Okolo Slovenska
Race details | |
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Date | Middle of September |
Region | Slovakia |
English name | Tour of Slovakia |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Stage race |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1954 |
Editions | 65 (as of 2021) |
First winner | Karel Nesl (TCH) |
Most wins | Jiří Škoda (TCH) Milos Hrazdira (TCH) (3 wins) |
Most recent | Peter Sagan (SVK) |
Okolo Slovenska (English: Tour of Slovakia; French: Tour de Slovaquie) is an annual road cycling stage race in Slovakia. Founded in 1954, since 2017 it has been rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is a stage race that usually includes five or more stages.
History[]
Okolo Slovenska started on June 19, 1954, on Stalin square in Bratislava and included seven stages. The first race was won by Czech cyclist Karel Nesl. The Slovak cyclist won three of the seven stages of the race.
Winners[]
See also[]
References[]
- Tour de Slovaquie results from Cycling Archives
- Tour de Slovaquie results from Cycling News
External links[]
(in Slovak) Official website
Categories:
- Okolo Slovenska
- UCI Europe Tour races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1954
- Cycle races in Slovakia
- 1954 establishments in Czechoslovakia
- Annual sporting events in Slovakia
- Summer events in Slovakia