2020 Tour of Romania

The 2020 Tour of Romania was a six-day cycling stage race that took place in Romania in September 2020. The race was the 53rd edition of the Tour of Romania. The tour was rated as a 2.2 event, as part of the 2020 UCI Europe Tour.

2020 Tour of Romania
2020 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates8–13 September
Stages5
Distance895.8 km (556.6 mi)
Results
Winner  Eduard Grosu (ROU) (Romania (national team))
  Second  Nikodemus Holler (GER) (Bike Aid)
  Third  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) (CCC Development Team)
Points  Matvey Nikitin (KAZ) (Vino–Astana Motors)
Mountains  Alexandr Ovsyannikov (KAZ) (Vino–Astana Motors)
Youth  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) (CCC Development Team)
  Team Bike Aid

Route
Stages of the 2020 Tour of Romania[1]
Stage Date Route Distance Type Winner
P 8 September Timișoara 3.6 km (2.2 mi) Plain stage Justin Wolf
1 9 September Timișoara to Oradea 171.2 km (106.4 mi) Plain stage Andrea Guardini
2 10 September Oradea to Cluj-Napoca 208.1 km (129.3 mi) Intermediate stage Lucas Carstensen
3 11 September Târgu Mureș to Lake Sfânta Ana 203.4 km (126.4 mi) Intermediate stage Eduard Grosu
4 12 September Cârțișoara to Curtea de Argeș 209.5 km (130.2 mi) Mountain stage Eduard Grosu
5 13 September Bucharest (circuit) 100 km (62.1 mi) Plain stage Andrea Guardini
Total 895.8 km (556.6 mi)

Teams

Twelve teams were invited to start the race.[2] These included six UCI Continental teams and three national teams.

UCI Continental teams

National teams

Stages

Prologue
8 September 2020 — Timișoara, 3.6 km (2 mi)
Result of Prologue[3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Justin Wolf (GER) Bike Aid 4' 33"
2  Eduard Grosu (ROU) Romania (national team) + 1"
3  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) CCC Development Team s.t.
4  Daniel Crista (ROU) CSA Steaua București s.t.
5  Jesse De Rooij (NED) Bike Aid s.t.
General classification after Prologue[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Justin Wolf (GER) Bike Aid 4' 33"
2  Eduard Grosu (ROU) Romania (national team) + 1"
3  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) CCC Development Team s.t.
4  Daniel Crista (ROU) CSA Steaua București s.t.
5  Jesse De Rooij (NED) Bike Aid s.t.

Stage 1
9 September 2020 — Timișoara to Oradea, 171.2 km (106 mi)
Result of Stage 1[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Andrea Guardini (ITA) Giotti Victoria 3h 48' 23"
2  Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors s.t.
3  Eduard Grosu (ROU) Romania (national team) s.t.
4  Lucas Carstensen (GER) Bike Aid s.t.
5  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) CCC Development Team s.t.
General classification after Stage 1[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eduard Grosu (ROU) Romania (national team) 3h 52' 50"
2  Justin Wolf (GER) Bike Aid + 6"
3  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) CCC Development Team + 7"
4  Daniel Crista (ROU) CSA Steaua București + 7"
5  Andrea Guardini (ITA) Giotti Victoria + 9"

Stage 2
10 September 2020 — Oradea to Cluj-Napoca, 208.1 km (129 mi)
Result of Stage 2[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Lucas Carstensen (GER) Bike Aid 4h 45' 18"
2  Eduard Grosu (ROU) Romania (national team) s.t.
3  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) CCC Development Team s.t.
2  Johnatan Canaveral Vargas (COL) Giotti Victoria s.t.
4  Federico Zurlo (ITA) Giotti Victoria s.t.
General classification after Stage 2[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eduard Grosu (ROU) Romania (national team) 8h 37' 59"
2  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) CCC Development Team + 10"
3  Lucas Carstensen (GER) Bike Aid + 12"
4  Justin Wolf (GER) Bike Aid + 15"
5  Daniel Crista (ROU) CSA Steaua București + 16"

Stage 3
11 September 2020 — Târgu Mureș to Lake Sfânta Ana, 203.4 km (126 mi)
Result of Stage 3[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eduard Grosu (ROU) Romania (national team) 5h 02' 51"
2  Nikodemus Holler (GER) Bike Aid s.t.
3  Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors s.t.
4  Piotr Pekala (POL) CCC Development Team s.t.
5  Johnatan Canaveral Vargas (COL) Giotti Victoria s.t.
General classification after Stage 3[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eduard Grosu (ROU) Romania (national team) 13h 40' 40"
2  Nikodemus Holler (GER) Bike Aid + 25"
3  Viktor Filutas (HUN) Giotti Victoria + 32"
4  Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) Bike Aid + 33"
5  Emil Dima (ROU) Giotti Victoria + 33"

