# 2020 Tour of Romania

The 2020 Tour of Romania was a six-day cycling stage race that took place in Romania from 8 to 13 September. 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.

## Teams

Five UCI Continental teams, three domestic teams, and three national teams made up the eleven teams that participated in the race. Five teams (Bike Aid, Bulgaria, CSA Steaua București, Giotti Victoria, and Vino–Astana Motors) entered seven riders each, while two teams entered six (Team Novak and UVT-Devron West Cycling Team), five (CCC Development Team and Romania), and four (Moldova and Olimpic Torpedo Zărnești) each per team. Cambodia Cycling Academy withdrew shortly before the race. 56 of the 65 riders in the race finished.
UCI Continental Teams
* Bike Aid
* Cambodia Cycling Academy
* CCC Development Team
* Giotti Victoria
* Team Novak
* Vino–Astana Motors
Domestic Teams
* CSA Steaua București
* Olimpic Torpedo Zărnești
* UVT-Devron West Cycling Team
National Teams
* Bulgaria
* Moldova
* Romania

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| P | 8 September | Timișoara | 3.6 km (2.2 mi) | | Individual time trial | Justin Wolf (GER) |
| 1 | 9 September | Timișoara to Oradea | 171.2 km (106.4 mi) | | Flat stage | Andrea Guardini (ITA) |
| 2 | 10 September | Oradea to Cluj-Napoca | 208.1 km (129.3 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Lucas Carstensen (GER) |
| 3 | 11 September | Târgu Mureș to Lake Sfânta Ana | 203.4 km (126.4 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) |
| 4 | 12 September | Cârțișoara to Curtea de Argeș | 209.5 km (130.2 mi) | | Mountain stage | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) |
| 5 | 13 September | Bucharest | 100 km (62 mi) | | Flat stage | Andrea Guardini (ITA) |
| Total | Total | Total | 895.8 km (556.6 mi) | 895.8 km (556.6 mi) | 895.8 km (556.6 mi) | 895.8 km (556.6 mi) | 895.8 km (556.6 mi) |

## Stages
### Prologue
#### 8 September 2020 — Timișoara, 3.6 km (2.2 mi) (ITT)

Prologue Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Justin Wolf (GER) | Bike Aid | 4' 33" |
| 2 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Romania | + 1" |
| 3 | Szymon Krawczyk (POL) | CCC Development Team | + 1" |
| 4 | Daniel Crista (ROU) | CSA Steaua București | + 1" |
| 5 | Jesse de Rooij (NED) | Bike Aid | + 6" |
| 6 | Lucas Carstensen (GER) | Bike Aid | + 7" |
| 7 | Viktor Filutás (HUN) | Giotti Victoria | + 7" |
| 8 | Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) | Bike Aid | + 8" |
| 9 | Emil Dima (ROU) | Giotti Victoria | + 8" |
| 10 | Nikodemus Holler (GER) | Bike Aid | + 9" |
General classification after Prologue :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Justin Wolf (GER) | Bike Aid | 4' 33" |
| 2 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Romania | + 1" |
| 3 | Szymon Krawczyk (POL) | CCC Development Team | + 1" |
| 4 | Daniel Crista (ROU) | CSA Steaua București | + 1" |
| 5 | Jesse de Rooij (NED) | Bike Aid | + 6" |
| 6 | Lucas Carstensen (GER) | Bike Aid | + 7" |
| 7 | Viktor Filutás (HUN) | Giotti Victoria | + 7" |
| 8 | Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) | Bike Aid | + 8" |
| 9 | Emil Dima (ROU) | Giotti Victoria | + 8" |
| 10 | Nikodemus Holler (GER) | Bike Aid | + 9" |

### Stage 1
#### 9 September 2020 — Timișoara to Oradea, 171.2 km (106.4 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Andrea Guardini (ITA) | Giotti Victoria | 3h 48' 23" |
| 2 | Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) | Vino–Astana Motors | + 0" |
| 3 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Romania | + 0" |
| 4 | Lucas Carstensen (GER) | Bike Aid | + 0" |
| 5 | Szymon Krawczyk (POL) | CCC Development Team | + 0" |
| 6 | Adi-Narcis Marcu (ROU) | Olimpic Torpedo Zărnești | + 0" |
| 7 | Daniel Crista (ROU) | CSA Steaua București | + 0" |
| 8 | Andrei Ionuţ (ROU) | UVT-Devron West Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Yegor Dementyev (UKR) | Team Novak | + 0" |
| 10 | Federico Zurlo (ITA) | Giotti Victoria | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Romania | 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" |
| 6 | Jesse de Rooij (NED) | Bike Aid | + 12" |
| 7 | Lucas Carstensen (GER) | Bike Aid | + 13" |
| 8 | Nikodemus Holler (GER) | Bike Aid | + 13" |
| 9 | Viktor Filutás (HUN) | Giotti Victoria | + 13" |
| 10 | Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) | Bike Aid | + 14" |

