2015 Tour of Slovenia explained

2015 Tour of Slovenia
Series:	2015 UCI Europe Tour (2.1 race)
Date:	18–21 June
Stages:	4
Distance:	534.8
Unit:	km
Time:	13h 42' 16"
Speed:	39.024
First:	Primož Roglič
First Color:	yellow
Second:	Mikel Nieve
Third:	Jure Golčer
Points:	Salvatore Puccio
Points Color:	red
Mountains:	Mauro Finetto
Mountains Color:	blue
Youth:	Domen Novak
Youth Color:	white
Previous:	2014
Next:	2016

The 2015 Tour of Slovenia (sl|Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 22nd edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as 2.1 stage race (UCI Europe Tour) held between 18 and 21 June 2015. Primož Roglič won the overall classification, took the race lead on the penultimate stage to the Trije Kralji Ski Resort.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The race consisted of 4 stages with 534.8 km (332.3 mi) in total.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Teams

Total 128 riders (113 finished it) from 17 teams started the race.^[7]

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National

• Slovenia

Route and stages

Type!Winner

1	18 June	Ljubljana – Ljubljana	8.8km (05.5miles)		Individual time trial	Artem Ovechkin
2	19 June	Škofja Loka – Kočevje	182km (113miles)		Intermediate stage	Pierpaolo De Negri
3	20 June	Dobrovnik – Trije Kralji Ski Resort	178.5km (110.9miles)		Mountain stage	Primož Roglič
4	21 June	Rogaška Slatina – Novo mesto	165.5km (102.8miles)		Hilly stage	Marko Kump
Total		534.8km (332.3miles)

Stage 1

18 June 2015 — Ljubljana to Ljubljana, 8.8km (05.5miles), individual time trial (ITT)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
align=center colspan=4	Official results
1	width=225		width=220		align=right width=64
2	Salvatore Puccio		+ 0"
3	Diego Ulissi		+ 2"
4	Vladimir Isaichev		+ 4"
5	Alexander Porsev		+ 5"
DSQ	Davide Appollonio		+ 6"
6	Marco Canola		+ 6"
7	Jure Golčer		+ 7"
8	Sven Erik Bystrøm		+ 7"
9	Mauro Finetto		+ 7"
10	Andrew Fenn		+ 9"

Stage 2

19 June 2015 — Škofja Loka to Kočevje, 182km (113miles)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
align=center colspan=4	Official results^[8]
1	width=225	Pierpaolo De Negri	width=220
2	Antonino Parrinello		+ 0"
3	Simone Ponzi		+ 0"
4	Manuele Mori		+ 0"
5	Salvatore Puccio		+ 0"
DSQ	Davide Appollonio		+ 0"
6	Radoslav Rogina		+ 0"
7	Thomas Sprengers		+ 0"
8	Mauro Finetto		+ 0"
9	Matthias Krizek		+ 0"
10	Enea Cambianica		+ 0"
General classification after the stage
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2			+ 0"
3	Diego Ulissi		+ 2"
4	Vladimir Isaichev		+ 4"
DSQ	Davide Appollonio		+ 6"
5	Jure Golčer		+ 7"
6	Sven Erik Bystrøm		+ 7"
7			+ 7"
8	Nathan Earle		+ 9"
9	Preben Van Hecke		+ 11"
10	Jan Polanc		+ 12"

Stage 3

20 June 2015 — Dobrovnik to Trije Kralji Ski Resort, 178.5km (110.9miles)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
align=center colspan=4	Official results
1	width=225px	Primož Roglič	width=220px
2	Mikel Nieve		+ 0"
3	Radoslav Rogina		+ 0"
4			+ 14"
5	Jure Golčer		+ 14"
6	Diego Ulissi		+ 25"
7	Francesco Manuel Bongiorno		+ 37"
8	Egor Silin		+ 45"
9	Alexander Foliforov		+ 45"
10	Matija Kvasina		+ 45"
General classification after the stage
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2	Mikel Nieve		+ 5"
3	Jure Golčer		+ 8"
4			+ 8"
5	Diego Ulissi		+ 14"
6	Radoslav Rogina		+ 15"
7			+ 32"
8	Jan Polanc		+ 44"
9	Simone Stortoni		+ 51"
10	Alexander Foliforov		+ 53"

