Okolo Slovenska

Last updated
Tour de Slovakia
Race details
DateMiddle of September
Region Slovakia
English nameTour of Slovakia
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type Stage race
Web site www.okoloslovenska.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1954 (1954)
Editions68 (as of 2024)
First winnerFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Karel Nesl  (TCH)
Most winsFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jiří Škoda  (TCH)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Miloš Hrazdíra  (TCH)
(3 wins)
Most recentFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Mauro Schmid  (SUI)
Okolo Slovenska, 2011 Tour the Slovakia 2.jpg
Okolo Slovenska, 2011

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.

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History

Okolo Slovenska started on 19 June 1954, at Stalin square in Bratislava, and included seven stages. The first race was won by Czech cyclist Karel Nesl. The Slovak cyclist Vlastimil Ružička won three of the seven stages of the race.

Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
1954Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Karel Nesl
1955Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Jan Veselý
1956Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Aurelio Cestari
1957Flag of France.svg  France Pierre Le Don
1958Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Walter Renner
1959Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Lothar Höhne
1960Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Antal Megyerdi
1961–
1963
No race
1964Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Matej Laczo
1965Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Jiří Háva
1966Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Pavel Konečný
1967Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Miloš Hrazdíra
1968Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Miloš Hrazdíra
1969Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Břetislav Souček
1970Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Vlastimil Moravec
1971Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Jiří Háva
1972Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Antonin Bartoníček
1973Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Miloš Hrazdíra
1974Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Pavol Čambal
1975Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Josef Dvořák
1976Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Jiří Škoda
1977Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Miroslav Sýkora
1978Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Theo de Rooij
1979Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Poslušný
1980Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Jiří Škoda
1981Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Andrei Vedernikov
1982Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Vladimir Volochin
1983Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Bernd Drogan
1984Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Miroslav Sýkora
1985Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Jiří Škoda
1986Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Václav Toman
1987Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Ivan Ivanov
1988Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Tomáš Sedláček
1989Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Pavel Tonkov
1990Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Miroslav Lipták
1991Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Heinrich Trumheller
1992Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Lubor Tesař
1993Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Serhiy Honchar
1994Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Vladimir Svehlik
1995Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic František Trkal
1996Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Ján Valach
1997Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Jaromír Purmenský
1998Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Andrej Hauptman
1999Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Ondřej Sosenka
2000Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic René Andrle Wüstenrot–ZVVZ
2001Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic František Trkal PSK–Remerx
2002Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Gustav Larsson Team Crescent CK
2003Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Ondřej Sosenka CCC–Polsat
2004Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Piotr Chmielewski Action
2005Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Martin Prázdnovský CK ZP Sport A.S. Podbrezova
2006Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Radosław Romanik DHL–Author
2007Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Joost van Leijen Van Vliet–EBH Advocaten
2008Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Kristoffer Nielsen Team GLS–Pakke Shop
2009Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Leigh Howard Australia (national team)
2010Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Robert Vrečer Perutnina Ptuj
2011Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Nikita Novikov Itera–Katusha
2012Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Enrico Rossi Meridiana–Kamen
2013Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Petr Vakoč Etixx–IHNed
2014Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Oleksandr Polivoda Kolss Cycling Team
2015Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Davide Viganò Team Idea 2010 ASD
2016 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mauro Finetto Unieuro–Wilier
2017 Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Jan Tratnik CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
2018 Flag of France.svg  France Julian Alaphilippe Quick-Step Floors
2019 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Yves Lampaert Deceuninck–Quick-Step
2020 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Jannik Steimle Deceuninck–Quick-Step
2021 [1] Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Peter Sagan Bora–Hansgrohe
2022 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Josef Černý Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
2023 Flag of France.svg  France Rémi Cavagna Soudal–Quick-Step
2024 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Mauro Schmid Team Jayco–AIS

Classifications

As of the 2022 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:

See also

References

  1. "Peter Sagan wins Tour of Slovakia". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.