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The Tour of Romania (or "Little Loop") is a cycling competition held in
Yellow Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
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Red Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
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Green Jersey – Worn by the leader of the climber classification.
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White Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification.
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Blue Jersey – Worn by the best Romanian rider of the overall classification.
Official website
{{Tour of Romania UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1934 Cycle races in Romania 1934 establishments in Romania Greater Romania Summer in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
. It is organised as 2.1 race on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale
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. The tour is organized by the Romanian Cycling Federation.
History
Inspired byTour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
, the monthly publication "Car Magazine" held in August 1910 the first edition of "Circuit Wallachia". The competition took 12 riders at the start on the route Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...
–Sinaia
Sinaia () is a town and a mountain resort in Prahova County, Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Muntenia. The town was named after the Sinaia Monastery of 1695, around which it was built. The monastery, in turn, is named after ...
–Târgoviște
Târgoviște (, alternatively spelled ''Tîrgoviște'') is a Municipiu, city and county seat in Dâmbovița County, Romania. It is situated north-west of Bucharest, on the right bank of the Ialomița (river), Ialomița River.
Târgoviște was ...
– Butimanu–Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...
(approximately ). The race lasted for three editions. Since 1934 the newspaper "Daily Sport", in collaboration with Romanian Cycling Federation has organized the Tour of Romania.
The route of first edition was long and included six stages.
Statistics
* The longest route was the 3rd edition in 1936 at . * The shortest route was , in the 29th edition of 1991. * At the 19th edition of 1973,Cluj
Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...
, a stage was held nocturnal on the distance.
* Rider Traian Chicomban of Brașov
Brașov (, , ; , also ''Brasau''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the county seat (i.e. administrative centre) of Brașov County.
According to the 2021 Romanian census, ...
participated in the January edition (1934) until the 9th edition (1954), as the Tour's longest-running participation of Romania.
* 45th edition (2008) was the first edition which was featured in the calendar Union Cycliste Internationale
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The UCI issues racing licenses to riders and enforces di ...
.
Winners
Classifications
The jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are: * Yellow Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
* Red Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
* Green Jersey – Worn by the leader of the climber classification.
* White Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification.
* Blue Jersey – Worn by the best Romanian rider of the overall classification.
References
External links
Official website
{{Tour of Romania UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1934 Cycle races in Romania 1934 establishments in Romania Greater Romania Summer in Romania