# 2015 Sibiu Cycling Tour

The 2015 Sibiu Cycling Tour took place between 1 July and 5 July 2015. For the first time it was raced over 5 days, and moved forward in the calendar by nearly three weeks. The race was won by Mauro Finetto (Southeast Pro Cycling) who won the mountain stage to Păltiniș and was able to retain his jersey through to the end of the race.

## Teams

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.
UCI Professional Continental teams
* CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
* Southeast Pro Cycling
* Nippo–Vini Fantini
* Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
UCI Continental teams
* Itera–Katusha
* Bike Aid
* Team Stuttgart
* LKT Team Brandenburg
* Unieuro–Wilier
* Differdange–Losch
* Tuşnad Cycling Team
* Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team
* Kemo–Dukla Trenčín
* D'Amico–Bottecchia
* Team Ringeriks–Kraft
* GM Cycling Team
National team
* Romania

## Route

Stage information and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner |
| P | 1 July | Sibiu to Sibiu | 2.3 km (1 mi) | Individual time trial | Rafael Andriato (BRA) |
| 1 | 2 July | Sibiu to Mediaș to Sibiu | 224.2 km (139 mi) | Intermediate stage | Oscar Gatto (ITA) |
| 2 | 3 July | Sibiu to Sebeș to Păltiniș | 151.1 km (94 mi) | Mountain stage | Mauro Finetto (ITA) |
| 3 | 4 July | Sibiu to Bâlea Lake | 161.9 km (101 mi) | Mountain stage | Alessio Taliani (ITA) |
| 4 | 5 July | Sibiu to Poplaca to Slimnic to Sibiu | 144.1 km (90 mi) | Flat stage | Oscar Gatto (ITA) |

## Stages
### Prologue
#### 1 July 2015 — Sibiu to Sibiu, 2.3 km (1.4 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

Prologue result and general classification after Prologue :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Rafael Andriato (BRA) | Southeast Pro Cycling | 3' 21" |
| 2 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 1" |
| 3 | Maroš Kováč (SVK) | Kemo–Dukla Trenčín | + 1" |
| 4 | Patrik Tybor (SVK) | Kemo–Dukla Trenčín | + 3" |
| 5 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Southeast Pro Cycling | + 3" |
| 6 | Dion Beukeboom (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | + 4" |
| 7 | Adrian Kurek (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 4" |
| 8 | Iuri Filosi (ITA) | Southeast Pro Cycling | + 5" |
| 9 | Davide Plebani (ITA) | Unieuro–Wilier | + 5" |
| 10 | Andrei Nechita (ROU) | Tuşnad Cycling Team | + 6" |

### Stage 1
#### 2 July 2015 — Sibiu to Sibiu, 224.2 km (139.3 mi)

Stage 1 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Oscar Gatto (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 5h 28' 23" |
| 2 | Filippo Fortin (ITA) | GM Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 0" |
| 4 | Simone Ponzi (ITA) | Southeast Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 5 | Christian Delle Stelle (ITA) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 0" |
| 6 | Rafael Andriato (BRA) | Southeast Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 7 | Julian Schulze (GER) | Team Stuttgart | + 0" |
| 8 | Antonino Parrinello (ITA) | D'Amico–Bottecchia | + 0" |
| 9 | Sergey Nikolaev (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | + 0" |
| 10 | Maroš Kováč (SVK) | Kemo–Dukla Trenčín | + 0" |
General classification after stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | 5h 31' 41" |
| 2 | Rafael Andriato (BRA) | Southeast Pro Cycling | + 3" |
| 3 | Maroš Kováč (SVK) | Kemo–Dukla Trenčín | + 4" |
| 4 | Patrik Tybor (SVK) | Kemo–Dukla Trenčín | + 6" |
| 5 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Southeast Pro Cycling | + 6" |
| 6 | Giacomo Berlato (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 10" |
| 7 | Elia Favilli (ITA) | Southeast Pro Cycling | + 10" |
| 8 | Filippo Fortin (ITA) | GM Cycling Team | + 10" |
| 9 | Simone Ponzi (ITA) | Southeast Pro Cycling | + 11" |
| 10 | Janis Dakteris (LAT) | Differdange–Losch | + 12" |

