The 2023 CRO Race was a road cycling stage race in Croatia between 26 September and 1 October 2023. It was the eighth edition of the Tour of Croatia since its revival in 2015 and the fourth under the CRO Race name. The race was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2023 UCI Europe Tour calendar.

Teams Five of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, five UCI ProTeams and eight UCI Continental teams made up the 18 teams that participated in the race.

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Route +Stage characteristics and winnersStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner1 26 September Primošten to Sinj Hilly stage 2 27 September Biograd na Moru to Novalja Flat stage 3 28 September Otočac to Opatija Hilly stage 4 29 September Krk to Labin Mountain stage 5 30 September Crikvenica to Ozalj Hilly stage 6 1 October Samobor to Zagreb Flat stage Total

Stages Stage 1

26 September 2023 – Primošten to Sinj,

Stage 2

27 September 2023 – Biograd na Moru to Novalja,

Stage 3

28 September 2023 – Otočac to Opatija,

Stage 4

29 September 2023 – Krk to Labin,

Stage 5

30 September 2023 – Crikvenica to Ozalj,

Stage 6

1 October 2023 – Samobor to Zagreb,

Classification leadership table In the 2023 CRO Race, four different jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and applying time bonuses for the first three riders at intermediate sprints (three seconds to first, two seconds to second, and one second to third) and at the finish of mass-start stages; these were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders, respectively. The leader of the classification received a red jersey; it was considered the most important of the 2023 CRO Race, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.

+Points for the mountains classificationPosition12345678Points for 20151086432Points for 1286420Points for 6420Points for 321

Additionally, there was a points classification, for which the leader was awarded a blue jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 of each stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 25 points, with 20 for second, 16 for third, 14 for fourth, 12 for fifth, 10 for sixth, and a point fewer per place down to 1 point for 15th place. Points towards the classification could also be won on a 5–3–1 scale for the first three riders, respectively, at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification as noted above.

There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a green jersey. In the mountains classification, points towards the classification were won by reaching the summit of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was marked as either hors, first, second, or third-category, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs.

The fourth and final jersey represented the young rider classification, and its leadership was marked by a white jersey. This was decided in the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 2001 (i.e., under 23 years of age at the beginning of the year) were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a team classification, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.

+Classification leadership by stageStageWinnerGeneral classificationPoints classificationMountains classificationYoung rider classificationTeam classification 1 Elia Viviani Elia Viviani Elia Viviani Michal Schuran Tobias Lund Andresen 2 Iúri Leitão 3 Nicolò Parisini Tobias Lund Andresen Tobias Lund Andresen Marvin Hammerschmid 4 Matej Mohorič Magnus Sheffield Jonas Abrahamsen Magnus Sheffield 5 Orluis Aular Orluis Aular Orluis Aular Jonas Rapp 6 Campbell Stewart Alexander KristoffFinal Jonas Rapp Magnus Sheffield

On stage 2, Alexander Kristoff, who was third in the points classification, wore the blue jersey, because first-placed Elia Viviani wore the red jersey as the leader of the general classification and second-placed, Tobias Lund Andresen, wore the white jersey as the leader of the youth rider classification.

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 + Final general classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time 1 22h 59' 38" 2 + 3" 3 + 7" 4 + 9" 5 + 13" 6 + 14" 7 + 17" 8 + 17" 9 + 17" 10 + 17"

Points classification + Final points classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 77 2 74 3 66 4 59 5 57 6 55 7 43 8 39 9 36 10 34

Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time 1 35 2 33 3 28 4 12 5 11 6 11 7 10 8 8 9 8 10 8

Young rider classification + Final young rider classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time 1 22h 59' 47" 2 + 4" 3 + 27" 4 + 33" 5 + 1' 52" 6 + 4' 56" 7 + 6' 15" 8 + 9' 48" 9 + 10' 31" 10 + 16' 29"

Team classification + Final team classification (1–10) Rank Team Time 1 69h 00' 03" 2 + 16" 3 + 17" 4 + 24" 5 + 39" 6 + 55" 7 + 1' 03" 8 + 3' 15" 9 + 4' 12" 10 + 10' 48"

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