Barnabás Vas (Team United Shipping) continues to impress at the Turul României 2026. After yesterday’s success in the queen stage, the Hungarian from Team United Shipping repeated his feat just 24 hours later, triumphing solo in the Brașov-Ploiești stage of 165.2 kilometers, a fraction where, after gaining an advantage 60 kilometers from the finish alongside Christian Raileanu (Romania), he left his breakaway companion behind with a masterful finishing move just 2.2 kilometers from the line.
This victory, the third in six days considering also the win in the fourth stage of the Tour of South Bohemia, allowed him to jump to the top of the overall standings with one stage remaining (the final one on the streets of Bucharest, completely flat), putting a firm grip on the yellow jersey.
As yesterday, Enea Sambinello also had to settle for a supporting role today: the young Italian national team rider finished in third place, outsprinting the group that arrived 38 seconds behind the day’s winner. Just behind him, in fifth and sixth positions respectively, were Lorenzo Basso (UC Monaco) and his teammate Andrea Alfio Bruno, who together added further Italian color to the finishing order.
STAGE RESULTS
1. Barnabás Vas (Team United Shipping) 3:32:42
2. Cristian Raileanu (Romania) +0:16
3. Enea Sambinello (Italy) +0:38
4. Jaume Barceló (UC Monaco) +0:38
5. Lorenzo Basso (UC Monaco) +0:38
6. Andrea Alfio Bruno (Italy) +0:38
7. Mykhailo Basaraba (UC Monaco) +0:38
8. Mustafa Tekin (Spor Toto Cycling Team) +0:40
9. Mattew-Denis Piciu (MENtoRISE Team CCN) +0:42
10. Tord Wikander (NCF Region Vest) +0:42
OVERALL STANDINGS
1. Barnabás Vas (Team United Shipping) 15:02:32
2. Cristian Raileanu (Romania) +0:13
3. Enea Sambinello (Italy) +0:26
4. András Gusztáv Pakot (Team United Shipping) +0:28
5. Ronan O’Connor (APS Pro Cycling by Team Cadence Cyclery) +0:30
6. Mykhailo Basaraba (UC Monaco) +0:36
7. Luca Fraticelli (Vega – Vitalcare – Dynatek) +0:36
8. Jaume Barceló (UC Monaco) +0:58
9. Mattew-Denis Piciu (MENtoRISE Team CCN) +0:58
10. Kevin Andrés Estupiñán (UC Monaco) +0:58
OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS
Points Classification: Barnabás Vas (Team United Shipping)
Mountain Classification: Barnabás Vas (Team United Shipping)
Best Young Rider Classification: Barnabás Vas (Team United Shipping)
Photo credit: Tour of Romania