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.

2022 Tour of Romania
2022 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates6–11 September
Stages5 + Prologue
Distance787.7 km (489.5 mi)
Winning time16h 56' 20"
Results
Winner  Mark Stewart (GBR) (Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling)
  Second  Cristian Raileanu (ROU) (Romania)
  Third  Jakub Otruba (CZE) (Elkov–Kasper)

Points  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) (Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli)
Mountains  Cormac McGeough (IRL) (Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling)
  Team Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling
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Mark Stewart became the first British rider to win the Tour of Romania.

Route edit

Stages of the 2022 Tour of Romania[1]
Stage Date Route Distance Type Winner
Prologue 6 September Satu Mare (ITT) 2.1 km (1.3 mi)   Individual time trial   Tom Sexton (NZL)
1 7 September Satu Mare to Bistrița 205.2 km (127.5 mi)   Plain stage   Lucas Carstensen (GER)
2 8 September Bistrița to Târgu Mureș 166.4 km (103.4 mi)   Plain stage   Daniel Babor (CZE)
3 9 September Târgu Mureș to Făgăraș 154 km (96 mi)   Intermediate stage   Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU)
4 10 September Cristian to Curtea de Argeș 208 km (129 mi)   Mountain stage   Jakub Otruba (CZE)
5 11 September Bucharest (circuit) 52 km (32 mi)   Plain stage   Daniel Babor (CZE)
Total 787.7 km (489.5 mi)

Teams edit

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

UCI Pro teams

UCI Continental teams

National teams

Stages edit

Prologue edit

6 September 2022 — Satu Mare, 2.1 km (1.3 mi) (ITT)
Prologue Result[3][4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Tom Sexton (NZL) Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling 2' 30"
2   Nicolas Dalla Valle (ITA) Giotti Victoria–Savini Due + 1"
3   Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 1"
4   Aaron Gate (NZL) Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling + 2"
5   Daniel Crista (ROU) Romania + 2"
6   Brendan Rhim (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling + 3"
7   Davide Plebani (ITA) Work Service–Vitalcare–Vega + 4"
8   Tobiasz Pawlak (POL) HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski + 4"
9   Filippo Tagliani (POL) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 4"
10   Miká Heming (GER) ATT Investments + 4"
General classification after Prologue[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Tom Sexton (NZL)    Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling 2' 30"
2   Nicolas Dalla Valle (ITA) Giotti Victoria–Savini Due + 1"
3   Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU)   Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 1"
4   Aaron Gate (NZL)   Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling + 2"
5   Daniel Crista (ROU) Romania + 2"
6   Brendan Rhim (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling + 3"
7   Davide Plebani (ITA) Work Service–Vitalcare–Vega + 4"
8   Tobiasz Pawlak (POL) HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski + 4"
9   Filippo Tagliani (POL) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 4"
10   Miká Heming (GER)   ATT Investments + 4"

Stage 1 edit

7 September 2022 — Satu Mare to Bistrița, 205.2 km (127.5 mi)
Stage 1 Result[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Lucas Carstensen (GER) Bike Aid 4h 58' 25"
2   Daniel Babor (CZE) Elkov–Kasper + 0"
3   Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 0"
4   Alan Banaszek (POL) HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski + 0"
5   Nicolas Dalla Valle (ITA) Giotti Victoria–Savini Due + 0"
6   Cristian Raileanu (ROU) Romania + 0"
7   Matúš Štoček (SVK) ATT Investments + 0"
8   Léo Bouvier (FRA) Bike Aid + 0"
9   Andrea Biancalani (ITA) Beltrami TSA–Tre Colli + 0"
10   Jesper Rasch (FRA) Abloc CT + 0"
General classification after Stage 1[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU)    Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli 5h 00' 50"
2   Cormac McGeough (IRL)   Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling + 3"
3   Tom Sexton (NZL)   Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling + 4"
4   Nicolas Dalla Valle (ITA) Giotti Victoria–Savini Due + 5"
5   Daniel Babor (CZE) Elkov–Kasper + 5"
6   Aaron Gate (NZL)   Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling + 5"
7   Lucas Carstensen (GER) Bike Aid + 5"
8   Daniel Crista (ROU) Romania + 6"
9   Brendan Rhim (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling + 7"
10   Davide Plebani (ITA) Work Service–Vitalcare–Vega + 8"

Stage 2 edit

8 September 2022 — Bistrița to Târgu Mureș, 181 km (112 mi)
Stage 2 Result[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Daniel Babor (CZE) Elkov–Kasper 3h 49' 50"
2   Joren Bloem (NED) Abloc CT + 0"
3   Nicolas Dalla Valle (ITA) Giotti Victoria–Savini Due + 0"
4   Matteo Malucelli (ITA) Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad + 0"
5   Alan Banaszek (POL) HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski + 0"
6   Luke Mudgway (NZL)   Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling + 0"
7   Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU)    Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 0"
8   Samuele Zambelli (ITA) Work Service–Vitalcare–Vega + 0"
9   Jakub Murias (POL) Voster ATS Team + 0"
10   Miká Heming (GER)   ATT Investments + 0"
General classification after Stage 2[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Daniel Babor (CZE)    Elkov–Kasper 8h 50' 35"
2   Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU)   Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 2"
3   Nicolas Dalla Valle (ITA) Giotti Victoria–Savini Due + 6"
4   Joren Bloem (NED) Abloc CT + 8"
5   Aaron Gate (NZL)   Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling + 8"
6   Cormac McGeough (IRL)   Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling + 8"
7   Tom Sexton (NZL) Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling + 8"
8   Lucas Carstensen (GER) Bike Aid + 10"
9   Daniel Crista (ROU) Romania + 11"
10   Miká Heming (GER)   ATT Investments + 12"

