2022 Tour of Slovenia

2022 Tour of Slovenia
2022 UCI ProSeries
Breakaway group on Stage 1
Breakaway group on Stage 1
Race details
Dates15–19 June 2022
Stages5
Distance791.6 km (491.9 mi)
Winning time19h 18' 09"
Results
Winner Slovenia Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates)
  Second Poland Rafał Majka (UAE Team Emirates)
  Third Slovenia Domen Novak (Team Bahrain Victorious)
Points Slovenia Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates)
Mountains Poland Rafał Majka (UAE Team Emirates)
Youth Czech Republic Vojtěch Řepa (Equipo Kern Pharma)
  Team Spain Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
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Matej Mohorič (Team Bahrain Victorious) on the Press conference with white jersey as an actual Slovenian road race champion

The 2022 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: 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 France and Tour of Slovenia winner Tadej Pogačar and Matej Mohorič, first and sixth by UCI Men's road racing world ranking list (as of 15 June 2022).[1]

The race was won for the second time in a row by Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates. Pogačar with his teammate Rafał Majka controlled the race and especially all of the climbs. The only other rider who was competitive in the ascents was Matej Mohorič (Team Bahrain Victorious). Powerful climbing duo Pogačar-Majka (UAE Team Emirates) showed to be strong competition against similar duo Roglič-Vingegaard from Team Jumbo–Visma (who showed domination in the 2022 Critérium du Dauphiné) for season main race - 2022 Tour de France.[2] The Tour consisted of 5 stages with 791.4 km (491.8 mi) and 9.152 m of ascent. Total sum of prizes was €70,975 .[3] Tour attracted around 300,000 people who were watching the race by the road. [a]

Teams

Four UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI ProTeams, nine UCI Continental teams, and the Slovenian national team made up the twenty-one teams that participated in the race with 144 riders at the start (124 finished it).[4][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 15 June Nova Gorica – Postojna 164.7 km (102.3 mi) Hilly stage Poland Rafał Majka
2 16 June Ptuj – Rogaška Slatina 174.1 km (108.2 mi) Hilly stage Netherlands Dylan Groenewegen
3 17 June Žalec – Celje 144.6 km (89.9 mi) Hilly stage Slovenia Tadej Pogačar
4 18 June Laško – Velika Planina 152.1 km (94.5 mi) Mountain stage Poland Rafał Majka
5 19 June Vrhnika – Novo Mesto 156.1 km (97.0 mi) Hilly stage Slovenia Tadej Pogačar
Total 791.6 km (491.9 mi)

Stage 1

15 June 2022 – Nova Gorica to Postojna, 164.7 km (102.3 mi)[7]
Stage 1
Rank Rider Team Time
Official results[8][9]
1 Poland Rafał Majka UAE Team Emirates 4h 02' 10"
2 Slovenia Domen Novak Team Bahrain Victorious + 2"
3 Slovenia Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates + 2"
4 Italy Vincenzo Albanese Eolo–Kometa + 48"
5 Slovenia Luka Mezgec Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 48"
6 Italy Nicola Conci Alpecin–Fenix + 48"
7 Slovenia Matej Mohorič Team Bahrain Victorious + 48"
8 Spain Fernando Barceló Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 48"
9 Italy Davide Gabburo Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 48"
10 Italy Fabio Felline Astana Qazaqstan Team + 48"
General classification after the stage[9]
1 Poland Rafał Majka UAE Team Emirates 4h 02' 00"
2 Slovenia Domen Novak Team Bahrain Victorious + 6"
3 Slovenia Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates + 8"
4 Italy Vincenzo Albanese Eolo–Kometa + 58"
5 Slovenia Luka Mezgec Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 58"
6 Italy Nicola Conci Alpecin–Fenix + 58"
7 Slovenia Matej Mohorič Team Bahrain Victorious + 58"
8 Spain Fernando Barceló Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 58"
9 Italy Davide Gabburo Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 58"
10 Italy Fabio Felline Astana Qazaqstan Team + 58"

