Sibiu Cycling Tour
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Date | July |
Region | Sibiu, Romania |
Local name(s) | Turul Ciclist al Sibiului |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Stage race |
History | |
First edition | 2011 |
Editions | 5 (as of 2015) |
First winner | Vladimir Koev (BUL) |
Most recent | Mauro Finetto (ITA) |
The Sibiu Cycling Tour (Cycling Tour of Sibiu until 2015) is a 2.1 category professional bicycle road race held in Sibiu, Romania. Its first edition took place in July 2011, as part of the UCI Europe Tour. The race is organised with the support of the local council as well as the regional council of Sibiu. Held entirely around the city, the race normally runs over four days including a prologue on the cobbled streets of the city, and two climbing stages, one on the Transfăgărăşan Road to Balea Lac and a second to the mountain resort of Paltinis.
Contents
Classifications
As of the 2014 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:
- Yellow Jersey – The Yellow Jersey is worn by the leader of the overall classification.
- White Jersey – The White Jersey is worn by the leader of the overall points classification.
- Red Jersey – The Red Jersey worn by the leading Romanian rider on the overall classification.
- Green Jersey – Worn by the leader of the climbing classification.
- Orange Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification.
- Blue Jersey – Worn by the leader of the sprints classification.
Additionally
- Grey Jersey - To the team leading the team classification (Not worn in race)
Editions
2011
The Cycling Tour of Sibiu 2011 took place from July 6 to 10, 2011, organised as a 2.2 race on the UCI Europe Tour. A total distance of 446.5 km. The race included five days of competition including a Team Time Trial in the center of Sibiu. A total of 20 teams took part, with a total prize money of 26,000 euros. The race was won by Vladimir Koev.
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1 | 6 July | Poplaca – Sibiu | 10 km (6 mi) | Team time trial | RC Arbö–Gourmetfein–Wels | |
2 | 7 July | Sibiu – Medias – Sighisoara – Agnita – Cincu – Avrig | 199.5 km (124 mi) | Flat stage | Maksym Vasyliev (UKR) | |
3 | 8 July | Medias – Bârghiș – Seica Mare – Ocna Sibiului – Sibiu – Paltinis | 145 km (90 mi) | Mountain stage | Vladimir Koev (BUL) | |
4 | 9 July | Historic Centre of Sibiu | 25 km (16 mi) | Time trial | Christian Poos (LUX) | |
5 | 10 July | Sibiu – Cisnadioara – Cisnadie – Sadu – Avrig – Bâlea Lac | 95.5 km (59 mi) | Mountain stage | Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) |
Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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1 | Vladimir Koev (BUL) | Konya–Şekerspor–Torku–Vivelo | 11h 32' 48" |
2 | Alessio Marchetti (ITA) | Centro Revisioni Cerone | + 52" |
3 | Oleksander Sheydyk (UKR) | ISD-Lampre Continental | + 1'27" |
Anatoly Pakhtusov (UKR) | ISD-Lampre Continental | - | |
Artem Topchan Yuk (ESP) | ISD-Lampre Continental | - | |
Anatoli Kashtan (UKR) | Centro Revisioni Cerone | - |
2012
The Cycling Tour of Sibiu 2012 took place from July 4 to 8, 2012, organised as a 2.2 race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race for the first time included an opening prologue time trial and covered a total of 432.95 km.
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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P | 4 July | Sibiu - Sibiu | 2.4 km (1 mi) | Time Trial | Jon Bergsland (NOR) | |
1 | 5 July | Sibiu - Paltanis | 184 km (114 mi) | Mountain stage | Victor de la Parte (ESP) | |
2 | 6 July | Historic Centre of Sibiu | 10.2 km (6 mi) | Team time trial | Kolss Cycling Team | |
3 | 7 July | Sibiu - Balea Lac | 90.15 km (56 mi) | Mountain stage | Martin Haring (SLO) | |
4 | 8 July | Sibiu - Sibiu | 146.2 km (91 mi) | Flat stage | Gabor Kazsa (SER) |
Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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1 | Victor de la Parte (ESP) | SP Tableware | 11h 34' 30" |
2 | Matija Kvasina (CRO) | Tusnad Cycling Team | + 17" |
3 | Artem Topchanyuk (UKR) | SP Tableware | + 56"" |
Anatoliy Sosnitskiy (UKR) | Kolss Cycling Team | - | |
Gabor Kasa (SER) | Serbian National Team | - | |
George Stancu (ROM) | CS Otopeni | - |
2013
The Cycling Tour of Sibiu 2013 took place from July 11 to 14. For the third edition the race was upgraded to UCI category 2.1 allowing UCI Pro Continental Teams to take part. Three Pro Continental teams accepted invites,CCC–Polsat–Polkowice, Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela and Vini Fantini–Selle Italia although Vini Fantini would later withdraw after positive doping tests at the 2013 Giro d'Italia. At 479.5 km the race was the longest to date despite being reduced to four days, with two stages taking place on the final day.
