2021 Tour of Slovenia

2021 Tour of Slovenia
2021 UCI Europe Tour
2021 UCI ProSeries
Team Bahrain Victorious leading the peloton on Stage 1
Team Bahrain Victorious leading the peloton on Stage 1
Race details
Dates9–13 June 2021
Stages5
Distance803.7 km (499.4 mi)
Winning time19h 23' 31"
Results
Winner Slovenia Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates)
  Second Italy Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates)
  Third Italy Matteo Sobrero (Astana–Premier Tech)
Points Slovenia Matej Mohorič (Team Bahrain Victorious)
Mountains Slovenia Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates)
Youth Slovenia Kristjan Hočevar (Adria Mobil)
  Team United Arab Emirates UAE Team Emirates
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The 2021 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 27th edition of the Tour of Slovenia stage race that was held from 9 to 13 June 2021.[1] The 2.Pro-category race was initially scheduled to be a part of the inaugural edition of the UCI ProSeries, but after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[2] it made its UCI ProSeries debut in 2021, while also still being a part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour.[3] This was second time Tour of Slovenia was participated by Tour de France winner, 2011 by Carlos Sastre and in 2021 by Tadej Pogačar.

The race was won for the first time by Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates. Pogačar first took the lead when he attacked on the climb of Svetina, the penultimate climb on stage 2. He proceeded to extend his lead to more than a minute on the way to the finish in Celje. He successfully defended his lead on the final three stages, including finishing second to his teammate, Diego Ulissi, on the queen stage to Nova Gorica. Total sum of prizes was 64,766 €. [4]

Teams

Teams Bus Park near the finish line in Krško on stage 3

Four UCI WorldTeams, eight UCI ProTeams, seven UCI Continental teams, and the Slovenian national team made up the twenty teams that participated in the race. Astana–Premier Tech, with six riders, was the only team to not field a full squad of seven riders. Of the 139 riders to start the race, 117 finished.[5]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

National Teams

Route and stages

Stage characteristics and winners[6]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 9 June Ptuj – Rogaška Slatina 151.5 km (94.1 mi) Flat stage Germany Phil Bauhaus
2 10 June Žalec – Celje 147 km (91 mi) Hilly stage Slovenia Tadej Pogačar
3 11 June Brežice – Krško 165.8 km (103.0 mi) Hilly stage Spain Jon Aberasturi
4 12 June Ajdovščina – Nova Gorica 164.1 km (102.0 mi) Mountain stage Italy Diego Ulissi
5 13 June Ljubljana – Novo mesto 175.3 km (108.9 mi) Flat stage Germany Phil Bauhaus
Total 803.7 km (499.4 mi)

Stage 1

9 June 2021 – Ptuj to Rogaška Slatina, 151.5 km (94.1 mi)[7]
Stage 1
Rank Rider Team Time
Official results[8][9]
1 Germany Phil Bauhaus Team Bahrain Victorious 3h 33' 45"
2 Spain Jon Aberasturi Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
3 Portugal Rui Oliveira UAE Team Emirates + 0"
4 Poland Stanisław Aniołkowski Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB + 0"
5 Italy Matteo Malucelli Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 0"
6 Australia Alex Edmondson Team BikeExchange + 0"
7 Poland Alan Banaszek HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski + 0"
8 New Zealand Ryan Christensen Canyon dhb SunGod + 0"
9 United Kingdom Matthew Bostock Canyon dhb SunGod + 0"
10 Spain Mikel Alonso Euskaltel–Euskadi + 0"
General classification after the stage[8][9]
1 Germany Phil Bauhaus Team Bahrain Victorious 3h 33' 35"
2 Spain Jon Aberasturi Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 4"
3 Portugal Rui Oliveira UAE Team Emirates + 6"
4 Norway Daniel Hoelgaard Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 7"
5 Norway Jonas Iversby Hvideberg Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 7"
6 United Kingdom Matthew Bostock Canyon dhb SunGod + 8"
7 Italy Diego Ulissi UAE Team Emirates + 9"
8 Poland Stanisław Aniołkowski Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB + 10"
9 Italy Matteo Malucelli Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 10"
10 Australia Alex Edmondson Team BikeExchange + 10"

Stage 2

Tadej Pogačar climbing to Celje Castle on the way to winning Stage 2
10 June 2021 – Žalec to Celje, 147 km (91 mi)[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
Official results[11][12]
1 Slovenia Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates 3h 32' 03"
2 Slovenia Matej Mohorič Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 22"
3 Italy Diego Ulissi UAE Team Emirates + 1' 22"
4 Italy Matteo Sobrero Astana–Premier Tech + 1' 22"
5 Estonia Tanel Kangert Team BikeExchange + 1' 25"
6 United Kingdom James Shaw Ribble Weldtite + 1' 25"
7 Poland Rafał Majka UAE Team Emirates + 1' 25"
8 Italy Giovanni Carboni Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 1' 25"
9 Spain Jonathan Lastra Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 25"
10 Slovenia Jan Polanc UAE Team Emirates + 1' 30"
General classification after the stage[11][12]
1 Slovenia Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates 7h 05' 37"
2 Slovenia Matej Mohorič Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 25"
3 Italy Diego Ulissi UAE Team Emirates + 1' 28"
4 Italy Matteo Sobrero Astana–Premier Tech + 1' 33"
5 Italy Giovanni Carboni Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 1' 36"
6 Spain Jonathan Lastra Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 36"
7 United Kingdom James Shaw Ribble Weldtite + 1' 36"
8 Poland Rafał Majka UAE Team Emirates + 1' 36"
9 Estonia Tanel Kangert Team BikeExchange + 1' 36"
10 Slovenia Jan Polanc UAE Team Emirates + 1' 41"