Stage 2

16 June 2022 – Ptuj to Rogaška Slatina, 174.1 km (108.2 mi)[10]

On hilly second stage Team Bahrain Victorious was led by Matej Mohorič and Jan Tratnik on the front trying to blew the peloton apart and get rid of classical sprinters (Tim Merlier, Pascal Ackermann, Dylan Groenewegen) in an effort to help their newest member Matevž Govekar who is part of Team Bahrain Victorious from 1 June 2022. Ackermann (UAE Team Emirates) and Merlier (Alpecin–Fenix) were both dropped but Ackermann was able to rejoin the peloton before the finish. Stage was won by Dylan Groenewegen with help of lead-out sprinter Luka Mezgec.[11]

Stage 2
Rank Rider Team Time
Official results[12][13]
1 Netherlands Dylan Groenewegen Team BikeExchange–Jayco 4h 12' 51"
2 Belgium Lionel Taminiaux Alpecin–Fenix + 0"
3 Germany Pascal Ackermann UAE Team Emirates + 0"
4 Italy Filippo Fiorelli Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 0"
5 Italy Luca Colnaghi Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 0"
6 Italy Fabio Felline Astana Qazaqstan Team + 0"
7 Italy Vincenzo Albanese Eolo–Kometa + 0"
8 Italy Michele Gazzoli Astana Qazaqstan Team + 0"
9 Slovenia Matevž Govekar Team Bahrain Victorious + 0"
10 Italy Mattia Bais Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 0"
General classification after the stage[12][13]
1 Poland Rafał Majka UAE Team Emirates 8h 14' 51"
2 Slovenia Domen Novak Team Bahrain Victorious + 6"
3 Slovenia Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates + 8"
4 Czech Republic Vojtěch Řepa Equipo Kern Pharma + 55"
5 Italy Vincenzo Albanese Eolo–Kometa + 58"
6 Italy Fabio Felline Astana Qazaqstan Team + 58"
7 Italy Davide Gabburo Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 58"
8 Italy Nicola Conci Alpecin–Fenix + 58"
9 Slovenia Luka Mezgec Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 58"
10 Spain Joel Nicolau Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 58"

Stage 3

17 June 2022 – Žalec to Celje, 144.6 km (89.9 mi)[14]
Tadej Pogačar won the Stage 3 (Celje Castle). This was his second win on Celje Castle climb (first was done on similar Stage 2, 2021 Tour of Slovenia)
Rank Rider Team Time
Official results[15][16]
1 Slovenia Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates 3h 27' 09"
2 Poland Rafał Majka UAE Team Emirates + 11"
3 Italy Nicola Conci Alpecin–Fenix + 14"
4 Slovenia Luka Mezgec Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 36"
5 Italy Vincenzo Albanese Eolo–Kometa + 36"
6 Slovenia Matej Mohorič Team Bahrain Victorious + 36"
7 Italy Davide Gabburo Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 37"
8 Spain Fernando Barceló Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 37"
9 Italy Luca Chirico Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 41"
10 Spain Joel Nicolau Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 43"
General classification after the stage[15][16]
1 Slovenia Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates 11h 41' 58"
2 Poland Rafał Majka UAE Team Emirates + 7"
3 Slovenia Domen Novak Team Bahrain Victorious + 55"
4 Italy Nicola Conci Alpecin–Fenix + 1' 10"
5 Italy Vincenzo Albanese Eolo–Kometa + 1' 36"
6 Slovenia Luka Mezgec Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 1' 36"
7 Slovenia Matej Mohorič Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 36"
8 Italy Davide Gabburo Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 1' 37"
9 Spain Joel Nicolau Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 43"
10 Czech Republic Vojtěch Řepa Equipo Kern Pharma + 1' 43"

Stage 4

18 June 2022 – Laško to Velika Planina, 152.5 km (94.8 mi)[17]

Mountain stage with two Cat.3 climbs (Jesenovo; 2.8 km at 6.9%, Trojane; 2.4 km at 8.2%), one Cat.2 climb (Črnivec; 10.6 km at 5.7%) and one Cat.1 climb (Velika Planina; 8.2 km at 7.6%) showed utter dominance by Rafał Majka and Tadej Pogačar (both UAE Team Emirates) where winner was solved with Rock paper scissors hand game before the finish line.[18]

