCC Development Team + 10"
5  Daniil Pronskiy (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors + 29"
6  Dominik Gorak (POL) CCC Development Team + 10' 30"
7  Iustin-Iodan Văidian (ROU) UVT-Devron West Cycling Team + 12' 32"
8  Tsvetan Ivanov (BUL) Bulgaria + 24' 20"
9  Gerhard-Cristin Moldansky (ROU) Romania + 35' 02"
10  Alexandr Semenov (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors + 40' 20"

Romanian rider classification

Final Romanian rider classification (1–10)[15]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) Romania 18h 55' 26"
2  Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) Romania + 47"
3  Emil Dima (ROU) Giotti Victoria + 49"
4  Iustin-Iodan Văidian (ROU) UVT-Devron West Cycling Team + 13' 17"
5  Andrei Cosmin Bidilici (ROU) Romania + 23' 16"
6  Gerhard-Cristin Moldansky (ROU) Romania + 35' 47"
7  Valentin Plesea (ROU) CSA Steaua București + 50' 38"
8  Adi-Narcis Marcu (ROU) Olimpic Torpedo Zărnești + 55' 47"
9  Leonard Barbu (ROU) CSA Steaua București + 1h 01' 47"
10  Carol-Eduard Novak (ROU) Team Novak + 1h 07' 16"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)[15]
Rank Team Time
1 Bike Aid 56h 48' 34"
2 Giotti Victoria + 12"
3 CCC Development Team + 10' 39"
4 Vino–Astana Motors + 11' 10"
5 Romania + 22' 26"
6 Team Novak + 38' 14"
7 Bulgaria + 49' 05"
8 CSA Steaua București + 2h 03' 40"
9 UVT-Devron West Cycling Team + 2h 24' 08"
10 Olimpic Torpedo Zărnești + 3h 13' 33"

See also

References
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