Tour of Slovenia

Tour of Slovenia is a stage race cycling race held in Slovenia. Between 2005 and 2018, it was organised as a 2.1 race on the UCI Europe Tour. The 2019 edition was classified as a 2.HC race.[2] It became part of the UCI ProSeries in 2020.

Tour of Slovenia
Race details
DateJune
RegionSlovenia
English nameTour of Slovenia
Local name(s)Dirka po Sloveniji (in Slovene)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI ProSeries (since 2020)[1]
TypeStage race
OrganiserCiklotour (1993-1997)
KK Adria Mobil (from 1998)
Web sitetourofslovenia.si/en/
History
First edition1993 (1993)
Editions28 (as of 2022)
First winner Boris Premužič (SLO)
Most wins5 riders with 2 wins[lower-alpha 1]
Most recent Tadej Pogačar (SLO)

Winners
Meeting 30 years after first race: Boris Lozej, Srečko Glivar (1993 2nd place), Boris Premužič (1993 Winner), Gorazd Štangelj (1993 3rd place), Primož Čerin, Jože Majes (first director), Martin Hvastija, Mojca Novak (President of organizing committee) in Bogdan Fink (Organizing Director)
Race in 2019
Race in 2021
Year First Second Third
↓ Amateur race ↓
1993  Boris Premužič (SLO)  Srečko Glivar (SLO)  Gorazd Štangelj (SLO)
1994  Tobias Steinhauser (GER)  Boris Premužič (SLO)  Sandi Papež (SLO)
↓ Amateur–Pro Open race ↓
1995  Valter Bonča (SLO)  Boris Premužič (SLO)  Marco Antonio Di Renzo (ITA)
↓ 1.5 race ↓
1996  Lorenzo di Silvestro (ITA)  Stefano Giraldi (ITA)  Marco Antonio Di Renzo (ITA)
1997[3] race not held [lower-alpha 2]
↓ UCI-5 Race ↓
1998  Branko Filip (SLO)  Gorazd Štangelj (SLO)  Pavel Shumanov (BUL)
1999  Timothy Jones (ZIM)  Tadej Valjavec (SLO)  Stefano Panetta (ITA)
↓ 2.5 race ↓
2000  Martin Derganc (SLO)  Vladimir Miholjević (CRO)  Boris Premužič (SLO)
2001  Faat Zakirov (RUS)  Martin Derganc (SLO)  Vladimir Miholjević (CRO)
2002  Evgeni Petrov (RUS)  Dean Podgornik (SLO)  Hannes Hempel (AUT)
2003  Mitja Mahorič (SLO)  Jure Golčer (SLO)  Andreas Matzbacher (AUT)
2004  Mitja Mahorič (SLO)  Aleksandr Kuschynski (BLR)  Matic Strgar (SLO)
↓ 2.1 race ↓
2005  Przemysław Niemiec (POL)  Fortunato Baliani (ITA)  Radoslav Rogina (CRO)
2006  Tomaž Nose (SLO)[4]  Jure Golčer (SLO)  Przemysław Niemiec (POL)
2007  Tomaž Nose (SLO)  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)  Andrea Noè (ITA)
2008  Jure Golčer (SLO)  Franco Pellizotti (ITA)  Robert Kišerlovski (CRO)
2009  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)  Tomaž Nose (SLO)  Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA)
2010  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)  Giovanni Visconti (ITA)  Chris Anker Sørensen (DEN)
2011  Diego Ulissi (ITA)  Radoslav Rogina (CRO)  Robert Vrečer (SLO)
2012  Janez Brajkovič (SLO)  Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA)  Kristijan Koren (SLO)
2013  Radoslav Rogina (CRO)  Jan Polanc (SLO)  Patrik Sinkewitz (GER)
2014  Tiago Machado (POR)  Ilnur Zakarin (RUS)  Matteo Rabottini (ITA)
2015  Primož Roglič (SLO)  Mikel Nieve (ESP)  Jure Golčer (SLO)
2016  Rein Taaramäe (EST)  Jack Haig (AUS)  Jan Bárta (CZE)
2017  Rafał Majka (POL)  Giovanni Visconti (ITA)  Jack Haig (AUS)
2018  Primož Roglič (SLO)  Rigoberto Urán (COL)  Matej Mohorič (SLO)
↓ 2.HC race ↓
2019  Diego Ulissi (ITA)[5]  Giovanni Visconti (ITA)  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS)
↓ UCI ProSeries ↓
2020 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia[6]
2021  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)[7]  Diego Ulissi (ITA)  Matteo Sobrero (ITA)
2022  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)[8]  Rafał Majka (POL)  Domen Novak (SLO)
2023

Classifications

As of the 2022 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:

  • Green jersey Green Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
  • Red Jersey Red Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
  • Blue Jersey Blue Jersey – Worn by the leader of the mountains classification.
  • White jersey White Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification.

Notes
  1. The two-time winners are Slovenian riders Mitja Mahorič, Jure Golčer, Primož Roglič and Tadej Pogačar, along with Diego Ulissi from Italy.
  2. Original organiser (Ciklotour) could not solve financial terms, after what organisation was passed to actual organiser Kolesarski klub Telekom with help of Cycling Federation of Slovenia

References
  1. Ballinger, Alex (10 October 2019). "UCI releases full calendar for new ProSeries races". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. "Boj za zeleno majico na še višji ravni" (in Slovenian). 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  3. "Tour of Poland, Poland, Cat 2.5". autobus.cyclingnews.com. 15 September 1997. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  4. "Nose: Rabim čas, da pridem k sebi" (in Slovenian). 3 April 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  5. "Ulissi wins Tour of Slovenia". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  6. "2020 Tour of Slovenia Cancelled". Adria Mobil. Cycling Club Adria Mobil. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  7. "Tadej Pogacar wins Tour of Slovenia". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  8. "Tadej Pogacar seals Tour of Slovenia with victory on final stage". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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