2015 Sibiu Cycling Tour

2015 Sibiu Cycling Tour
2015 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates	1–5 July
Stages	5
Distance	683.6 km (424.8 mi)
Winning time	17h 14' 38"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Youth
	Sprints
	Team
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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.

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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.^[1]^[2]

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCI Continental teams

National team

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Stage information and winners
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Winner
P	1 July	Sibiu to Sibiu^[3]	2.3 km (1 mi)	Individual time trial	Rafael Andriato (BRA)^[4]
1	2 July	Sibiu to Mediaș to Sibiu^[5]	224.2 km (139 mi)	Intermediate stage	Oscar Gatto (ITA)^[6]
2	3 July	Sibiu to Sebeș to Păltiniș^[7]	151.1 km (94 mi)	Mountain stage	Mauro Finetto (ITA)^[8]
3	4 July	Sibiu to Bâlea Lake^[9]	161.9 km (101 mi)	Mountain stage	Alessio Taliani (ITA)^[10]
4	5 July	Sibiu to Poplaca to Slimnic to Sibiu^[11]	144.1 km (90 mi)	Flat stage	Oscar Gatto (ITA)^[12]

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Prologue

1 July 2015 — Sibiu to Sibiu, 2.3 km (1.4 mi), individual time trial (ITT)^[13]

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Prologue result and general classification after Prologue^[14]
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"

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Stage 1

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

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Stage 1 result^[15]
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^[16]
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"

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Stage 2

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

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Stage 2 result^[17]
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^[18]
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"

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Stage 3

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

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Stage 3 result^[19]
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^[20]
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"

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Stage 4

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

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Stage 4 result^[21]
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^[22]
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"

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"2015 Sibiu Tour - Teams". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
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"Teamwork pays off on the Transfăgărășan - Taliani wins in Bâlea Lac". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
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"Sprinters' showdown in Sibiu's Old Town - a preview of stage 4". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-07-05. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
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"Mauro Finetto takes overall glory in the Cycling Sibiu Tour - Gatto wins on the Piaţa Mare". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-07-05. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
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"Classement de l'étape 1 / Stage classification 1" (PDF). Votrecourse. F2Concept. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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"Classement général 1 / General classification 1" (PDF). Votrecourse. F2Concept. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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"Classement de l'étape 2 / Stage classification 2" (PDF). Votrecourse. F2Concept. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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"Classement général 2 / General classification 2" (PDF). Votrecourse. F2Concept. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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"Classement de l'étape 3 / Stage classification 3" (PDF). Votrecourse. F2Concept. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
[20]
"Classement général 3 / General classification 3" (PDF). Votrecourse. F2Concept. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
[21]
"Classement de l'étape 4 / Stage classification 4" (PDF). Votrecourse. F2Concept. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
[22]
"Classement général 4 / General classification 4" (PDF). Votrecourse. F2Concept. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

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[1] [1]
"100 Days to go - the 2015 Sibiu Tour". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-07-01.

[2] [2]
"2015 Sibiu Tour - Teams". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2015-07-01.

[3] [3]
"2.3km of Turns and Cobbles". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-07-01.

[4] [4]
"Andriato unbeatable in the prologue". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-07-01.

[5] [5]
"Sprinters or escapees? A preview of stage 1". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-07-07.

[6] [6]
"Gatto takes the stage, Grosu the yellow jersey". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-07-07.

[7] [7]
"Who will be the strongest in Păltiniș? A preview of stage 2". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-07-07.

[8] [8]
"Finetto takes it all in Păltiniș". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-07-07.

[9] [9]
"Up, up, up we go - the decision on the Transfăgărășan Road". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2015-07-07.

[10] [10]
"Teamwork pays off on the Transfăgărășan - Taliani wins in Bâlea Lac". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2015-07-07.

[11] [11]
"Sprinters' showdown in Sibiu's Old Town - a preview of stage 4". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-07-05. Retrieved 2015-07-07.

[12] [12]
"Mauro Finetto takes overall glory in the Cycling Sibiu Tour - Gatto wins on the Piaţa Mare". Clubul Sportiv Sibiu Sport Project. 2015-07-05. Retrieved 2015-07-07.

[13] [13]
"Classement de l'étape Prologue / Stage classification Prologue" (PDF). Votrecourse. F2Concept. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

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"Classement général Prologue / General classification Prologue" (PDF). Votrecourse. F2Concept. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

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"Classement de l'étape 2 / Stage classification 2" (PDF). Votrecourse. F2Concept. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

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"Classement général 2 / General classification 2" (PDF). Votrecourse. F2Concept. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

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"Classement de l'étape 3 / Stage classification 3" (PDF). Votrecourse. F2Concept. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

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"Classement général 3 / General classification 3" (PDF). Votrecourse. F2Concept. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

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"Classement de l'étape 4 / Stage classification 4" (PDF). Votrecourse. F2Concept. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

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"Classement général 4 / General classification 4" (PDF). Votrecourse. F2Concept. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

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