Stage 3 edit

9 September 2022 — Târgu Mureș to Făgăraș, 154 km (96 mi)
Stage 3 Result[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU)   Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli 3h 30 15"
2   Brendan Rhim (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling + 0"
3   Alan Banaszek (POL) HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski + 0"
4   Joren Bloem (NED) Abloc CT + 0"
5   Tomasz Budziński (POL) HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski + 0"
6   Jakub Murias (POL) Voster ATS Team + 0"
7   Antti-Jussi Juntunen (FIN) Abloc CT + 0"
8   Nicolas Dalla Valle (ITA) Giotti Victoria–Savini Due + 0"
9   Miká Heming (GER)   ATT Investments + 0"
10   Tom Sexton (NZL)   Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling + 0"
General classification after Stage 3[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU)     Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli 12h 20' 34"
2   Nicolas Dalla Valle (ITA) Giotti Victoria–Savini Due + 17"
3   Brendan Rhim (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling + 21"
4   Tom Sexton (NZL) Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling + 22"
5   Joren Bloem (NED) Abloc CT + 23"
6   Alan Banaszek (POL) HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski + 25"
7   Miká Heming (GER)    ATT Investments + 27"
8   Matúš Štoček (SVK)   ATT Investments + 28"
9   David González (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 29"
10   Emil Dima (ROU) Giotti Victoria–Savini Due + 30"

Stage 4 edit

10 September 2022 — Cristian to Curtea de Argeș, 209 km (130 mi)
Stage 4 Result[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Jakub Otruba (CZE) Elkov–Kasper 5h 06 55"
2   Mark Stewart (GBR) Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling + 0"
3   Cristian Raileanu (ROU) Romania + 0"
4   Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 1' 02"
5   Alan Banaszek (POL) HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski + 1' 02"
6   Lorenzo Ginestra (ITA) Work Service–Vitalcare–Vega + 1' 02"
7   Miká Heming (GER)    ATT Investments + 1' 02"
8   Michal Schlegel (CZE) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 02"
9   Emil Dima (ROU) Giotti Victoria–Savini Due + 1' 02"
10   Michael Kukrle (CZE) Elkov–Kasper + 1' 02"
General classification after Stage 4[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Mark Stewart (GBR)    Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling 16h 56' 20"
2   Cristian Raileanu (ROU)   Romania + 13"
3   Jakub Otruba (CZE) Elkov–Kasper + 14"
4   Alan Banaszek (POL) HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski + 1' 04"
5   Miká Heming (GER)   ATT Investments + 1' 08"
6   Emil Dima (ROU) Giotti Victoria–Savini Due + 1' 11"
7   Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 1' 12"
8   Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda (ECU) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 13"
9   Nicolas Dalla Valle (ITA) Giotti Victoria–Savini Due + 1' 15"
10   Tomasz Budziński (POL) HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski + 1' 15"

Stage 5 edit

11 September 2022 — Bucharest, 96 km (60 mi)
Stage 5 Result[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Daniel Babor (CZE) Elkov–Kasper 1h 03' 07"
2   Alan Banaszek (POL) HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski + 0"
3   Matteo Malucelli (ITA) Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad + 0"
4   David González (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
5   Filippo Tagliani (ITA) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 0"
6   Nicolas Dalla Valle (ITA) Giotti Victoria–Savini Due + 0"
7   Jakub Murias (POL) Voster ATS Team + 0"
8   Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU)   Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 0"
9   Jesper Rasch (NED) Abloc CT + 0"
10   Andrea Biancalani (ITA) Beltrami TSA–Tre Colli + 0"
General classification after Stage 5[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Mark Stewart (GBR)    Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling 16h 56' 20"
2   Cristian Raileanu (ROU)   Romania + 13"
3   Jakub Otruba (CZE) Elkov–Kasper + 14"
4   Alan Banaszek (POL) HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski + 1' 04"
5   Miká Heming (GER)   ATT Investments + 1' 08"
6   Emil Dima (ROU) Giotti Victoria–Savini Due + 1' 11"
7   Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 1' 12"
8   Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda (ECU) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 13"
9   Nicolas Dalla Valle (ITA) Giotti Victoria–Savini Due + 1' 15"
10   Tomasz Budziński (POL) HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski + 1' 15"

