# 2022 Tour of Slovenia

The 2022 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 28th edition of the Tour of Slovenia stage race scheduled between 15 and 19 June 2022. The 2.Pro-category race is a part of the UCI ProSeries. The tour was participated by defending Tour de France and Tour of Slovenia winner Tadej Pogačar and Matej Mohorič, first and sixth, respectively, by the UCI Men's road racing world ranking list (as of 15 June 2022).
The race was won for the second time in a row by Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates. Pogačar with his teammate Rafał Majka controlled the race and especially all of the climbs. The only other rider who was competitive in the ascents was Matej Mohorič (Team Bahrain Victorious). Powerful climbing duo Pogačar-Majka (UAE Team Emirates) showed to be strong competition against similar duo Roglič-Vingegaard from Team Jumbo–Visma (who showed domination in the 2022 Critérium du Dauphiné) for season main race - 2022 Tour de France.
The Tour consisted of 5 stages with 791.4 km (491.8 mi) and 9.152 m of ascent. Total sum of prizes was €70,975 . Tour attracted around 300,000 people who were watching the race by the road.

## Teams

Four UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI ProTeams, nine UCI Continental teams, and the Slovenian national team made up the twenty-one teams that participated in the race with 144 riders at the start (124 finished it).
UCI WorldTeams
* Astana Qazaqstan Team
* Team Bahrain Victorious
* Team BikeExchange–Jayco
* UAE Team Emirates
UCI ProTeams
* Alpecin–Fenix
* Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli
* Eolo–Kometa
* Equipo Kern Pharma
* Euskaltel–Euskadi
UCI Continental Teams
* Adria Mobil
* China Glory Continental Cycling Team
* Cycling Team Kranj
* Dukla Banská Bystrica
* Global 6 Cycling
* HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski
* Ljubljana Gusto Santic
* Team ColoQuick MG.K vis Colors for Peace VPM
* Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels
National Teams
* Slovenia

## Route and stages

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 15 June | Nova Gorica – Postojna | 164.7 km (102.3 mi) | | Hilly stage | Rafał Majka |
| 2 | 16 June | Ptuj – Rogaška Slatina | 174.1 km (108.2 mi) | | Hilly stage | Dylan Groenewegen |
| 3 | 17 June | Žalec – Celje | 144.6 km (89.9 mi) | | Hilly stage | Tadej Pogačar |
| 4 | 18 June | Laško – Velika Planina | 152.1 km (94.5 mi) | | Mountain stage | Rafał Majka |
| 5 | 19 June | Vrhnika – Novo Mesto | 156.1 km (97.0 mi) | | Hilly stage | Tadej Pogačar |
| Total | Total | Total | 791.6 km (491.9 mi) | 791.6 km (491.9 mi) | 791.6 km (491.9 mi) | 791.6 km (491.9 mi) |

### Stage 1
#### 15 June 2022 – Nova Gorica to Postojna, 164.7 km (102.3 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| Official results ||||
| 1 | Rafał Majka | UAE Team Emirates | 4h 02' 10" |
| 2 | Domen Novak | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 2" |
| 3 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | + 2" |
| 4 | Vincenzo Albanese | Eolo–Kometa | + 48" |
| 5 | Luka Mezgec | Team BikeExchange–Jayco | + 48" |
| 6 | Nicola Conci | Alpecin–Fenix | + 48" |
| 7 | Matej Mohorič | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 48" |
| 8 | Fernando Barceló | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 48" |
| 9 | Davide Gabburo | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 48" |
| 10 | Fabio Felline | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 48" |
| General classification after the stage ||||
| 1 | Rafał Majka | UAE Team Emirates | 4h 02' 00" |
| 2 | Domen Novak | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 6" |
| 3 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | + 8" |
| 4 | Vincenzo Albanese | Eolo–Kometa | + 58" |
| 5 | Luka Mezgec | Team BikeExchange–Jayco | + 58" |
| 6 | Nicola Conci | Alpecin–Fenix | + 58" |
| 7 | Matej Mohorič | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 58" |
| 8 | Fernando Barceló | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 58" |
| 9 | Davide Gabburo | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 58" |
| 10 | Fabio Felline | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 58" |

