# 2021 Tour of Romania

The 2021 Tour of Romania was a six-day cycling stage race that took place in Romania in August and September 2021. The race was the 54th edition of the Tour of Romania. The tour was rated as a 2.1 event, as part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour.
Jakub Kaczmarek became the second Polish rider to win the Tour of Romania after Daniel Zigmund in 1935.

## Route

Stages of the 2021 Tour of Romania :
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| Prologue | 31 August | Timișoara (ITT) | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) | | Individual time trial | János Pelikán (HUN) |
| 1 | 1 September | Timișoara to Deva | 201.5 km (125.2 mi) | | Plain stage | Patryk Stosz (POL) |
| 2 | 2 September | Deva to Păltiniș | 154.9 km (96.3 mi) | | Mountain stage | Daniel Muñoz (COL) |
| 3 | 3 September | Sibiu to Poiana Brașov | 187 km (116 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Emil Dima (ROU) |
| 4 | 4 September | Brașov to Bucharest | 159.3 km (99.0 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Daniel Babor (CZE) |
| 5 | 5 September | Bucharest (circuit) | 116 km (72 mi) | | Plain stage | Patryk Stosz (POL) |
| Total | Total | Total | 822.6 km (511.1 mi) | 822.6 km (511.1 mi) | 822.6 km (511.1 mi) | 822.6 km (511.1 mi) | 822.6 km (511.1 mi) |

## Teams

Twenty teams were invited to start the race. Sixteen gave a positive answer: one UCI ProTeam, twelve UCI Continental Teams and three national teams.
UCI ProTeams
* Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
UCI Continental teams
* Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling
* Maloja Pushbikers
* Giotti Victoria–Savini Due
* Voster ATS Team
* Bike Aid
* Vino–Astana Motors
* Work Service–Marchiol–Vega
* Tufo–Pardus Prostějov
* D'Amico–UM Tools
* Cycling Academy Trenčín
* Kuwait Pro Cycling Team
* HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski
National teams
* Romania
* Poland
* Serbia

## Stages
### Prologue
#### 31 August 2021 — Timișoara, 3.9 km (2.4 mi) (ITT)

Prologue Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | János Pelikán (HUN) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 4' 52" |
| 2 | Daniel Crista (ROU) | Romania | + 1" |
| 3 | Justin Wolf (GER) | Bike Aid | + 5" |
| 4 | Tobiasz Pawlak (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 7" |
| 5 | Adrian Banaszek (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 8" |
| 6 | Norbert Banaszek (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 9" |
| 7 | Alex Hoehn (USA) | Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling | + 9" |
| 8 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling | + 9" |
| 9 | Alan Banaszek (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 9" |
| 10 | Mika Heming (GER) | Maloja Pushbikers | + 10" |
General classification after Prologue :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | János Pelikán (HUN) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 4' 52" |
| 2 | Daniel Crista (ROU) | Romania | + 1" |
| 3 | Justin Wolf (GER) | Bike Aid | + 5" |
| 4 | Tobiasz Pawlak (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 7" |
| 5 | Adrian Banaszek (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 8" |
| 6 | Norbert Banaszek (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 9" |
| 7 | Alex Hoehn (USA) | Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling | + 9" |
| 8 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling | + 9" |
| 9 | Alan Banaszek (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 9" |
| 10 | Mika Heming (GER) | Maloja Pushbikers | + 10" |

### Stage 1
#### 1 September 2021 — Timișoara to Deva, 201.5 km (125.2 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Patryk Stosz (POL) | Voster ATS Team | 4h 33' 15" |
| 2 | Lucas Carstensen (GER) | Bike Aid | + 0" |
| 3 | Dušan Rajović (SRB) | Serbia | + 0" |
| 4 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Romania | + 0" |
| 5 | Alan Banaszek (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 0" |
| 6 | Kent Ross (USA) | Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 7 | Andrea Guardini (ITA) | Giotti Victoria–Savini Due | + 0" |
| 8 | Daniel Smarzaro (ITA) | D'Amico–UM Tools | + 0" |
| 9 | Cristian Rocchetta (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 0" |
| 10 | Emanuele Onesti (ITA) | Giotti Victoria–Savini Due | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Crista (ROU) | Romania | 4h 37' 59" |
| 2 | János Pelikán (HUN) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 7" |
| 3 | Patryk Stosz (POL) | Voster ATS Team | + 9" |
| 4 | Justin Wolf (GER) | Bike Aid | + 11" |
| 5 | Tobiasz Pawlak (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 15" |
| 6 | Mika Heming (GER) | Maloja Pushbikers | + 15" |
| 7 | Adrian Banaszek (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 16" |
| 8 | Norbert Banaszek (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 16" |
| 9 | Alex Hoehn (USA) | Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling | + 17" |
| 10 | Alan Banaszek (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 17" |

