2012 Tour of Slovenia

2012 Tour of Slovenia
UCI Europe Tour (2.1 race)
Race details
Dates	14–17 June 2012
Stages	4
Distance	566.2 km (351.8 mi)
Winning time	14h 20' 42"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Youth
	Team
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Last updated January 26, 2024

The 2012 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene : Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 19th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as 2.1 stage race (UCI Europe Tour) held between 14 and 17 June 2012.^[1]^[2]

Teams

Total 117 riders (99 finished it) from 15 teams started the race.

UCI ProTeams

UCI Professional Continental

Acqua & Sapone

UCI Continental

Route and stages

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage	Date	Course	Length		Winner
1	14 June	Celje – Novo mesto	152 km (94 mi)	Intermediate stage	Simone Ponzi
2	15 June	Kočevje – Metlika	177.4 km (110 mi)	Intermediate stage	Daryl Impey
3	16 June	Ivančna Gorica – Škofja Loka	219 km (136 mi)	Mountain stage	Domenico Pozzovivo
4	17 June	Ljubljana – Ljubljana	17.8 km (11 mi)	Individual time trial	Adriano Malori ~~Kristjan Koren~~ ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Total		566.2 km (351.8 mi)

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage
Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
1	Simone Ponzi	Simone Ponzi	Simone Ponzi	Klemen Štimulak	Arthur Vanoverberghe	not awarded
2	Daryl Impey	Simone Ponzi	not awarded	Klemen Štimulak	Jan Polanc
3	Domenico Pozzovivo	Domenico Pozzovivo	not awarded	Preben Van Hecke
4	~~Kristjan Koren~~ ^{[lower-alpha 1]} Adriano Malori	Janez Brajkovič	~~Kristjan Koren~~ ^{[lower-alpha 1]} Simone Ponzi	Preben Van Hecke		Loborika Favorit Team
Final		Janez Brajkovič	~~Kristjan Koren~~ ^{[lower-alpha 1]} Simone Ponzi	Preben Van Hecke	Jan Polanc	Loborika Favorit Team

Final classification standings

Legend
	Denotes the leader of the general classification		Denotes the leader of the mountains classification
	Denotes the leader of the points classification		Denotes the leader of the young rider classification
	Denotes the leader of the team classification

General classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Janez Brajkovič	Astana	14h 20' 42"
2	Domenico Pozzovivo	Colnago–CSF Bardiani	+ 06"
DSQ	~~Kristjan Koren ^{[lower-alpha 1]}~~	~~Liquigas–Cannondale~~	~~+ 1' 16"~~
3	Bruno Pires	Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank	+ 2' 12"
4	Matteo Rabottini	Farnese Vini–Selle Italia	+ 2' 23"
5	Dominik Nerz	Liquigas–Cannondale	+ 2' 35"
6	Jure Golčer	Tirol Cycling Team	+ 2' 39"
7	Daniele Ratto	Liquigas–Cannondale	+ 2' 45"
8	Tomaž Nose	Adria Mobil	+ 0' 45"
9	Winner Anacona	Lampre–ISD	+ 2' 51"
10	Francesco Failli	Farnese Vini–Selle Italia	+ 2' 53"

Points classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
DSQ	~~Kristjan Koren ^{[lower-alpha 1]}~~	~~Liquigas–Cannondale~~	65
1	Simone Ponzi	Astana	45
2	Daniele Ratto	Liquigas–Cannondale	44
3	Daryl Impey	Orica–GreenEDGE
4	Domenico Pozzovivo	Colnago–CSF Bardiani
5	Janez Brajkovič	Astana
6	Preben Van Hecke	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator
7	Francesco Failli	Farnese Vini–Selle Italia
8	Adriano Malori	Lampre–ISD
9	Francesco Reda	Acqua & Sapone

Mountains classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Preben Van Hecke	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	30
2	Klemen Štimulak	Radenska	25
3	Janez Brajkovič	Astana	12
4	Vitaliy Buts	Lampre–ISD
5	Domenico Pozzovivo	Colnago–CSF Bardiani
6	Andrea Pasqualon	Colnago–CSF Bardiani
7	David Tanner	Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank
8	Tomaž Nose	Adria Mobil
9	Harald Totschnig	Tirol Cycling Team
10	Bruno Pires	Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank

Young rider classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jan Polanc	Radenska	14h 27' 24"
2	Preben Van Hecke	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	+ 10' 58"
3	Arthur Vanoverberghe	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	+ 11' 11"
4	Jan Tratnik	Radenska	+ 15' 03"
5	Jan Tratnik	Radenska	+ 16' 29"
6	Jan Tratnik	Radenska	+ 18' 59"
7	Klemen Štimulak	Radenska	+ 23' 16"
8	Tim Mikelj	Sava	+ 29' 59"
9	Mark Džamastagič	Sava	+ 34' 00"
10	Maximilian Kuen	Tirol Cycling Team	+ 36' 46"

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 All Kristjan Koren's results from 2011 and 2012 were subsequently deleted due to doping in 2019.

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References

↑ "Vrhunci Dirke po Sloveniji na Soriški planini, Pokljuki in v Ljubljani". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 12 June 2012.
↑ "Koren na Glavnem trgu nehote ustavil "dolenjsko puščico"". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 14 June 2012.
↑ "Impeyju etapa, Brajkoviču največji aplavz". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 15 June 2012.
↑ "Brajkovič prepustil kraljevsko etapo Pozzovivu". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 16 June 2012.
↑ "Brajkovič pogrešal vmesne čase, a vendarle ugnal Pozzoviva". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 17 June 2012.
↑ "Zmaga na slovenski pentlji šteje vedno več". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 18 June 2012.
↑ "Modra majica za vodilnega v seštevku". Siol (in Slovenian). 14 June 2012.

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[Koren-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 All Kristjan Koren's results from 2011 and 2012 were subsequently deleted due to doping in 2019.

[2] "Vrhunci Dirke po Sloveniji na Soriški planini, Pokljuki in v Ljubljani". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 12 June 2012.

[3] "Koren na Glavnem trgu nehote ustavil "dolenjsko puščico"". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 14 June 2012.

[4] "Impeyju etapa, Brajkoviču največji aplavz". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 15 June 2012.

[5] "Brajkovič prepustil kraljevsko etapo Pozzovivu". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 16 June 2012.

[6] "Brajkovič pogrešal vmesne čase, a vendarle ugnal Pozzoviva". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 17 June 2012.

[7] "Zmaga na slovenski pentlji šteje vedno več". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 18 June 2012.

[8] "Modra majica za vodilnega v seštevku". Siol (in Slovenian). 14 June 2012.

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