2017 Tour of Slovenia

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2017 Tour of Slovenia
2017 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates15–18 June
Stages4
Distance655.2 km (407.1 mi)
Winning time15h 56' 23"[1]
Results
Winner  Rafał Majka (POL) (Bora–Hansgrohe)
  Second  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) (Bahrain–Merida)
  Third  Jack Haig (AUS) (Orica–Scott)
Points  Sam Bennett (IRL) (Bora–Hansgrohe)
Mountains  Rafał Majka (POL) (Bora–Hansgrohe)
Youth  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (Rog–Ljubljana)
  Team Nippo–Vini Fantini
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The 2017 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 24th edition of the Tour of Slovenia cycling stage race, held between 15 and 18 June.[2]

The race was decided on the race's queen stage, with the top-three stage placings taking the final podium positions. Rafał Majka (Bora–Hansgrohe) won both the general and mountains classification, by taking first place at the summit finish in Rogla. He won the race by seven seconds overall,[1] from Bahrain–Merida's Giovanni Visconti, while a further ten seconds in arrears was Jack Haig of Orica–Scott; having finished second in 2016, Haig completed the podium in 2017.

In the race's other classifications, Majka's teammate Sam Bennett won the points classification in a three-way tiebreak with Luka Mezgec (Orica–Scott) and Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain–Merida),[1] as Bennett won two stages during the race; Tadej Pogačar (Rog–Ljubljana) was the winner of the under-23 young rider classification in fifth place overall, while Nippo–Vini Fantini were the winners of the teams classification.

Schedule[]

Stage characteristics and winners[3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 15 June Koper to Kočevje 159.4 km (99 mi) Intermediate stage  Sam Bennett (IRL)
2 16 June Ljubljana to Ljubljana 169.9 km (106 mi) Intermediate stage  Luka Mezgec (SVN)
3 17 June Celje to Rogla 167.7 km (104 mi) Mountain stage  Rafał Majka (POL)
4 18 June Rogaška Slatina to Novo Mesto 158.2 km (98 mi) Intermediate stage  Sam Bennett (IRL)
Total 655.2 km (407.1 mi)

Participating teams[]

Eighteen teams were initially announced for the 2017 edition, but a 19th team – Amplatz–BMC – was added a month before the race.[4]

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCI Continental teams

National teams

Stages[]

Stage 1[]

15 June 2017 — Koper to Kočevje, 159.4 km (99.0 mi)[5]
Stage 1 result[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Sam Bennett (IRL) Bora–Hansgrohe 3h 49' 46"
2  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 0"
3  Luka Mezgec (SLO) Orica–Scott + 0"
4  Roberto Ferrari (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
5  Marco Canola (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini + 0"
6  Rok Korošec (SLO) Amplatz–BMC + 0"
7  Dušan Rajović (SRB) Adria Mobil + 0"
8  Andrea Palini (ITA) Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia + 0"
9  Rafał Majka (POL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
10  Mark Cavendish (GBR) Team Dimension Data + 0"
General classification after Stage 1[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Sam Bennett (IRL) Jersey green.svgJersey red.svg Bora–Hansgrohe 3h 49' 36"
2  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 4"
3  Žiga Jerman (SLO) Jersey white.svg Rog–Ljubljana + 4"
4  Luka Mezgec (SLO) Orica–Scott + 6"
5  Nicola Bagioli (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini + 7"
6  Tomáš Bucháček (CZE) Elkov–Author + 8"
7  Roberto Ferrari (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 10"
8  Marco Canola (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini + 10"
9  Rok Korošec (SLO) Amplatz–BMC + 10"
10  Dušan Rajović (SRB) Adria Mobil + 10"

Stage 2[]

16 June 2017 — Ljubljana to Ljubljana, 169.9 km (105.6 mi)[7]
Stage 2 result[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Luka Mezgec (SLO) Orica–Scott 3h 50' 51"
2  Roberto Ferrari (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
3  Mark Renshaw (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 0"
4  Alois Kaňkovský (CZE) Elkov–Author + 0"
5  Jiří Polnický (CZE) Elkov–Author + 0"
6  Andrea Palini (ITA) Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia + 0"
7  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 0"
8  Marco Canola (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini + 0"
9  Rok Korošec (SLO) Amplatz–BMC + 0"
10  Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Team Dimension Data + 0"
General classification after Stage 2[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Luka Mezgec (SLO) Jersey green.svgJersey red.svg Orica–Scott 7h 40' 23"
2  Sam Bennett (IRL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 4"
3  Roberto Ferrari (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 8"
4  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 8"
5  Žiga Jerman (SLO) Jersey white.svg Rog–Ljubljana + 8"
6  Mark Renshaw (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 10"
7  Tomáš Bucháček (CZE) Elkov–Author + 10"
8  Nicola Bagioli (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini + 11"
9  Ivan Santaromita (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini + 13"
10  Marco Canola (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini + 14"