Stage 3
Breakaway group moment before and at the time of crash in a left turn at km 93 in Kamnik.
Rank Rider Team Time
Official results[19][20]
1 Poland Rafał Majka UAE Team Emirates 3h 53' 52"
2 Slovenia Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates + 0"
3 Spain Fernando Barceló Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 22"
4 Italy Alex Tolio Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 24"
5 Italy Vincenzo Albanese Eolo–Kometa + 24"
6 Czech Republic Vojtěch Řepa Equipo Kern Pharma + 28"
7 United States Sean Bennett China Glory Continental Cycling Team + 33"
8 Italy Edward Ravasi Eolo–Kometa + 43"
9 Australia Robert Stannard Alpecin–Fenix + 52"
10 Spain Jon Agirre Equipo Kern Pharma + 55"
General classification after the stage[19][20]
1 Slovenia Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates 15h 35' 44"
2 Poland Rafał Majka UAE Team Emirates + 3"
3 Slovenia Domen Novak Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 56"
4 Italy Vincenzo Albanese Eolo–Kometa + 2' 07"
5 Czech Republic Vojtěch Řepa Equipo Kern Pharma + 2' 17"
6 Italy Nicola Conci Alpecin–Fenix + 2' 41"
7 United Kingdom Paul Double MG.K vis Colors for Peace VPM + 2' 56"
8 Spain Joel Nicolau Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 3' 04"
9 Spain Fernando Barceló Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 3' 16"
10 Italy Davide Gabburo Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 3' 47"

Stage 5

19 June 2022 – Vrhnika to Novo Mesto, 156.1 km (97.0 mi)[21]
Stage 5
Rank Rider Team Time
Official results[22][23]
1 Slovenia Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates 3h 42' 35"
2 Slovenia Matej Mohorič Team Bahrain Victorious + 0"
3 Poland Rafał Majka UAE Team Emirates + 3"
4 Slovenia Luka Mezgec Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 26"
5 Italy Fabio Felline Astana Qazaqstan Team + 26"
6 Italy Nicola Conci Alpecin–Fenix + 26"
7 Italy Filippo Fiorelli Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 26"
8 Italy Vincenzo Albanese Eolo–Kometa + 26"
9 Spain Antonio Jesús Soto Euskaltel–Euskadi + 26"
10 Spain Fernando Barceló Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 26"
General classification after the stage[22][23]
1 Slovenia Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates 19h 18' 09"
2 Poland Rafał Majka UAE Team Emirates + 12"
3 Slovenia Domen Novak Team Bahrain Victorious + 2' 32"
4 Italy Vincenzo Albanese Eolo–Kometa + 2' 42"
5 Czech Republic Vojtěch Řepa Equipo Kern Pharma + 3' 10"
6 Italy Nicola Conci Alpecin–Fenix + 3' 17"
7 United Kingdom Paul Double MG.K vis Colors for Peace VPM + 3' 32"
8 Spain Joel Nicolau Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 3' 40"
9 Spain Fernando Barceló Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 3' 52"
10 Italy Davide Gabburo Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 4' 23"

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 Rafał Majka Rafał Majka Rafał Majka Rafał Majka Alex Tolio Team Bahrain Victorious
2 Dylan Groenewegen Vojtěch Řepa
3 Tadej Pogačar Tadej Pogačar Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
4 Rafał Majka
5 Tadej Pogačar Tadej Pogačar
Final Tadej Pogačar Tadej Pogačar Rafał Majka Vojtěch Řepa Caja Rural–Seguros RGA

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

Rank Rider Team Time
1 Slovenia Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates 19h 18' 09"
2 Poland Rafał Majka UAE Team Emirates + 12"
3 Slovenia Domen Novak Team Bahrain Victorious + 2' 32"
4 Italy Vincenzo Albanese Eolo–Kometa + 2' 42"
5 Czech Republic Vojtěch Řepa Equipo Kern Pharma + 3' 10"
6 Italy Nicola Conci Alpecin–Fenix + 3' 17"
7 United Kingdom Paul Double MG.K vis Colors for Peace VPM + 3' 32"
8 Spain Joel Nicolau Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 3' 40"
9 Spain Fernando Barceló Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 3' 52"
10 Italy Davide Gabburo Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 4' 23"

