2021 Tour of Slovenia

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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  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (UAE Team Emirates)
  Second  Diego Ulissi (ITA) (UAE Team Emirates)
  Third  Matteo Sobrero (ITA) (Astana–Premier Tech)
Points  Matej Mohorič (SLO) (Team Bahrain Victorious)
Mountains  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (UAE Team Emirates)
Youth   (SLO) (Adria Mobil)
  Team 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.

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.[4]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

National Teams

Route[]

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

Stages[]

Stage 1[]

9 June 2021 – Ptuj to Rogaška Slatina, 151.5 km (94.1 mi)[6]
Stage 1
The main breakaway group on Stage 1. From right to left: Aritz Bagües (Caja Rural–Seguros RGA), Mathijs Paasschens (Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB), Jonas Iversby Hvideberg (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team), Antonio Angulo (Euskaltel–Euskadi), Dmitry Strakhov (Gazprom–RusVelo), Luca Covili (Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè), and Jacob Scott (Canyon dhb SunGod)
Peloton led by Team Bahrain Victorious
Stage 1 Result[7][8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Phil Bauhaus (GER) Team Bahrain Victorious 3h 33' 45"
2  Jon Aberasturi (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
3  Rui Oliveira (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
4  Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB + 0"
5  Matteo Malucelli (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 0"
6  Alex Edmondson (AUS) Team BikeExchange + 0"
7  Alan Banaszek (POL) HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski + 0"
8  Ryan Christensen (NZL) Canyon dhb SunGod + 0"
9  Matthew Bostock (GBR) Canyon dhb SunGod + 0"
10  Mikel Alonso (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 0"
General classification after Stage 1[7][8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Phil Bauhaus (GER) Jersey green 2.svgJersey red.svg Team Bahrain Victorious 3h 33' 35"
2  Jon Aberasturi (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 4"
3  Rui Oliveira (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 6"
4  Daniel Hoelgaard (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 7"
5  Jonas Iversby Hvideberg (NOR) Jersey white.svg Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 7"
6  Matthew Bostock (GBR) Canyon dhb SunGod + 8"
7  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 9"
8  Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB + 10"
9  Matteo Malucelli (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 10"
10  Alex Edmondson (AUS) 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)[9]
Stage 2 Result[10][11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 3h 32' 03"
2  Matej Mohorič (SLO) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 22"
3  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 22"
4  Matteo Sobrero (ITA) Astana–Premier Tech + 1' 22"
5  Tanel Kangert (EST) Team BikeExchange + 1' 25"
6  James Shaw (GBR) Ribble Weldtite + 1' 25"
7  Rafał Majka (POL) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 25"
8  Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 1' 25"
9  Jonathan Lastra (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 25"
10  Jan Polanc (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 30"
General classification after Stage 2[10][11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) Jersey green 2.svgJersey blue.svg UAE Team Emirates 7h 05' 37"
2  Matej Mohorič (SLO) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 25"
3  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 28"
4  Matteo Sobrero (ITA) Astana–Premier Tech + 1' 33"
5  Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 1' 36"
6  Jonathan Lastra (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 36"
7  James Shaw (GBR) Ribble Weldtite + 1' 36"
8  Rafał Majka (POL) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 36"
9  Tanel Kangert (EST) Team BikeExchange + 1' 36"
10  Jan Polanc (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 41"

Stage 3[]

