2026 Tour of Slovenia
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| Dates | 17–21 June 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 800.6 km (497.5 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 19h 45' 44" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2026 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 32nd edition of the Tour of Slovenia stage race, held between 17 and 21 June 2026. [1] [2] The 2.Pro category race was part of the UCI ProSeries. The race returned back to previous timetable to late June. The total prize money was €70,545.
Points classification leader jersey was changed from red to cyan blue this year.
Teams
Two of eighteen UCI WorldTeams, ten UCI ProTeams and five UCI Continental teams make up the seventeen teams that participated in the race. [3]
The best-positioned riders (according to the UCI ranking) were Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe), Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe) and Laurence Pithie (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe). Jakob Omrzel (Team Bahrain Victorious), winner of Paris–Roubaix Juniors (2024) and Giro Next Gen (2025).
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
- Factor Racing
- Kolesarski Klub Novo Mesto
- Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana
- Team United Shipping
- Wibatech Lubelskie Perła Polski
Route
After 13 years, the race returns to the most famous mountain pass in Slovenia - Vršič (1611 m) in Stage 4. [4]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Elevation gain | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 17 June | Velenje to Rogaška Slatina | 141.6 km (88.0 mi) |
1,523 m (4,997 ft) |  |
Plain stage |  Laurence Pithie (NZL) |
| 2 | 18 June | Radlje ob Dravi to Ormož | 176.8 km (109.9 mi) | 1,390 m (4,560 ft) |  |
Hilly stage |  Dušan Rajović (SRB) |
| 3 | 19 June | Maribor to Celje | 137 km (85 mi) | 2,033 m (6,670 ft) | |
Hilly stage | Laurence Pithie (NZL) |
| 4 | 20 June | Kranj to Kranjska Gora | 183.1 km (113.8 mi) | 3,825 m (12,549 ft) |  |
Mountain stage |  Florian Lipowitz (GER) |
| 5 | 21 June | Litija to Novo Mesto | 162.1 km (100.7 mi) | 2,090 m (6,860 ft) | |
Hilly stage | Florian Lipowitz (GER) |
| Total | 800.6 km (497.5 mi) |
10,999 m (36,086 ft) | |||||
Stages
Stage 1
- 17 June 2026 — Velenje to Rogaška Slatina, 141.6 km (88.0 mi)
Stage 1 ended in a bunch sprint, where team Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe claimed a first and second place, whith Laurence Pithie's victory. [5] [6]
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Stage 2
The second stage ended similarly to the first, with a bunch sprint finish. Team Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe expected Laurence Pithie to win again, but were surprised by Serbian sprinter Dušan Rajović (Solution Tech NIPPO Rali), formerly a member of the Slovenian team Adria Mobil, who out-sprints Laurence Pithie. [8] [9]
- 18 June 2026 — Radlje ob Dravi to Ormož, 176.8 km (109.9 mi)
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Stage 3
Second (tactical) victory in a bunch sprint for Laurence Pithie (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe). Inside the final kilometre, teammate Mattia Cattaneo launched a surprise early attack. This forced rival teams (Equipo Kern Pharma) to expend energy chasing him down, perfectly setting up Laurence Pithie for the main sprint. [11] Laurence Pithie proved his all-rounder capabilities by surviving the punchy climb of Celjska koča (Category 2 climb, 7.8 km at 6.1%) without losing contact with the front group.
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Stage 4
- 20 June 2026 — Kranj to Kranjska Gora, 183.1 km (113.8 mi)
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Stage 4 was the Queen stage of the race, featuring the climb Dražgoše (category 2 climb; 4,1 km at 7.9%, with the summit at 816 m), Predel Pass (category 3 climb; 2,4 km at 7.7%, with the summit at 1156 m) and finaly - most known Pass in Slovenia - Vršič Pass (HC category climb; 7.7 km at 12.6%, with the summit at 1611 m) in Julian Alps. [13]
Stage 4 determined the overall winner, setting the stage for a highly anticipated duel between Jakob Omrzel (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe) and Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe). At the end duo (Lipowitz, Pellizzari) from Bora team was too strong for Omrzel, who came at third place 1' 26" behind the winner.