### Stage 2
#### 10 September 2020 — Oradea to Cluj-Napoca, 208.1 km (129.3 mi)

Stage 2 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lucas Carstensen (GER) | Bike Aid | 4h 45' 18" |
| 2 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Romania | + 0" |
| 3 | Szymon Krawczyk (POL) | CCC Development Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Johnatan Cañaveral (COL) | Giotti Victoria | + 0" |
| 5 | Federico Zurlo (ITA) | Giotti Victoria | + 0" |
| 6 | Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) | Vino–Astana Motors | + 0" |
| 7 | Viktor Filutás (HUN) | Giotti Victoria | + 0" |
| 8 | Emil Dima (ROU) | Giotti Victoria | + 0" |
| 9 | Nikodemus Holler (GER) | Bike Aid | + 0" |
| 10 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Romania | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Romania | 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" |
| 6 | Jesse de Rooij (NED) | Bike Aid | + 21" |
| 7 | Nikodemus Holler (GER) | Bike Aid | + 22" |
| 8 | Viktor Filutás (HUN) | Giotti Victoria | + 22" |
| 9 | Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) | Bike Aid | + 23" |
| 10 | Emil Dima (ROU) | Giotti Victoria | + 23" |

### Stage 3
#### 11 September 2020 — Târgu Mureș to Lake Sfânta Ana, 203.4 km (126.4 mi)

Stage 3 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Romania | 5h 02' 51" |
| 2 | Nikodemus Holler (GER) | Bike Aid | + 0" |
| 3 | Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) | Vino–Astana Motors | + 0" |
| 4 | Piotr Pekala (POL) | CCC Development Team | + 0" |
| 5 | Johnatan Cañaveral (COL) | Giotti Victoria | + 0" |
| 6 | Viktor Filutás (HUN) | Giotti Victoria | + 0" |
| 7 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Romania | + 0" |
| 8 | Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) | Bike Aid | + 0" |
| 9 | Daniil Pronskiy (KAZ) | Vino–Astana Motors | + 0" |
| 10 | Emil Dima (ROU) | Giotti Victoria | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Romania | 13h 40' 40" |
| 2 | Nikodemus Holler (GER) | Bike Aid | + 25" |
| 3 | Viktor Filutás (HUN) | Giotti Victoria | + 32" |
| 4 | Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) | Bike Aid | + 33" |
| 5 | Emil Dima (ROU) | Giotti Victoria | + 33" |
| 6 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Romania | + 34" |
| 7 | Adne van Engelen (NED) | Bike Aid | + 36" |
| 8 | Johnatan Cañaveral (COL) | Giotti Victoria | + 36" |
| 9 | Szymon Krawczyk (POL) | CCC Development Team | + 38" |
| 10 | Piotr Pekala (POL) | CCC Development Team | + 39" |

### Stage 4
#### 12 September 2020 — Cârțișoara to Curtea de Argeș, 209.5 km (130.2 mi)

Stage 4 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Romania | 3h 00' 37" |
| 2 | Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) | Vino–Astana Motors | + 0" |
| 3 | Szymon Krawczyk (POL) | CCC Development Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Emil Dima (ROU) | Giotti Victoria | + 0" |
| 5 | Viktor Filutás (HUN) | Giotti Victoria | + 0" |
| 6 | Nikodemus Holler (GER) | Bike Aid | + 0" |
| 7 | Simone Sanò (ITA) | Team Novak | + 0" |
| 8 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Romania | + 0" |
| 9 | Piotr Pekala (POL) | CCC Development Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) | Bike Aid | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Romania | 16h 41' 07" |
| 2 | Nikodemus Holler (GER) | Bike Aid | + 35" |
| 3 | Viktor Filutás (HUN) | Giotti Victoria | + 42" |
| 4 | Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) | Bike Aid | + 43" |
| 5 | Emil Dima (ROU) | Giotti Victoria | + 43" |
| 6 | Szymon Krawczyk (POL) | CCC Development Team | + 44" |
| 7 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Romania | + 44" |
| 8 | Adne van Engelen (NED) | Bike Aid | + 46" |
| 9 | Johnatan Cañaveral (COL) | Giotti Victoria | + 46" |
| 10 | Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) | Vino–Astana Motors | + 48" |

