2021 Sibiu Cycling Tour Explained

2021 Sibiu Cycling Tour
Series:	2021 UCI Europe Tour
Date:	3 – 6 July 2021
Stages:	3 + Prologue
Distance:	573.2
Unit:	km
Time:	13h 44' 59"
First:	Giovanni Aleotti
First Nat:	ITA
First Color:	yellow
Second:	Fabio Aru
Second Nat:	ITA
Third:	Michal Schlegel
Third Nat:	CZE
Points:	Pascal Ackermann
Points Nat:	GER
Points Color:	blue
Mountains:	Daniel Turek
Mountains Nat:	CZE
Mountains Color:	white
Youth:	Giovanni Aleotti
Youth Nat:	ITA
Youth Color:	bluedot
Sprints:	Paweł Bernas
Sprints Nat:	POL
Sprints Color:	green
Previous:	2020
Next:	2022

The 2021 Sibiu Cycling Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place between 3 and 6 July 2021 in and around the city of Sibiu, Romania. It was the 11th edition of the Sibiu Cycling Tour and a category 2.1 event on the 2021 UCI Europe Tour.^[1]

Teams

Two UCI WorldTeams, four UCI ProTeams, twenty-one UCI Continental teams, and the Romanian national team made up the twenty-eight teams that participated in the race. Only four of these teams did not enter a full squad of six riders;,,, and each entered a squad of five riders. With one further non-starter, was reduced to four riders, meaning 163 riders started the race. Of these riders, 148 finished the race.^[2]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

National Teams

• Romania

Route

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Stage winner
P	3 July	Sibiu to Sibiu	2.5km (01.6miles)		Prologue
1	4 July	Sibiu to Păltiniș	177.9km (110.5miles)		Mountain stage
2	5 July	Sibiu to Bâlea Lac	187.5km (116.5miles)		Mountain stage
3	6 July	Sibiu to Sibiu	205.3km (127.6miles)		Hilly stage
Total			573.2km (356.2miles)

Stages

Prologue

3 July 2021 – Sibiu to Sibiu, 2.5km (01.6miles) (ITT)^[3]

Stage 1

4 July 2021 – Sibiu to Păltiniș, 177.9km (110.5miles)^[4]

Stage 2

5 July 2021 – Sibiu to Bâlea Lac, 187.5km (116.5miles)^[5]

Stage 3

6 July 2021 – Sibiu to Sibiu, 205.3km (127.6miles)^[6]

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner							Team classification
P	Pascal Ackermann	Pascal Ackermann	Pascal Ackermann	Not awarded	Tim Wollenberg	Not awarded	Daniel Crista
1	Giovanni Aleotti	Giovanni Aleotti	Giovanni Aleotti	Giovanni Aleotti	Giovanni Aleotti	Jonathan Couanon	Emil Dima
2	Alexis Guérin					Paweł Bernas
3	Pascal Ackermann		Pascal Ackermann	Daniel Turek
Final		Giovanni Aleotti		Daniel Turek	Giovanni Aleotti	Paweł Bernas	Emil Dima

• On stage 1, Martin Laas, who was second in the points classification, wore the blue jersey, because first placed Pascal Ackermann wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.
• On stage 2, Pascal Ackermann, who was second in the points classification, wore the blue jersey, because first placed Giovanni Aleotti wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Daniel Turek, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the white jersey, and Karel Camrda, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the blue polka dot jersey.
• On stage 3, Fabio Aru, who was second in the points classification, wore the blue jersey, because first placed Giovanni Aleotti wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Meindert Weulink, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the blue polka dot jersey. Because Aleotti and Aru were also first and second, respectively, in the mountains classification, Alexis Guérin, who was third in the mountains classification, wore the white jersey.

Final classification standings

Team classification

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sibiu Cycling Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. 4 July 2021.
2. Web site: Echipele care vor participa la Turul Ciclist al Sibiului 2021. Romanian. The teams that will participate in the 2021 Sibiu Cycling Tour. Sibiu Cycling Tour. Sibiu Sport Project Sports Club. 4 July 2021.
3. Web site: Prolog. Romanian. Prologue. Sibiu Cycling Tour. Sibiu Sport Project Sports Club. 4 July 2021.
4. Web site: Etapa I. Romanian. Stage 1. Sibiu Cycling Tour. Sibiu Sport Project Sports Club. 4 July 2021.
5. Web site: Etapa II. Romanian. Stage 2. Sibiu Cycling Tour. Sibiu Sport Project Sports Club. 4 July 2021.
6. Web site: Etapa III. Romanian. Stage 3. Sibiu Cycling Tour. Sibiu Sport Project Sports Club. 4 July 2021.