2021 Tour of Slovenia explained

2021 Tour of Slovenia
Date:	9–13 June 2021
Stages:	5
Distance:	803.7
Unit:	km
Time:	19h 23' 31"
First:	Tadej Pogačar
First Color:	green 2
Second:	Diego Ulissi
Third:	Matteo Sobrero
Points:	Matej Mohorič
Points Color:	red
Mountains:	Tadej Pogačar
Mountains Color:	blue
Youth:	Kristjan Hočevar
Youth Color:	white
Previous:	2019
Next:	2022

The 2021 Tour of Slovenia (Slovenian: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 27th edition of the Tour of Slovenia stage race that was held from 9 to 13 June 2021.^[1] The 2.Pro-category race was initially scheduled to be a part of the inaugural edition of the UCI ProSeries, but after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic,^[2] it made its UCI ProSeries debut in 2021, while also still being a part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour.^[3] This was second time Tour of Slovenia was participated by Tour de France winner, 2011 by Carlos Sastre and in 2021 by Tadej Pogačar.

The race was won for the first time by Tadej Pogačar of . Pogačar first took the lead when he attacked on the climb of Svetina, the penultimate climb on stage 2. He proceeded to extend his lead to more than a minute on the way to the finish in Celje. He successfully defended his lead on the final three stages, including finishing second to his teammate, Diego Ulissi, on the queen stage to Nova Gorica. Total sum of prizes was 64,766 €. ^[4]

Teams

Four UCI WorldTeams, eight UCI ProTeams, seven UCI Continental teams, and the Slovenian national team made up the twenty teams that participated in the race., with six riders, was the only team to not field a full squad of seven riders. Of the 139 riders to start the race, 117 finished.^[5]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

National Teams

• Slovenia

Route and stages

Stage characteristics and winners^[6]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	9 June	Ptuj – Rogaška Slatina	151.5km (94.1miles)		Flat stage	Phil Bauhaus
2	10 June	Žalec – Celje	147km (91miles)		Hilly stage	Tadej Pogačar
3	11 June	Brežice – Krško	165.8km (103miles)		Hilly stage	Jon Aberasturi
4	12 June	Ajdovščina – Nova Gorica	164.1km (102miles)		Mountain stage	Diego Ulissi
5	13 June	Ljubljana – Novo mesto	175.3km (108.9miles)		Flat stage	Phil Bauhaus
Total			803.7km (499.4miles)

Stage 1

9 June 2021 – Ptuj to Rogaška Slatina, 151.5km (94.1miles)^[7]

|-| align=center colspan=4|Official results^{[8] [9]} |-| align=center|1||width=220px| Phil Bauhaus||width=205px|||width=76px align=right|3h 33' 45"|-| align=center colspan=4|General classification after the stage

Stage 2

10 June 2021 – Žalec to Celje, 147km (91miles)^[10]

|-| align=center colspan=4|Official results^{[11] [12]} |-| align=center|1||width=220px| Tadej Pogačar||width=205px|||width=76px align=right|3h 32' 03"|-| align=center colspan=4|General classification after the stage

Stage 3

11 June 2021 – Brežice to Krško, 165.8km (103miles)^[13]

|-| align=center colspan=4|Official results^{[14] [15]} |-| align=center|1||width=220px| Jon Aberasturi||width=205px|||width=76px align=right|3h 50' 26"|-| align=center colspan=4|General classification after the stage

Stage 4

12 June 2021 – Ajdovščina to Nova Gorica, 164.1km (102miles)^[16]

|-| align=center colspan=4|Official results^{[17] [18]} |-| align=center|1||width=220px| Diego Ulissi||width=205px|||width=76px align=right|4h 15' 28"|-| align=center colspan=4|General classification after the stage

Stage 5

13 June 2021 – Ljubljana to Novo mesto, 175.3km (108.9miles)^[19]

|-| align=center colspan=4|Official results^{[20] [21]} |-| align=center|1||width=220| Phil Bauhaus||width=205|||width=76 align=right|4h 12' 05"

Classification leadership

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Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
1	Phil Bauhaus	Phil Bauhaus	Phil Bauhaus	Mathijs Paasschens	Jonas Iversby Hvideberg
2	Tadej Pogačar	Tadej Pogačar		Tadej Pogačar	Kristjan Hočevar
3	Jon Aberasturi		Matej Mohorič	Kenny Molly
4	Diego Ulissi			Tadej Pogačar
5	Phil Bauhaus
Final		Tadej Pogačar			Kristjan Hočevar

• On stage 2, Jon Aberasturi, who was second in the points classification, wore the red jersey, because first placed Phil Bauhaus wore the green jersey as the leader of the general classification.
• On stage 3, Kenny Molly, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the blue jersey, because first placed Tadej Pogačar wore the green jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Rafał Majka wore the blue jersey on stage 5.

