The 2019 Tour of Romania was a five-day cycling

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that took place in

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in September 2019. The race was the 52nd edition of the

Tour of Romania The Tour of Romania (or "Little Loop") is a cycling competition held in Romania. It is organised as 2.1 race on the UCI Europe Tour. History Inspired by Tour de France, the monthly publication "Car Magazine" held in August 1910 the first edition ...

. The tour was rated as a

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event, as part of the

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Route

Teams

Twenty teams were invited to start the race. These included fourteen

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teams and six national teams.

Stages

Stage 1

;11 September 2019 —

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to Sighișoara,

Stage 2

;12 September 2019 — Brașov to Focșani,

Stage 3

;13 September 2019 — Buzău to

Târgoviște Târgoviște (, alternatively spelled ''Tîrgoviște''; german: Tergowisch) is a city and county seat in Dâmbovița County, Romania. It is situated north-west of Bucharest, on the right bank of the Ialomița River. Târgoviște was one of the ...

Stage 4

;14 September 2019 —

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to Piatra Arsă,

Stage 5

;15 September 2019 —

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to Bucharest,

Classification leadership table

Standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Best Romanian rider classification

Team classification

References

External links

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