Race made a signicifant progress and importance with more and more international recognition over the years. From the unknown local third class race in the beginnings, it is now part of the world's second tier level of road cycling with world class athletes. In 2017, when Slovenian Tourist Organisation (STO) decided to start promoting country's trademark, its green landscape, on Eurosport 1 and 2, was a huge game changer. All five stages of the race are being broadcast live in about 120 countries all over the world.[6]
In 2017, they introduced green jersey for general classification, representing country's green nature.
Along with the Tour de Suisse, it is the last top level preparatory stage race before Tour de France. Mojca Novak (President of organizing committee) retired 2023, new President is Bogdan Fink.
Meeting in 2023, 30 years after first race: (from left) Boris Lozej, Srečko Glivar (2nd in 1993), Boris Premužič (1993 Winner), Gorazd Štangelj (3rd in 1993), Primož Čerin, Martin Hvastija, Mojca Novak (President of organizing committee) and Bogdan Fink (Organizing Director)Race in 2011Race in 2019Race in 2021
^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
Referencesedit
^Ballinger, Alex (10 October 2019). "UCI releases full calendar for new ProSeries races". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
^"Boj za zeleno majico na še višji ravni" (in Slovenian). 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
^"Tadej Pogacar wins Tour of Slovenia". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
^"Tadej Pogacar seals Tour of Slovenia with victory on final stage". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
^"Dirka po Sloveniji: Eurosport, zelena majica in Celjski grofje" (in Slovenian). Dnevnik. 12 June 2017.
^"Tour of Poland, Poland, Cat 2.5". autobus.cyclingnews.com. 15 September 1997. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
^ (in Slovenian). 3 April 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
^"2020 Tour of Slovenia Cancelled". Adria Mobil. Cycling Club Adria Mobil. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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tour, slovenia, dirka, sloveniji, five, road, cycling, stage, race, held, since, 1993, race, detailsdatemay, until, 2004, june, from, 2005, regionsloveniaenglish, namelocal, name, dirka, sloveniji, slovene, disciplineroadcompetitionuci, proseries, since, 2020,. Tour of Slovenia Dirka po Sloveniji is a five day road cycling stage race held since 1993 Tour of SloveniaRace detailsDateMay until 2004 June from 2005 RegionSloveniaEnglish nameTour of SloveniaLocal name s Dirka po Sloveniji in Slovene DisciplineRoadCompetitionUCI ProSeries since 2020 1 TypeStage raceOrganiserCiklotour 1993 1997 KK Adria Mobil from 1998 Race directorBogdan FinkWeb sitetourofslovenia wbr si wbr en wbr HistoryFirst edition1993 1993 Editions29 as of 2023 First winnerBoris PremuzicMost wins5 riders with 2 wins each a Most recentFilippo Zana 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 2 3 4 5 Race made a signicifant progress and importance with more and more international recognition over the years From the unknown local third class race in the beginnings it is now part of the world s second tier level of road cycling with world class athletes In 2017 when Slovenian Tourist Organisation STO decided to start promoting country s trademark its green landscape on Eurosport 1 and 2 was a huge game changer All five stages of the race are being broadcast live in about 120 countries all over the world 6 World class cyclists such as Rigoberto Uran Rafal Majka Primoz Roglic Jakob Fuglsang Vincenzo Nibali and Tadej Pogacar competed here in the course of their careers and brought the international attention In 2017 they introduced green jersey for general classification representing country s green nature Along with the Tour de Suisse it is the last top level preparatory stage race before Tour de France Mojca Novak President