Final classification standings

General classification

|-| align=center|1||width=200| Tadej Pogačar ||width=207|||width=76 align=right|19h 23' 31"

Points classification

|-| align=center|1|| width=200| Matej Mohorič || width=207||| width=76 align=center|58|align=center|57|align=center|53|align=center|46|align=center|45|align=center|37|align=center|32|align=center|30|align=center|30|align=center|25

Mountains classification

|-| align=center|1|| width=200| Tadej Pogačar || width=207| ||width=76 align=center|16|align=center|13|align=center|12|align=center|11|align=center|10|align=center|9|align=center|7|align=center|6|align=center|5|align=center|5

Young rider classification

|-| align=center|1||width=200| Kristjan Hočevar || width=207|||width=76 align=right|19h 30' 35"

Team classification

|-| align=center|1||width=220| ||width=76 align=right|58h 14' 36"

UCI point ranking

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General classification	200	150	125	100	85	70	60	50	40	35	30	25	20	15	10	5	3
Per stage	20	10	5
Leader	5

Classification
Position	Rider	Team	General	Stage	Leader	Total
1.			200	30	15	245
2.			150	25	-	175
3.			125	5	-	130
4.			100	-	-	100
5.			85	-	-	85
6.			60	20	-	80
7.			70	-	-	70
8.			50	-	-	50
9.			-	40	5	45
10.			40	-	-	40

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tour of Slovenia. Tour of Slovenia. 26 April 2021.
2. Web site: Tour of Slovenia cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic. CyclingNews. 20 March 2020. 18 April 2021.
3. Web site: Tour of Slovenia. UCI. 7 May 2021.
4. Prizes . Tour of Slovenia 2021 . 2021 . Brochure . 47 .
5. Web site: Teams. Tour of Slovenia. 7 May 2021.
6. Web site: Stages. Tour of Slovenia. 7 May 2021.
7. Web site: Stage 1 Tour of Slovenia. Tour of Slovenia. 7 May 2021.
8. Web site: Tour of Slovenia: Bauhaus wins stage 1. CyclingNews. 9 June 2021. 9 June 2021.
9. Web site: Stage 1 Results. Tour of Slovenia. Racebase Pro. 9 June 2021. 9 June 2021.
10. Web site: Stage 2 Tour of Slovenia. Tour of Slovenia. 7 May 2021.
11. Web site: Tour of Slovenia: Tadej Pogacar wins stage 2. CyclingNews. 10 June 2021. 10 June 2021.
12. Web site: Stage 2 Results. Tour of Slovenia. Racebase Pro. 10 June 2021. 10 June 2021.
13. Web site: Stage 3 Tour of Slovenia. Tour of Slovenia. 7 May 2021.
14. Web site: Tour of Slovenia: Aberasturi wins stage 3. CyclingNews. 11 June 2021. 11 June 2021.
15. Web site: Stage 3 Results. Tour of Slovenia. Racebase Pro. 11 June 2021. 11 June 2021.
16. Web site: Stage 4 Tour of Slovenia. Tour of Slovenia. 7 May 2021.
17. Web site: Tour of Slovenia: Diego Ulissi wins stage 4. CyclingNews. 12 June 2021. 12 June 2021.
18. Web site: Stage 4 Results. Tour of Slovenia. Racebase Pro. 12 June 2021. 12 June 2021.
19. Web site: Stage 5 Tour of Slovenia. Tour of Slovenia. 7 May 2021.
20. Web site: Tadej Pogacar wins Tour of Slovenia. CyclingNews. 13 June 2021. 13 June 2021.
21. Web site: Stage 5 Results. Tour of Slovenia. Racebase Pro. 13 June 2021. 13 June 2021.