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Race details | |
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Region | Moldova |
Local name(s) | Campionatul Republicii Moldova la ciclism șosea - Cursa contratimp |
Discipline | Road bicycle racing |
Type | One-day |
Organiser | Moldavian Cycling Federation |
History | |
First edition | 1997 |
Editions | 23 (as of 2024) |
First winner | Ruslan Ivanov |
Most wins | Sergiu Cioban (6 wins) |
Most recent | Daniel Babanschi |
The Moldovan National Time Trial Championships have been held since 1997. [1]
The winners of each event are awarded with a symbolic cycling jersey featuring red, yellow and blue, the colors of the national flag, which can be worn by the rider at other time trialling events in the country to show their status as national champion. The champion's stripes can be combined into a sponsored rider's team kit design for this purpose.
Riders that managed to win the race more than once. [2]
Wins | Rider | Years |
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6 | Sergiu Cioban | 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
3 | Igor Pugaci | 1999, 2000, 2001 |
Cristian Raileanu | 2019, 2020, 2021 | |
2 | Ruslan Ivanov | 1997, 1998 |
Serghei Țvetcov | 2007, 2009 | |
Maxim Rusnac | 2015, 2016 | |
Nicolae Tanovițchii | 2017, 2018 |
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