2020 Tour of Romania explained

2020 Tour of Romania
Series:2020 UCI Europe Tour
Date:8–13 September 2020
Stages:5 + Prologue
Distance:895.8
Unit:km
Time:18h 55' 26"
First:Eduard-Michael Grosu
First Nat:ROU
First Team:Romania
First Color:yellow
Second:Nikodemus Holler
Second Nat:GER
Third:Szymon Krawczyk
Third Nat:POL
Mountains:Alexandr Ovsyannikov
Mountains Nat:KAZ
Mountains Color:green
Sprints:Matvey Nikitin
Sprints Nat:KAZ
Sprints Color:red
Youth:Szymon Krawczyk
Youth Nat:POL
Youth Color:white
Previous:2019
Next:2021

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]

Teams

Five UCI Continental teams, three domestic teams, and three national teams made up the eleven teams that participated in the race. Five teams (Bulgaria, CSA Steaua București,, and) entered seven riders each, while two teams entered six (and UVT-Devron West Cycling Team), five (and Romania), and four (Moldova and Olimpic Torpedo Zărnești) each per team. 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]
StageDateRouteDistanceTypeWinner
P8 SeptemberTimișoara3.6km (02.2miles)Individual time trial
19 SeptemberTimișoara to Oradea171.2km (106.4miles)Flat stage
210 SeptemberOradea to Cluj-Napoca208.1km (129.3miles)Intermediate stage
311 SeptemberTârgu Mureș to Lake Sfânta Ana203.4km (126.4miles)Intermediate stage
412 SeptemberCârțișoara to Curtea de Argeș209.5km (130.2miles)Mountain stage
513 SeptemberBucharest100km (100miles)Flat stage
Total895.8km (556.6miles)

Stages

Prologue

8 September 2020 — Timișoara, 3.6km (02.2miles) (ITT)

Stage 1

9 September 2020 — Timișoara to Oradea, 171.2km (106.4miles)

Stage 2

10 September 2020 — Oradea to Cluj-Napoca, 208.1km (129.3miles)

Stage 3

11 September 2020 — Târgu Mureș to Lake Sfânta Ana, 203.4km (126.4miles)

Stage 4

12 September 2020 — Cârțișoara to Curtea de Argeș, 209.5km (130.2miles)

Stage 5

13 September 2020 — Bucharest, 100km (100miles)

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
StageWinnerGeneral classification
Mountains classification
Sprints classification
Young rider classification
Romanian rider classification
Team classification
PJustin WolfJustin WolfNot awardedNot awardedSzymon KrawczykEduard-Michael Grosu
1Andrea GuardiniEduard-Michael GrosuStepan Astafyev
2Lucas CarstensenAlexandr Ovsyannikov
3Eduard-Michael GrosuMatvey NikitinMatvey NikitinErik Bergström Frisk
4Eduard-Michael GrosuAlexandr Ovsyannikov
5Andrea GuardiniSzymon Krawczyk
FinalEduard-Michael GrosuAlexandr OvsyannikovMatvey NikitinSzymon KrawczykEduard-Michael Grosu

Final classification standings

Team classification

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Turul României. UCI. 11 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Startlist for Turul României 2020. ProCyclingStats. 11 April 2021.
  3. Web site: Ciclism: Eduard Novak - Organizarea Turului României e un lucru extraordinar, având în vedere că suntem în zona roşie. Romanian. Cycling: Eduard Novak - Organizing the Tour of Romania is an extraordinary thing, considering that we are in the red zone. Adrian. Ţone. Agerpres. 7 September 2020. 8 September 2020.