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The 2021 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: 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.
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| Race details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 9–13 June 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 803.7 km (499.4 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 19h 23' 31" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The race was won for the first time by Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates. 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]
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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. Astana–Premier Tech, 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
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| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 June | Ptuj – Rogaška Slatina | 151.5 km (94.1 mi) |  |
Flat stage |  Phil Bauhaus |
| 2 | 10 June | Žalec – Celje | 147 km (91 mi) |  |
Hilly stage |  Tadej Pogačar |
| 3 | 11 June | Brežice – Krško | 165.8 km (103.0 mi) | |
Hilly stage |  Jon Aberasturi |
| 4 | 12 June | Ajdovščina – Nova Gorica | 164.1 km (102.0 mi) |  |
Mountain stage |  Diego Ulissi |
| 5 | 13 June | Ljubljana – Novo mesto | 175.3 km (108.9 mi) | |
Flat stage | Phil Bauhaus |
| Total | 803.7 km (499.4 mi) | |||||
Stage 1
- 9 June 2021 – Ptuj to Rogaška Slatina, 151.5 km (94.1 mi)[7]
Stage 1
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The main breakaway group on Stage 1. From right to left: Aritz Bagües (Caja Rural–Seguros RGA), Mathijs Paasschens (Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB), Jonas Iversby Hvideberg (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team), Antonio Angulo (Euskaltel–Euskadi), Dmitry Strakhov (Gazprom–RusVelo), Luca Covili (Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè), and Jacob Scott (Canyon dhb SunGod)
Peloton was led by Team Bahrain Victorious
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official results[8][9] | |||
| 1 | Phil Bauhaus | Team Bahrain Victorious | 3h 33' 45" |
| 2 | Jon Aberasturi |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 3 |  Rui Oliveira |
UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 4 |  Stanisław Aniołkowski |
Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 0" |
| 5 | Matteo Malucelli |
Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 0" |
| 6 |  Alex Edmondson |
Team BikeExchange | + 0" |
| 7 | Alan Banaszek |
HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 0" |
| 8 |  Ryan Christensen |
Canyon dhb SunGod | + 0" |
| 9 |  Matthew Bostock |
Canyon dhb SunGod | + 0" |
| 10 | Mikel Alonso |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 0" |
| General classification after the stage[8][9] | |||
| 1 | Phil Bauhaus   |
Team Bahrain Victorious | 3h 33' 35" |
| 2 | Jon Aberasturi |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 4" |
| 3 | Rui Oliveira |
UAE Team Emirates | + 6" |
| 4 |  Daniel Hoelgaard |
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 7" |
| 5 | Jonas Iversby Hvideberg  |
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 7" |
| 6 | Matthew Bostock |
Canyon dhb SunGod | + 8" |
| 7 | Diego Ulissi |
UAE Team Emirates | + 9" |
| 8 | Stanisław Aniołkowski |
Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 10" |
| 9 | Matteo Malucelli |
Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 10" |
| 10 | Alex Edmondson |
Team BikeExchange | + 10" |
Stage 2
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official results[11][12] | |||
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | 3h 32' 03" |
| 2 | Matej Mohorič |
Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 22" |
| 3 | Diego Ulissi |
UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 22" |
| 4 | Matteo Sobrero |
Astana–Premier Tech | + 1' 22" |
| 5 |  Tanel Kangert |
Team BikeExchange | + 1' 25" |
| 6 | James Shaw |
Ribble Weldtite | + 1' 25" |
| 7 | Rafał Majka |
UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 25" |
| 8 | Giovanni Carboni |
Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 1' 25" |
| 9 | Jonathan Lastra |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 1' 25" |
| 10 | Jan Polanc |
UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 30" |
| General classification after the stage[11][12] | |||
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar  |
UAE Team Emirates | 7h 05' 37" |
| 2 | Matej Mohorič |
Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 25" |
| 3 | Diego Ulissi |
UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 28" |
| 4 | Matteo Sobrero |
Astana–Premier Tech | + 1' 33" |
| 5 | Giovanni Carboni |
Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 1' 36" |
| 6 | Jonathan Lastra |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 1' 36" |
| 7 | James Shaw |
Ribble Weldtite | + 1' 36" |
| 8 | Rafał Majka |
UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 36" |
| 9 | Tanel Kangert |
Team BikeExchange | + 1' 36" |
| 10 | Jan Polanc |
UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 41" |
Stage 3
Stage 3
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The main breakaway group on Stage 3. From right to left: Kenny Molly (Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB), Jhonatan Restrepo (Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec), Alessandro Monaco (Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè; behind Restrepo), and Sergio Araiz (Equipo Kern Pharma)
