2019 Tour of Romania

The 2019 Tour of Romania was a five-day cycling stage race that took place in Romania in September 2019. The race was the 52nd edition of the Tour of Romania. The tour was rated as a 2.1 event, as part of the 2019 UCI Europe Tour.

2019 Tour of Romania
2019 UCI Europe Tour
Riders at the start line of Stage 5
Riders at the start line of Stage 5
Race details
Dates11–15 September
Stages5
Distance688.0 km (427.5 mi)
Winning time16h 26' 12"
Results
Winner  Alex Molenaar (NED) (Monkey Town–à Bloc)
  Second  Savva Novikov (RUS) (Lokosphinx)
  Third  Karel Hník (CZE) (Elkov–Author)
Points  Karl Patrick Lauk (EST) (Groupama–FDJ Continental Team)
Mountains  Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) (Cycling Team Friuli)
  Team Lokosphinx

Route
Stages of the 2019 Tour of Romania[1]
Stage Date Route Distance Type Winner
1 11 September Cluj-Napoca to Sighișoara 168 km (104.4 mi) Plain stage Netherlands Ivar Slik
2 12 September Brașov to Focșani 176.3 km (109.5 mi) Mountain stage Poland Stanislaw Aniolkowski
3 13 September Buzău to Târgoviște 121.6 km (75.6 mi) Plain stage Estonia Mihkel Räim
4 14 September Ploiești to Piatra Arsă 126 km (78.3 mi) Mountain stage Russia Savva Novikov
5 15 September Bucharest to Bucharest 100.3 km (62.3 mi) Plain stage Poland Stanislaw Aniolkowski
Total 688 km (427.5 mi)

Teams

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

UCI Continental teams

National teams

Stages

Stage 1
11 September 2019 — Cluj-Napoca to Sighișoara, 168 km (104 mi)
Result of Stage 1[3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ivar Slik (NED) Monkey Town–à Bloc 4h 12' 44"
2  Alex Molenaar (NED) Monkey Town–à Bloc s.t.
3  Eduard Grosu (ROU) Romania (national team) + 46"
4  Richard Banusch (GER) LKT Team Brandenburg s.t.
5  Dominik Neuman (CZE) Elkov–Author s.t.
General classification after Stage 1[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ivar Slik (NED) Monkey Town–à Bloc 4h 12' 34"
2  Alex Molenaar (NED) Monkey Town–à Bloc + 4"
3  Jonathan Milan (ITA) Cycling Team Friuli + 50"
4  Eduard Grosu (ROU) Romania (national team) + 52"
5  Adriaan Janssen (NED) Monkey Town–à Bloc + 53"

Stage 2
12 September 2019 — Brașov to Focșani, 176.3 km (110 mi)
Result of Stage 2[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Stanislaw Aniolkowski (POL) CCC Development Team 4h 6' 14"
2  Mihkel Räim (EST) Estonia (national team) s.t.
3  Eduard Grosu (ROU) Romania (national team) s.t.
4  Jonathan Milan (ITA) Cycling Team Friuli s.t.
5  Richard Banusch (GER) LKT Team Brandenburg s.t.
General classification after Stage 2[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ivar Slik (NED) Monkey Town–à Bloc 8h 18' 48"
2  Alex Molenaar (NED) Monkey Town–à Bloc + 4"
3  Stanislaw Aniolkowski (POL) CCC Development Team + 46"
4  Eduard Grosu (ROU) Romania (national team) + 48"
5  Mihkel Räim (EST) Estonia (national team) + 50"

Stage 3
13 September 2019 — Buzău to Târgoviște, 121.6 km (76 mi)
Result of Stage 3[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Mihkel Räim (EST) Estonia (national team) 2h 37' 09"
2  Jonathan Milan (ITA) Cycling Team Friuli s.t.
3  Norman Vahtra (EST) Estonia (national team) s.t.
4  Siim Kiskonen (EST) Estonia (national team) s.t.
5  Stanislaw Aniolkowski (POL) CCC Development Team s.t.
General classification after Stage 3[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ivar Slik (NED) Monkey Town–à Bloc 10h 55' 57"
2  Alex Molenaar (NED) Monkey Town–à Bloc + 4"
3  Mihkel Räim (EST) Estonia (national team) + 40"
4  Jonathan Milan (ITA) Cycling Team Friuli + 44"
3  Stanislaw Aniolkowski (POL) CCC Development Team + 46"

Stage 4
14 September 2019 — Ploiești to Piatra Arsă, 126 km (78 mi)
Result of Stage 4[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Savva Novikov (RUS) Lokosphinx 3h 16' 06"
2  Karel Hník (CZE) Elkov–Author + 27"
3  Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) Romania (national team) s.t.
4  Attila Valter (HUN) CCC Development Team s.t.
5  Jan Bárta (CZE) Elkov–Author s.t.
General classification after Stage 4[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Alex Molenaar (NED) Monkey Town–à Bloc 14h 12' 34"
2  Savva Novikov (RUS) Lokosphinx + 15"
3  Karel Hník (CZE) Elkov–Author + 46"
4  Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) Romania (national team) + 48"
5  Jan Bárta (CZE) Elkov–Author + 49"

Stage 5
15 September 2019 — Bucharest to Bucharest, 100.3 km (62 mi)
Result of Stage 5[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Stanislaw Aniolkowski (POL) CCC Development Team 2h 13' 38"
2  Eduard Grosu (ROU) Romania (national team) s.t.
3  Riccardo Robbo (ITA) Team Novak s.t.
4  Alexandr Smirnov (RUS) Lokosphinx s.t.
5  Patryk Stosz (CZE) CCC Development Team s.t.
General classification after Stage 5[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Alex Molenaar (NED) Monkey Town–à Bloc 16h 26' 12"
2  Savva Novikov (RUS) Lokosphinx + 15"
3  Karel Hník (CZE) Elkov–Author + 46"
4  Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) Romania (national team) + 48"
5  Jan Bárta (CZE) Elkov–Author + 49"

