2019 Tour of Slovenia

The 2019 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) is a five-day cycling stage race that was held in Slovenia between 19 and 23 June 2019.[1] The race was the 26th edition of the Tour of Slovenia and the first time it was classified as 2.HC[1] race on the UCI Europe Tour.

2019 Tour of Slovenia
2019 UCI Europe Tour
Peloton in Stage 3
Race details
Dates19–23 June
Stages5
Distance806 km (500.8 mi)
Winning time19h 41' 23"
Results
Winner  Diego Ulissi (ITA) (UAE Team Emirates)
  Second  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) (Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM)
  Third  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) (Gazprom–RusVelo)

Points  Luka Mezgec (SLO) (Mitchelton–Scott)
Mountains  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) (Gazprom–RusVelo)
Youth  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (UAE Team Emirates)
  Team UAE Team Emirates

After attacking on the climb to Dole on stage 3, Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) won the Tour of Slovenia for the second time, with his first overall victory coming in 2011.

Schedule

Stage characteristics and winners[2]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 19 June Ljubljana to Rogaška Slatina 168.5 km (104.7 mi) Intermediate stage  Pascal Ackermann (GER)
2 20 June Maribor to Celje 146.3 km (90.9 mi) Intermediate stage  Luka Mezgec (SLO)
3 21 June Žalec to Idrija 169.8 km (105.5 mi) Intermediate stage  Diego Ulissi (ITA)
4 22 June Nova Gorica to Ajdovščina 153.9 km (95.6 mi) Mountain stage  Giovanni Visconti (ITA)
5 23 June Trebnje to Novo mesto 167.5 km (104.1 mi) Intermediate stage  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)
Total 806 km (500.8 mi)

Teams

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) was one of the favourites to win the general classification, but he finished in fourth place while helping teammate Diego Ulissi win the Tour of Slovenia for the second time.

Eighteen teams, which consisted of five UCI WorldTour teams, eight UCI Professional Continental teams, five UCI Continental teams, and one national team, participated in the race. Each team entered seven riders, except for Bahrain–Merida, Meridiana–Kamen, Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè, and UAE Team Emirates, who each entered six riders. Of the 129 riders who began the race, only 109 riders finished the race.[3]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCI Continental teams

National teams

UCI point ranking


Place 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.-30. 31.-40.
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

Stages

Stage 1

Pascal Ackermann (Bora–Hansgrohe, pictured on Stage 1) winner of Stage 1
19 June 2019 Ljubljana to Rogaška Slatina, 168.5 km (104.7 mi)
Stage 1 result[4][5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Pascal Ackermann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe 4h 04' 58"
2  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) Team Dimension Data + 0"
3  Simone Consonni (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
4  Luka Mezgec (SLO) Mitchelton–Scott + 0"
5  Andrea Vendrame (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 0"
6  Rui Oliveira (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
7  Grega Bole (SLO) Bahrain–Merida + 0"
8  Jérémy Leveau (FRA) Delko–Marseille Provence + 0"
9  Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) Israel Cycling Academy + 0"
10  Umberto Marengo (ITA) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 0"
General classification after stage 1[4][5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Pascal Ackermann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe 4h 04' 48"
2  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) Team Dimension Data + 4"
3  Simone Consonni (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 6"
4  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 7"
5  Aljaž Jarc (SLO) Adria Mobil + 7"
6  Matteo Busato (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 8"
7  Matthias Krizek (AUT) Felbermayr–Simplon Wels + 9"
8  Luka Mezgec (SLO) Mitchelton–Scott + 10"
9  Andrea Vendrame (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 10"
10  Rui Oliveira (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 10"

Stage 2

20 June 2019 Maribor to Celje, 146.3 km (90.9 mi)
Stage 2 result[6][7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Luka Mezgec (SLO) Mitchelton–Scott 3h 35' 55"
2  Grega Bole (SLO) Bahrain–Merida + 0"
3  Andrea Vendrame (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 0"
4  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 0"
5  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
6  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 0"
7  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy + 0"
8  Ivan Rovny (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 0"
9  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
10  Jay McCarthy (AUS) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
General classification after stage 2[6][7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Luka Mezgec (SLO) Mitchelton–Scott 7h 40' 43"
2  Grega Bole (SLO) Bahrain–Merida + 4"
3  Andrea Vendrame (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 6"
4  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 7"
5  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy + 10"
6  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 10"
7  Ivan Rovny (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 10"
8  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 10"
9  Iuri Filosi (ITA) Delko–Marseille Provence + 10"
10  Jan Polanc (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 10"

Stage 3

21 June 2019 Žalec to Idrija, 169.8 km (105.5 mi)
Stage 3 result[8][9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates 3h 58' 01"
2  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 12"
3  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 17"
4  Andrea Vendrame (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 17"
5  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 17"
6  Jan Polanc (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 17"
7  Esteban Chaves (COL) Mitchelton–Scott + 17"
8  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy + 17"
9  Fausto Masnada (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 19"
10  Luka Mezgec (SLO) Mitchelton–Scott + 2' 08"
General classification after stage 3[8][9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates 11h 38' 41"
2  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 19"
3  Andrea Vendrame (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 26"
4  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 26"
5  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy + 30"
6  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 30"
7  Jan Polanc (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 30"
8  Esteban Chaves (COL) Mitchelton–Scott + 30"
9  Fausto Masnada (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 36"
10  Luka Mezgec (SLO) Mitchelton–Scott + 2' 11"

