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Dates | 14–18 June 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 833.3 km (517.8 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 20h 00′ 24″ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene : Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 29th edition of the Tour of Slovenia stage race, held between 14 and 18 June 2023. The 2.Pro-category race is part of the UCI ProSeries. [1] The race started in Celje. The tour consisted of five stages, with a total distance of 833.3 km and 9134 m of elevation gain. The total prizemoney was €70,775.
Tadej Pogačar was to compete for UAE Team Emirates but skipped the race due to a wrist injury. [2] Two favourites for victory were Domen Novak and Diego Ulissi (winner of 2011 & 2019 edition), both from UAE Team Emirates, who won the last three Tours of Slovenia (2019, 2020, 2021).
The race was decided on the last two stages, with two ascents of Kolovrat (Stage 4) and the last climb to Trška Gora (Stage 5) before the finish. Filippo Zana (Team Jayco–AlUla) won the race overall, while Matej Mohorič (Team Bahrain Victorious) passed Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) for second place. [3]
Four UCI WorldTeams, ten UCI ProTeams, five UCI Continental teams, and the Slovenian national team made up the twenty teams, for a total of 138 riders at the start (112 finished it).
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
National Teams
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1 | 14 June | Celje – Rogaška Slatina | 188.6 km (117.2 mi) | ![]() | Hilly stage | ![]() |
2 | 15 June | Žalec – Ormož | 163.1 km (101.3 mi) | ![]() | Hilly stage | ![]() |
3 | 16 June | Grosuplje – Postojna | 173.4 km (107.7 mi) | ![]() | Hilly stage | ![]() |
4 | 17 June | Ljubljana – Kobarid | 165.6 km (102.9 mi) | ![]() | Mountain stage | ![]() |
5 | 18 June | Vrhnika – Novo Mesto | 142.6 km (88.6 mi) | ![]() | Hilly stage | ![]() |
Total | 833.3 km (517.8 mi) |
The stage profile was best for sprinters. It was won by Dylan Groenewegen, who had good lead-out help from Luka Mezgec (both Team Jayco–AlUla). It was his second win in Rogaška Slatina, after winning stage 2 in the 2022 Tour of Slovenia. [6]
The profile was similar to Stage 1, with a little bit of an uphill sprint. Dylan Groenewegen won the stage with lead-out help from Luka Mezgec (both Team Jayco–AlUla). [6]
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Team Jayco–AlUla had a chance to get a third stage win, but Dylan Groenewegen missed the exit in the last roundabout, along with half the peloton. His leadout man, Luka Mezgec, came up just short in a reduced bunch sprint, won by Ide Schelling for Bora–Hansgrohe. [11]
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The penultimate stage was the main mountain stage (queen stage). It started from the capital Ljubljana and finished in the Julian Prealps with two climbs of Kolovrat (1 Category climb; 10,3 km at 9,5 % step, 1084 m). It was won by Colombian Jesús David Peña (Team Jayco–AlUla) despite a mechanical issue - riding on just the small chainring. This was Peña's first Pro career win. [14]
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The final stage was won by Matej Mohorič (Team Bahrain Victorious), who attacked on the last category 3 climb (Trška Gora; 1.5 km at 10.5%, max. 20%), 10 km before the finish. The only one able to follow was Filippo Zana (Team Jayco–AlUla), though Mohorič was too strong in the uphill sprint finish. Both (Zana in General classification and Mohorič in stage win) dedicated victory to passed Gino Mäder. This was Mohorič's first stage win at the Tour of Slovenia.
Due to bicycle theft, Euskaltel–Euskadi did not start the last stage. Fourteen Orbea bicycles went missing overnight in Ljubljana. [16]
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Stage | Winner | General classification ![]() | Points classification ![]() | Mountains classification ![]() | Young rider classification ![]() | Team classification |
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1 | Dylan Groenewegen | Dylan Groenewegen | Dylan Groenewegen | Andrea Garosio | Raúl García | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
2 | Dylan Groenewegen | Giovanni Aleotti | ||||
3 | Ide Schelling | Viktor Potočki | ||||
4 | Jesús David Peña | Filippo Zana | Ide Schelling | Samuele Zoccarato | Equipo Kern Pharma | |
5 | Matej Mohorič | |||||
Final | Filippo Zana | Ide Schelling | Samuele Zoccarato | Raúl García | Equipo Kern Pharma |
Legend | |||
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![]() | Denotes the winner of the general classification | ![]() | Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
![]() | Denotes the winner of the points classification | ![]() | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
Rank | Rider [3] | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() ![]() | Team Jayco–AlUla | 20h 00' 24" |
2 | ![]() | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 18" |
3 | ![]() | UAE Team Emirates | + 23" |
4 | ![]() | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 33" |
5 | ![]() | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 34" |
6 | ![]() | Eolo–Kometa | + 46" |
7 | ![]() | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 50" |
8 | ![]() | Human Powered Health | + 1' 05" |
9 | ![]() | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 05" |
10 | ![]() | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 1' 31" |
Rank | Rider [3] | Team | Points |
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1 | ![]() ![]() | Bora–Hansgrohe | 54 |
2 | ![]() | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 42 |
3 | ![]() | Team Bahrain Victorious | 40 |
4 | ![]() ![]() | Team Jayco–AlUla | 40 |
5 | ![]() | Team Jayco–AlUla | 38 |
6 | ![]() | Team Bahrain Victorious | 36 |
7 | ![]() | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 36 |
8 | ![]() | Team Jayco–AlUla | 34 |
9 | ![]() | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 26 |
10 | ![]() | UAE Team Emirates | 24 |
Rank | Rider [3] | Team | Points |
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1 | ![]() ![]() | Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | 16 |
2 | ![]() ![]() | Team Jayco–AlUla | 12 |
3 | ![]() | Team Jayco–AlUla | 10 |
4 | ![]() | Team Vorarlberg | 8 |
5 | ![]() | Team Vorarlberg | 7 |
6 | ![]() | Bora–Hansgrohe | 6 |
7 | ![]() | Bora–Hansgrohe | 6 |
8 | ![]() | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 6 |
9 | ![]() | UAE Team Emirates | 4 |
10 | ![]() | Human Powered Health | 4 |
Rank | Rider [3] | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() ![]() | Equipo Kern Pharma | 20h 02' 58" |
2 | ![]() | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 10" |
3 | ![]() | Human Powered Health | + 5' 17" |
4 | ![]() | Adria Mobil | + 18' 26" |
5 | ![]() | Ljubljana Gusto Santic | + 18' 55" |
6 | ![]() | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 19' 25" |
7 | ![]() | RRK Group–Pierre Baguette–Benzinol | + 20' 15" |
8 | ![]() | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 20' 36" |
9 | ![]() | Ljubljana Gusto Santic | + 27' 25" |
10 | ![]() | RRK Group–Pierre Baguette–Benzinol | + 27' 54" |
Rank | Team [3] | Time |
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1 | ![]() | 60h 09' 57" |
2 | ![]() | + 3' 01" |
3 | ![]() | + 3' 19" |
4 | ![]() | + 6' 10" |
5 | ![]() | + 6' 24" |
6 | ![]() | + 12' 20" |
7 | ![]() | + 12' 24" |
8 | ![]() | + 14' 36" |
9 | ![]() | + 14' 51" |
10 | ![]() | + 15' 03" |
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