2022 Tour of Romania explained

2022 Tour of Romania
Series:2022 UCI Europe Tour
Date:6–11 September
Stages:5 + Prologue
Distance:787.7
Unit:km
Time:16h 56' 20"
Speed:49.43 km/h
First:Mark Stewart
First Nat:GBR
First Color:gold
Second:Cristian Raileanu
Second Team:Romania
Second Nat:ROU
Third:Jakub Otruba
Third Nat:CZE
Points:Eduard-Michael Grosu
Points Nat:ROU
Points Color:red
Mountains:Cormac McGeough
Mountains Nat:IRL
Mountains Color:green
Previous:2021
Next:2024

The 2022 Tour of Romania was a six-day cycling stage race that took place in Romania in September 2022. The race was the 55th edition of the Tour of Romania. The tour was rated as a 2.1 event, as part of the 2022 UCI Europe Tour.

Mark Stewart became the first British rider to win the Tour of Romania.

Route

Stages of the 2022 Tour of Romania[1]
StageDateRouteDistanceTypeWinner
Prologue6 SeptemberSatu Mare (ITT)2.1km (01.3miles)Individual time trial
17 SeptemberSatu Mare to Bistrița205.2km (127.5miles)Plain stage
28 SeptemberBistrița to Târgu Mureș166.4km (103.4miles)Plain stage
39 SeptemberTârgu Mureș to Făgăraș154km (96miles)Intermediate stage
410 SeptemberCristian to Curtea de Argeș208km (129miles)Mountain stage
511 SeptemberBucharest (circuit)52km (32miles) Plain stage
Total787.7km (489.5miles)

Teams

25 teams were at the start of the race.[2] These included two UCI Pro teams, 21 Continental teams and two national teams.

Stages

Prologue

6 September 2022 — Satu Mare, 2.1km (01.3miles) (ITT)

Stage 1

7 September 2022 — Satu Mare to Bistrița, 205.2km (127.5miles)

Stage 2

8 September 2022 — Bistrița to Târgu Mureș, 181km (112miles)

Stage 3

9 September 2022 — Târgu Mureș to Făgăraș, 154km (96miles)

Stage 4

10 September 2022 — Cristian to Curtea de Argeș, 209km (130miles)

Stage 5

11 September 2022 — Bucharest, 96km (60miles)

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
StageWinner
PTom SextonTom SextonNot awardedNot awardedMiká Heming
1Lucas CarstensenLucas CarstensenCormac McGeough
2Daniel Babor
3
4Jakub OtrubaCristian Raileanu
5
FinalCormac McGeoughCristian Raileanu

Standings

General classification

General classification (1–10)
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2Romania + 13"
3+ 14"
4+ 1' 04"
5+ 1' 08"
6+ 1' 11"
7+ 1' 12"
8+ 1' 13"
9+ 1' 15"
10+ 1' 15"

Points classification

Points classification (1–10)
RankRiderTeamPoints
168
249
347
437
532
626
725
825
924
1020

Team classification

Team classification (1–10)
RankTeamTime
1
2+ 23"
3+ 55"
4+ 57"
5+ 1' 10"
6+ 1' 13"
7+ 1' 50"
8+ 1' 56"
9+ 2' 35"
10+ 17' 16"

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Turul României 2022 . turulromaniei.ro . Romanian . 23 August 2022.
  2. News: Lovitură mediatică: Turul României va fi transmis în 50 de ţări de Eurosport. Audienţa va fi uriaşă . . Amir Kiarash . 11 August 2022.