Stage 4

22 June 2019 Nova Gorica to Ajdovščina, 153.9 km (95.6 mi)
Stage 4 result[10][11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM 4h 00' 53"
2  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
3  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
4  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 0"
5  Andrea Vendrame (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 32"
6  Esteban Chaves (COL) Mitchelton–Scott + 32"
7  Fausto Masnada (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 32"
8  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy + 1' 38"
9  Cameron Meyer (AUS) Mitchelton–Scott + 2' 22"
10  Lorenzo Rota (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 2' 22"
General classification after stage 4[10][11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates 15h 39' 28"
2  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 22"
3  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 25"
4  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 30"
5  Andrea Vendrame (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 1' 04"
6  Esteban Chaves (COL) Mitchelton–Scott + 1' 08"
7  Fausto Masnada (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 1' 14"
8  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy + 2' 14"
9  Jan Polanc (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 2' 58"
10  Radoslav Rogina (CRO) Adria Mobil + 4' 49"

Stage 5

Giacomo Nizzolo (Team Dimension Data) sprinting for the Stage 5 victory ahead of Luka Mezgec (Mitchelton–Scott), winner of Stage 2 and overall winner of the points classification (red jersey)
23 June 2019 Trebnje to Novo mesto, 167.5 km (104.1 mi)
Stage 5 result[12][13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) Team Dimension Data 4h 01' 55"
2  Luka Mezgec (SLO) Mitchelton–Scott + 0"
3  Shane Archbold (NZL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
4  Andrea Vendrame (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 0"
5  Davide Cimolai (ITA) Israel Cycling Academy + 0"
6  Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 0"
7  Umberto Marengo (ITA) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 0"
8  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
9  Simone Velasco (ITA) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 0"
10  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 0"
Final general classification[12][13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates 19h 41' 23"
2  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 22"
3  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 25"
4  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 30"
5  Andrea Vendrame (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 1' 04"
6  Esteban Chaves (COL) Mitchelton–Scott + 1' 08"
7  Fausto Masnada (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 1' 21"
8  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy + 2' 21"
9  Jan Polanc (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 3' 17"
10  Lorenzo Rota (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 4' 49"

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
(Slovene: Generalna razvrstitev)
Points classification
(Slovene: Razvrstitev po točkah)
Mountains classification
(Slovene: Gorska razvrstitev)
Young rider classification
(Slovene: Mladi kolesarji)
Team classification
(Slovene: Klasifikacija ekipa)
1[5] Pascal Ackermann Pascal Ackermann Pascal Ackermann Aljaž Jarc Aljaž Jarc UAE Team Emirates
2[7] Luka Mezgec Luka Mezgec Luka Mezgec Aleksandr Vlasov Tadej Pogačar
3[9] Diego Ulissi Diego Ulissi
4[11] Giovanni Visconti Diego Ulissi
5[13] Giacomo Nizzolo Luka Mezgec
Final Diego Ulissi Luka Mezgec Aleksandr Vlasov Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates

Final classifications

Legend
Denotes the leader of the general classification
Denotes the leader of the points classification
Denotes the leader of the mountains classification
Denotes the leader of the young rider classification

General classification

Final general classification (1-10)[12][13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates 19h 41' 23"
2  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 22"
3  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 25"
4  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 30"
5  Andrea Vendrame (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 1' 04"
6  Esteban Chaves (COL) Mitchelton–Scott + 1' 08"
7  Fausto Masnada (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 1' 21"
8  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy + 2' 21"
9  Jan Polanc (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 3' 17"
10  Lorenzo Rota (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 4' 49"

Points classification

Final points classification (1-10)[12][13]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Luka Mezgec (SLO) Mitchelton–Scott 80
2  Andrea Vendrame (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec 68
3  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates 67
4  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM 61
5  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo 47
6  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 46
7  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) Team Dimension Data 45
8  Grega Bole (SLO) Bahrain–Merida 34
9  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy 26
10  Esteban Chaves (COL) Mitchelton–Scott 25

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1-10)[12][13]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo 24
2  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates 16
3  Benjamin Hill (AUS) Ljubljana Gusto Santic 14
4  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 13
5  Esteban Chaves (COL) Mitchelton–Scott 5
6  Matteo Montaguti (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec 5
7  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM 4
8  Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM 4
9  Aljaž Jarc (SLO) Adria Mobil 3
10  Rok Korošec (SLO) Ljubljana Gusto Santic 3

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1-10)[12][13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 19h 41' 53"
2  Daniel Savini (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 10' 52"
3  Joan Bou (ESP) Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè + 18' 28"
4  Kristjan Hočevar (SLO) Slovenia + 19' 01"
5  Martin Lavrič (SLO) Slovenia + 24' 42"
6  Aljaž Jarc (SLO) Adria Mobil + 42' 21"
7  Aljaž Prah (SLO) Ljubljana Gusto Santic + 48' 38"
8  Tilen Finkšt (SLO) Ljubljana Gusto Santic + 49' 16"
9  Florian Kierner (AUT) Felbermayr–Simplon Wels + 1h 02' 03"
10  František Honsa (CZE) AC Sparta Praha + 1h 04' 36"

Teams classification

Final teams classification (1-10)[12][13]
Rank Team Time
1 UAE Team Emirates 59h 08' 02"
2 Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 3' 34"
3 Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 11' 32"
4 Israel Cycling Academy + 17' 31"
5 Gazprom–RusVelo + 18' 45"
6 Mitchelton–Scott + 33' 02"
7 Bardiani–CSF + 44' 21"
8 Bahrain–Merida + 47' 12"
9 Team Novo Nordisk + 1h 04' 52"
10 Slovenia + 1h 17' 27"

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