| 2017 UCI Europe Tour (2.1 race) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 15–18 June | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 655.2 km (407.1 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 15h 56' 23"[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 24th edition of the Tour of Slovenia categorized as 2.1 stage race (UCI Europe Tour), held between 15 and 18 June.[2]
This year was a game changer for the race on the International stage, when Slovenian Tourist Board (STB) stepped in as the new lead partnership. They brought the race on a whole new level with broadcast on Eurosport, now available to 120 countries around the world.
Another thing was a new jersey color in general classification. Green replaced yellow jersey, with 2012 exception (blue) as Slovenian tourism is promoting with this color, after the nature of the country is widely known for and with new powerful slogan "Fight for Green".[3]
The race was decided on the race's queen stage, with the top-three stage placings taking the final podium positions. Rafał Majka (Bora–Hansgrohe) won both the general and mountains classification, by taking first place at the summit finish in Rogla. He won the race by seven seconds overall,[1] from Bahrain–Merida's Giovanni Visconti, while a further ten seconds in arrears was Jack Haig of Orica–Scott; having finished second in 2016, Haig completed the podium in 2017.
In the race's other classifications, Majka's teammate Sam Bennett won the points classification in a three-way tiebreak with Luka Mezgec (Orica–Scott) and Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain–Merida),[1] as Bennett won two stages during the race; Tadej Pogačar (Rog–Ljubljana) was the winner of the under-23 young rider classification in fifth place overall, while Nippo–Vini Fantini were the winners of the teams classification.
- ^ a b c "Bulletin No. 5" (PDF). Tour of Slovenia. Adria Mobil Cycling. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "Novosti na kolesarski dirki Po Sloveniji" [News on Slovenia bicycle race]. siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Dirka po Sloveniji: Eurosport, zelena majica in Celjski grofje". Dnevnik.si (in Slovenian). 12 June 2017.