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Turul României
Five stages, 795 km, and a start outside the country for the first time.
9 September 2026 – 13 September 2026
Romania's biggest road race returns for its 58th edition. The 2026 route opens in Chișinău — the first time in the race's history that the Tour starts abroad — then crosses into Romania for four more stages, finishing on a city circuit in Bucharest.
Race dates
9 September 2026 – 13 September 2026
Stages
5
Total distance
795 km
Classification
UCI 2.2
The race
The national tour, 58 editions on
Turul României is the country's most important road race. The 2026 edition brings 25 continental, club and national teams from 14 countries to the start line across five stages and more than 800 kilometres.
The headline change is the Grand Départ. Stage 1 runs entirely in the Republic of Moldova, from Chișinău to Ungheni, before the race crosses into Romania at Iași. The route then works south-west through Piatra Neamț and the Carpathians to Brașov, and closes on a flat circuit in Bucharest.
Route
Five stages
The published 2026 route. Start times have been announced for stages 4 and 5 only.
Stage 1
Wed 9 Sept
Wed 9 Sept
Chișinău – Ungheni
Republic of Moldova- Distance
- 160 km
- Start
- Not announced
Stage 2
Thu 10 Sept
Thu 10 Sept
Iași – Piatra Neamț
- Distance
- 160 km
- Start
- Not announced
Stage 3
Fri 11 Sept
Fri 11 Sept
Piatra Neamț – Băile Balvanyos
- Distance
- 200 km
- Start
- Not announced
Stage 4
Sat 12 Sept
Sat 12 Sept
Brașov – Ploiești
- Distance
- 175 km
- Start
- 10:00
Stage 5
Sun 13 Sept
Sun 13 Sept
Circuit București
Circuit- Distance
- 100 km
- Start
- 12:00
Watching, not racing
There is no public entry
Turul României is a UCI 2.2 race contested by invited teams. This page exists so you can follow it, not enter it.
- No public registration and no entry fee — the field is made up of UCI-registered teams invited by the organizer.
- Roads are closed to traffic on a rolling basis while the race passes; local restrictions are announced by each host city.
- Subscribe here and we will notify you when the technical guide and the detailed timetable are published.
Information status
Not announced yet
The organizer has published the stage route but not the operational detail. Rather than guess, here is exactly what is still missing.
- The technical guide (“Ghidul tehnic”), listed by the organizer as coming soon — not published by the organizer
- Start times for stages 1, 2 and 3 — not published by the organizer
- Street-level start and finish locations in each host town — not published by the organizer
- The start list and the names of the invited teams — not published by the organizer
- Designated spectator zones and road-closure timetables — not published by the organizer
- GPX / route files for the stages — not published by the organizer
We update this page as the organizer publishes detail. Official source: turulromaniei.ro
Details
About the event
Turul României este cea mai importantă cursă de ciclism pe șosea din țară. Ediția 2026 este a 58-a din istoria competiției (57 de ediții desfășurate până acum) și se dispută în 5 etape, pe peste 800 de kilometri, între 9 și 13 septembrie 2026. Cursa este clasificată UCI 2.2 în calendarul Federației Române de Ciclism.
Ediția 2026 pornește pentru prima dată din afara granițelor, cu prima etapă disputată integral în Republica Moldova, între Chișinău și Ungheni. La start sunt anunțate 25 de echipe continentale, de club și naționale din 14 țări, cu aproximativ 150 de cicliști.
Etape
- Etapa 1 — 9 septembrie: Chișinău – Ungheni, 160 km (fond)
- Etapa 2 — 10 septembrie: Iași – Piatra Neamț, 160 km (fond)
- Etapa 3 — 11 septembrie: Piatra Neamț – Băile Balvanyos, 200 km (fond)
- Etapa 4 — 12 septembrie: Brașov – Ploiești, 175 km (fond), start 10:00
- Etapa 5 — 13 septembrie: Circuit București, 100 km, start 12:00
Bun de știut
- Competiția este rezervată echipelor invitate; nu există înscriere publică și nici taxă de participare.
- Orele de start pentru etapele 1–3 nu au fost încă anunțate.
- Ghidul tehnic al ediției 2026, cu orarul detaliat de trecere pe traseu, este anunțat de organizatori ca fiind „în curând”. Traseele în format GPX nu au fost publicate.
FAQ
Questions
Can I enter Turul României?
No. It is a UCI 2.2 stage race contested by invited teams, so there is no public registration and no entry fee.
Why does the race start in Moldova?
The organizer has scheduled stage 1 from Chișinău to Ungheni, entirely within the Republic of Moldova. It is the first time in the race's history that the Tour starts outside Romania.
How long is the 2026 route?
Five stages totalling 795 km, which the organizer describes as more than 800 kilometres. The longest is stage 3, Piatra Neamț to Băile Balvanyos, at 200 km.
What time does each stage start?
Stage 4 starts at 10:00 and stage 5 at 12:00. Start times for stages 1 to 3 have not been announced; they are expected in the technical guide.
Where can I watch?
The stage towns are published, but street-level start and finish locations and spectator zones have not been released yet. The organizer says the technical guide will list the timetable of the race passing each point.
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