CRO Race

CRO Race (ex Tour of Croatia)

Race details
Date	October
Region	Croatia
Discipline	Road
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	Stage race
Race director	Vladimir Miholjević
Web site	www.crorace.com
History
First edition	2015 (2015)
Editions	6 (as of 2021)
First winner	Maciej Paterski (POL)
Most wins	No repeat winners
Most recent	Stephen Williams (GBR)

The CRO Race(formally: Tour of Croatia) is a men's cycling stage race that takes place in Croatia. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour and is rated by the UCI as a 2.1 event, the second tier of professional stage races.^[1] The race takes place in April in the build-up to the Giro d'Italia. The event is organised by Top Sport Events of Vladimir Miholjević, a former professional cyclist. The race was originally held in April but from 2019 rase is driven in October.

History[]

2015[]

First edition of race was held as 2015 Tour of Croatia from 22 to 26 April 2015 and consisted of five stages over 838 km (520.7 mi).
Stages of 2015:

1. Makarska - Split
2. Šibenik - Zadar
3. Plitvice Lakes - Učka mountain
4. Pula - Umag
5. Sveti Martin na Muri - Zagreb

2016[]

The 2016 Tour of Croatia was held from 19 to 24 April 2016 and consisted of six stages over 1,005 km (624.5 mi).
Stages of 2016:

1. Osijek - Varaždin
2. Plitvice Lakes - Split
3. Makarska - Šibenik
4. Crikvenica - Učka
5. Poreč - Umag (Team time trial)
6. Sveti Martin na Muri - Zagreb

2017[]

The 2017 Tour of Croatia was held from 18 to 23 April 2017 and consisted of six stages over 1,031 km (640.6 mi).
Stages of 2017:

1. Osijek - Koprivnica
2. Trogir - Biokovo (Sveti Jure)
3. Imotski - Zadar
4. Crikvenica - Umag
5. Poreč - Učka (Poklon)
6. Samobor - Zagreb

2018[]

The 2018 Tour of Croatia was held from 17 to 22 April 2018 and consisted of six stages over 1,074 km (667.4 mi). The 2018 edition, was the only that has receive a rating of the 2.HC to date.^[2]
Stages of 2018:

1. Osijek - Koprivnica
2. Karlovac - Zadar
3. Trogir/Okrug - Makarska Riviera/Biokovo(Sveti Jure) (Stage was shortened due the bad weather)
4. Starigrad - Crikvenica
5. Rabac - Učka
6. Samobor - Zagreb

2019[]

The race was called off a week before the start, due dispute between the organizers,^[3] instead renamed version called 2019 CRO Race was held between from 1 to 6 October and consisted of six stages over 920 km (571.7 mi).
Stages of 2019:

1. Osijek - Lipik
2. Slunj - Zadar
3. Okrug - Makarska
4. Starigrad - Paklenica - Crikvenica
5. Rabac - Platak
6. Sveta Nedelja - Zagreb

2020[]

The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]

2021[]

The 2021 CRO Race was held from 28 September to 3 October 2021 and consisted of six stages over 1,082 km (672.3 mi).
Stages of 2021:

1. Osijek - Varaždin
2. Slunj - Otočac
3. Primošten - Makarska
4. Zadar - Crikvenica
5. Rabac/Labin - Opatija
6. Samobor - Zagreb

Classifications[]

The jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:
- Red / White checkered Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
- Blue Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
- Green Jersey – Worn by the leader of the climbing classification.
- White Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification.

Overall winners[]

Year	Country	Rider	Team
2015	Poland	Maciej Paterski	CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
2016	Croatia	Matija Kvasina	Synergy Baku
2017	Italy	Vincenzo Nibali	Bahrain–Merida
2018	Belarus	Kanstantsin Sivtsov	Bahrain–Merida
2019	Great Britain	Adam Yates	Mitchelton–Scott
2021	Great Britain	Stephen Williams	Team Bahrain Victorious

References[]

External links[]

• Official website