Stage 3

11 June 2021 – Brežice to Krško, 165.8 km (103.0 mi)[13]
Stage 3
Rank Rider Team Time
Official results[14][15]
1 Spain Jon Aberasturi Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 3h 50' 26"
2 Slovenia Matej Mohorič Team Bahrain Victorious + 0"
3 Italy Matteo Trentin UAE Team Emirates + 0"
4 Belgium Rémy Mertz Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB + 0"
5 Denmark Jeppe Pallesen Team ColoQuick + 0"
6 United Kingdom James Shaw Ribble Weldtite + 0"
7 Colombia Daniel Muñoz Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 0"
8 Italy Giovanni Carboni Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 0"
9 Russia Dmitry Strakhov Gazprom–RusVelo + 0"
10 Spain Javier Romo Astana–Premier Tech + 0"
General classification after the stage[14][15]
1 Slovenia Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates 10h 56' 03"
2 Slovenia Matej Mohorič Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 15"
3 Italy Diego Ulissi UAE Team Emirates + 1' 26"
4 Italy Matteo Sobrero Astana–Premier Tech + 1' 33"
5 United Kingdom James Shaw Ribble Weldtite + 1' 36"
6 Italy Giovanni Carboni Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 1' 36"
7 Spain Jonathan Lastra Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 36"
8 Poland Rafał Majka UAE Team Emirates + 1' 36"
9 Estonia Tanel Kangert Team BikeExchange + 1' 36"
10 Slovenia Jan Polanc UAE Team Emirates + 1' 41"

Stage 4

12 June 2021 – Ajdovščina to Nova Gorica, 164.1 km (102.0 mi)[16]
Stage 5
Rank Rider Team Time
Official results[17][18]
1 Italy Diego Ulissi UAE Team Emirates 4h 15' 28"
2 Slovenia Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates + 1"
3 Italy Matteo Sobrero Astana–Premier Tech + 1"
4 Poland Rafał Majka UAE Team Emirates + 27"
5 United Kingdom James Shaw Ribble Weldtite + 48"
6 Estonia Tanel Kangert Team BikeExchange + 53"
7 Italy Giovanni Carboni Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 1' 05"
8 Slovenia Matej Mohorič Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 19"
9 Spain Javier Romo Astana–Premier Tech + 1' 28"
10 Slovenia Jan Polanc UAE Team Emirates + 1' 35"
General classification after the stage[17][18]
1 Slovenia Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates 15h 11' 26"
2 Italy Diego Ulissi UAE Team Emirates + 1' 21"
3 Italy Matteo Sobrero Astana–Premier Tech + 1' 35"
4 Poland Rafał Majka UAE Team Emirates + 2' 08"
5 United Kingdom James Shaw Ribble Weldtite + 2' 29"
6 Estonia Tanel Kangert Team BikeExchange + 2' 34"
7 Slovenia Matej Mohorič Team Bahrain Victorious + 2' 39"
8 Italy Giovanni Carboni Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 2' 46"
9 Slovenia Jan Polanc UAE Team Emirates + 3' 21"
10 Spain Jonathan Lastra Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 4' 45"

Stage 5

13 June 2021 – Ljubljana to Novo mesto, 175.3 km (108.9 mi)[19]
Rank Rider Team Time
Official results[20][21]
1 Germany Phil Bauhaus Team Bahrain Victorious 4h 12' 05"
2 Australia Alex Edmondson Team BikeExchange + 0"
3 Australia Heinrich Haussler Team Bahrain Victorious + 0"
4 Italy Matteo Trentin UAE Team Emirates + 0"
5 Spain Jon Aberasturi Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
6 Spain Enrique Sanz Equipo Kern Pharma + 0"
7 United Kingdom Matthew Gibson Ribble Weldtite + 0"
8 Portugal Rui Oliveira UAE Team Emirates + 0"
9 Poland Alan Banaszek HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski + 0"
10 Italy Matteo Sobrero Astana–Premier Tech + 0"

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General
classification
General classification 		Points
classification
Points classification 		Mountains
classification
Mountains classification 		Young rider
classification
Young rider classification 		Team
classification

1 Phil Bauhaus Phil Bauhaus Phil Bauhaus Mathijs Paasschens Jonas Iversby Hvideberg Team Bahrain Victorious
2 Tadej Pogačar Tadej Pogačar Tadej Pogačar Kristjan Hočevar UAE Team Emirates
3 Jon Aberasturi Matej Mohorič Kenny Molly
4 Diego Ulissi Tadej Pogačar
5 Phil Bauhaus
Final Tadej Pogačar Matej Mohorič Tadej Pogačar Kristjan Hočevar UAE Team Emirates
  • On stage 2, Jon Aberasturi, who was second in the points classification, wore the red jersey, because first placed Phil Bauhaus wore the green jersey as the leader of the general classification.
  • On stage 3, Kenny Molly, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the blue jersey, because first placed Tadej Pogačar wore the green jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Rafał Majka wore the blue jersey on stage 5.