Stage 4

21 June 2015 — Rogaška Slatina to Novo mesto, 165.5km (102.8miles)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
align=center colspan=4	Official results
1	width=225	Marko Kump	width=220		width=64 align=right
2	Maximiliano Richeze			+ 0"
3	Christopher Sutton		+ 0"
align=center style="border-top-width:2px"	DSQ	Davide Appollonio		+ 0"
align=center style="border-top-width:2px"	4	Jarl Salomein		+ 0"
5	Andrea Piechele		+ 0"
6	Robert Förster		+ 0"
7	Rafael Andriato		+ 0"
8	Elia Favilli		+ 0"
9	Pierpaolo De Negri		+ 0"
10	Federico Zurlo		+ 0"

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
1	Artem Ovechkin	Artem Ovechkin	Artem Ovechkin	not awarded	Marko Pavlič
2	Pierpaolo De Negri	Salvatore Puccio	Mauro Finetto
3	Primož Roglič	Primož Roglič	Domen Novak
4	Marko Kump	Davide Appollonio Salvatore Puccio
Final		Primož Roglič			Domen Novak

Final classification standings

General classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	width=180		width=222
2	Mikel Nieve		+ 5"
3	Jure Golčer		+ 8"
4			+ 8"
5	Diego Ulissi		+ 14"
6	Radoslav Rogina		+ 15"
7			+ 32"
8	Jan Polanc		+ 44"
9	Simone Stortoni		+ 51"
10	Alexander Foliforov		+ 53"

Points classification

Rank	Rider^[9]	Team	Points
DSQ	Davide Appollonio		42
1			41
2	Pierpaolo De Negri		31
3			27
4	Diego Ulissi		26
5			25
6	Radoslav Rogina		25
7	Artem Ovechkin		25
8	Marko Kump		25
9	Antonino Parrinello		23
10	Maximiliano Richeze		22

Mountains classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	width=180		width=222		align=center width=72px	23
2			12
3	Klemen Štimulak		12
4	Gianfranco Zilioli		9
5	Jarl Salomein		9
6	Mikel Nieve		8
7	Alex Cano		8
8	Francesco Gavazzi		8
9	Radoslav Rogina		6
10	Simone Stortoni		4

Young rider classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	width=180		width=222
2	Artem Nych		+ 3' 59"
3	Ildar Arslanov		+ 6' 31"
4	Marko Pavlič		+ 7' 46"
5	Žiga Grošelj	Slovenia	+ 16' 36"
6	Gašper Katrašnik	Slovenia	+ 29' 29"
7	Federico Zurlo		+ 32' 04"
8	Žiga Ručigaj		+ 32' 21"
9	Edward Díaz		+ 32' 22"
10	Carlos Ramírez		+ 37' 14"

Teams classification

Rank	Team	Time
1	width=245px
2		+ 31"
3		+ 2' 34"
4		+ 6' 37"
5		+ 10' 47"
6		+ 12' 35"
7		+ 20' 42"
8		+ 22' 41"
9		+ 29' 00"
10		+ 31' 08"

External links

• • wvcycling.com
• procyclingstats.com
• cyclingarchives.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Etape na 22. dirki Po Sloveniji . 14 May 2015 . siol.net. sl.
2. News: Tour de Slovénie: Roglic wins overall title. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 21 June 2015. 16 July 2022.
3. News: Tour de Slovénie: Roglic wins on climb to Trije Kralji. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 20 June 2015. 16 July 2022.
4. News: Tour de Slovénie: Ovechkin wins stage 1 time trial. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 18 June 2015. 18 June 2015.
5. News: Bulletin nr. 3 – Stage 2 – Official results. 19 June 2015. 20 June 2015.
6. News: Bulletin nr. 3 – Stage 3 – Official results. 20 June 2015. 22 June 2015.
7. News: Bulletin nr. 3 – Stage 4 – Official results. 21 June 2015. 22 June 2015.
8. News: De Negri wins stage 2 of Tour de Slovenie. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 19 June 2015. 16 July 2022.
9. Web site: 2015 Tour de Slovénie - Points Classification. UCI.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 June 2015. 17 July 2022.