11 June 2021 – Brežice to Krško, 165.8 km (103.0 mi)[12]
Stage 3
Stage 3 main breakaway
The main breakaway group on Stage 3. From right to left: Kenny Molly (Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB), Jhonatan Restrepo (Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec), Alessandro Monaco (Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè; behind Restrepo), and (Equipo Kern Pharma)
UAE Team Emirates and race leader Tadej Pogačar (green jersey)
Race leader Tadej Pogačar (green jersey) and UAE Team Emirates lead the peloton at Raka on Stage 3
Astana–Premier Tech in the peloton
Astana–Premier Tech on Stage 3
Stage 3 Result[13][14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Jon Aberasturi (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 3h 50' 26"
2  Matej Mohorič (SLO) Team Bahrain Victorious + 0"
3  Matteo Trentin (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
4  Rémy Mertz (BEL) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB + 0"
5   (DEN) ColoQuick + 0"
6  James Shaw (GBR) Ribble Weldtite + 0"
7  Daniel Muñoz (COL) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 0"
8  Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 0"
9  Dmitry Strakhov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 0"
10  Javier Romo (ESP) Astana–Premier Tech + 0"
General classification after Stage 3[13][14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) Jersey green 2.svg UAE Team Emirates 10h 56' 03"
2  Matej Mohorič (SLO) Jersey red.svg Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 15"
3  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 26"
4  Matteo Sobrero (ITA) Astana–Premier Tech + 1' 33"
5  James Shaw (GBR) Ribble Weldtite + 1' 36"
6  Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 1' 36"
7  Jonathan Lastra (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 36"
8  Rafał Majka (POL) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 36"
9  Tanel Kangert (EST) Team BikeExchange + 1' 36"
10  Jan Polanc (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 41"

Stage 4[]

12 June 2021 – Ajdovščina to Nova Gorica, 164.1 km (102.0 mi)[15]
Stage 5
Stage 5 start
Start of Stage 5 in Ljubljana
Stage 5's main breakaway
Stage 5's main breakaway at 93 kilometres (58 mi) in Ljubljana-Sostro. Pictured, from right to left: Paweł Bernas (HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski, Patrik Tybor (Dukla Banská Bystrica; behind Bernas), Julen Irizar (Euskaltel–Euskadi), Torstein Træen (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team; behind Irizar), (Slovenia), and Viktor Potočki (Ljubljana Gusto Santic; behind Lavrič). The last member of the breakaway, (ColoQuick), was to the left of the photo.
Stage 4 Result[16][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates 4h 15' 28"
2  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) Jersey green 2.svg UAE Team Emirates + 1"
3  Matteo Sobrero (ITA) Astana–Premier Tech + 1"
4  Rafał Majka (POL) UAE Team Emirates + 27"
5  James Shaw (GBR) Ribble Weldtite + 48"
6  Tanel Kangert (EST) Team BikeExchange + 53"
7  Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 1' 05"
8  Matej Mohorič (SLO) Jersey red.svg Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 19"
9  Javier Romo (ESP) Astana–Premier Tech + 1' 28"
10  Jan Polanc (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 35"
General classification after Stage 4[16][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) Jersey green 2.svgJersey blue.svg UAE Team Emirates 15h 11' 26"
2  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 21"
3  Matteo Sobrero (ITA) Astana–Premier Tech + 1' 35"
4  Rafał Majka (POL) UAE Team Emirates + 2' 08"
5  James Shaw (GBR) Ribble Weldtite + 2' 29"
6  Tanel Kangert (EST) Team BikeExchange + 2' 34"
7  Matej Mohorič (SLO) Jersey red.svg Team Bahrain Victorious + 2' 39"
8  Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 2' 46"
9  Jan Polanc (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 3' 21"
10  Jonathan Lastra (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 4' 45"

Stage 5[]

13 June 2021 – Ljubljana to Novo Mesto, 175.3 km (108.9 mi)[18]
Stage 5 Result[19][20]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Phil Bauhaus (GER) Team Bahrain Victorious 4h 12' 05"
2  Alex Edmondson (AUS) Team BikeExchange + 0"
3  Heinrich Haussler (AUS) Team Bahrain Victorious + 0"
4  Matteo Trentin (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
5  Jon Aberasturi (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
6  Enrique Sanz (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 0"
7  Matthew Gibson (GBR) Ribble Weldtite + 0"
8  Rui Oliveira (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
9  Alan Banaszek (POL) HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski + 0"
10  Matteo Sobrero (ITA) Astana–Premier Tech + 0"
General classification after Stage 5[19][20]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) Jersey green 2.svgJersey blue.svg UAE Team Emirates 19h 23' 31"
2  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 21"
3  Matteo Sobrero (ITA) Astana–Premier Tech + 1' 35"
4  Rafał Majka (POL) UAE Team Emirates + 2' 08"
5  James Shaw (GBR) Ribble Weldtite + 2' 29"
6  Tanel Kangert (EST) Team BikeExchange + 2' 34"
7  Matej Mohorič (SLO) Jersey red.svg Team Bahrain Victorious + 2' 39"
8  Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 2' 46"
9  Jan Polanc (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 3' 21"
10  Jonathan Lastra (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 4' 45"

