# 2018 Tour of Slovenia

The 2018 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 25th edition of the Tour of Slovenia cycling stage race, held between 13 and 17 June 2018. It was organised as a 2.1 race on the UCI Europe Tour, consisted of 5 stages in total.
The race was decided on its queen stage 4 in the Kamnik–Savinja Alps with climbs to Seeberg Saddle (1218 m), Pavlič Pass (1338 m) and Volovljek Pass (1029 m). The stage was won by Primož Roglič (LottoNL–Jumbo) with a 33-second lead over 2nd-placed Matej Mohorič (Bahrain–Merida), with Rafał Majka (Bora–Hansgrohe) in 3rd.

## Teams

Total 151 riders (143 finished it) from 22 teams started the race.
9 UCI WorldTeams and 13 UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams
UCI WorldTeams
* Bahrain–Merida
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* Team Dimension Data
* LottoNL–Jumbo
* Team Sunweb
* UAE Team Emirates
* EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale
* Mitchelton–Scott
* Team Katusha–Alpecin
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini
* Israel Cycling Academy
* Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia
* Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia
UCI Continental teams
* Adria Mobil
* My Bike–Stevens
* Elkov–Author
* Meridiana–Kamen
* Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum
* Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega
* Dukla Banská Bystrica
National teams
* Slovenia

## Route and stages

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 13 June | Lendava – Murska Sobota | 159 km (99 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Simone Consonni |
| 2 | 14 June | Maribor – Rogaška Slatina | 152.7 km (95 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Dylan Groenewegen |
| 3 | 15 June | Slovenske Konjice – Celje | 175.7 km (109 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Rigoberto Urán |
| 4 | 16 June | Ljubljana – Kamnik | 155.2 km (96 mi) | | Mountain stage | Primož Roglič |
| 5 | 17 June | Trebnje – Novo mesto | 21.5 km (13 mi) | | Individual time trial | Primož Roglič |
| Total | Total | 664.1 km (412.7 mi) | 664.1 km (412.7 mi) | 664.1 km (412.7 mi) | 664.1 km (412.7 mi) | 664.1 km (412.7 mi) | 664.1 km (412.7 mi) |

### Stage 1
#### 13 June 2018 — Lendava to Murska Sobota, 159 km (98.8 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| Official results ||||
| 1 | Simone Consonni | UAE Team Emirates | 3h 32' 05" |
| 2 | Matteo Pelucchi | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 3 | Niccolò Bonifazio | Bahrain–Merida | + 0" |
| 4 | Luka Mezgec | Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" |
| 5 | Rick Zabel | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 0" |
| 6 | Sondre Holst Enger | Israel Cycling Academy | + 0" |
| 7 | Timo Roosen | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 0" |
| 8 | Rok Korošec | My Bike–Stevens | + 0" |
| 9 | Sacha Modolo | Cannondale–Drapac | + 0" |
| 10 | Luca Colnaghi | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | + 0" |
| General classification after the stage ||||
| 1 | Simone Consonni | UAE Team Emirates | 3h 31' 55" |
| 2 | Benjamin Hill | Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum | + 2" |
| 3 | Jon Božič | Adria Mobil | + 3" |
| 4 | Matteo Pelucchi | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 4" |
| 5 | Niccolò Bonifazio | Bahrain–Merida | + 6" |
| 6 | Juraj Belan | Dukla Banská Bystrica | + 8" |
| 7 | Luka Mezgec | Mitchelton–Scott | + 10" |
| 8 | Rick Zabel | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 10" |
| 9 | Sondre Holst Enger | Israel Cycling Academy | + 10" |
| 10 | Timo Roosen | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 14 June 2018 — Maribor to Rogaška Slatina, 152.7 km (94.9 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| Official results ||||
| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen | LottoNL–Jumbo | 3h 35' 43" |
| 2 | Matteo Pelucchi | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 3 | Caleb Ewan | Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" |
| 4 | Simone Consonni | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 5 | Manuel Belletti | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 0" |
| 6 | Mark Cavendish | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
| 7 | Dušan Rajović | Adria Mobil | + 0" |
| 8 | Damiano Cima | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini | + 0" |
| 9 | Rok Korošec | My Bike–Stevens | + 0" |
| 10 | Paolo Totò | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | + 0" |
| General classification after the stage ||||
| 1 | Benjamin Hill | Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum | 7h 7' 33" |
| 2 | Matteo Pelucchi | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 3" |
| 3 | Simone Consonni | UAE Team Emirates | + 5" |
| 4 | Dylan Groenewegen | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 5" |
| 5 | Gašper Katrašnik | Adria Mobil | + 7" |
| 6 | Jon Božič | Adria Mobil | + 8" |
| 7 | Caleb Ewan | Mitchelton–Scott | + 11" |
| 8 | Juraj Bellan | Dukla Banská Bystrica | + 13" |
| 9 | Rok Korošec | My Bike–Stevens | + 15" |
| 10 | Luka Mezgec | Mitchelton–Scott | + 15" |

### Stage 3
#### 15 June 2018 — Slovenske Konjice to Celje, 175.7 km (109.2 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| Official results ||||
| 1 | Rigoberto Urán | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | 4h 56' 00" |
| 2 | Daryl Impey | Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" |
| 3 | Primož Roglič | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 4" |
| 4 | Rafał Majka | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 4" |
| 5 | Ildar Arslanov | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 6" |
| 6 | Robert Kišerlovski | Team Katusha–Alpecin | +11" |
| 7 | Marco Canola | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini | + 12' |
| 8 | Michael Storer | Team Sunweb | + 14" |
| 9 | Davide Formolo | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 14" |
| 10 | Matej Mohorič | Bahrain–Merida | + 17" |
| General classification after the stage ||||
| 1 | Rigoberto Urán | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | 11h 08' 34" |
| 2 | Daryl Impey | Mitchelton–Scott | + 4" |
| 3 | Primož Roglič | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 10" |
| 4 | Rafał Majka | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 14" |
| 5 | Ildar Arslanov | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 16" |
| 6 | Robert Kišerlovski | Team Katusha–Alpecin | +21" |
| 7 | Marco Canola | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini | + 22' |
| 8 | Davide Formolo | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 24" |
| 9 | Michael Storer | Team Sunweb | + 24" |
| 10 | Matej Mohorič | Bahrain–Merida | + 25" |

### Stage 4
#### 16 June 2018 — Ljubljana to Kamnik, 155.2 km (96.4 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| Official results ||||
| 1 | Primož Roglič | LottoNL–Jumbo | 3h 44' 53" |
| 2 | Matej Mohorič | Bahrain–Merida | + 33" |
| 3 | Rafał Majka | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 33" |
| 4 | Tadej Pogačar | Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum | + 33" |
| 5 | Rigoberto Urán | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | + 33" |
| 6 | Michael Storer | Team Sunweb | + 33" |
| 7 | Ildar Arslanov | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 33" |
| 8 | Christoper Hamilton | Team Sunweb | + 33" |
| 9 | Janez Brajkovič | Adria Mobil | + 33" |
| 10 | Iván Sosa | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 33" |
| General classification after the stage ||||
| 1 | Primož Roglič | LottoNL–Jumbo | 14h 53' 27" |
| 2 | Rigoberto Urán | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | + 33" |
| 3 | Rafał Majka | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 43" |
| 4 | Ildar Arslanov | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 49" |
| 5 | Matej Mohorič | Bahrain–Merida | + 52" |
| 6 | Michael Storer | Team Sunweb | + 57" |
| 7 | Tadej Pogačar | Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum | + 1' 00" |
| 8 | Janez Brajkovič | Adria Mobil | +1' 07" |
| 9 | Robert Kišerlovski | Team Katusha–Alpecin | +1' 59" |
| 10 | Marco Canola | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini | + 2' 00" |

### Stage 5
#### 17 June 2018 — Trebnje to Novo mesto, 21.5 km (13.4 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| Official results ||||
| 1 | Primož Roglič | LottoNL–Jumbo | 24' 46" |
| 2 | Jan Tratnik | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 27.08" |
| 3 | Josef Černý | Elkov–Author | + 35.87" |
| 4 | Jack Bauer | Mitchelton–Scott | + 38.12" |
| 5 | Thomas Scully | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | + 43.62" |
| 6 | Luke Durbridge | Mitchelton–Scott | + 46.75" |
| 7 | Roger Kluge | Mitchelton–Scott | + 47.31" |
| 8 | Alex Dowsett | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 51.63" |
| 9 | Vegard Stake Laengen | UAE Team Emirates | + 52.66" |
| 10 | Nils Politt | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 55.81" |

