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July 9, 2023
Sibiu Cycling Tour 2023 – Stage 4a – Sibiu – Sibiu : 97,3 km
The Sibiu Cycling Tour (Cycling Tour of Sibiu until 2015) is a 2.1 category professional bicycle road race held in Sibiu,
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July 9, 2023
Sibiu Cycling Tour 2023 – Stage 4a – Sibiu – Sibiu : 97,3 km
The Sibiu Cycling Tour (Cycling Tour of Sibiu until 2015) is a 2.1 category professional bicycle road race held in Sibiu, Romania. Its first edition took place in July 2011, as part of the UCI Europe Tour. The race is organised with the support of the local council as well as the regional council of Sibiu. Held entirely around the city, the race normally runs over four days including a prologue on the cobbled streets of the city, and two climbing stages, one on the Transfăgărăşan Road to Bâlea Lac and a second to the mountain resort of Păltiniș.
Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) took a sprint win on the cobbled streets of Sibiu ahead of the Lotto Dstny duo of Milan Menten and Michael Schwarzmann on stage 4a – the first half of a double-stage final day in Romania.
The 97.3km stage started and ended in Sibiu, finishing the uphill cobbled sprint to the Piața Mare, and saw two major breakaways. The latter of which, containing Frederik Wandahl (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Marcin Budziński (Mazowsze Serce Polski), was caught with 2km remaining – lining up a sprint finish dominated by Bennett and Bora-Hansgrohe.
It was Bennett’s second win of the race, after winning the opening stage also in Sibiu, which was rounded off by an identical podium of Menten and Schwarzmann.
After the race, Sem Bennett said, “It’s always nice to win, and to collect two stage wins here. It’s never easy to win, and I’m especially happy to win after the work my teammates did. It’s always great to finish the job.”
Misfortune struck halfway through for the winner of stage 3, Max Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe), who crashed on a descent and was forced to abandon the race. However, social media posts from the organisers suggest Schachmann was healthy and back on his feet at the race finish.
The race’s final stage, stage 4b, is a time trial that will begin at 15:30 CET. Overall leader Matteo Badilatti (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) will be battling against the clock to retain his two-second advantage over teammate Mark Donovan, and five seconds over Jakub Otruba (ATT Investments).
Results :
 is a 2.1 category professional bicycle road race held in Sibiu, Romania. Its first edition took place in July 2011, as part of the UCI Europe Tour. The race is organised with the support of the local council as well as the regional council of Sibiu. Held entirely around the city, the race normally runs over four days including a prologue on the cobbled streets of the city, and two climbing stages, one on the Transfăgărăşan Road to Bâlea Lac and a second to the mountain resort of Păltiniș.
Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) took a sprint win on the cobbled streets of Sibiu ahead of the Lotto Dstny duo of Milan Menten and Michael Schwarzmann on stage 4a - the first half of a double-stage final day in Romania.
The 97.3km stage started and ended in Sibiu, finishing the uphill cobbled sprint to the Piața Mare, and saw two major breakaways. The latter of which, containing Frederik Wandahl (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Marcin Budziński (Mazowsze Serce Polski), was caught with 2km remaining - lining up a sprint finish dominated by Bennett and Bora-Hansgrohe.
It was Bennett's second win of the race, after winning the opening stage also in Sibiu, which was rounded off by an identical podium of Menten and Schwarzmann.
After the race, Sem Bennett said, "It's always nice to win, and to collect two stage wins here. It's never easy to win, and I'm especially happy to win after the work my teammates did. It's always great to finish the job."
Misfortune struck halfway through for the winner of stage 3, Max Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe), who crashed on a descent and was forced to abandon the race. However, social media posts from the organisers suggest Schachmann was healthy and back on his feet at the race finish.
The race's final stage, stage 4b, is a time trial that will begin at 15:30 CET. Overall leader Matteo Badilatti (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) will be battling against the clock to retain his two-second advantage over teammate Mark Donovan, and five seconds over Jakub Otruba (ATT Investments).
<strong>Results : </strong>
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