of organizing committee retired 2023 new President is Bogdan Fink Contents 1 Winners 1 1 Overall wins per country 1 2 Top 3 results 2 Classifications 2 1 Current jersey colors 2 2 List of all jersey winners by years 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksWinners editOverall wins per country edit Wins Country 14 nbsp Slovenia 5 nbsp Italy 2 nbsp Poland nbsp Russia 1 nbsp Croatia nbsp Denmark nbsp Estonia nbsp Germany nbsp Portugal nbsp Zimbabwe nbsp Meeting in 2023 30 years after first race from left Boris Lozej Srecko Glivar 2nd in 1993 Boris Premuzic 1993 Winner Gorazd Stangelj 3rd in 1993 Primoz Cerin Martin Hvastija Mojca Novak President of organizing committee and Bogdan Fink Organizing Director source source source source source source source Race in 2011 nbsp Race in 2019 nbsp Race in 2021 Top 3 results edit Year First Second Third Amateur race 1993 nbsp Boris Premuzic nbsp Srecko Glivar nbsp Gorazd Stangelj 1994 nbsp Tobias Steinhauser nbsp Boris Premuzic nbsp Sandi Papez Semi Pro Open race 1995 nbsp Valter Bonca nbsp Boris Premuzic nbsp Marco Antonio Di Renzo UCI 5 race 1996 nbsp Lorenzo Di Silvestro nbsp Stefano Giraldi nbsp Marco Antonio Di Renzo 1997 cancelled due to financial reasons b 7 1998 nbsp Branko Filip nbsp Gorazd Stangelj nbsp Pavel Shumanov 1999 nbsp Timothy Jones nbsp Tadej Valjavec nbsp Stefano Panetta UCI 2 5 race 2000 nbsp Martin Derganc nbsp Vladimir Miholjevic nbsp Boris Premuzic 2001 nbsp Faat Zakirov nbsp Martin Derganc nbsp Vladimir Miholjevic 2002 nbsp Evgeni Petrov nbsp Dean Podgornik nbsp Hannes Hempel 2003 nbsp Mitja Mahoric nbsp Jure Golcer nbsp Andreas Matzbacher 2004 nbsp Mitja Mahoric nbsp Aleksandr Kuschynski nbsp Matic Strgar UCI Europe Tour 2 1 race 2005 nbsp Przemyslaw Niemiec nbsp Fortunato Baliani nbsp Radoslav Rogina 2006 nbsp Jure Golcer nbsp Tomaz Nose 8 nbsp Przemyslaw Niemiec nbsp Robert Kiserlovski 2007 nbsp Tomaz Nose nbsp Vincenzo Nibali nbsp Andrea Noe 2008 nbsp Jure Golcer nbsp Franco Pellizotti nbsp Robert Kiserlovski 2009 nbsp Jakob Fuglsang nbsp Tomaz Nose nbsp Domenico Pozzovivo 2010 nbsp Vincenzo Nibali nbsp Giovanni Visconti nbsp Chris Anker Sorensen 2011 nbsp Diego Ulissi nbsp Radoslav Rogina nbsp Robert Vrecer 2012 nbsp Janez Brajkovic nbsp Domenico Pozzovivo nbsp Kristijan Koren 2013 nbsp Radoslav Rogina nbsp Jan Polanc nbsp Patrik Sinkewitz 2014 nbsp Tiago Machado nbsp Ilnur Zakarin nbsp Matteo Rabottini 2015 nbsp Primoz Roglic nbsp Mikel Nieve nbsp Jure Golcer 2016 nbsp Rein Taaramae nbsp Jack Haig nbsp Jan Barta 2017 nbsp Rafal Majka nbsp Giovanni Visconti nbsp Jack Haig 2018 nbsp Primoz Roglic nbsp Rigoberto Uran nbsp Matej Mohoric UCI Europe Tour 2 HC race 2019 nbsp Diego Ulissi nbsp Giovanni Visconti nbsp Aleksandr Vlasov UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries 2020 cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Slovenia 9 2021 nbsp Tadej Pogacar nbsp Diego Ulissi nbsp Matteo Sobrero UCI ProSeries 2022 nbsp Tadej Pogacar nbsp Rafal Majka nbsp Domen Novak 2023 nbsp Filippo Zana nbsp Matej Mohoric nbsp Diego UlissiClassifications editCurrent jersey colors edit General Points Mountains Young rider nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp List of all jersey winners by years edit Jersey colors changed many times over the years There were also Best Slovenian 1993 and Delo s sprints 1996 classifications General Points Mountains Young rider Team Intermediate sprints Year nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1993 Boris Premuzic Bostjan Mervar Gianluca Pianegonda Gorazd Stangelj Slovenia 1 Bostjan Mervar 1994 Tobias Steinhauser Tobias Steinhauser Tobias Steinhauser Branko Filip Slovenia Jens Lehmann 1995 Valter Bonca Luca Pavanello Marco Di Renzo Sergej Autko Italy Frank Hoj Year nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1996 Lorenzo Di Silvestro Lorenzo Di Silvestro Alexander Vinokourov Tadej Valjavec Cantina Tollo Co Bo Alexander Vinokourov Year nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1998 Branko Filip Andrej Hauptman Igor Kranjec Mitja Mahoric Krka Telekom Igor Kranjec Year nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1999 Timothy Jones Gabriele Balducci Martin Derganc Tadej Valjavec Krka Telekom Martin Derganc Year nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2000 Martin Derganc Mitja Mahoric Mitja Mahoric Matej Gnezda Krka Telekom Uros Murn 2001 Faat Zakirov Faat Zakirov Matej Marin Filippo Baldo Amore amp Vita Beretta Radoslav Rogina 2002 Evgeni Petrov Evgeni Petrov Dean Podgornik Patrik Sinkewitz Mapei Quick Step Hannes Hempel 2003 Mitja Mahoric Bostjan Mervar Christian Heule Aldo Ino Ilesic Team Macandina Andreas Matzbacher 2004 Mitja Mahoric Matic Strgar Matic Strgar Matic Strgar Krka Novo mesto Jonas Ljungblad Year nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2005 Przemyslaw Niemiec Ruggero Marzoli Przemyslaw Niemiec Janez Brajkovic Miche not awarded 2006 Jure Golcer Borut Bozic Matej Gnezda Robert Kiserlovski Adria Mobil 2007 Tomaz Nose Vincenzo Nibali Gabriele Bosisio Simon Spilak Liquigas 2008 Jure Golcer Enrico Rossi Mitja Mahoric Robert Kiserlovski Perutnina Ptuj 2009 Jakob Fuglsang Jakob Fuglsang Jakob Fuglsang Blaz Furdi Team Saxo Bank 2010 Vincenzo Nibali Grega Bole Stephane Rossetto Blaz Furdi Team Saxo Bank 2011 Diego Ulissi Robert Vrecer Diego Ulissi Diego Ulissi Loborika Favorit Year nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2012 Janez Brajkovic Simone Ponzi Preben Van Hecke Jan Polanc Loborika Favorit not awarded Year nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2013 Radoslav Rogina Brett Lancaster Radoslav Rogina Jan Polanc Adria Mobil not awarded Year nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2014 Tiago Machado Michael Matthews Klemen Stimulak Simon Yates Bardiani CSF not awarded 2015 Primoz Roglic Salvatore Puccio Mauro Finetto Domen Novak Adria Mobil 2016 Rein Taaramae Jack Haig Jan Tratnik Egan Bernal Androni Giocattoli Year nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2017 Rafal Majka Sam Bennett Rafal Majka Tadej Pogacar Nippo Vini Fantini not awarded 2018 Primoz Roglic Simone Consonni Fausto Masnada Tadej Pogacar Team Sunweb 2019 Diego Ulissi Luka Mezgec Aleksandr Vlasov Tadej Pogacar UAE Team Emirates 2021 Tadej Pogacar Matej Mohoric Tadej Pogacar Kristjan Hocevar UAE Team Emirates not awarded 2022 Tadej Pogacar Tadej Pogacar Rafal Majka Vojtech Repa Caja Rural Seguros 2023 Filippo Zana Ide Schelling Samuele Zoccarato Raul Garcia Pierna Equipo Kern PharmaNotes edit The two time winners are Slovenian riders Mitja Mahoric Jure Golcer Primoz Roglic and Tadej Pogacar along with Diego Ulissi from Italy 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 SloveniaReferences edit Ballinger Alex 10 October 2019 UCI releases full calendar for new ProSeries races Cycling Weekly TI Media Retrieved 16 July 2022 Boj za zeleno majico na se visji ravni in Slovenian 3 October 2018 Retrieved 3 October 2018 Ulissi wins Tour of Slovenia Cyclingnews com Future plc 23 June 2019 Retrieved 16 July 2022 Tadej Pogacar wins Tour of Slovenia Cyclingnews com Future plc 13 June 2021 Retrieved 16 July 2022 Tadej Pogacar seals Tour of Slovenia with victory on final stage Cyclingnews com Future plc 19 June 2022 Retrieved 16 July 2022 Dirka po Sloveniji Eurosport zelena majica in Celjski grofje in Slovenian Dnevnik 12 June 2017 Tour of Poland Poland Cat 2 5 autobus cyclingnews com 15 September 1997 Retrieved 9 January 2023 Nose Rabim cas da pridem k sebi in Slovenian 3 April 2008 Archived from the original on 18 July 2011 Retrieved 3 June 2010 2020 Tour of Slovenia Cancelled Adria Mobil Cycling Club Adria Mobil Retrieved 16 July 2022 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tour of Slovenia Official website Tour of Slovenia palmares at Cycling Archives Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tour of Slovenia amp oldid 1199389684, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
