The 2021 Tour of Slovenia () was the 27th edition of the Tour of Slovenia stage race that was held from 9 to 13 June 2021. 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, it made its UCI ProSeries debut in 2021, while also still being a part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour. This was second time Tour of Slovenia was participated by Tour de France winner, 2011 by Carlos Sastre and in 2021 by Tadej Pogačar.
The race was won for the first time by Tadej Pogačar of . 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 €.
Teams
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. , 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.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
National Teams
Slovenia
Route and stages + Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 9 June Ptuj – Rogaška Slatina Flat stage Phil Bauhaus 2 10 June Žalec – Celje Hilly stage Tadej Pogačar 3 11 June Brežice – Krško Hilly stage Jon Aberasturi 4 12 June Ajdovščina – Nova Gorica Mountain stage Diego Ulissi 5 13 June Ljubljana – Novo mesto Flat stage Phil Bauhaus Total
Stage 1 9 June 2021 – Ptuj to Rogaška Slatina,
| align=center colspan=4|Official results |- | align=center|1||width=220px| Phil Bauhaus||width=205px|||width=76px align=right|3h 33' 45"
| align=center colspan=4|General classification after the stage
Stage 2
10 June 2021 – Žalec to Celje,
| align=center colspan=4|Official results |- | align=center|1||width=220px| Tadej Pogačar||width=205px|||width=76px align=right|3h 32' 03"
| align=center colspan=4|General classification after the stage
Stage 3 11 June 2021 – Brežice to Krško,
| align=center colspan=4|Official results |- | align=center|1||width=220px| Jon Aberasturi||width=205px|||width=76px align=right|3h 50' 26"
| align=center colspan=4|General classification after the stage
Stage 4 12 June 2021 – Ajdovščina to Nova Gorica,
| align=center colspan=4|Official results |- | align=center|1||width=220px| Diego Ulissi||width=205px|||width=76px align=right|4h 15' 28"
| align=center colspan=4|General classification after the stage
Stage 5 13 June 2021 – Ljubljana to Novo mesto,
| align=center colspan=4|Official results |- | align=center|1||width=220| Phil Bauhaus||width=205|||width=76 align=right|4h 12' 05"
Classification leadership + Classification leadership by stage Stage WinnerGeneralclassificationPointsclassificationMountainsclassificationYoung riderclassificationTeamclassification 1 Phil Bauhaus Phil Bauhaus Phil Bauhaus Mathijs Paasschens Jonas Iversby Hvideberg 2 Tadej Pogačar Tadej Pogačar Tadej Pogačar Kristjan Hočevar 3 Jon Aberasturi Matej Mohorič Kenny Molly 4 Diego Ulissi Tadej Pogačar 5 Phil Bauhaus Final Tadej Pogačar Kristjan Hočevar
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.
Final classification standings Legend Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
General classification
| align=center|1||width=200| Tadej Pogačar ||width=207|||width=76 align=right|19h 23' 31"
Points classification
| align=center|1|| width=200| Matej Mohorič || width=207||| width=76 align=center|58
|align=center|57
|align=center|53
|align=center|46
|align=center|45
|align=center|37
|align=center|32
|align=center|30
|align=center|30
|align=center|25
Mountains classification
| align=center|1|| width=200| Tadej Pogačar || width=207| ||width=76 align=center|16
|align=center|13
|align=center|12
|align=center|11
|align=center|10
|align=center|9
|align=center|7
|align=center|6
|align=center|5
|align=center|5
Young rider classification
| align=center|1||width=200| Kristjan Hočevar || width=207|||width=76 align=right|19h 30' 35"
Team classification
| align=center|1||width=220| ||width=76 align=right|58h 14' 36"
UCI point ranking 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 200 30 15 245 2. Diego Ulissi 150 25 - 175 3. Matteo Sobrero 125 5 - 130 4. Rafał Majka 100 - - 100 5. James Shaw 85 - - 85 6. Matej Mohorič 60 20 - 80 7. Tanel Kangert 70 - - 70 8. Giovanni Carboni 50 - - 50 9. Phil Bauhaus - 40 5 45 10. Jan Polanc 40 - - 40
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References
External links
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