Classification leadership table
Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
General classification		 Points classification
Points classification		 Mountains classification
Mountains classification		 Young rider classification
Young rider classification		 Best Romanian rider
Best Romanian rider classification		 Team classification
Team classification
1 Ivar Slik Ivar Slik Jonathan Milan Adriaan Janssen Alex Molenaar Eduard Grosu Monkey Town Continental Team
2 Stanislaw Aniolkowski Filippo Ferronato Patryk Stosz
3 Mihkel Räim
4 Savva Novikov Alex Molenaar Serghei Țvetcov Serghei Țvetcov Lokosphinx
5 Stanislaw Aniolkowski Karl Patrick Lauk
Final Alex Molenaar Karl Patrick Lauk Serghei Țvetcov Alex Molenaar Serghei Țvetcov Lokosphinx

Standings
The race winner: Alex Molenaar
Legend
Yellow jersey Denotes the leader of the general classification Red jersey Denotes the leader of the points classification
Green jersey Denotes the leader of the mountains classification White jersey Denotes the leader of the young rider classification
Blue jersey Denotes the leader of the best Romanian rider classification Team classification Denotes the leaders of the team classification

General classification
General classification (1–10)
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Alex Molenaar (NED) Monkey Town–à Bloc 16h 26' 12"
2  Savva Novikov (RUS) Lokosphinx Team classification + 15"
3  Karel Hník (CZE) Elkov–Author + 46"
4  Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) Best Romanian rider classification Cycling Team Friuli + 48"
5  Jan Bárta (CZE) Elkov–Author + 49"
6  Piotr Brożyna (CZE) CCC Development Team + 52"
7  Attila Valter (HUN) CCC Development Team + 52"
8  Emil Dima (ROU) Giotti Victoria–Palomar + 52"
9  Davide Bais (ITA) Cycling Team Friuli + 52"
10  Rodolfo Torres (COL) Team Illuminate + 1' 00"

Points classification

Points classification (1–5)
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Karl Patrick Lauk (EST) Groupama–FDJ Continental Team 11
2  Filippo Ferronato (ITA) Cycling Team Friuli 9
3  Sebastian Matusiak (POL) Poland (national team) 6
4  Jonathan Milan (ITA) Cycling Team Friuli 6
5  Dániel Móricz (HUN) Pannon Cycling Team 6

Mountains classification

Mountains classification (1–5)
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) Best Romanian rider classification Cycling Team Friuli 33
2  Jan Bárta (CZE) Elkov–Author 33
3  Patryk Stosz (CZE) CCC Development Team 31
4  Savva Novikov (RUS) Lokosphinx Team classification 25
5  Alex Molenaar (NED) Monkey Town–à Bloc 24

Young rider classification

Young rider classification (1–5)
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Alex Molenaar (NED) Monkey Town–à Bloc 16h 26' 12"
2  Savva Novikov (RUS) Lokosphinx Team classification + 15"
3  Attila Valter (HUN) CCC Development Team + 52"
4  Emil Dima (ROU) Giotti Victoria–Palomar + 52"
5  Davide Bais (ITA) Cycling Team Friuli + 52"

Best Romanian rider classification

Best Romanian rider classification (1–10)
Rank Rider Team Time
1 Serghei Țvetcov Best Romanian rider classification Cycling Team Friuli 16h 27' 00"
2 Emil Dima Giotti Victoria–Palomar + 4"
3 Daniel Crista Giotti Victoria–Palomar + 6' 6"
4 Vlad Dobre Giotti Victoria–Palomar + 6' 39"
4 Eduard Grosu Romania (national team) + 16' 26"

Team classification
Team classification (1–5)
Rank Team Time
1 Lokosphinx Team classification 49h 21' 30"
2 CCC Development Team + 1"
3 Elkov–Author + 9"
4 Team Illuminate + 2' 10"
5 Cycling Team Friuli + 3' 36"

See also

References
  1. "Turul României 2019, prima competiție pe TransBucegi" (in Romanian). federatiadeciclism.ro. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  2. "Turul României 2019, prima competiție pe TransBucegi". Libertatea. 23 August 2019.
  3. Mihai Țenea. "Ciclism: Olandezul Ivar Slik a câștigat prima etapă a Turului României 2019". Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  4. "2019 Cycling Turul României Stage 1 general". Cycling News. 11 September 2019.
  5. Mihai Țenea. "Ciclism: Polonezul Aniolkowski a câștigat etapa a doua a Turului României; Eduard Grosu, pe locul al treilea". Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  6. "2019 Cycling Turul României Stage 2 general". Cycling News. 12 September 2019.
  7. Mihai Țenea. "Ciclism: Estonianul Mihkel Raeim a câștigat etapa a treia a Turului României". Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  8. "2019 Cycling Turul României Stage 3 general". Cycling News. 13 September 2019.
  9. Mihai Țenea. "Ciclism: Rusul Novikov, victorios în etapa regină a Turului României". Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  10. "2019 Cycling Turul României Stage 4 general". Cycling News. 14 September 2019.
  11. Mihai Țenea. "Ciclism: Olandezul Alex Molenaar s-a impus în Turul României 2019". Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  12. "2019 Cycling Turul României Stage 5 general". Cycling News. 15 September 2019.
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