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Astana–Premier Tech on Stage 3
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official results[14][15] | |||
| 1 | Jon Aberasturi | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 3h 50' 26" |
| 2 | Matej Mohorič |
Team Bahrain Victorious | + 0" |
| 3 | Matteo Trentin |
UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 4 |  Rémy Mertz |
Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 0" |
| 5 |  Jeppe Pallesen |
Team ColoQuick | + 0" |
| 6 | James Shaw |
Ribble Weldtite | + 0" |
| 7 |  Daniel Muñoz |
Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 0" |
| 8 | Giovanni Carboni |
Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 0" |
| 9 |  Dmitry Strakhov |
Gazprom–RusVelo | + 0" |
| 10 | Javier Romo |
Astana–Premier Tech | + 0" |
| General classification after the stage[14][15] | |||
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar |
UAE Team Emirates | 10h 56' 03" |
| 2 | Matej Mohorič |
Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 15" |
| 3 | Diego Ulissi |
UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 26" |
| 4 | Matteo Sobrero |
Astana–Premier Tech | + 1' 33" |
| 5 | James Shaw |
Ribble Weldtite | + 1' 36" |
| 6 | Giovanni Carboni |
Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 1' 36" |
| 7 | Jonathan Lastra |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 1' 36" |
| 8 | Rafał Majka |
UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 36" |
| 9 | Tanel Kangert |
Team BikeExchange | + 1' 36" |
| 10 | Jan Polanc |
UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 41" |
Stage 4
- 12 June 2021 – Ajdovščina to Nova Gorica, 164.1 km (102.0 mi)[16]
Stage 5
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Start of Stage 5 in Ljubljana
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Stage 5's main breakaway at 93 kilometres (58 mi) in Ljubljana-Sostro. Pictured, from right to left: Paweł Bernas (HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski, Patrik Tybor (Dukla Banská Bystrica; behind Bernas), Julen Irizar (Euskaltel–Euskadi), Torstein Træen (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team; behind Irizar), Martin Lavrič (Slovenia), and Viktor Potočki (Ljubljana Gusto Santic; behind Lavrič). The last member of the breakaway, Jeppe Pallesen (Team ColoQuick), was to the left of the photo.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official results[17][18] | |||
| 1 | Diego Ulissi | UAE Team Emirates | 4h 15' 28" |
| 2 | Tadej Pogačar |
UAE Team Emirates | + 1" |
| 3 | Matteo Sobrero |
Astana–Premier Tech | + 1" |
| 4 | Rafał Majka |
UAE Team Emirates | + 27" |
| 5 | James Shaw |
Ribble Weldtite | + 48" |
| 6 | Tanel Kangert |
Team BikeExchange | + 53" |
| 7 | Giovanni Carboni |
Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 1' 05" |
| 8 | Matej Mohorič |
Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 19" |
| 9 | Javier Romo |
Astana–Premier Tech | + 1' 28" |
| 10 | Jan Polanc |
UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 35" |
| General classification after the stage[17][18] | |||
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar |
UAE Team Emirates | 15h 11' 26" |
| 2 | Diego Ulissi |
UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 21" |
| 3 | Matteo Sobrero |
Astana–Premier Tech | + 1' 35" |
| 4 | Rafał Majka |
UAE Team Emirates | + 2' 08" |
| 5 | James Shaw |
Ribble Weldtite | + 2' 29" |
| 6 | Tanel Kangert |
Team BikeExchange | + 2' 34" |
| 7 | Matej Mohorič |
Team Bahrain Victorious | + 2' 39" |
| 8 | Giovanni Carboni |
Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 2' 46" |
| 9 | Jan Polanc |
UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 21" |
| 10 | Jonathan Lastra |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 4' 45" |
Stage 5
- 13 June 2021 – Ljubljana to Novo mesto, 175.3 km (108.9 mi)[19]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official results[20][21] | |||
| 1 | Phil Bauhaus | Team Bahrain Victorious | 4h 12' 05" |
| 2 | Alex Edmondson |
Team BikeExchange | + 0" |
| 3 | Heinrich Haussler |
Team Bahrain Victorious | + 0" |
| 4 | Matteo Trentin |
UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 5 | Jon Aberasturi |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 6 | Enrique Sanz |
Equipo Kern Pharma | + 0" |
| 7 | Matthew Gibson |
Ribble Weldtite | + 0" |
| 8 | Rui Oliveira |
UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 9 | Alan Banaszek |
HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 0" |
| 10 | Matteo Sobrero |
Astana–Premier Tech | + 0" |
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| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Young rider classification |
Team classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Bauhaus | Phil Bauhaus | Phil Bauhaus | Mathijs Paasschens | Jonas Iversby Hvideberg | Team Bahrain Victorious |
| 2 | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Kristjan Hočevar | UAE Team Emirates | |
| 3 | Jon Aberasturi | Matej Mohorič | Kenny Molly | |||
| 4 | Diego Ulissi | Tadej Pogačar | ||||
| 5 | Phil Bauhaus | |||||
| Final | Tadej Pogačar | Matej Mohorič | Tadej Pogačar | Kristjan Hočevar | UAE Team Emirates | |
- 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.
