The 2023 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 29th edition of the Tour of Slovenia stage race, held between 14 and 18 June 2023. The 2.Pro-category race is part of the UCI ProSeries. [1] The race started in Celje. The tour consisted of five stages, with a total distance of 833.3 km and 9134 m of elevation gain. The total prizemoney was €70,775.
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| Dates | 14–18 June 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 833.3 km (517.8 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 20h 00′ 24″ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tadej Pogačar was to compete for UAE Team Emirates but skipped the race due to a wrist injury. [2] Two favourites for victory were Domen Novak and Diego Ulissi (winner of 2011 & 2019 edition), both from UAE Team Emirates, who won the last three Tours of Slovenia (2019, 2020, 2021).
The race was decided on the last two stages, with two ascents of Kolovrat (Stage 4) and the last climb to Trška Gora (Stage 5) before the finish. Filippo Zana (Team Jayco–AlUla) won the race overall, while Matej Mohorič (Team Bahrain Victorious) passed Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) for second place.[3]
Teams
editFour UCI WorldTeams, ten UCI ProTeams, five UCI Continental teams, and the Slovenian national team made up the twenty teams, for a total of 138 riders at the start (112 finished it).
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
- Adria Mobil
- Cycling Team Kranj
- Ljubljana Gusto Santic
- RRK Group–Pierre Baguette–Benzinol
- Team Vorarlberg
National Teams
Route and stages
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| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 14 June | Celje – Rogaška Slatina | 188.6 km (117.2 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Dylan Groenewegen
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| 2 | 15 June | Žalec – Ormož | 163.1 km (101.3 mi) |
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Hilly stage | Dylan Groenewegen
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| 3 | 16 June | Grosuplje – Postojna | 173.4 km (107.7 mi) |
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Hilly stage | Ide Schelling
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| 4 | 17 June | Ljubljana – Kobarid | 165.6 km (102.9 mi) | 
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Mountain stage |  Jesús David Peña
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| 5 | 18 June | Vrhnika – Novo Mesto | 142.6 km (88.6 mi) |
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Hilly stage |  Matej Mohorič
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| Total | 833.3 km (517.8 mi) | |||||
Stages
editStage 1
edit- 14 June 2023 — Celje to Rogaška Slatina, 188.6 km (117.2 mi)[5]
The stage profile was best for sprinters. It was won by Dylan Groenewegen, who had good lead-out help from Luka Mezgec (both Team Jayco–AlUla). It was his second win in Rogaška Slatina, after winning stage 2 in the 2022 Tour of Slovenia. [6]
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Stage 2
editThe profile was similar to Stage 1, with a little bit of an uphill sprint. Dylan Groenewegen won the stage with lead-out help from Luka Mezgec (both Team Jayco–AlUla). [6]
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Stage 3
editTeam Jayco–AlUla had a chance to get a third stage win, but Dylan Groenewegen missed the exit in the last roundabout, along with half the peloton. His leadout man, Luka Mezgec, came up just short in a reduced bunch sprint, won by Ide Schelling for Bora–Hansgrohe. [11]
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Stage 4
editThe penultimate stage was the main mountain stage (queen stage). It started from the capital Ljubljana and finished in the Julian Prealps with two climbs of Kolovrat (1 Category climb; 10,3 km at 9,5 % step, 1084 m). It was won by Colombian Jesús David Peña (Team Jayco–AlUla) despite a mechanical issue - riding on just the small chainring. This was Peña's first Pro career win. [14]
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Stage 5
edit- 18 June 2023 — Vrhnika to Novo mesto, 142.6 km (88.6 mi)[13]
The final stage was won by Matej Mohorič (Team Bahrain Victorious), who attacked on the last category 3 climb (Trška Gora; 1.5 km at 10.5%, max. 20%), 10 km before the finish. The only one able to follow was Filippo Zana (Team Jayco–AlUla), though Mohorič was too strong in the uphill sprint finish. Both (Zana in General classification and Mohorič in stage win) dedicated victory to passed Gino Mäder. This was Mohorič's first stage win at the Tour of Slovenia.
