Okolo Slovenska
Okolo Slovenska (English: Tour of Slovakia; French: Tour de Slovaquie) is an annual cycling stage race in Slovakia. Founded in 1954, since 2017, it has been rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is a stage race that usually includes five or more stages.
Race details | |
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Date | Middle of September |
Region | Slovakia |
English name | Tour of Slovakia |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Stage race |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1954 |
Editions | 63 (as of 2019) |
First winner | Karl Nesl (TCH) |
Most wins | Jiří Škoda (TCH) Milos Hrazdira (TCH) (3 wins) |
Most recent | Jannik Steimle (DEU) |
History
Okolo Slovenska started on June 19, 1954 on Stalin square in Bratislava and included 7 stages. The first race was won by Czech cyclist Karel Nesel, the Slovak cyclist Vlastimil Ružička won three of the seven stages of the race.
Winners
References
- Tour de Slovaquie results from Cycling Archives
- Tour de Slovaquie results from Cycling News
External links
(in Slovak) Official website
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