2019 Tour of Romania explained

2019 Tour of Romania
Series:	2019 UCI Europe Tour
Date:	11–15 September
Stages:	5
Distance:	688.0
Unit:	km
Time:	16h 26' 12"
Speed:	42.57 km/h
First:	Alex Molenaar
First Nat:	NED
First Color:	yellow
Second:	Savva Novikov
Second Nat:	RUS
Third:	Karel Hník
Third Nat:	CZE
Points:	Karl Patrick Lauk
Points Nat:	EST
Points Color:	red
Mountains:	Serghei Țvetcov
Mountains Nat:	ROU
Mountains Color:	green
Previous:	2018
Next:	2020

The 2019 Tour of Romania was a five-day cycling stage race that took place in Romania in September 2019. The race was the 52nd edition of the Tour of Romania. The tour was rated as a 2.1 event, as part of the 2019 UCI Europe Tour.

Route

Stages of the 2019 Tour of Romania^[1]

Stage	Date	Route	Distance	Type		Winner
1	11 September	Cluj-Napoca to Sighișoara	168km (104miles)		Plain stage	Ivar Slik
2	12 September	Brașov to Focșani	176.3km (109.5miles)		Mountain stage	Stanislaw Aniolkowski
3	13 September	Buzău to Târgoviște	121.6km (75.6miles)		Plain stage	Mihkel Räim
4	14 September	Ploiești to Piatra Arsă	126km (78miles)		Mountain stage	Savva Novikov
5	15 September	Bucharest to Bucharest	100.3km (62.3miles)		Plain stage	Stanislaw Aniolkowski
Total			688km (428miles)

Teams

Twenty teams were invited to start the race.^[2] These included fourteen UCI Continental teams and six national teams.

Stages

Stage 1

11 September 2019 — Cluj-Napoca to Sighișoara, 168km (104miles)

Stage 2

12 September 2019 — Brașov to Focșani, 176.3km (109.5miles)

Stage 3

13 September 2019 — Buzău to Târgoviște, 121.6km (75.6miles)

Stage 4

14 September 2019 — Ploiești to Piatra Arsă, 126km (78miles)

Stage 5

15 September 2019 — Bucharest to Bucharest, 100.3km (62.3miles)

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner
1	Ivar Slik	Ivar Slik	Jonathan Milan	Adriaan Janssen	Alex Molenaar	Eduard Grosu	Monkey Town Continental Team
2	Stanislaw Aniolkowski	Filippo Ferronato	Patryk Stosz
3	Mihkel Räim
4	Savva Novikov	Alex Molenaar	Serghei Țvetcov	Serghei Țvetcov	Lokosphinx
5	Stanislaw Aniolkowski	Karl Patrick Lauk
Final		Alex Molenaar	Karl Patrick Lauk	Serghei Țvetcov	Alex Molenaar	Serghei Țvetcov	Lokosphinx

Standings

General classification

General classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 15"
3			+ 46"
4			+ 48"
5			+ 49"
6			+ 52"
7			+ 52"
8			+ 52"
9			+ 52"
10			+ 1' 00"

Points classification

Points classification (1–5)

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1			11
2			9
3		Poland (national team)	6
4			6
5			6

Mountains classification

Mountains classification (1–5)

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1			33
2			33
3			31
4			25
5			24

Young rider classification

Young rider classification (1–5)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 15"
3			+ 52"
4			+ 52"
5			+ 52"

Best Romanian rider classification

Best Romanian rider classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2	Emil Dima		+ 4"
3	Daniel Crista		+ 6' 6"
4	Vlad Dobre		+ 6' 39"
4	Eduard Grosu	Romania (national team)	+ 16' 26"

Team classification

Team classification (1–5)

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		+ 1"
3		+ 9"
4		+ 2' 10"
5		+ 3' 36"

See also

• 2019 in men's road cycling
• 2019 in sports

External links

• • Web site: 2019 Tour of Romania. procyclingstats.com. 4 September 2019.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Turul României 2019, prima competiție pe TransBucegi . federatiadeciclism.ro. Romanian . 4 September 2019.
2. News: Turul României 2019, prima competiție pe TransBucegi . . 23 August 2019.