Sibiu Cycling Tour

Sibiu Cycling Tour
Race details
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.

Classifications

As of the 2014 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:
Yellow jersey - Yellow Jersey – The Yellow Jersey is worn by the leader of the overall classification.
White jersey - White Jersey – The White Jersey is worn by the leader of the overall points classification.
Red Jersey - Red Jersey – The Red Jersey worn by the leading Romanian rider on the overall classification.
Green Jersey - Green Jersey – Worn by the leader of the climbing classification.
Orange Jersey - Orange Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification.
Blue Jersey - Blue Jersey – Worn by the leader of the sprints classification.
Additionally
Grey Jersey - 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.

List of stages
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
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)
Final Classifications
Cyclist Team Time
1  Vladimir Koev (BUL)Yellow jerseyBest Local Rider Konya–Şekerspor–Torku–Vivelo 11h 32' 48"
2  Alessio Marchetti (ITA) Centro Revisioni Cerone + 52"
3  Oleksander Sheydyk (UKR) ISD-Lampre Continental + 1'27"
King of the Mountains Jersey  Anatoly Pakhtusov (UKR) ISD-Lampre Continental -
Best U23 Rider  Artem Topchan Yuk (ESP) ISD-Lampre Continental -
Sprints Classification  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.

List of stages
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
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)
Final Classifications
Cyclist Team Time
1  Victor de la Parte (ESP)Yellow jerseyKing of the Mountains Jersey SP Tableware 11h 34' 30"
2  Matija Kvasina (CRO) Tusnad Cycling Team + 17"
3  Artem Topchanyuk (UKR) SP Tableware + 56""
Best U23 Rider  Anatoliy Sosnitskiy (UKR) Kolss Cycling Team -
Sprints Classification  Gabor Kasa (SER) Serbian National Team -
Best Romanian Rider  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.

List of stages
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
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)
Final Classifications
Cyclist Team Time
1  Davide Rebellin (ITA)Yellow jerseyKing of the Mountains JerseyWhite jersey CCC–Polsat–Polkowice 12h 25' 23"
2  Matija Kvasina (CRO) Gourmetfein–Simplon + 58"
3  Constantino Zaballa Gutiérrez (ESP) Christina Watches–Onfone + 1'21"
Best U23 Rider  Lukas Postlberger (AUT) Gourmetfein–Simplon -
Sprints Classification  Gedimas Kaupas (LIT) Differdange–Losch -
Best Romanian Rider  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 were be 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 Information
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
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)
Final Classifications
Cyclist Team Time
1  Radoslav Rogina (CRO)Yellow jerseyWhite jersey Adria Mobil 12h 58' 26"
2  Davide Rebellin (ITA) CCC–Polsat–Polkowice + 1'01"
3  Primoz Roglič (SLO)King of the Mountains Jersey Adria Mobil + 1'07"
Best U23 Rider  Domen Novak (SLO) Adria Mobil -
Sprints Classification  Bram Nolten (NED) Parkhotel Valkenburg -
Best Romanian Rider  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 Information
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner Yellow jersey
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)
Final Classifications
Cyclist Team Time
1  Mauro Finetto (ITA)Yellow jerseyWhite jerseyKing of the Mountains Jersey Southeast Pro Cycling 17h 13' 48
2  Davide Rebellin (ITA) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 12"
3  Serghei Țvetcov (ROM) Best Romanian Rider Androni Giocattoli + 19"
Best U23 Rider  Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Unieuro Wilier Trevigiani -
Sprints Classification  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 Information
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner Yellow jersey
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

References

  1. ↑ "100 Days to go - the 2015 Sibiu Tour". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  2. ↑ "2015 Sibiu Tour - Teams". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  3. ↑ "2.3km of Turns and Cobbles". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  4. ↑ "Andriato unbeatable in the prologue". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  5. ↑ "Sprinters or escapees? A preview of stage 1". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  6. ↑ "Gatto takes the stage, Grosu the yellow jersey". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  7. ↑ "Who will be the strongest in Păltiniș? A preview of stage 2". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  8. ↑ "Finetto takes it all in Păltiniș". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  9. ↑ "Up, up, up we go - the decision on the Transfăgărășan Road". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  10. ↑ "Teamwork pays off on the Transfăgărășan - Taliani wins in Bâlea Lac". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  11. ↑ "Sprinters' showdown in Sibiu's Old Town - a preview of stage 4". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-07-05. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  12. ↑ "Mauro Finetto takes overall glory in the Cycling Sibiu Tour - Gatto wins on the Piaţa Mare". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-07-05. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  13. ↑ "Mix of old and new for 2016 edition". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  14. ↑ "Strong field for 2016 Sibiu Cycling Tour". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project (Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project). 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

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