### Stage 2
#### 2 September 2021 — Deva to Păltiniș, 154.9 km (96.3 mi)

Stage 2 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Muñoz (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 3h 43' 51" |
| 2 | Szymon Rekita (POL) | Voster ATS Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 4 | Jakub Kaczmarek (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 0" |
| 5 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 0" |
| 6 | Justin Wolf (GER) | Bike Aid | + 2" |
| 7 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | Work Service–Marchiol–Vega | + 6" |
| 8 | Maciej Paterski (POL) | Voster ATS Team | + 55" |
| 9 | Maksym Bilyi (UKR) | D'Amico–UM Tools | + 55" |
| 10 | Julian Lino (FRA) | Bike Aid | + 56" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling | 8h 22' 03" |
| 2 | Jakub Kaczmarek (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 0" |
| 3 | Justin Wolf (GER) | Bike Aid | + 0" |
| 4 | Szymon Rekita (POL) | Voster ATS Team | + 3" |
| 5 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 7" |
| 6 | Daniel Muñoz (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 8" |
| 7 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | Work Service–Marchiol–Vega | + 24" |
| 8 | Maksym Bilyi (UKR) | D'Amico–UM Tools | + 1' 3" |
| 9 | Julian Lino (FRA) | Bike Aid | + 1' 6" |
| 10 | Maciej Paterski (POL) | Voster ATS Team | + 1' 7" |

### Stage 3
#### 3 September 2021 — Sibiu to Poiana Brașov, 187 km (116 mi)

Stage 3 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Emil Dima (ROU) | Giotti Victoria–Savini Due | 4h 24' 35" |
| 2 | Patryk Stosz (POL) | Voster ATS Team | + 2" |
| 3 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 2" |
| 4 | Daniel Muñoz (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 2" |
| 5 | Jakub Kaczmarek (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 2" |
| 6 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | Work Service–Marchiol–Vega | + 2" |
| 7 | Szymon Rekita (POL) | Voster ATS Team | + 2" |
| 8 | Nicolas Vinokurov (KAZ) | Vino–Astana Motors | + 2" |
| 9 | Giacomo Garavaglia (ITA) | Work Service–Marchiol–Vega | + 2" |
| 10 | Kristian Javier Yustre (COL) | Giotti Victoria–Savini Due | + 2" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jakub Kaczmarek (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | 12h 46' 38" |
| 2 | Szymon Rekita (POL) | Voster ATS Team | + 5" |
| 3 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 5" |
| 4 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling | + 6" |
| 5 | Daniel Muñoz (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 10" |
| 6 | Justin Wolf (GER) | Bike Aid | + 13" |
| 7 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | Work Service–Marchiol–Vega | + 26" |
| 8 | Emil Dima (ROU) | Giotti Victoria–Savini Due | + 1' 11" |
| 9 | Maksym Bilyi (UKR) | D'Amico–UM Tools | + 1' 11" |
| 10 | Julian Lino (FRA) | Bike Aid | + 1' 19" |

### Stage 4
#### 4 September 2021 — Brașov to Bucharest, 159.3 km (99.0 mi)

Stage 4 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Babor (CZE) | Tufo–Pardus Prostějov | 3h 19' 19" |
| 2 | Daniel Smarzaro (ITA) | D'Amico–UM Tools | + 0" |
| 3 | Lorenzo Quartucci (ARG) | D'Amico–UM Tools | + 0" |
| 4 | Alan Banaszek (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 0" |
| 5 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Romania | + 0" |
| 6 | Tim Wollenberg (GER) | Maloja Pushbikers | + 0" |
| 7 | Iuri Filosi (ITA) | Giotti Victoria–Savini Due | + 0" |
| 8 | Dušan Rajović (SRB) | Serbia | + 0" |
| 9 | Patryk Stosz (POL) | Voster ATS Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Andrea Guardini (ITA) | Giotti Victoria–Savini Due | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jakub Kaczmarek (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | 16h 05' 57" |
| 2 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling | + 4" |
| 3 | Szymon Rekita (POL) | Voster ATS Team | + 5" |
| 4 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 5" |
| 5 | Daniel Muñoz (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 10" |
| 6 | Justin Wolf (GER) | Bike Aid | + 13" |
| 7 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | Work Service–Marchiol–Vega | + 26" |
| 8 | Emil Dima (ROU) | Giotti Victoria–Savini Due | + 1' 11" |
| 9 | Maksym Bilyi (UKR) | D'Amico–UM Tools | + 1' 11" |
| 10 | Julian Lino (FRA) | Bike Aid | + 1' 19" |