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Stage 5
- 21 June 2026 — Litija to Novo Mesto, 162.1 km (100.7 mi)
The final stage, which starts in Litija (region Lower Carniola), crosses the Vače hill (category 2 climb; 5,6 km at 6.1%, with the summit at 596 m) and traditionally ends in Novo Mesto, the unofficial cycling capital of Slovenia. [15] The last selection before the finish is the climb to Trška gora (category 2 climb; 1,7 km at 9.5%, max. climb 21%, with the summit at 357 m). [16]
Breakaway group was formed early in the Stage 5, consisted of Fausto Masnada (MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort), David Sutton (Euskaltel–Euskadi) and Veljko Stojnić (Team United Shipping). Later Fausto Masnada went solo and having 2 minutes before Peloton and with taking flying finish on Trebelno virtualy wore the Blue jersey of the Mountain points classification. Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe picked up the pace and caught Fausto Masnada 27 km from the finish, and before the final climb to Trška Gora, where Florian Lipowitz won the flying finish and retook the Blue Jersey of the Mountain points classification from Fausto Madnada and soloed to victory in Novo mesto. This was the first time that the winner of a stage had also won Trška Gora. Bora showed their superiority (again) by taking first and second place in the stage - Florian Lipowitz and Laurence Pithie. [17] [18]
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe dominated the five-day Tour of Slovenia, winning 4 of the 5 stages, taking first and second Overall, and securing the Points, Mountains, and Team classifications. Stage 2 was the only exception, won by Serbian rider Dušan Rajović (Solution Tech NIPPO Rali) while Slovenian Jakob Omrzel (Team Bahrain Victorious) won the White jersey for best young rider amd took third place Overall.
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Classification leadership
| Stage | Winner | General classification  |
Points classification  |
Mountains classification  |
Young rider classification  |
Team classification |
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| 1 | Laurence Pithie | Laurence Pithie | Laurence Pithie | Tomáš Přidal | Tomáš Přidal | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| 2 | Dušan Rajović | Zsombor Palumby | ||||
| 3 | Laurence Pithie | Samuel Fernández | Euskaltel–Euskadi | |||
| 4 | Florian Lipowitz | Florian Lipowitz | Florian Lipowitz | Jakob Omrzel | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | |
| 5 | Florian Lipowitz | |||||
| Final | Florian Lipowitz | Laurence Pithie | Florian Lipowitz | Jakob Omrzel | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | |
Classification standings
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General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Florian Lipowitz (GER) |
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | 19h 45' 44" |
| 2 |  Giulio Pellizzari (ITA) |
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | + 42" |
| 3 |  Jakob Omrzel (SLO) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | + 2' 06" |
| 4 | Alessandro Fancellu (ITA) |
MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort | + 2' 49" |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Sebastian Berwick (AUS) |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 2' 55" |
| 6 |  Samuel Fernández (ESP) |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 2' 57" |
| 7 | Joel Nicolau (ESP) |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 3' 21" |
| 8 | Alex Tolio (ITA) |
Bardiani–CSF 7 Saber | + 3' 24" |
| 9 | Luca Covili (ITA) |
Bardiani–CSF 7 Saber | + 3' 37" |
| 10 | Iván Cobo (ESP) |
Equipo Kern Pharma | + 4' 15" |
Points classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurence Pithie (NZL) |
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | 90 |
| 2 | Iván Cobo (ESP) |
Equipo Kern Pharma | 55 |
| 3 | Florian Lipowitz (GER) |
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | 50 |
| 4 | Joel Nicolau (ESP) |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 37 |
| 5 | Stefano Oldani (ITA) |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 36 |
| 6 | Hugo de la Calle (ESP) |
Burgos Burpellet BH | 33 |
| 7 | Alessandro Fancellu (ITA) |
MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort | 32 |
| 8 | Xabier Berasategi (ESP) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | 31 |
| 9 | Fausto Masnada (ITA) |
MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort | 23 |