Points classification

Rank Rider Team Points
1 Slovenia Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates 86
2 Poland Rafał Majka UAE Team Emirates 86
3 Italy Vincenzo Albanese Eolo–Kometa 55
4 Slovenia Luka Mezgec Team BikeExchange–Jayco 40
5 Slovenia Matej Mohorič Team Bahrain Victorious 39
6 Spain Fernando Barceló Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 38
7 Italy Nicola Conci Alpecin–Fenix 36
8 Slovenia Domen Novak Team Bahrain Victorious 32
9 Italy Fabio Felline Astana Qazaqstan Team 28
10 Netherlands Dylan Groenewegen Team BikeExchange–Jayco 25

Mountains classification

Rank Rider Team Points
1 Poland Rafał Majka UAE Team Emirates 30
2 Slovenia Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates 23
3 Croatia Viktor Potočki Ljubljana Gusto Santic 12
4 Italy Samuele Zoccarato Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè 10
5 Slovenia Domen Novak Team Bahrain Victorious 9
6 Spain Fernando Barceló Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 6
7 Italy Alex Tolio Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè 4
8 Slovenia Matej Mohorič Team Bahrain Victorious 4
9 Poland Tomasz Budziński HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski 4
10 France Lucas De Rossi China Glory Continental Cycling Team 3

Young rider classification

Rank Rider Team Time
1 Czech Republic Vojtěch Řepa Equipo Kern Pharma 19h 21' 19"
2 Italy Alex Tolio Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 2' 28"
3 Colombia Santiago Umba Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 20' 05"
4 Slovenia Gal Glivar Adria Mobil + 25' 01"
5 Australia Dylan Hopkins Ljubljana Gusto Santic + 26' 42"
6 Spain Carlos Canal Euskaltel–Euskadi + 26' 55"
7 Slovenia Matevž Govekar Team Bahrain Victorious + 27' 52"
8 Italy Alessandro Fancellu Eolo–Kometa + 40' 42"
9 Italy Francesco Carollo MG.K vis Colors for Peace VPM + 41' 01"
10 Switzerland Alexandre Balmer Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 41' 38"

Team classification

Rank Team Time
1 Spain Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 58h 05' 54"
2 Italy Eolo–Kometa + 3' 09"
3 Spain Equipo Kern Pharma + 10' 06"
4 United Arab Emirates UAE Team Emirates + 10' 09"
5 Bahrain Team Bahrain Victorious + 10' 42"
6 Italy Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 12' 57"
7 Belgium Alpecin–Fenix + 17' 39"
8 Italy Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 42' 39"
9 Spain Euskaltel–Euskadi + 48' 20"
10 Australia Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 53' 04"

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 55 10 265
2. Poland Rafał Majka UAE Team Emirates 150 55 10 215
3. Slovenia Domen Novak Team Bahrain Victorious 125 10 - 135
4. Italy Vincenzo Albanese Eolo–Kometa 100 - - 100
5. Czech Republic Vojtěch Řepa Equipo Kern Pharma 85 - - 85
6. Italy Nicola Conci Alpecin–Fenix 70 5 - 75
7. United Kingdom Paul Double MG.K vis Colors for Peace VPM 60 - - 60
8. Spain Joel Nicolau Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 50 - - 50
9. Spain Fernando Barceló Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 40 5 - 45
10. Italy Davide Gabburo Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè 35 - - 35

References

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Notations

  1. ^ Official statement of Race director Bogdan Fink "...Dirka je postala s prenosom na Eurosportu še bolj mednarodno prepoznana, 300 tisoč navijačev ob cestah letošnje izvedbe pa je potrditev, da smo Slovenci tudi kolesarski narod."
  2. ^ Team ColoQuick canceled their arrival in the very last minute and Italian team MG.K vis Colors for Peace VPM will replace their spot

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