### Stage 5
#### 5 September 2021 — Bucharest, 116 km (72 mi)

Stage 5 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Patryk Stosz (POL) | Voster ATS Team | 2h 15' 22" |
| 2 | Dušan Rajović (SRB) | Serbia | + 0" |
| 3 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Romania | + 0" |
| 4 | Andrea Guardini (ITA) | Giotti Victoria–Savini Due | + 0" |
| 5 | Cristian Rocchetta (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 0" |
| 6 | Alan Banaszek (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 0" |
| 7 | Tim Wollenberg (GER) | Maloja Pushbikers | + 0" |
| 8 | Pawel Szostka (POL) | Poland | + 0" |
| 9 | Lucas Carstensen (GER) | Bike Aid | + 0" |
| 10 | Tomáš Kalojíros (POL) | Cycling Academy Trenčín | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jakub Kaczmarek (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | 18h 21' 19" |
| 2 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling | + 4" |
| 3 | Szymon Rekita (POL) | Voster ATS Team | + 5" |
| 4 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 5" |
| 5 | Daniel Muñoz (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 10" |
| 6 | Justin Wolf (GER) | Bike Aid | + 13" |
| 7 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | Work Service–Marchiol–Vega | + 26" |
| 8 | Emil Dima (ROU) | Giotti Victoria–Savini Due | + 1' 11" |
| 9 | Maksym Bilyi (UKR) | D'Amico–UM Tools | + 1' 11" |
| 10 | Julian Lino (FRA) | Bike Aid | + 1' 19" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Best Romanian rider | Team classification |
| P | János Pelikán | János Pelikán | Not awarded | Not awarded | Mika Heming | Daniel Crista | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski |
| 1 | Patryk Stosz | Daniel Crista | Daniel Crista | Daniel Crista | Mika Heming | Daniel Crista | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski |
| 2 | Daniel Muñoz | Serghei Țvetcov | Daniel Crista | Jakub Kaczmarek | Maksym Bilyi | Serghei Țvetcov | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec |
| 3 | Emil Dima | Jakub Kaczmarek | Patryk Stosz | Jakub Kaczmarek | Maksym Bilyi | Serghei Țvetcov | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec |
| 4 | Daniel Babor | Jakub Kaczmarek | Patryk Stosz | Maciej Paterski | Maksym Bilyi | Serghei Țvetcov | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec |
| 5 | Patryk Stosz | Jakub Kaczmarek | Patryk Stosz | Maciej Paterski | Maksym Bilyi | Serghei Țvetcov | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec |
| Final | Final | Jakub Kaczmarek | Patryk Stosz | Maciej Paterski | Maksym Bilyi | Serghei Țvetcov | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec |

## 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 | Jakub Kaczmarek (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | 18h 21' 19" |
| 2 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling | + 4" |
| 3 | Szymon Rekita (POL) | Voster ATS Team | + 5" |
| 4 | Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 5" |
| 5 | Daniel Muñoz (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 10" |
| 6 | Justin Wolf (GER) | Bike Aid | + 13" |
| 7 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | Work Service–Marchiol–Vega | + 26" |
| 8 | Emil Dima (ROU) | Giotti Victoria–Savini Due | + 1' 11" |
| 9 | Maksym Bilyi (UKR) | D'Amico–UM Tools | + 1' 11" |
| 10 | Julian Lino (FRA) | Bike Aid | + 1' 19" |

### Points classification

Points classification (1–5) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Patryk Stosz (POL) | Voster ATS Team | 76 |
| 2 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Romania national team | 66 |
| 3 | Daniel Crista (ROU) | Romania national team | 50 |
| 4 | Dušan Rajović (SRB) | Serbia national team | 40 |
| 5 | Daniel Muñoz (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 37 |

### Mountains classification

Mountains classification (1–5) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Maciej Paterski (POL) | Voster ATS Team | 27 |
| 2 | Jakub Kaczmarek (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | 25 |
| 3 | Daniel Muñoz (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 22 |
| 4 | Szymon Rekita (POL) | Voster ATS Team | 18 |
| 5 | Serghei Țvetcov (ROU) | Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling | 16 |

### Young rider classification

Young rider classification (1–5) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Maksym Bilyi (UKR) | D'Amico–UM Tools | 18h 22' 30" |
| 2 | Lorenzo Quartucci (ITA) | D'Amico–UM Tools | + 1' 08" |
| 3 | Erik Bergstrom Frisk (SWE) | Bike Aid | + 3' 01" |
| 4 | Daniil Pronskiy (KAZ) | Vino–Astana Motors | + 3' 38" |
| 5 | Alexandr Semenov (KAZ) | Vino–Astana Motors | + 4' 32" |

### Best Romanian rider classification

Best Romanian rider classification (1–5) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Serghei Țvetcov | Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling | 18h 21' 23" |
| 2 | Emil Dima | Giotti Victoria–Savini Due | + 1' 15" |
| 3 | Ioan Dobrin | Romania national team | + 13' 09" |
| 4 | Daniel Crista | Romania national team | + 25' 22" |
| 4 | Iustin-Ioan Văidian | Romania national team | + 26' 30" |

### Team classification

Team classification (1–5) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 55h 05' 28" |
| 2 | Voster ATS Team | + 1' 54" |
| 3 | Bike Aid | + 4' 14" |
| 4 | Giotti Victoria–Savini Due | + 8' 12" |
| 5 | Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling | + 8' 33" |