Article by Tudor Belivaca – published on Thursday, September 11, 2025 7:50 / Updated Thursday, September 11, 2025 19:50
In a sprint in three, at the end of climbing on Pass Dichiu, the 21-year-old Italian, Cesare Chesini celebrated the victory in front of Philipp Hofbauer and Colin Stussi.
By this success, Chesini also took over the yellow leader of the Romanian Tour. The best ranked Romanian was Mattew-Denis Piciu, on the 14th place.
Start on day two of the Romanian Tour
The second stage of the Romanian Tour 2025 was announced from the beginning as a decisive one, with a legendary ascent in the Bucegi Mountains. But before the climbers went out on the ramp on the hard slopes and the tight turns of the Dichiu step, they had to travel 172 km, after the start of Pitesti.
- Pitești – Topoloveni – Pucioasa – Dichiu Pass (Piatra Arsă) (172 km)
Cesare Chesini has imposed after a fight in three
With the decisive end of climbing approaching the horizon, Leonardo Consolidani, Matthias Gusner, Nikiforos Arvanitou, Christian Bagatin, Mario Silva, Matthew Dodd and Conn McDunphy had no more than a minute advance, and eventually they were caught by the last day.
Five kilometers before the end, Colin Stüssi launched a powerful attack on his own, but it turned out to be too early, because Philipp Hofbauer and Cesare Chesini gradually managed to reduce the Swiss.
In the final sprint in the climb, Chesini proved the fastest of the three, celebrating the victory on Pass Dichiu and becoming the new leader of the Romanian Tour 2025.
What follows in the Romanian Tour
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September 12 » Stage 3: Brașov – Buzau Turn – Sărata Monteoru – Buzău (180 km)
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September 13 » Stage 4: Buzău – Brăila – Insuraței – Slobozia (212 km)
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September 14 » Stage 5: Circuit in Bucharest (95 km)
Within the competition, 8 distinct T -shirts will be granted, respectively:
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The yellow t -shirt for the best cyclist in the competition
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U23 white shirt for best cyclist under 23
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Red T -shirt for best sprinter
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The green shirt for the best climber
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The blue shirt, for the best Romanian road
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The gray shirt, for the best in the team ranking
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White T -shirt with red bullets, for the winner in the spot ranking
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Orange T -shirt, for the winner per stage