### Stage 2
#### 16 June 2022 – Ptuj to Rogaška Slatina, 174.1 km (108.2 mi)

On hilly second stage Team Bahrain Victorious was led by Matej Mohorič and Jan Tratnik on the front trying to blew the peloton apart and get rid of classical sprinters (Tim Merlier, Pascal Ackermann, Dylan Groenewegen) in an effort to help their newest member Matevž Govekar who is part of Team Bahrain Victorious from 1 June 2022. Ackermann (UAE Team Emirates) and Merlier (Alpecin–Fenix) were both dropped but Ackermann was able to rejoin the peloton before the finish. Stage was won by Dylan Groenewegen with help of lead-out sprinter Luka Mezgec.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| Official results ||||
| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen | Team BikeExchange–Jayco | 4h 12' 51" |
| 2 | Lionel Taminiaux | Alpecin–Fenix | + 0" |
| 3 | Pascal Ackermann | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 4 | Filippo Fiorelli | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 0" |
| 5 | Luca Colnaghi | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 0" |
| 6 | Fabio Felline | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 0" |
| 7 | Vincenzo Albanese | Eolo–Kometa | + 0" |
| 8 | Michele Gazzoli | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Matevž Govekar | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 0" |
| 10 | Mattia Bais | Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli | + 0" |
| General classification after the stage ||||
| 1 | Rafał Majka | UAE Team Emirates | 8h 14' 51" |
| 2 | Domen Novak | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 6" |
| 3 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | + 8" |
| 4 | Vojtěch Řepa | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 55" |
| 5 | Vincenzo Albanese | Eolo–Kometa | + 58" |
| 6 | Fabio Felline | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 58" |
| 7 | Davide Gabburo | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 58" |
| 8 | Nicola Conci | Alpecin–Fenix | + 58" |
| 9 | Luka Mezgec | Team BikeExchange–Jayco | + 58" |
| 10 | Joel Nicolau | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 58" |

### Stage 3
#### 17 June 2022 – Žalec to Celje, 144.6 km (89.9 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| Official results ||||
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | 3h 27' 09" |
| 2 | Rafał Majka | UAE Team Emirates | + 11" |
| 3 | Nicola Conci | Alpecin–Fenix | + 14" |
| 4 | Luka Mezgec | Team BikeExchange–Jayco | + 36" |
| 5 | Vincenzo Albanese | Eolo–Kometa | + 36" |
| 6 | Matej Mohorič | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 36" |
| 7 | Davide Gabburo | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 37" |
| 8 | Fernando Barceló | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 37" |
| 9 | Luca Chirico | Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli | + 41" |
| 10 | Joel Nicolau | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 43" |
| General classification after the stage ||||
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | 11h 41' 58" |
| 2 | Rafał Majka | UAE Team Emirates | + 7" |
| 3 | Domen Novak | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 55" |
| 4 | Nicola Conci | Alpecin–Fenix | + 1' 10" |
| 5 | Vincenzo Albanese | Eolo–Kometa | + 1' 36" |
| 6 | Luka Mezgec | Team BikeExchange–Jayco | + 1' 36" |
| 7 | Matej Mohorič | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 36" |
| 8 | Davide Gabburo | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 1' 37" |
| 9 | Joel Nicolau | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 1' 43" |
| 10 | Vojtěch Řepa | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 1' 43" |

### Stage 4
#### 18 June 2022 – Laško to Velika Planina, 152.5 km (94.8 mi)

Mountain stage with two Cat.3 climbs (Jesenovo; 2.8 km at 6.9%, Trojane; 2.4 km at 8.2%), one Cat.2 climb (Črnivec; 10.6 km at 5.7%) and one Cat.1 climb (Velika Planina; 8.2 km at 7.6%) showed utter dominance by Rafał Majka and Tadej Pogačar (both UAE Team Emirates) where winner was solved with Rock paper scissors hand game before the finish line.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| Official results ||||
| 1 | Rafał Majka | UAE Team Emirates | 3h 53' 52" |
| 2 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 3 | Fernando Barceló | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 22" |
| 4 | Alex Tolio | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 24" |
| 5 | Vincenzo Albanese | Eolo–Kometa | + 24" |
| 6 | Vojtěch Řepa | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 28" |
| 7 | Sean Bennett | China Glory Continental Cycling Team | + 33" |
| 8 | Edward Ravasi | Eolo–Kometa | + 43" |
| 9 | Robert Stannard | Alpecin–Fenix | + 52" |
| 10 | Jon Agirre | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 55" |
| General classification after the stage ||||
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | 15h 35' 44" |
| 2 | Rafał Majka | UAE Team Emirates | + 3" |
| 3 | Domen Novak | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 56" |
| 4 | Vincenzo Albanese | Eolo–Kometa | + 2' 07" |
| 5 | Vojtěch Řepa | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 2' 17" |
| 6 | Nicola Conci | Alpecin–Fenix | + 2' 41" |
| 7 | Paul Double | MG.K vis Colors for Peace VPM | + 2' 56" |
| 8 | Joel Nicolau | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 3' 04" |
| 9 | Fernando Barceló | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 3' 16" |
| 10 | Davide Gabburo | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 3' 47" |

