2022 Sibiu Cycling Tour - Prologue Preview

The 12th edition of the Sibiu Cycling Tour kicks off this afternoon with a short opening prologue in the ASTRA National Museum Complex. First rider off the ramp at 17:00 local time (18:00 CEST) will be Paul Rudys (Maloja Pushbikers). Stefano Gandin (Team Corratec) will finish things off around two hours and a half later.

The full starting order for the prologue can be found here. There will be live coverage of the whole opening time trial available on our website, starting at 16:00 local time (17:00 CEST).

The parcours

Following yesterday's team presentation, the race starts with its traditional short time trial - but not through the old town of Sibiu like in the past ten years, but in the ASTRA National Museum Complex instead. Although the prologue is held on a similarly short 2.3-kilometre parcours, it is likely to require different skills, as the course is less technical and will advantage those which can keep up a high tempo from the start and carry their speed through the fast corners. Going past the windmills of the park and around the Dumbrava Lake, a picturesque three hours of close racing can be expected for the spectators at the roadside and on television, before the first yellow jersey of the 2022 Sibiu Cycling Tour will be awarded on the stage next to the entrance of the museum.

Located in the south of Sibiu, the ASTRA National Museum Complex is the most important ethnographic institution in Romania. The open-air museum was born from the desire of the Romanians from Transylvania to define their own ethnocultural identity in the ethnic conglomerate of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and in the context of the cultural emancipation of all the peoples of Central and South-Eastern Europe. The last time it was used for a time trial of the Sibiu Cycling Tour was in 2013, back then won by Stefan Schumacher.

2 July Prologue: Muzeul ASTRA, 2.3 km

Starting Time: 17:00 / Estimated Finish Time: 19:45
Live Coverage: 16:00 - 20:45 on livestream.com
(Eastern European Summer Time, UTC+3)

2022 Sibiu Cycling Tour parcours
2 July    Prologue: Muzeul ASTRA, 2.3 km
3 July    Stage 1: Brezoi - Sibiu, 206.9 km
4 July    Stage 2: Sibiu - Bâlea Lac, 179.4 km
5 July    Stage 3a: Curmătura Stezii - Păltiniș ITT, 12.5 km
5 July    Stage 3b: Sibiu - Sibiu, 98.4 km

Sibiu Cycling Tour palmarès
2011