Final classification standings

Legend
Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification
Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification

General classification

Cycling fans at the Stage 3 finish line in Krško
Stage 5 starting in BTC City, Ljubljana
Rank Rider Team Time
1 Slovenia Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates 19h 23' 31"
2 Italy Diego Ulissi UAE Team Emirates + 1' 21"
3 Italy Matteo Sobrero Astana–Premier Tech + 1' 35"
4 Poland Rafał Majka UAE Team Emirates + 2' 08"
5 United Kingdom James Shaw Ribble Weldtite + 2' 29"
6 Estonia Tanel Kangert Team BikeExchange + 2' 34"
7 Slovenia Matej Mohorič Team Bahrain Victorious + 2' 39"
8 Italy Giovanni Carboni Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 2' 46"
9 Slovenia Jan Polanc UAE Team Emirates + 3' 21"
10 Spain Jonathan Lastra Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 4' 45"

Points classification

Rank Rider Team Points
1 Slovenia Matej Mohorič Team Bahrain Victorious 58
2 Spain Jon Aberasturi Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 57
3 Germany Phil Bauhaus Team Bahrain Victorious 53
4 Slovenia Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates 46
5 Italy Diego Ulissi UAE Team Emirates 45
6 Italy Matteo Sobrero Astana–Premier Tech 37
7 United Kingdom James Shaw Ribble Weldtite 32
8 Australia Alex Edmondson Team BikeExchange 30
9 Italy Matteo Trentin UAE Team Emirates 30
10 Italy Giovanni Carboni Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè 25

Mountains classification

Rank Rider Team Points
1 Slovenia Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates 16
2 Poland Rafał Majka UAE Team Emirates 13
3 Italy Diego Ulissi UAE Team Emirates 12
4 Poland Adam Stachowiak HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski 11
5 Italy Matteo Sobrero Astana–Premier Tech 10
6 Belgium Kenny Molly Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB 9
7 United Kingdom Robert Scott Canyon dhb SunGod 7
8 Slovenia Jan Polanc UAE Team Emirates 6
9 United Kingdom Jacob Scott Canyon dhb SunGod 5
10 Croatia Josip Rumac Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec 5

Young rider classification

Rank Rider Team Time
1 Slovenia Kristjan Hočevar Adria Mobil 19h 30' 35"
2 Spain Javier Romo Astana–Premier Tech + 2' 34"
3 Spain Raúl García Pierna Equipo Kern Pharma + 8' 13"
4 Netherlands Danny van der Tuuk Equipo Kern Pharma + 8' 16"
5 Slovenia Gal Glivar Adria Mobil + 11' 19"
6 Slovenia Anže Skok Ljubljana Gusto Santic + 16' 34"
7 Denmark William Levy Team ColoQuick + 17' 26"
8 Belgium Tom Paquot Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB + 21' 40"
9 United Kingdom Thomas Mein Canyon dhb SunGod + 21' 44"
10 Norway Jonas Iversby Hvideberg Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 28' 07"

Team classification

Rank Team Time
1 United Arab Emirates UAE Team Emirates 58h 14' 36"
2 Russia Gazprom–RusVelo + 15' 26"
3 Kazakhstan Astana–Premier Tech + 15' 34"
4 Australia Team BikeExchange + 17' 06"
5 Italy Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 18' 03"
6 Italy Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 19' 21"
7 Spain Equipo Kern Pharma + 27' 27"
8 Slovenia Slovenia + 33' 45"
9 Spain Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 34' 48"
10 Bahrain Team Bahrain Victorious + 34' 54"

UCI point ranking

Position 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.-30. 31.-40.
General classification 200 150 125 100 85 70 60 50 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 3
Per stage 20 10 5
Leader 5
Classification
Position Rider Team General Stage Leader Total
1. Slovenia Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates 200 30 15 245
2. Italy Diego Ulissi UAE Team Emirates 150 25 - 175
3. Italy Matteo Sobrero Astana–Premier Tech 125 5 - 130
4. Poland Rafał Majka UAE Team Emirates 100 - - 100
5. United Kingdom James Shaw Ribble Weldtite 85 - - 85
6. Slovenia Matej Mohorič Team Bahrain Victorious 60 20 - 80
7. Estonia Tanel Kangert Team BikeExchange 70 - - 70
8. Italy Giovanni Carboni Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè 50 - - 50
9. Germany Phil Bauhaus Team Bahrain Victorious - 40 5 45
10. Slovenia Jan Polanc UAE Team Emirates 40 - - 40

Notes

  1. ^ 2020 Tour of Slovenia was cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

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