### Stage 5
#### 13 September 2020 — Bucharest, 100 km (62 mi)

Stage 5 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Andrea Guardini (ITA) | Giotti Victoria | 2h 14' 25" |
| 2 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Romania | + 0" |
| 3 | Szymon Krawczyk (POL) | CCC Development Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Lucas Carstensen (GER) | Bike Aid | + 0" |
| 5 | Andrei Ionuţ (ROU) | UVT-Devron West Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 6 | Adi-Narcis Marcu (ROU) | Olimpic Torpedo Zărnești | + 0" |
| 7 | Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) | Vino–Astana Motors | + 0" |
| 8 | Gergő Orosz (HUN) | Team Novak | + 0" |
| 9 | Stepan Astafyev (KAZ) | Vino–Astana Motors | + 0" |
| 10 | Balázs Rózsa (HUN) | Team Novak | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Romania | 18h 55' 26" |
| 2 | Nikodemus Holler (GER) | Bike Aid | + 41" |
| 3 | Szymon Krawczyk (POL) | CCC Development Team | + 45" |
| 4 | Viktor Filutás (HUN) | Giotti Victoria | + 46" |
| 5 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Romania | + 47" |
| 6 | Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) | Bike Aid | + 49" |
| 7 | Emil Dima (ROU) | Giotti Victoria | + 49" |
| 8 | Johnatan Cañaveral (COL) | Giotti Victoria | + 51" |
| 9 | Adne van Engelen (NED) | Bike Aid | + 52" |
| 10 | Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) | Vino–Astana Motors | + 54" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Mountains classification | Sprints classification | Young rider classification | Romanian rider classification | Team classification |
| P | Justin Wolf | Justin Wolf | Not awarded | Not awarded | Szymon Krawczyk | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Bike Aid |
| 1 | Andrea Guardini | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Not awarded | Stepan Astafyev | Szymon Krawczyk | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Bike Aid |
| 2 | Lucas Carstensen | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Alexandr Ovsyannikov | Alexandr Ovsyannikov | Szymon Krawczyk | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Bike Aid |
| 3 | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Matvey Nikitin | Matvey Nikitin | Erik Bergström Frisk | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Bike Aid |
| 4 | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Alexandr Ovsyannikov | Matvey Nikitin | Erik Bergström Frisk | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Bike Aid |
| 5 | Andrea Guardini | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Alexandr Ovsyannikov | Matvey Nikitin | Szymon Krawczyk | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Bike Aid |
| Final | Final | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Alexandr Ovsyannikov | Matvey Nikitin | Szymon Krawczyk | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Bike Aid |

## Final classification standings

Legend :
| Denotes the winner of the general classification | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
| Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | Denotes the winner of the Romanian rider classification |
| Denotes the winner of the sprints classification | Denotes the winner of the team classification |

### General classification

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

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Alexandr Ovsyannikov (KAZ) | Vino–Astana Motors | 32 |
| 2 | Johnatan Cañaveral (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 |
| 6 | Federico Zurlo (ITA) | Giotti Victoria | 18 |
| 7 | Erik Bergström Frisk (SWE) | Bike Aid | 15 |
| 8 | Piotr Pekala (POL) | CCC Development Team | 10 |
| 9 | Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) | Vino–Astana Motors | 8 |
| 10 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Romania | 6 |

### Sprints classification

Final sprints classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Matvey Nikitin (KAZ) | Vino–Astana Motors | 12 |
| 2 | Alexandr Ovsyannikov (KAZ) | Vino–Astana Motors | 7 |
| 3 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Romania | 6 |
| 4 | Lucas Carstensen (GER) | Bike Aid | 6 |
| 5 | Stepan Astafyev (KAZ) | Vino–Astana Motors | 5 |
| 6 | Andrei Cojanu (ROU) | UVT-Devron West Cycling Team | 5 |
| 7 | Gergő Orosz (HUN) | Team Novak | 5 |
| 8 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Romania | 3 |
| 9 | Igor Chzhan (KAZ) | Vino–Astana Motors | 3 |
| 10 | Emil Chepetan (ROU) | UVT-Devron West Cycling Team | 3 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| 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" |
| 6 | Dominik Gorak (POL) | CCC Development Team | + 10' 30" |
| 7 | Iustin-Iodan Văidian (ROU) | UVT-Devron West Cycling Team | + 12' 32" |
| 8 | Tsvetan Ivanov (BUL) | Bulgaria | + 24' 20" |
| 9 | Gerhard-Cristin Moldansky (ROU) | Romania | + 35' 02" |
| 10 | Alexandr Semenov (KAZ) | Vino–Astana Motors | + 40' 20" |

### Romanian rider classification

Final Romanian rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Romania | 18h 55' 26" |
| 2 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Romania | + 47" |
| 3 | Emil Dima (ROU) | Giotti Victoria | + 49" |
| 4 | Iustin-Iodan Văidian (ROU) | UVT-Devron West Cycling Team | + 13' 17" |
| 5 | Andrei Cosmin Bidilici (ROU) | Romania | + 23' 16" |
| 6 | Gerhard-Cristin Moldansky (ROU) | Romania | + 35' 47" |
| 7 | Valentin Plesea (ROU) | CSA Steaua București | + 50' 38" |
| 8 | Adi-Narcis Marcu (ROU) | Olimpic Torpedo Zărnești | + 55' 47" |
| 9 | Leonard Barbu (ROU) | CSA Steaua București | + 1h 01' 47" |
| 10 | Carol-Eduard Novak (ROU) | Team Novak | + 1h 07' 16" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| 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 | + 22' 26" |
| 6 | Team Novak | + 38' 14" |
| 7 | Bulgaria | + 49' 05" |
| 8 | CSA Steaua București | + 2h 03' 40" |
| 9 | UVT-Devron West Cycling Team | + 2h 24' 08" |
| 10 | Olimpic Torpedo Zărnești | + 3h 13' 33" |