Okolo Slovenska
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Middle of September |
| Region | Slovakia |
| English name | Tour of Slovakia |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1954 |
| Editions | 68 (as of 2024) |
| First winner |  Karel Nesl (TCH) |
| Most wins | Jiří Škoda (TCH) Miloš Hrazdíra (TCH) (3 wins) |
| Most recent |  Mauro Schmid (SUI) |
Okolo Slovenska (English: Tour of Slovakia; French: Tour de Slovaquie) is an annual road cycling stage race in Slovakia. Founded in 1954, since 2017 it has been rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is a stage race that usually includes five or more stages.
History
[edit]Okolo Slovenska started on 19 June 1954, at Stalin square in Bratislava, and included seven stages. The first race was won by Czech cyclist Karel Nesl. The Slovak cyclist Vlastimil Ružička won three of the seven stages of the race.
Winners
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Classifications
[edit]As of the 2022 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:
Yellow Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
Green Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
Red Jersey – Worn by the leader of the climbing classification.
White Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification.
Red number Jersey – Worn by the leader of the combativity classification.
"Slovak" Jersey – Worn by the best Slovak rider of the overall classification.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Peter Sagan wins Tour of Slovakia". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website
(in Slovak) - Tour de Slovaquie results from Cycling Archives
- Tour de Slovaquie results from Cycling News
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