| 10 | Jakob Omrzel (SLO) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | 23 |
Mountains classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Florian Lipowitz (GER) |
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | 23 |
| 2 | Fausto Masnada (ITA) |
MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort | 21 |
| 3 | Jon Agirre (ESP) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | 15 |
| 4 | Giulio Pellizzari (ITA) |
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | 12 |
| 5 | Jakob Omrzel (SLO) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | 11 |
| 6 |  Louis Sutton (GBR) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | 9 |
| 7 | Samuel Fernández (ESP) |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 8 |
| 8 | Sebastian Berwick (AUS) |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 8 |
| 9 | Hugo de la Calle (ESP) |
Burgos Burpellet BH | 8 |
| 10 | Veljko Stojnić (SRB) |
Team United Shipping | 5 |
Young rider classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Jakob Omrzel (SLO) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | 19h 47' 50" |
| 2 | Hugo de la Calle (ESP) |
Burgos Burpellet BH | + 3' 23" |
| 3 |  Tomáš Přidal (CZE) |
Team United Shipping | + 5' 54" |
| 4 | Roman Ermakov (SLO) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | + 13' 03" |
| 5 |  Max van der Meulen (NED) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | + 14' 14" |
| 6 | Jon Pritržnik (SLO) |
Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana | + 28' 27" |
| 7 |  Nicolas Gojković (CRO) |
Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana | + 28' 41" |
| 8 | Jaka Marolt (SLO) |
Factor Racing | + 30' 00" |
| 9 |  Fabrizio Crozzolo (ARG) |
Team Polti VisitMalta | + 30' 14" |
| 10 | Gasper Stajnar (SLO) |
Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana | + 33' 43" |
Team classification
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe |
59h 23' 20" |
| 2 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
+ 3' 08" |
| 3 |  MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort |
+ 9' 33" |
| 4 | Euskaltel–Euskadi |
+ 10' 16" |
| 5 | Equipo Kern Pharma |
+ 10' 24" |
| 6 | Burgos Burpellet BH |
+ 15' 35" |
| 7 |  Team Bahrain Victorious |
+ 16' 58" |
| 8 | Team Polti VisitMalta |
+ 20' 34" |
| 9 | Bardiani–CSF 7 Saber |
+ 32' 54" |
| 10 | Team United Shipping |
+ 1h 04' 24" |
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References
- ↑ "Tour of Slovenia". uci.org. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "Dirka po Sloveniji 2026 spet v poznejšem terminu". siol.net. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "2026 ToS: Teams". tourofslovenia.si/en/teams. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Dirka po Sloveniji se po 13 letih vrača na Vršič" (in Slovenian). rtvslo.si. 14 April 2026. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Results stage 1 (Velenje - Rogaška Slatina)". tourofslovenia.si. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Tour of Slovenia: Laurence Pithie wins by a country mile in Red Bull 1-2 on stage 1". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Stage 1" (PDF). tourofslovenia.si. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "Rezultati 2. etape (Radlje ob Dravi - Ormož)". Tour of Slovenia. 18 June 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Tour of Slovenia: Dušan Rajović out-sprints Laurence Pithie to win stage 2". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Stage 2" (PDF). tourofslovenia.si. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "Tour of Slovenia: Laurence Pithie strikes". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Stage 3" (PDF). tourofslovenia.si. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Stage 4". tourofslovenia.si. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Stage 4" (PDF). tourofslovenia.si. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ T. R. (19 June 2022). "Novo mesto ostaja kolesarska prestolnica". sportklub.n1info.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Stage 5". tourofslovenia.si. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Tour of Slovenia: Florian Lipowitz claims overall title with stage 5 solo victory". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ "Lipowitz najhitreje na Trško goro, v nadaljevanju potrdil skupno zmago". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Stage 5" (PDF). tourofslovenia.si. Retrieved 21 June 2026.