### Stage 2
#### 3 July 2015 — Sibiu to Păltiniș, 151.1 km (93.9 mi)

Stage 2 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Southeast Pro Cycling | 3h 55' 58" |
| 2 | Simone Ponzi (ITA) | Southeast Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 3 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 0" |
| 4 | Antonino Parrinello (ITA) | D'Amico–Bottecchia | + 0" |
| 5 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 0" |
| 6 | Sergey Nikolaev (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | + 0" |
| 7 | Paolo Ciavatta (ITA) | D'Amico–Bottecchia | + 0" |
| 8 | Patrik Tybor (SVK) | Kemo–Dukla Trenčín | + 4" |
| 9 | Alessandro Bisolti (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 8" |
| 10 | Sergey Pomoshnikov (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | + 9" |
General classification after stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Southeast Pro Cycling | 9h 27' 35" |
| 2 | Simone Ponzi (ITA) | Southeast Pro Cycling | + 9" |
| 3 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 12" |
| 4 | Patrik Tybor (SVK) | Kemo–Dukla Trenčín | + 14" |
| 5 | Paolo Ciavatta (ITA) | D'Amico–Bottecchia | + 17" |
| 6 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 23" |
| 7 | Sergey Nikolaev (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | + 27" |
| 8 | Antonino Parrinello (ITA) | D'Amico–Bottecchia | + 32" |
| 9 | Alessio Taliani (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 33" |
| 10 | Alessandro Bisolti (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 36" |

### Stage 3
#### 4 July 2015 — Sibiu to Bâlea Lake, 161.9 km (100.6 mi)

Stage 3 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alessio Taliani (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 4h 29' 58" |
| 2 | Antonino Parrinello (ITA) | D'Amico–Bottecchia | + 4" |
| 3 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 4" |
| 4 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 4" |
| 5 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Southeast Pro Cycling | + 4" |
| 6 | Nikolay Mihaylov (BUL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 30" |
| 7 | Sergey Pomoshnikov (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | + 30" |
| 8 | Paolo Ciavatta (ITA) | D'Amico–Bottecchia | + 50" |
| 9 | Antonio Nibali (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 1' 04" |
| 10 | Samuele Conti (ITA) | Southeast Pro Cycling | + 1' 07" |
General classification after stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Southeast Pro Cycling | 13h 57' 37" |
| 2 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 12" |
| 3 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 19" |
| 4 | Alessio Taliani (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 19" |
| 5 | Antonino Parrinello (ITA) | D'Amico–Bottecchia | + 26" |
| 6 | Paolo Ciavatta (ITA) | D'Amico–Bottecchia | + 1' 03" |
| 7 | Sergey Pomoshnikov (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | + 1' 07" |
| 8 | Nikolay Mihaylov (BUL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 1' 15" |
| 9 | Samuele Conti (ITA) | Southeast Pro Cycling | + 1' 54" |
| 10 | Sergey Nikolaev (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | + 2' 13" |

### Stage 4
#### 5 July 2015 — Sibiu to Sibiu, 144.1 km (89.5 mi)

Stage 4 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Oscar Gatto (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 3h 16' 59" |
| 2 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 0" |
| 3 | Christian Delle Stelle (ITA) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 2" |
| 4 | Filippo Fortin (ITA) | GM Cycling Team | + 2" |
| 5 | Simone Ponzi (ITA) | Southeast Pro Cycling | + 2" |
| 6 | Fabio Chinello (ITA) | Unieuro–Wilier | + 2" |
| 7 | Pierpaolo De Negri (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 2" |
| 8 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Southeast Pro Cycling | + 2" |
| 9 | Rino Gasparrini (ITA) | Unieuro–Wilier | + 2" |
| 10 | Maroš Kováč (SVK) | Kemo–Dukla Trenčín | + 2" |
Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mauro Finetto (ITA) | Southeast Pro Cycling | 17h 14' 38" |
| 2 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 12" |
| 3 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 19" |
| 4 | Antonino Parrinello (ITA) | D'Amico–Bottecchia | + 26" |
| 5 | Alessio Taliani (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 33" |
| 6 | Paolo Ciavatta (ITA) | D'Amico–Bottecchia | + 1' 09" |
| 7 | Nikolay Mihaylov (BUL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 1' 21" |
| 8 | Sergey Pomoshnikov (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | + 1' 23" |
| 9 | Samuele Conti (ITA) | Southeast Pro Cycling | + 2' 03" |
| 10 | Sergey Nikolaev (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | + 2' 19" |