Stage 4
12 September 2020 — Cârțișoara to Curtea de Argeș, 209.5 km (130 mi)
Result of Stage 4[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eduard Grosu (ROU) Romania (national team) 3h 00' 37"
2  Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors s.t.
3  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) CCC Development Team s.t.
4  Emil Dima (ROU) Giotti Victoria s.t.
5  Viktor Filutas (HUN) Giotti Victoria s.t.
General classification after Stage 4[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eduard Grosu (ROU) Romania (national team) 16h 41' 07"
2  Nikodemus Holler (GER) Bike Aid + 35"
3  Viktor Filutas (HUN) Giotti Victoria + 42"
4  Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) Bike Aid + 43"
5  Emil Dima (ROU) Giotti Victoria + 43"

Stage 5
13 September 2020 — Bucharest, 100 km (62 mi)
Result of Stage 5[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Andrea Guardini (ITA) Giotti Victoria 2h 14' 25"
2  Eduard Grosu (ROU) Romania (national team) s.t.
3  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) CCC Development Team s.t.
4  Lucas Carstensen (GER) Bike Aid s.t.
5  Ionuț-Andrei Andrei (ROU) UVT Devron West Cycling Team s.t.
General classification after Stage 5[14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eduard Grosu (ROU) Romania (national team) 16h 41' 07"
2  Nikodemus Holler (GER) Bike Aid + 41"
3  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) CCC Development Team + 45"
4  Viktor Filutas (HUN) Giotti Victoria + 46"
5  Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) Romania (national team) + 47"

Classification leadership table
Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Young rider classification
 Romanian rider classification
 Team classification
P Justin Wolf Justin Wolf Eduard Grosu Szymon Krawczyk Szymon Krawczyk Eduard Grosu Bike Aid
1 Andrea Guardini Eduard Grosu Stepan Astafyev
2 Lucas Carstensen Alexandr Ovsyannikov Alexandr Ovsyannikov
3 Eduard Grosu Matvey Nikitin Matvey Nikitin Erik Bergström Frisk
4 Eduard Grosu Alexandr Ovsyannikov
5 Andrea Guardini Szymon Krawczyk
Final Eduard Grosu Matvey Nikitin Alexandr Ovsyannikov Szymon Krawczyk Eduard Grosu Bike Aid

Standings
Legend
Denotes the leader of the general classification Denotes the leader of the points classification
Denotes the leader of the mountains classification Denotes the leader of the young rider classification
Denotes the leader of the best Romanian rider classification Denotes the leaders of the team classification

General classification
General classification (1–10)
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eduard Grosu (ROU) Romania (national team) 18h 55' 26"
2  Nikodemus Holler (GER) Bike Aid + 41"
3  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) CCC Development Team + 45"
4  Viktor Filutas (HUN) Giotti Victoria + 46"
5  Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) Romania (national team) + 47"
6  Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) Bike Aid + 49"
7  Emil Dima (ROU) Giotti Victoria + 49"
8  Johnatan Canaveral Vargas (COL) Giotti Victoria + 51"
9  Adne van Engelen (NED) Bike Aid + 52"
10  Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors + 54"

Points classification

Points classification (1–5)
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Matvey Nikitin (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors 12
2  Alexandr Ovsyannikov (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors 7
3  Eduard Grosu (ROU) Romania (national team) 6
4  Lucas Carstensen (GER) Bike Aid 6
5  Stepan Astafyev (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors 5

Mountains classification

Mountains classification (1–5)
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Alexandr Ovsyannikov (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors 32
2  Johnatan Canaveral Vargas (COL) Giotti Victoria 25
3  Matvey Nikitin (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors 22
4  Adne van Engelen (NED) Bike Aid 20
5  Gergő Orosz (HUN) Team Novak 18

Young rider classification

Young rider classification (1–5)
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Szymon Krawczyk (POL) CCC Development Team 18h 56' 11"
2  Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) Bike Aid + 4"
3  Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors + 9"
4  Piotr Pekala (POL) CCC Development Team + 10"
5  Daniil Pronskiy (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors + 29"

Best Romanian rider classification

Best Romanian rider classification (1–5)
Rank Rider Team Time
1 Eduard Grosu Romania (national team) 18h 55' 26"
2 Serghei Țvetcov Romania (national team) + 47"
3 Emil Dima Giotti Victoria + 49"
4 Iustin Văidian UVT Devron West Cycling Team + 13' 17"
5 Andrei Bidilici Romania (national team) + 23' 16"

Team classification
Team classification (1–5)
Rank Team Time
1 Bike Aid 56h 48' 34"
2 Giotti Victoria + 12"
3 CCC Development Team + 10' 39"
4 Vino–Astana Motors + 11' 10"
5 Romania (national team) + 22' 26"

See also

References
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  2. Alina Crangeanu (8 August 2020). "12 echipe de cicliști au luat startul în Turul României". jurnaluldearges.ro.
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