Classification leadership table edit

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
 
Points classification
 
Mountains classification
 
Young rider classification
 
Best Romanian rider
 
Team classification
 
P Tom Sexton Tom Sexton Not awarded Not awarded Miká Heming Eduard-Michael Grosu Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling
1 Lucas Carstensen Eduard-Michael Grosu Lucas Carstensen Cormac McGeough
2 Daniel Babor Daniel Babor Daniel Babor
3 Eduard-Michael Grosu Eduard-Michael Grosu Eduard-Michael Grosu ATT Investments
4 Jakub Otruba Mark Stewart Cristian Raileanu Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling
5 Daniel Babor
Final Mark Stewart Eduard-Michael Grosu Cormac McGeough Miká Heming Cristian Raileanu Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling

Standings edit

General classification edit

General classification (1–10)
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Mark Stewart (GBR)    Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling 16h 56' 20"
2   Cristian Raileanu (ROU)   Romania + 13"
3   Jakub Otruba (CZE) Elkov–Kasper + 14"
4   Alan Banaszek (POL) HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski + 1' 04"
5   Miká Heming (GER)   ATT Investments + 1' 08"
6   Emil Dima (ROU) Giotti Victoria–Savini Due + 1' 11"
7   Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 1' 12"
8   Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda (ECU) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 13"
9   Nicolas Dalla Valle (ITA) Giotti Victoria–Savini Due + 1' 15"
10   Tomasz Budziński (POL) HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski + 1' 15"

Points classification edit

Points classification (1–10)
Rank Rider Team Points
1   Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU)   Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli 68
2   Alan Banaszek (POL) HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski 49
3   Daniel Babor (CZE) Elkov–Kasper 47
4   Nicolas Dalla Valle (ITA) Giotti Victoria–Savini Due 37
5   Joren Bloem (NED) Abloc CT 32
6   Mark Stewart (GBR)    Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling 26
7   Jakub Otruba (CZE) Elkov–Kasper 25
8   Lucas Carstensen (GER) Bike Aid 25
9   Cristian Raileanu (ROU)   Abloc CT 24
10   Brendan Rhim (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling 20

Mountains classification edit

Mountains classification (1–10)
Rank Rider Team Points
1   Cormac McGeough (IRL)   Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling 31
2   Mark Stewart (GBR)    Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling 26
3   Jakub Otruba (CZE) Elkov–Kasper 24
4   Cristian Raileanu (ROU)   Abloc CT 16
5   Robin Plamondon (CAN) Premier Tech U-23 Cycling Project 14
6   Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli 14
7   Michal Schuran (CZE) ATT Investments 12
8   Óscar Sevilla (ESP) Team Medellín–EPM 12
9   Lucas De Rossi (FRA) China Glory Continental Cycling Team 10
10   Stijn Appel (NED) Abloc CT 8

Young rider classification edit

Young rider classification (1–10)
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Miká Heming (GER)   ATT Investments 16h 57' 28"
2   Lorenzo Ginestra (ITA) Work Service–Vitalcare–Vega + 23"
3   Jokin Murguialday (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 25"
4   Callum Macleod (GBR) Abloc CT + 25"
5   Philipp Hofbauer (AUT) WSA KTM Graz p/b Leomo + 46"
6   Mattia Gardi (ITA) Beltrami TSA–Tre Colli + 1' 03"
7   Daan Hoeks (NED) MG.K vis Colors for Peace VPM + 15' 27"
8   Matteo Freddi (ITA) Beltrami TSA–Tre Colli + 15' 47"
9   Ioan Dobrin (ROU) Mentorise Elite Team CFX + 17' 01"
10   Kylian Senicourt (FRA) Premier Tech U-23 Cycling Project + 21' 44"

Best Romanian rider classification edit

Team classification edit

Team classification (1–10)
Rank Team Time
1 Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling   50h 51' 54"
2 Elkov–Kasper + 23"
3 HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski + 55"
4 Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 57"
5 ATT Investments + 1' 10"
6 Abloc CT + 1' 13"
7 Work Service–Vitalcare–Vega + 1' 50"
8 Team Medellín–EPM + 1' 56"
9 Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling + 2' 35"
10 MG.K vis Colors for Peace VPM + 17' 16"

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Turul României 2022" (in Romanian). turulromaniei.ro. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ^ Amir Kiarash (11 August 2022). "Lovitură mediatică: Turul României va fi transmis în 50 de ţări de Eurosport. Audienţa va fi uriaşă". Adevărul.
  3. ^ Țenea, Mihai (6 September 2022). "Ciclism: Neozeelandezul Thomas Sexton a câștigat prologul Turului României" [Cycling: New-Zeeland's Thomas Sexton won the prologue of the Tour of Romania] (in Romanian). Agerpres. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Turul României 2022 Prologue results". ProCyclingStats. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Turul României 2022 Stage 1 results". ProCyclingStats. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Turul României 2022 Stage 2 results". ProCyclingStats. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Turul României 2022 Stage 3 results". ProCyclingStats. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Turul României 2022 Stage 4 results". ProCyclingStats. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Turul României 2022 Stage 5 results". ProCyclingStats. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

External links edit