### Stage 5
#### 19 June 2022 – Vrhnika to Novo Mesto, 156.1 km (97.0 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| Official results ||||
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | 3h 42' 35" |
| 2 | Matej Mohorič | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 0" |
| 3 | Rafał Majka | UAE Team Emirates | + 3" |
| 4 | Luka Mezgec | Team BikeExchange–Jayco | + 26" |
| 5 | Fabio Felline | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 26" |
| 6 | Nicola Conci | Alpecin–Fenix | + 26" |
| 7 | Filippo Fiorelli | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 26" |
| 8 | Vincenzo Albanese | Eolo–Kometa | + 26" |
| 9 | Antonio Jesús Soto | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 26" |
| 10 | Fernando Barceló | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 26" |
| General classification after the stage ||||
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | 19h 18' 09" |
| 2 | Rafał Majka | UAE Team Emirates | + 12" |
| 3 | Domen Novak | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 2' 32" |
| 4 | Vincenzo Albanese | Eolo–Kometa | + 2' 42" |
| 5 | Vojtěch Řepa | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 3' 10" |
| 6 | Nicola Conci | Alpecin–Fenix | + 3' 17" |
| 7 | Paul Double | MG.K vis Colors for Peace VPM | + 3' 32" |
| 8 | Joel Nicolau | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 3' 40" |
| 9 | Fernando Barceló | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 3' 52" |
| 10 | Davide Gabburo | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 4' 23" |

## Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Rafał Majka | Rafał Majka | Rafał Majka | Rafał Majka | Alex Tolio | Team Bahrain Victorious |
| 2 | Dylan Groenewegen | Rafał Majka | Rafał Majka | Rafał Majka | Vojtěch Řepa | Team Bahrain Victorious |
| 3 | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Rafał Majka | Rafał Majka | Vojtěch Řepa | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| 4 | Rafał Majka | Tadej Pogačar | Rafał Majka | Rafał Majka | Vojtěch Řepa | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| 5 | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Rafał Majka | Vojtěch Řepa | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| Final | Final | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Rafał Majka | Vojtěch Řepa | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |

## 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

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | 19h 18' 09" |
| 2 | Rafał Majka | UAE Team Emirates | + 12" |
| 3 | Domen Novak | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 2' 32" |
| 4 | Vincenzo Albanese | Eolo–Kometa | + 2' 42" |
| 5 | Vojtěch Řepa | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 3' 10" |
| 6 | Nicola Conci | Alpecin–Fenix | + 3' 17" |
| 7 | Paul Double | MG.K vis Colors for Peace VPM | + 3' 32" |
| 8 | Joel Nicolau | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 3' 40" |
| 9 | Fernando Barceló | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 3' 52" |
| 10 | Davide Gabburo | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 4' 23" |

### Points classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | 86 |
| 2 | Rafał Majka | UAE Team Emirates | 86 |
| 3 | Vincenzo Albanese | Eolo–Kometa | 55 |
| 4 | Luka Mezgec | Team BikeExchange–Jayco | 40 |
| 5 | Matej Mohorič | Team Bahrain Victorious | 39 |
| 6 | Fernando Barceló | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 38 |
| 7 | Nicola Conci | Alpecin–Fenix | 36 |
| 8 | Domen Novak | Team Bahrain Victorious | 32 |
| 9 | Fabio Felline | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 28 |
| 10 | Dylan Groenewegen | Team BikeExchange–Jayco | 25 |

### Mountains classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Rafał Majka | UAE Team Emirates | 30 |
| 2 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | 23 |
| 3 | Viktor Potočki | Ljubljana Gusto Santic | 12 |
| 4 | Samuele Zoccarato | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | 10 |
| 5 | Domen Novak | Team Bahrain Victorious | 9 |
| 6 | Fernando Barceló | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 6 |
| 7 | Alex Tolio | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | 4 |
| 8 | Matej Mohorič | Team Bahrain Victorious | 4 |
| 9 | Tomasz Budziński | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | 4 |
| 10 | Lucas De Rossi | China Glory Continental Cycling Team | 3 |

### Young rider classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Vojtěch Řepa | Equipo Kern Pharma | 19h 21' 19" |
| 2 | Alex Tolio | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 2' 28" |
| 3 | Santiago Umba | Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli | + 20' 05" |
| 4 | Gal Glivar | Adria Mobil | + 25' 01" |
| 5 | Dylan Hopkins | Ljubljana Gusto Santic | + 26' 42" |
| 6 | Carlos Canal | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 26' 55" |
| 7 | Matevž Govekar | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 27' 52" |
| 8 | Alessandro Fancellu | Eolo–Kometa | + 40' 42" |
| 9 | Francesco Carollo | MG.K vis Colors for Peace VPM | + 41' 01" |
| 10 | Alexandre Balmer | Team BikeExchange–Jayco | + 41' 38" |

### Team classification

| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 58h 05' 54" |
| 2 | Eolo–Kometa | + 3' 09" |
| 3 | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 10' 06" |
| 4 | UAE Team Emirates | + 10' 09" |
| 5 | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 10' 42" |
| 6 | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 12' 57" |
| 7 | Alpecin–Fenix | + 17' 39" |
| 8 | Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli | + 42' 39" |
| 9 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 48' 20" |
| 10 | Team BikeExchange–Jayco | + 53' 04" |