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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P | 11 July | Sibiu - Sibiu | 2.5 km (2 mi) | Time Trial | Maroš Kováč (SVK) | |
1 | 12 July | Sibiu - Balea Lac | 143.6 km (89 mi) | Mountain stage | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | |
2 | 13 July | Sibiu - Paltanis | 183.8 km (114 mi) | Mountain stage | Markus Eibegger (AUT) | |
3a | 14 July | Cisnadie - Muzeul Tehnicii Populare | 11.4 km (7 mi) | Time trial | Stefan Schumacher (GER) | |
3b | 14 July | Sibiu - Sibiu | 138.2 km (86 mi) | Intermediate stage | Mattia Gavazzi (ITA) |
Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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1 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | CCC–Polsat–Polkowice | 12h 25' 23" |
2 | Matija Kvasina (CRO) | Gourmetfein–Simplon | + 58" |
3 | Constantino Zaballa Gutiérrez (ESP) | Christina Watches–Onfone | + 1'21" |
Lukas Postlberger (AUT) | Gourmetfein–Simplon | - | |
Gedimas Kaupas (LIT) | Differdange–Losch | - | |
Adrian Nitu (ROM) | Romanian National Team | - |
2014
The 2014 Sibiu Tour took place between the July 17 and 20. At 530km the race was the longest to date, and once more featured the traditional cobbled prologue and stages to Balea Lac and Paltanis. Returning to the race for the first time since 2012 was a Team Time Trial on the final day. The 2014 race featured two Pro Continental teams, CCC Polsat and Androni Giocattoli along with 20 continental and national teams competing for a prize fund of €29.889
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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P | 17 July | Sibiu - Sibiu | 2.2 km (1 mi) | Time Trial | Olivier Pardini (BEL) | |
1 | 18 July | Sibiu - Balea Lac | 162.5 km (101 mi) | Mountain stage | Radoslav Rogina (CRO) | |
2 | 19 July | Sibiu - Sebes - Paltinis | 215.0 km (134 mi) | Mountain Stage | Branislau Samoilau (BLR) | |
3a | 20 July | Sibiu - Poplaca - Sibiu | 16.0 km (10 mi) | Team Time Trial | CCC–Polsat–Polkowice | |
3b | 20 July | Sibiu - Medias - Sibiu | 151.0 km (94 mi) | Intermediate Stage | Marco Zanotti (ITA) |
Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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1 | Radoslav Rogina (CRO) | Adria Mobil | 12h 58' 26" |
2 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | CCC–Polsat–Polkowice | + 1'01" |
3 | Primoz Roglič (SLO) | Adria Mobil | + 1'07" |
Domen Novak (SLO) | Adria Mobil | - | |
Bram Nolten (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg | - | |
Oleg Berdos (ROM) | Tusnad Cycling Team | - |
2015
The 2015 Tour of Sibiu took place between 1 July and 5 July. For the first time it was raced over 5 days, and moved forward in the calendar by nearly three weeks. It was expected that the teams of all the jersey winners and stage winners from 2014, Adria Mobil, CCC Sprandi Polkowice, Verandas Willems and Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team, would compete again in 2015. Adria Mobil later withdrew to be replaced by Southeast Pro Cycling taking the number of pro-continental teams in the race to four. [1][2]
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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P | 1 July | Sibiu - Sibiu[3] | 2.2 km (1 mi) | Time Trial | Rafael Andriato (BRA)[4] | Rafael Andriato (BRA) | |
1 | 2 July | Sibiu - Mediaş - Sibiu[5] | 224.2 km (139 mi) | Intermediate Stage | Oscar Gatto (ITA)[6] | Eduard Grosu (ROM) | |
2 | 3 July | Sibiu - Sebes - Paltinis[7] | 152.1 km (95 mi) | Mountain Stage | Mauro Finetto (ITA)[8] | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | |
3 | 4 July | Sibiu - Balea Lac[9] | 161.9 km (101 mi) | Mountain Stage | Alessio Taliani (ITA)[10] | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | |
4 | 5 July | Sibiu - Poplaca (circuit) - Slimnic - Sibiu[11] | 143.1 km (89 mi) | Flat Stage | Oscar Gatto (ITA)[12] | Mauro Finetto (ITA) |
Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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1 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Southeast Pro Cycling | 17h 13' 48 |
2 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 12" |
3 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROM) | Androni Giocattoli | + 19" |
Giovanni Carboni (ITA) | Unieuro Wilier Trevigiani | - | |
Robert Kessler (GER) | LKT Team Brandenburg | - |
2016
The 2016 Sibiu Cycling Tour will take place between July 6 and July 10 having moved forward one week due to the local elections. The race will open with the traditional prologue and for the first time will feature a mountain time trial to Bâlea Lac.[13] This edition is expected to feature six pro-continental teams including for the first time a British team ONE Pro Cycling.[14]
UCI Professional Continental teams
UCI Continental teams
National Teams
- Romanian National Team
- Bulgarian National Team
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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P | 6 July | Sibiu - Sibiu | 2.3 km (1 mi) | Time Trial | |||
1 | 7 July | Sibiu - Agnita - Cisnădie - Sibiu | 188.0 km (117 mi) | Intermediate stage | |||
2 | 8 July | Sibiu - Medias - Paltinis | 213.0 km (132 mi) | Mountain Stage | |||
3 | 9 July | Balea Lac | 7.5 km (5 mi) | Mountain Time Trial | |||
4 | 10 July | Sibiu - Poplaca Circuit - Sibiu | 143.0 km (89 mi) | Intermediate Stage |
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External links
- Official website
- Sibiu Cycling Tour on Facebook
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