The 2023 Tour of Slovenia ( sl, Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 29th edition of the

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. It became part of the UCI ProSeries in 2020. Winners ...

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, held between 14 and 18 June 2023. The 2.Pro-category race is part of the

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. The race started in

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. 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.

Tadej Pogačar Tadej Pogačar (; born 21 September 1998) is a Slovenian cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He won the 2020 and 2021 editions of the Tour de France, winning three different jerseys during each Tour, a feat unseen in nearly four deca ...

was to compete for but skipped the race due to a wrist injury. Two favourites for victory were Domen Novak and

Diego Ulissi Diego Ulissi (born 15 July 1989) is an Italian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Ulissi is a versatile, all-round cyclist who often wins stages and one-day races from breakaways and over hilly terrain. Born in ...

(winner of 2011 &

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edition), both from , 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 Filippo Zana (born 18 March 1999) is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . In August 2020, he rode in the 2020 Il Lombardia in Italy. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'It ...

() won the race overall, while

Matej Mohorič Matej Mohorič (born 19 October 1994) is a Slovenian professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Mohorič turned professional in 2014. He is the Slovenian road race champion for 2018 and 2021. Biography Born on ...

() passed

() for second place.

Teams

Four

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s, ten UCI ProTeams, five

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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 * * * * RRK Group–Pierre Baguette–Benzinol * National Teams *

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Route and stages

Stages

Stage 1

;14 June 2023 —

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Rogaška Slatina Rogaška Slatina (; german: Rohitsch-Sauerbrunn''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 248.) is a town in eastern Slovenia. It is the large ...

, The stage profile was best for sprinters. It was won by

Dylan Groenewegen Dylan Groenewegen (born 21 June 1993) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He has won five individual Tour de France stages and one team time trial stage. He has also won the Dutch National Road Rac ...

, who had good lead-out help from

Luka Mezgec Luka Mezgec (born 27 June 1988) is a Slovenian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . After scoring numerous podium finishes in 2013, Mezgec finally tasted victory on the fifth stage of the Tour of Beijing. He was named in t ...

(both ). It was his second win in

, after winning stage 2 in the

2022 Tour of Slovenia The 2022 Tour of Slovenia ( sl, Dirka po Sloveniji) was 28th edition of the Tour of Slovenia stage race scheduled between 15 and 19 June 2022. The 2.Pro-category race is a part of the UCI ProSeries. Tour was participated by defending Tour de Fra ...

Stage 2

;15 June 2023 —

Žalec Žalec (; german: Sachsenfeld''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 44.) is a town in central Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality ...

Ormož Ormož (; in older sources , hu, Ormosd, german: Friedau, Prekmurje Slovene: ''Ormošd'') is a town in the traditional region of Prlekija, part of Styria, in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Drava River and borders with Cro ...

, The profile was similar to Stage 1, with a little bit of an uphill sprint.

won the stage with lead-out help from

(both ).

Stage 3

;16 June 2023 —

Grosuplje Grosuplje (; german: Großlupp)''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 108. is a town in central Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality ...

Postojna Postojna (; german: Adelsberg, it, Postumia) is a town in the traditional region of Inner Carniola, from Trieste, in southwestern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Postojna.

, had a chance to get a third stage win, but

missed the exit in the last roundabout, along with half the peloton. His leadout man,

, came up just short in a reduced bunch sprint, won by

Ide Schelling Ide Schelling (born 6 February 1998 in The Hague) is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España. Major results ;2015 : 3rd Overall Ronde des Vallées ...

for .

Stage 4

;17 June 2023 —

Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...

Kobarid Kobarid (; it, Caporetto, fur, Cjaurêt, german: Karfreit) is a settlement in Slovenia, the administrative centre of the Municipality of Kobarid. Kobarid is known for the 1917 Battle of Caporetto, where the Italian retreat was documented by Erne ...

, The penultimate stage was the main mountain stage (queen stage). It started from the capital

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 () despite a mechanical issue - riding on just the small

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. This was Peña's first Pro career win.

Stage 5

;18 June 2023 —

Vrhnika Vrhnika (; german: Oberlaibach;''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 120. la, Nauportus) is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Muni ...

Novo mesto Novo Mesto (; sl, Novo mesto; also known by other alternative names) is a city on a bend of the Krka River in the City Municipality of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The town is traditionally considered t ...

, The final stage was won by

(), 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

(), 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 Gino Mäder (; 4 January 1997 – 16 June 2023) was a Swiss road bicycle racing, road and Track cycling, track cyclist. He last rode for UCI WorldTeam . Mäder died as a result of an accident during the 2023 Tour de Suisse. Early life and educa ...

. This was Mohorič's first stage win at the

. Due to bicycle theft, did not start the last stage. Fourteen Orbea bicycles went missing overnight in Ljubljana.

Classification leadership

Final classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Team classification

References

External links

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