Due to bicycle theft, Euskaltel–Euskadi did not start the last stage. Fourteen Orbea bicycles went missing overnight in Ljubljana.[16]
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Classification leadership
edit| Stage | Winner | General classification 
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Points classification 
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Mountains classification 
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Young rider classification 
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Team classification |
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| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen | Dylan Groenewegen | Dylan Groenewegen | Andrea Garosio | Raúl García | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| 2 | Dylan Groenewegen | Giovanni Aleotti | ||||
| 3 | Ide Schelling | Viktor Potočki | ||||
| 4 | Jesús David Peña | Filippo Zana | Ide Schelling | Samuele Zoccarato | Equipo Kern Pharma | |
| 5 | Matej Mohorič | |||||
| Final | Filippo Zana | Ide Schelling | Samuele Zoccarato | Raúl García | Equipo Kern Pharma | |
Final classification standings
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Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
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General classification
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2nd – Matej Mohorič (Team Bahrain Victorious),
1st – Filippo Zana (Team Jayco–AlUla),
3rd – Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates)
| Rank | Rider[3] | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Filippo Zana (ITA)
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Team Jayco–AlUla | 20h 00' 24" |
| 2 | Matej Mohorič (SLO)
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Team Bahrain Victorious | + 18" |
| 3 | Diego Ulissi (ITA)
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UAE Team Emirates | + 23" |
| 4 | Giovanni Aleotti (ITA)
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Bora–Hansgrohe | + 33" |
| 5 | Jesús David Peña (COL)
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Team Jayco–AlUla | + 34" |
| 6 | Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA)
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Eolo–Kometa | + 46" |
| 7 |  Ben Zwiehoff (GER)
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Bora–Hansgrohe | + 50" |
| 8 |  Paul Double (GBR)
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Human Powered Health | + 1' 05" |
| 9 | Wout Poels (NED)
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Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 05" |
| 10 |  Jordi López (ESP)
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Equipo Kern Pharma | + 1' 31" |
Points classification
edit| Rank | Rider[3] | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Ide Schelling (NED)
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Bora–Hansgrohe | 54 |
| 2 |  Robin Froidevaux (SUI)
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Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 42 |
| 3 | Matej Mohorič (SLO)
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Team Bahrain Victorious | 40 |
| 4 | Filippo Zana (ITA)
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Team Jayco–AlUla | 40 |
| 5 | Luka Mezgec (SLO)
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Team Jayco–AlUla | 38 |
| 6 | Phil Bauhaus (GER)
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Team Bahrain Victorious | 36 |
| 7 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA)
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Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 36 |
| 8 | Jesús David Peña (COL)
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Team Jayco–AlUla | 34 |
| 9 | David González (ESP)
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Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 26 |
| 10 | Diego Ulissi (ITA)
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UAE Team Emirates | 24 |
Mountains classification
edit| Rank | Rider[3] | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Samuele Zoccarato (ITA)
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Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | 16 |
| 2 | Filippo Zana (ITA)
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Team Jayco–AlUla | 12 |
| 3 | Jesús David Peña (COL)
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Team Jayco–AlUla | 10 |
| 4 | Colin Stüssi (SUI)
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Team Vorarlberg | 8 |
| 5 | Lukas Meller (GER)
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Team Vorarlberg | 7 |
| 6 | Giovanni Aleotti (ITA)
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Bora–Hansgrohe | 6 |
| 7 | Ben Zwiehoff (GER)
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Bora–Hansgrohe | 6 |
| 8 | Matteo Badilatti (SUI)
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Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 6 |
| 9 | Diego Ulissi (ITA)
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UAE Team Emirates | 4 |
| 10 | Paul Double (GBR)
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Human Powered Health | 4 |
Young rider classification
edit| Rank | Rider[3] | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Raúl García Pierna (ESP)
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Equipo Kern Pharma | 20h 02' 58" |
| 2 | Marcel Camprubi (ESP)
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Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 10" |
| 3 |  Embret Svestad-Bårdseng (NOR)
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Human Powered Health | + 5' 17" |
| 4 | Gal Glivar (SLO)
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Adria Mobil | + 18' 26" |
| 5 |  Dylan Hopkins (AUS)
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Ljubljana Gusto Santic | + 18' 55" |
| 6 | Fabio Christen (SUI)
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Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 19' 25" |
| 7 |  Martin Voltr (CZE)
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RRK Group–Pierre Baguette–Benzinol | + 20' 15" |
| 8 | Nicolò Buratti (ITA)
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Team Bahrain Victorious | + 20' 36" |
| 9 | Natan Gregorčič (SLO)
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Ljubljana Gusto Santic | + 27' 25" |
| 10 | Daniel Vysočan (CZE)
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RRK Group–Pierre Baguette–Benzinol | + 27' 54" |
Team classification
edit| Rank | Team[3] | Time |
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| 1 | Equipo Kern Pharma
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60h 09' 57" |
| 2 | Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè
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+ 3' 01" |
| 3 |  Human Powered Health
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+ 3' 19" |
| 4 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
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+ 6' 10" |
| 5 | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
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+ 6' 24" |
| 6 | Team Jayco–AlUla
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+ 12' 20" |
| 7 | Bora–Hansgrohe
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+ 12' 24" |
| 8 |  Team Bahrain Victorious
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+ 14' 36" |
| 9 |  Team Vorarlberg
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+ 14' 51" |
| 10 | Eolo–Kometa
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+ 15' 03" |
References
edit- ^ "Znano je, kje bo štart letošnje dirke Po Sloveniji". siol.net. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ Ling, Micah. "Tadej Pogačar Out of Tour of Slovenia, Set to Race Tour de France in Wrist Brace". bicycling.com. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ostanek, Daniel (18 June 2023). "Zana wins Tour of Slovenia as Mohoric takes final stage". CyclingNews.
- ^ "Stages". Tour of Slovenia. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Stage 1 Tour of Slovenia". Tour of Slovenia. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Dominant Showing by Team Jayco AlUla at Tour of Slovenia!". Cadex-cycling. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ a b Ostanek, Daniel (14 June 2023). "Tour of Slovenia: Dylan Groenewegen sprints to opening stage victory". CyclingNews.
- ^ "Stage 2 Tour of Slovenia". Tour of Slovenia. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ a b Ryan, Barry (15 June 2023). "Tour of Slovenia: Dylan Groenewegen doubles up on stage 2". CyclingNews.
- ^ "Stage 3 Tour of Slovenia". Tour of Slovenia. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "IDE SCHELLING WINS FROM REDUCED BUNCH AFTER LATE ROUNDABOUT CAUSES CHAOS AT THE TOUR OF SLOVENIA". Cyclinguptodate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ a b McGrath, Andy (16 June 2023). "Tour of Slovenia: Ide Schelling wins hectic stage 3 sprint victory". CyclingNews.
- ^ a b "Stage 4 Tour of Slovenia". Tour of Slovenia. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Jesús David Peña wins stage 4 of the Tour of Slovenia". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ a b Ostanek, Daniel (17 June 2023). "Jesús David Peña wins stage 4 of the Tour of Slovenia". CyclingNews.
- ^ "Stolen bikes stop teams finishing races in Slovenia, Belgium". Reuters. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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