# 2022 Tour of Romania

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.
Mark Stewart became the first British rider to win the Tour of Romania.

## Route

Stages of the 2022 Tour of Romania :
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | 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 | Total | Total | 787.7 km (489.5 mi) | 787.7 km (489.5 mi) | 787.7 km (489.5 mi) | 787.7 km (489.5 mi) | 787.7 km (489.5 mi) |

## Teams

25 teams were at the start of the race. These included two UCI Pro teams, 21 Continental teams and two national teams.
UCI Pro teams
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli
UCI Continental teams
* Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling
* EvoPro Racing
* Voster ATS Team
* Mentorise Elite Team CFX
* Giotti Victoria–Savini Due
* Team Novak
* Team Medellín–EPM
* ATT Investments
* Work Service–Vitalcare–Vega
* MG.K vis Colors for Peace VPM
* WSA KTM Graz p/b Leomo
* Bike Aid
* Abloc CT
* Elkov–Kasper
* Electro Hiper Europa–Caldas
* Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling
* Premier Tech U-23 Cycling Project
* China Glory Continental Cycling Team
* HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski
* Meiyo CCN Pro Cycling
* Beltrami TSA–Tre Colli
National teams
* Romania
* Bulgaria

## Stages
### Prologue
#### 6 September 2022 — Satu Mare, 2.1 km (1.3 mi) (ITT)

Prologue Result :
| 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 :
| 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
#### 7 September 2022 — Satu Mare to Bistrița, 205.2 km (127.5 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| 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 :
| 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
#### 8 September 2022 — Bistrița to Târgu Mureș, 181 km (112 mi)

Stage 2 Result :
| 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 :
| 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
#### 9 September 2022 — Târgu Mureș to Făgăraș, 154 km (96 mi)

Stage 3 Result :
| 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 :
| 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
#### 10 September 2022 — Cristian to Curtea de Argeș, 209 km (130 mi)

Stage 4 Result :
| 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 :
| 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
#### 11 September 2022 — Bucharest, 96 km (60 mi)

Stage 5 Result :
| 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 :
| 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

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 | Miká Heming | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling |
| 2 | Daniel Babor | Daniel Babor | Daniel Babor | Cormac McGeough | Miká Heming | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling |
| 3 | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Cormac McGeough | Miká Heming | Eduard-Michael Grosu | ATT Investments |
| 4 | Jakub Otruba | Mark Stewart | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Cormac McGeough | Miká Heming | Cristian Raileanu | Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling |
| 5 | Daniel Babor | Mark Stewart | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Cormac McGeough | Miká Heming | Cristian Raileanu | Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling |
| Final | Final | Mark Stewart | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Cormac McGeough | Miká Heming | Cristian Raileanu | Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling |

## Standings
### General classification

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

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

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

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" |

### Team classification

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" |