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| Legend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Denotes the winner of the general classification | |
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
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Denotes the winner of the points classification | |
Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | 19h 23' 31" |
| 2 | Diego Ulissi |
UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 21" |
| 3 | Matteo Sobrero |
Astana–Premier Tech | + 1' 35" |
| 4 | Rafał Majka |
UAE Team Emirates | + 2' 08" |
| 5 | James Shaw |
Ribble Weldtite | + 2' 29" |
| 6 | Tanel Kangert |
Team BikeExchange | + 2' 34" |
| 7 | Matej Mohorič |
Team Bahrain Victorious | + 2' 39" |
| 8 | Giovanni Carboni |
Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 2' 46" |
| 9 | Jan Polanc |
UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 21" |
| 10 | Jonathan Lastra |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 4' 45" |
Points classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matej Mohorič | Team Bahrain Victorious | 58 |
| 2 | Jon Aberasturi |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 57 |
| 3 | Phil Bauhaus |
Team Bahrain Victorious | 53 |
| 4 | Tadej Pogačar |
UAE Team Emirates | 46 |
| 5 | Diego Ulissi |
UAE Team Emirates | 45 |
| 6 | Matteo Sobrero |
Astana–Premier Tech | 37 |
| 7 | James Shaw |
Ribble Weldtite | 32 |
| 8 | Alex Edmondson |
Team BikeExchange | 30 |
| 9 | Matteo Trentin |
UAE Team Emirates | 30 |
| 10 | Giovanni Carboni |
Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | 25 |
Mountains classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | 16 |
| 2 | Rafał Majka |
UAE Team Emirates | 13 |
| 3 | Diego Ulissi |
UAE Team Emirates | 12 |
| 4 | Adam Stachowiak |
HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | 11 |
| 5 | Matteo Sobrero |
Astana–Premier Tech | 10 |
| 6 | Kenny Molly |
Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | 9 |
| 7 | Robert Scott |
Canyon dhb SunGod | 7 |
| 8 | Jan Polanc |
UAE Team Emirates | 6 |
| 9 | Jacob Scott |
Canyon dhb SunGod | 5 |
| 10 |  Josip Rumac |
Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 5 |
Young rider classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristjan Hočevar | Adria Mobil | 19h 30' 35" |
| 2 | Javier Romo |
Astana–Premier Tech | + 2' 34" |
| 3 | Raúl García Pierna |
Equipo Kern Pharma | + 8' 13" |
| 4 |  Danny van der Tuuk |
Equipo Kern Pharma | + 8' 16" |
| 5 | Gal Glivar |
Adria Mobil | + 11' 19" |
| 6 | Anže Skok |
Ljubljana Gusto Santic | + 16' 34" |
| 7 | William Levy |
Team ColoQuick | + 17' 26" |
| 8 | Tom Paquot |
Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 21' 40" |
| 9 | Thomas Mein |
Canyon dhb SunGod | + 21' 44" |
| 10 | Jonas Iversby Hvideberg |
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 28' 07" |
Team classification
| Rank | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UAE Team Emirates | 58h 14' 36" |
| 2 | Gazprom–RusVelo |
+ 15' 26" |
| 3 |  Astana–Premier Tech |
+ 15' 34" |
| 4 | Team BikeExchange |
+ 17' 06" |
| 5 | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè |
+ 18' 03" |
| 6 | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec |
+ 19' 21" |
| 7 | Equipo Kern Pharma |
+ 27' 27" |
| 8 | Slovenia |
+ 33' 45" |
| 9 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
+ 34' 48" |
| 10 |  Team Bahrain Victorious |
+ 34' 54" |
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| Position | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Rider | Team | General | Stage | Leader | Total |
| 1. | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | 200 | 30 | 15 | 245 |
| 2. | Diego Ulissi | UAE Team Emirates | 150 | 25 | - | 175 |
| 3. | Matteo Sobrero | Astana–Premier Tech | 125 | 5 | - | 130 |
| 4. | Rafał Majka | UAE Team Emirates | 100 | - | - | 100 |
| 5. | James Shaw | Ribble Weldtite | 85 | - | - | 85 |
| 6. | Matej Mohorič | Team Bahrain Victorious | 60 | 20 | - | 80 |
| 7. | Tanel Kangert | Team BikeExchange | 70 | - | - | 70 |
| 8. | Giovanni Carboni | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | 50 | - | - | 50 |
| 9. | Phil Bauhaus | Team Bahrain Victorious | - | 40 | 5 | 45 |
| 10. | Jan Polanc | UAE Team Emirates | 40 | - | - | 40 |
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