The 2026 CRO Race was a road cycling stage race in Croatia held between 22 and 27 September 2026. It was the eleventh edition of the Tour of Croatia since its revival in 2015 and the seventh under the CRO Race name. The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the 2026 UCI ProSeries Tour calendar, which is upgrade from last edition. Around 120 cyclist from 19 teams participated in the race, cycling through 12 Croatian cities: Split, Seget, Biograd na Moru, Novalja, Krk, Labin, Pula, Rijeka, Karlovac, Sveta Nedelja, Samobor and Zagreb.
Race was broadcast in around 190 countries. It was supported by the Government of Croatia, Ministry of Tourism and Sports, City of Zagreb, Croatian Tourist Board and Hrvatska elektroprivreda (HEP). Ambassador of the race was Croatian rower Martin Sinković.
Teams Seven UCI WorldTeams, ten UCI ProTeams and two UCI Continental teams made up the 19 teams that participated in the race.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
Route +Stage characteristics and winnersStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner 1 22 September Split to Seget Hilly stage 2 23 September Biograd na Moru to Novalja Flat stage 3 24 September Krk to Labin Hilly stage 4 25 September Pula to Rijeka Mountain stage 5 26 September Karlovac to Sveta Nedelja Hilly stage 6 27 September Samobor to Zagreb (Jarun) Flat stage Total
Stages Stage 1 22 September 2026 — Split to Seget,
Stage 2 23 September 2026 — Biograd na Moru to Novalja,
Stage 3 24 September 2026 — Krk to Labin,
Stage 4 25 September 2026 — Pula to Rijeka,
Stage 5 26 September 2026 — Karlovac to Sveta Nedelja,
Stage 6 27 September 2026 — Samobor to Zagreb,
Classification leadership table In the 2026 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 2025 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 2003 (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 Juan Sebastián Molano Juan Sebastián Molano Juan Sebastián Molano Jon Agirre Paul Magnier 2 Carl-Frederik Bévort Gabriele Raccagni Nicolas Gojković 3 Tobias Svarre Tobias Svarre Carl-Frederik Bévort Antonio Tiberi Tobias Svarre 4 Daniel Martínez 5 Paul Magnier 6 Davide DonatiFinal Antonio Tiberi Tobias Svarre
Classification standings Legend Denotes the leader of the general classification Denotes the leader of the mountains classification Denotes the leader of the points classification Denotes the leader of the young rider classification
General classification + Final general classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time 1 21h 37' 50" 2 + 4" 3 + 8" 4 + 19" 5 + 39" 6 + 41" 7 + 41" 8 + 41" 9 + 47" 10 + 58"
Points classification + Final points classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 64 2 60 3 55 4 46 5 43 6 39 7 35 8 28 9 28 10 28
Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 30 2 21 3 19 4 19 5 13 6 9 7 7 8 6 9 6 10 6
Young rider classification + Final young rider classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time 1 21h 37' 50" 2 + 41" 3 + 41" 4 + 1' 21" 5 + 1' 28" 6 + 8' 06" 7 + 11' 57" 8 + 12' 13" 9 + 15' 40" 10 + 16' 31"
Team classification + Final team classification (1–10) Rank Team Time 1 64h 55' 43" 2 + 20" 3 + 52" 4 + 1' 18" 5 + 2' 04" 6 + 2' 16" 7 + 3' 09" 8 + 4' 07" 9 + 5' 08" 10 + 12' 05"
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