The Tour of Romania ended with a real cycling celebration in the center of the Capital
A caravan of 150 cyclists, 90 cars and 25 motorbikes covered 830 km at the Tour of Romania, the most important local cycling competition, organized between 10 and 14 September by the Romanian Cycling Federation, together with the National…
A caravan of 150 cyclists, 90 cars and 25 motorbikes covered 830 km at the Tour of Romania, the most important local cycling competition, organized between 10 and 14 September by the Romanian Cycling Federation, together with the National Agency for Sports and Auchan Romania, the main co-organizing partner. In addition to the elite sports spectacle, 7 mass races took place in the host cities, for amateurs of all ages, in which over 1000 children and almost 700 enthusiasts over 16 years old participated. The largest participation was recorded in the Capital, where over 1200 cycling fans took out their bikes and honored the arrival of the Tour of Romania by pedaling.
At the start of the 57th edition of the Tour of Romania, 25 teams showed up - four from Romania, three each from Hungary, Italy and Austria, two from Germany and one each from the United States of America, Poland, Bulgaria, Spain, Bahrain and the Czech Republic, plus the national teams of Romania, Poland, Greece and Turkey.
Consisting of 5 stages, the Tour of Romania started in Craiova, reached Slobozia for the first time in history and returned to traditional localities such as Râmnicu Vâlcea, Pitești, Brașov and Buzău. Thus, the “Little Loop” proposed another edition that combined sporting performance with the promotion of areas with special tourist and cultural potential. Each stage of the Tour of Romania 2025 highlighted areas representative of the country's culture and nature: Horezu – symbol of Romanian ceramics, Topoloveni – recognized for its traditional plum jam (magiun), Voinești – “the heart of the orchards in Dâmbovița”, the Bucegi Massif – one of the most appreciated mountain destinations, Lake Siriu, and the new bridge over the Danube in Brăila. The final in Bucharest also brought a historical premiere: the circuit covered the entire Calea Victoriei.
"I am happy that we have successfully reached the end of an edition that highlighted superb areas in Romania, beyond the performances of the 150 cyclists. I am also happy that we managed, together with our wonderful team, to organize in parallel the 7 related events, including the new amateur race in Bucharest, where approx. 650 cycling enthusiasts registered. I thank our partners at Auchan and the National Agency for Sports, but also the over 150 members of the organizing team, without whom we could not have put this project on its feet. We look optimistically towards 2026, when we hope to come up with another epic route for athletes and our audience ", says Cătălin Sprînceană, President of the Romanian Cycling Federation.
"This year's Tour of Romania has once again demonstrated the extraordinary power of sport to unite people, communities and values. It was, without a doubt, the best edition so far - an edition in which we saw energy, passion and performance at the highest level. Congratulations and thanks to all the teams involved from FRC, Auchan and partners, but also to the athletes who put on an exceptional show ! We are glad to be part of the story and to have been able to contribute to an event that is becoming, year after year, a true source of national pride, an important vector for the country's brand."
