Sibiu Cycling Tour is a professional road cycling race in Sibiu, Romania, organized by the Sibiu Sports Project Club with the support of Sibiu City Hall and the Sibiu County Council, under the regulation of the International Cycling Union and Romanian Cycling Federation.

The first edition took place in July 2011, as part of the UCI Europe Tour. Since then, Sibiu Cycling Tour has become an essential and remarkable competition in southeastern Europe, welcoming World Tour, Professional Continental, Continental, and National teams. Held entirely around the city, within Sibiu county, 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 Păltiniş. The tour is registered as a class 2.1 event and open to professional athletes – Men Elite and U-23. The event is yearly included on the UCI Europe Tour calendar.

In 2020, the Sibiu Cycling Tour celebrated its 10th anniversary edition, with the stages dominated by the legends of the BORA-Hansgrohe team. In 2022, for the 12th edition, six World Tour teams joined the BORA legends at the start line: Jumbo Visma, Lotto-Soudal, Israel – Premier Tech, Cofidis, and Astana. And for the first time, the “King’s Road,” as the Transalpina is also known, was traversed. It was a truly spectacular stage, starting in Brezoi and finishing, after 206.9 km, at the ASTRA Museum in Sibiu. In the 2024 edition, we had the honor of having Chris Froome in the race, alongside the Israel Premier Tech team, a winner of seven Grand Tours: four editions of the Tour de France, one Giro d’Italia, and the Vuelta a España twice.

For 2025, the organizers promise to continue the tradition and bring World Tour teams to the start line. The stage climb that has already consecrated the Sibiu Cycle Tour, which also includes the Transfăgărășan climb, finishing at Bâlea Lac, will take place on Friday 4th of July 2025. This will be the moment when the Transfăgărăşan Challenge will also take place. This is your chance to enjoy the Transfăgărăşan competition feeling even before the pro-riders.

If you wish to find out more about the Sibiu Cycling Tour please visit the official site here.