Stage 3[]

17 June 2017 — Celje to Rogla, 167.7 km (104.2 mi)[9]
Stage 3 result[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Rafał Majka (POL) Bora–Hansgrohe 4h 34' 08"
2  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 3"
3  Jack Haig (AUS) Orica–Scott + 11"
4  Gregor Mühlberger (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 25"
5  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) Rog–Ljubljana + 36"
6  Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Amplatz–BMC + 38"
7  Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia + 58"
8  Paweł Cieślik (POL) Elkov–Author + 1' 03"
9  Ivan Santaromita (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini + 1' 05"
10  Edward Ravasi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 21"
General classification after Stage 3[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Rafał Majka (POL) Jersey green.svgJersey blue.svg Bora–Hansgrohe 12h 14' 35"
2  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 7"
3  Jack Haig (AUS) Orica–Scott + 17"
4  Gregor Mühlberger (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 35"
5  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) Jersey white.svg Rog–Ljubljana + 46"
6  Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Amplatz–BMC + 48"
7  Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia + 1' 08"
8  Paweł Cieślik (POL) Elkov–Author + 1' 13"
9  Ivan Santaromita (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini + 1' 14"
10  Edward Ravasi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 31"

Stage 4[]

18 June 2017 — Rogaška Slatina to Novo Mesto, 158.2 km (98.3 mi)[11]
Stage 4 result[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Sam Bennett (IRL) Bora–Hansgrohe 3h 41' 48"
2  Mark Cavendish (GBR) Team Dimension Data + 0"
3  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 0"
4  Jakub Mareczko (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 0"
5  Roberto Ferrari (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
6  Andrea Palini (ITA) Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia + 0"
7  Luka Mezgec (SLO) Jersey red.svg Orica–Scott + 0"
8  Rok Korošec (SLO) Amplatz–BMC + 0"
9  Marco Canola (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini + 0"
10  Žiga Jerman (SLO) Rog–Ljubljana + 0"
Final general classification[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Rafał Majka (POL) Jersey green.svgJersey blue.svg Bora–Hansgrohe 15h 56' 23"
2  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 7"
3  Jack Haig (AUS) Orica–Scott + 17"
4  Gregor Mühlberger (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 35"
5  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) Jersey white.svg Rog–Ljubljana + 46"
6  Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Amplatz–BMC + 48"
7  Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia + 1' 08"
8  Paweł Cieślik (POL) Elkov–Author + 1' 13"
9  Ivan Santaromita (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini + 1' 14"
10  Edward Ravasi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 31"

Classification leadership table[]

In the 2017 Tour of Slovenia, four different jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers at intermediate sprints (three seconds to first, two seconds to second and one second to third) and at the finish of mass-start stages; these were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively. The leader of the classification received a green jersey;[13] it was considered the most important of the 2017 Tour of Slovenia, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.

Points for the mountains classification
Position 1 2 3 4 5
Points for Category 1 12 8 6 4 2
Points for Category 2 6 4 2 0
Points for Category 3 3 2 1

Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a red jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 25 points, with 20 for second, 16 for third, 14 for fourth, 12 for fifth, 10 for sixth and a point fewer per place down to 1 point for 15th place. Points towards the classification could also be accrued – awarded on a 5–3–1 scale – at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification as noted above.

There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a blue jersey. In the mountains classification, points towards the classification were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorised as either first, second, or third-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. The fourth and final jersey represented the classification for young riders, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1995 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.

Best young rider (under 23 years) by time was awarded with white jersey.

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
(Slovene: Generalna razvrstitev)
Jersey green.svg 		Points classification
(Slovene: Razvrstitev po točkah)
Jersey red.svg 		Mountains classification
(Slovene: Gorska razvrstitev)
Jersey blue.svg 		Young rider classification
(Slovene: Mladi kolesarji)
Jersey white.svg 		Team classification
(Slovene: Klasifikacija ekipa)
Jersey yellow number.svg
1[14] Sam Bennett Sam Bennett Sam Bennett Luca Pacioni Žiga Jerman Bora–Hansgrohe
2[15] Luka Mezgec Luka Mezgec Luka Mezgec UAE Team Emirates
3[16] Rafał Majka Rafał Majka Rafał Majka Tadej Pogačar Nippo–Vini Fantini
4[1] Sam Bennett Sam Bennett
Final[1] Rafał Majka Sam Bennett Rafał Majka Tadej Pogačar Nippo–Vini Fantini

References[]

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