## Classification leadership

Points for the mountains classification :
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Points for Category 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Points for Category 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Points for Category 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Points for Category 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 |
In the 2018 Tour of Slovenia, four different jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers 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 green jersey and the winner of the general classification was considered the winner of the race.
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a red jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 in a 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 accrued – awarded on a 5–3–1 scale – at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification as noted above.
Mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a blue jersey. In the mountains classification, points towards the classification were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorised as either first, second, third or fourth-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. The fourth and final jersey represented the classification for young riders, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1996 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a classification for teams, 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.
Best young rider (under 23 years) by time was awarded with white jersey.
Best team, three best times of cyclists of the same team are taken into account.
Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Simone Consonni | Simone Consonni | Simone Consonni | Benjamin Hill | Jon Božič | Bahrain–Merida |
| 2 | Dylan Groenewegen | Benjamin Hill | Matteo Pelucchi | Benjamin Hill | Jon Božič | Adria Mobil |
| 3 | Rigoberto Urán | Rigoberto Urán | Matteo Pelucchi | Primož Roglič | Michael Storer | Gazprom–RusVelo |
| 4 | Primož Roglič | Primož Roglič | Simone Consonni | Fausto Masnada | Michael Storer | Team Sunweb |
| 5 | Primož Roglič | Primož Roglič | Simone Consonni | Fausto Masnada | Tadej Pogačar | Team Sunweb |
| Final | Final | Primož Roglič | Simone Consonni | Fausto Masnada | Tadej Pogačar | Team Sunweb |

## Final classification standings

Legend :
| Denotes the winner of the General classification | Denotes the winner of the Points classification |
| Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification | Denotes the winner of the Young rider classification |

### General classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič | LottoNL–Jumbo | 15h 18' 13" |
| 2 | Rigoberto Urán | EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | +1' 50" |
| 3 | Matej Mohorič | Bahrain–Merida | +2' 14" |
| 4 | Tadej Pogačar | Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum | +2' 16" |
| 5 | Michael Storer | Team Sunweb | +2' 18" |
| 6 | Rafał Majka | Bora–Hansgrohe | +2 '21" |
| 7 | Josef Černý | Elkov–Author | +3' 09" |
| 8 | Janez Brajkovič | Adria Mobil | +3' 15" |
| 9 | Ildar Arslanov | Gazprom–RusVelo | +3' 15" |
| 10 | Vegard Stake Laengen | UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 16" |

### Points classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Simone Consonni | UAE Team Emirates | 52 |
| 2 | Matteo Pelucchi | Bora–Hansgrohe | 44 |
| 3 | Primož Roglič | LottoNL–Jumbo | 41 |
| 4 | Rigoberto Urán | UAE Team Emirates | 37 |
| 5 | Rafał Majka | Bora–Hansgrohe | 30 |
| 6 | Matej Mohorič | Bahrain–Merida | 29 |
| 7 | Dylan Groenewegen | LottoNL–Jumbo | 25 |
| 8 | Ben Hill | Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum | 24 |
| 9 | Ildar Arslanov | Gazprom–RusVelo | 21 |
| 10 | Tadej Pogačar | Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum | 19 |

### Mountains classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Fausto Masnada | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 18 |
| 2 | Primož Roglič | LottoNL–Jumbo | 12 |
| 3 | Domen Novak | Bahrain–Merida | 8 |
| 4 | Alexander Foliforov | Gazprom–RusVelo | 6 |
| 5 | Ben Hill | Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum | 4 |
| 6 | Rigoberto Urán | UAE Team Emirates | 4 |
| 7 | Rafał Majka | Bora–Hansgrohe | 4 |
| 8 | Ildar Arslanov | Gazprom–RusVelo | 4 |
| 9 | Jai Hindley | Team Sunweb | 4 |
| 10 | Žiga Grošelj | Adria Mobil | 4 |

### Young rider classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar | Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum | 15h 20' 29" |
| 2 | Michael Storer | Team Sunweb | + 2" |
| 3 | Jai Hindley | Team Sunweb | + 1' 44" |
| 4 | Iván Sosa | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 6' 45" |
| 5 | Jakub Otruba | Elkov–Author | + 10' 16" |
| 6 | Dario Puccioni | Sangemini–MG.K Vis Vega | + 17' 08" |
| 7 | Joan Bou | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini | + 17' 49" |
| 8 | Tilen Finkšt | Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum | + 19' 05" |
| 9 | Martin Lavrič | Slovenia | + 19' 17" |
| 10 | Omer Goldstein | Israel Cycling Academy | + 20' 40" |

### Team classification

| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Team Sunweb | 46h 04' 36" |
| 2 | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 6' 01" |
| 3 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 6' 19" |
| 4 | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 9' 02" |
| 5 | Adria Mobil | + 11' 04" |
| 6 | Elkov–Author | + 14' 41" |
| 7 | Bahrain–Merida | + 21' 31" |
| 8 | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 23' 39" |
| 9 | UAE Team Emirates | + 27' 24" |
| 10 | Israel Cycling Academy | + 27' 29" |