CRO Race

The Tour of Croatia is a men's cycling stage race that takes place in Croatia. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour and is rated by the UCI as a 2.HC event, the second tier of professional stage races.[1] The race takes place in April in the build-up to the Giro d'Italia. The event between 2015-2018 was organised by Vladimir Miholjević, a former professional cyclist. In 2019, the race was held in October, in the week after the world championships.

CRO Race (ex Tour of Croatia)
Race details
DateOctober
Region Croatia
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeStage race
Race directorVladimir Miholjević
Web sitewww.tourofcroatia.com
History
First edition2015 (2015)
Editions5 (as of 2019)
First winner Maciej Paterski (POL)
Most winsNo repeat winners
Most recent Adam Yates (GBR)

History

2015

In April 2015, the first edition of the race consisted of five stages. It was won by Maciej Paterski, a Polish cyclist.

2016

International cycling race Tour of Croatia was held for the 2nd consecutive year.

Stages

Stages as of 2016:

  1. Osijek - Varaždin
  2. Plitvice Lakes - Split
  3. Makarska - Šibenik
  4. Crikvenica - Učka mountain
  5. Poreč - Umag
  6. Sveti Martin na Muri - Zagreb

2017

International cycling race Tour of Croatia was held for the third consecutive year. From 18–23 April 2017 through six stages on the route longer than 1,000 kilometres all over Republic of Croatia.

Stages
  1. Osijek - Koprivnica
  2. Trogir - Biokovo (Sveti Jure)
  3. Imotski - Zadar
  4. Crikvenica - Umag
  5. Poreč - Učka (Poklon)
  6. Samobor - Zagreb

2018

Starting with the 2018 edition, the Tour of Croatia has received from UCI the 2.HC rating.[2]

2019

Race was called off a week before the start, due to low budget.[3] However there will be similar race in 1-6 October known as CRO Race, organized by Vladimir Miholjević.

2020

The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A 2021 edition has been scheduled for 28 September - 03 October 2021. [4]

Classifications

As of the 2016 edition, 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.

Overall winners
Year Country Rider Team
2015  Poland Maciej Paterski CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
2016  Croatia Matija Kvasina Synergy Baku
2017  Italy Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain–Merida
2018  Belarus Kanstantsin Sivtsov Bahrain–Merida
2019  Great Britain Adam Yates Mitchelton–Scott

References
  1. "Tour of Croatia 2015 - General Classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  2. "Road - Calendar". www.uci.ch. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  3. "Otkazan Tour of Croatia!". 3sporta.com. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  4. "2020 CRO RACE CANCELLED". Retrieved 2020-09-02.


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