Classification leadership table[]

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
Jersey green 2.svg 		Points classification
Jersey red.svg 		Mountains classification
Jersey blue.svg 		Young rider classification
Jersey white.svg 		Team classification
1 Phil Bauhaus Phil Bauhaus Phil Bauhaus Mathijs Paasschens Jonas Iversby Hvideberg Team Bahrain Victorious
2 Tadej Pogačar Tadej Pogačar Tadej Pogačar 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 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[]

Cycling fans at the Stage 3 finish line in Krško
Stage 5 starting in BTC City, Ljubljana
Legend
Jersey green 2.svg Denotes the winner of the general classification Jersey blue.svg Denotes the winner of the mountains classification
Jersey red.svg Denotes the winner of the points classification Jersey white.svg Denotes the winner of the young rider classification

General classification[]

Final general classification (1–10)[19][20]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) Jersey green 2.svgJersey blue.svg UAE Team Emirates 19h 23' 31"
2  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 21"
3  Matteo Sobrero (ITA) Astana–Premier Tech + 1' 35"
4  Rafał Majka (POL) UAE Team Emirates + 2' 08"
5  James Shaw (GBR) Ribble Weldtite + 2' 29"
6  Tanel Kangert (EST) Team BikeExchange + 2' 34"
7  Matej Mohorič (SLO) Jersey red.svg Team Bahrain Victorious + 2' 39"
8  Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 2' 46"
9  Jan Polanc (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 3' 21"
10  Jonathan Lastra (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 4' 45"

Points classification[]

Final points classification (1–10)[19][20]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Matej Mohorič (SLO) Jersey red.svg Team Bahrain Victorious 58
2  Jon Aberasturi (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 57
3  Phil Bauhaus (GER) Team Bahrain Victorious 53
4  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) Jersey green 2.svgJersey blue.svg UAE Team Emirates 46
5  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates 45
6  Matteo Sobrero (ITA) Astana–Premier Tech 37
7  James Shaw (GBR) Ribble Weldtite 32
8  Alex Edmondson (AUS) Team BikeExchange 30
9  Matteo Trentin (ITA) UAE Team Emirates 30
10  Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè 25

Mountains classification[]

Final mountains classification (1–10)[19][20]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) Jersey blue.svgJersey green 2.svg UAE Team Emirates 16
2  Rafał Majka (POL) UAE Team Emirates 13
3  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates 12
4  Adam Stachowiak (POL) HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski 11
5  Matteo Sobrero (ITA) Astana–Premier Tech 10
6  Kenny Molly (BEL) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB 9
7  Robert Scott (GBR) Canyon dhb SunGod 7
8  Jan Polanc (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 6
9  Jacob Scott (GBR) Canyon dhb SunGod 5
10  Josip Rumac (CRO) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec 5

Young rider classification[]

Final young rider classification (1–10)[19][20]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   (SLO) Jersey white.svg Adria Mobil 19h 30' 35"
2  Javier Romo (ESP) Astana–Premier Tech + 2' 34"
3  Raúl García Pierna (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 8' 13"
4   (NED) Equipo Kern Pharma + 8' 16"
5   (SLO) Adria Mobil + 11' 19"
6   (SLO) Ljubljana Gusto Santic + 16' 34"
7   (DEN) ColoQuick + 17' 26"
8  Tom Paquot (BEL) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB + 21' 40"
9  Thomas Mein (GBR) Canyon dhb SunGod + 21' 44"
10  Jonas Iversby Hvideberg (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 28' 07"

Team classification[]

Final team classification (1–10)[19][20]
Rank Team Time
1 UAE Team Emirates 58h 14' 36"
2 Gazprom–RusVelo + 15' 26"
3 Astana–Premier Tech + 15' 34"
4 Team BikeExchange + 17' 06"
5 Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 18' 03"
6 Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 19' 21"
7 Equipo Kern Pharma + 27' 27"
8 Slovenia + 33' 45"
9 Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 34' 48"
10 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

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