| CRO Race (ex Tour of Croatia) | |
| Date: | October |
| Region: |  Croatia |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Competition: | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type: | Stage race |
| Director: | Vladimir Miholjević |
| Number: | 8 (as of 2023) |
| Mostwins: | No repeat winners |
The CRO Race (formally: Tour of Croatia) is a men's road cycling stage race that takes place in Croatia since 2015. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour and is rated by the UCI as a 2.1 event, the third tier of professional stage races.[1] The event is organised by Top Sport Events of Vladimir Miholjević, a former professional cyclist. The race was originally held in April in the build-up to the Giro d'Italia, but from 2019 race is held in September and October.
First edition of race was held as 2015 Tour of Croatia from 22 to 26 April 2015 and consisted of five stages over 838km (521miles).
Stages of 2015:
The 2016 Tour of Croatia was held from 19 to 24 April 2016 and consisted of six stages over 1005km (624miles).
Stages of 2016:
The 2017 Tour of Croatia was held from 18 to 23 April 2017 and consisted of six stages over 1031km (641miles).
Stages of 2017:
The 2018 Tour of Croatia was held from 17 to 22 April 2018 and consisted of six stages over 1074km (667miles). The 2018 edition, was the only that has receive a rating of the 2.HC to date.[2]
Stages of 2018:
The race was called off a week before the start, due to a dispute between the organizers,[3] instead renamed version called 2019 CRO Race was held between from 1 to 6 October and consisted of six stages over 921km (572miles).
Stages of 2019:
The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
The 2021 CRO Race was held from 28 September to 3 October 2021 and consisted of six stages over 1083km (673miles).
Stages of 2021:
The 2022 CRO Race was held from 27 September to 2 October 2022 and consisted of six stages over 1075km (668miles).[5]
Stages of 2022:
The 2023 CRO Race will be held from 26 September to 1 October 2023 and consisted of six stages over 972km (604miles).[6]
Stages of 2023:
The jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:
- Red / White checkered Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
- Blue Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
- Green Jersey – Worn by the leader of the climbing classification.
- White Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification.