# 2019 Tour of Slovenia

The 2019 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 26th edition of the Tour of Slovenia cycling stage race, held between 19 and 23 June 2019.It was organised as a 2.HC race on the UCI Europe Tour, consisted of 5 stages in total.
The race andvanced from 2.1 into the higher class of competition.
After attacking on the climb to Dole on stage 3, Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) won this race for the second time, with his first overall victory coming in 2011.

## Teams

18 teams, which consisted of five UCI WorldTour teams, eight UCI Professional Continental teams, five UCI Continental teams, and one national team, participated in the race. Each team entered seven riders, except for Bahrain–Merida, Meridiana–Kamen, Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè, and UAE Team Emirates (each with six riders).
Of the 129 riders who began the race, only 109 riders finished the race.
UCI WorldTeams
* Bahrain–Merida
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* Mitchelton–Scott
* Team Dimension Data
* UAE Team Emirates
UCI Professional Continental Teams
* Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
* Bardiani–CSF
* Delko–Marseille Provence
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* Israel Cycling Academy
* Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM
* Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè
* Team Novo Nordisk
UCI Continental Teams
* AC Sparta Praha
* Adria Mobil
* Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels
* Ljubljana Gusto Santic
* Meridiana–Kamen
National Teams
* Slovenia

## Route and stages

| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 19 June | Ljubljana – Rogaška Slatina | 171 km (106 mi) | | Flat stage | Pascal Ackermann |
| 2 | 20 June | Maribor – Celje | 146.3 km (90.9 mi) | | Hilly stage | Luka Mezgec |
| 3 | 21 June | Žalec – Idrija | 169.8 km (105.5 mi) | | Hilly stage | Diego Ulissi |
| 4 | 22 June | Nova Gorica – Ajdovščina | 153.9 km (95.6 mi) | | Mountain stage | Giovanni Visconti |
| 5 | 23 June | Trebnje – Novo mesto | 167.5 km (104.1 mi) | | Hilly stage | Giacomo Nizzolo |
| Total | Total | 808.5 km (502.4 mi) | 808.5 km (502.4 mi) | 808.5 km (502.4 mi) | 808.5 km (502.4 mi) | 808.5 km (502.4 mi) |

### Stage 1
#### 19 June 2019 — Ljubljana to Rogaška Slatina, 171 km (106 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| Official results ||||
| 1 | Pascal Ackermann | Bora–Hansgrohe | 4h 04' 58" |
| 2 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
| 3 | Simone Consonni | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 4 | Luka Mezgec | Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" |
| 5 | Andrea Vendrame | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 0" |
| 6 | Rui Oliveira | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 7 | Grega Bole | Bahrain–Merida | + 0" |
| 8 | Jérémy Leveau | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 0" |
| 9 | Kristian Sbaragli | Israel Cycling Academy | + 0" |
| 10 | Umberto Marengo | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 0" |
| General classification after the stage ||||
| 1 | Pascal Ackermann | Bora–Hansgrohe | 4h 04' 48" |
| 2 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Team Dimension Data | + 4" |
| 3 | Simone Consonni | UAE Team Emirates | + 6" |
| 4 | Diego Ulissi | UAE Team Emirates | + 7" |
| 5 | Aljaž Jarc | Adria Mobil | + 7" |
| 6 | Matteo Busato | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 8" |
| 7 | Matthias Krizek | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 9" |
| 8 | Luka Mezgec | Mitchelton–Scott | + 10" |
| 9 | Andrea Vendrame | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 10" |
| 10 | Rui Oliveira | UAE Team Emirates | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 20 June 2019 — Maribor to Celje, 146.3 km (90.9 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| Official results ||||
| 1 | Luka Mezgec | Mitchelton–Scott | 3h 35' 55" |
| 2 | Grega Bole | Bahrain–Merida | + 0" |
| 3 | Andrea Vendrame | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 0" |
| 4 | Giovanni Visconti | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 0" |
| 5 | Diego Ulissi | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 6 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 0" |
| 7 | Ben Hermans | Israel Cycling Academy | + 0" |
| 8 | Ivan Rovny | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 0" |
| 9 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 10 | Jay McCarthy | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| General classification after the stage ||||
| 1 | Luka Mezgec | Mitchelton–Scott | 7h 40' 43" |
| 2 | Grega Bole | Bahrain–Merida | + 4" |
| 3 | Andrea Vendrame | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 6" |
| 4 | Diego Ulissi | UAE Team Emirates | + 7" |
| 5 | Ben Hermans | Israel Cycling Academy | + 10" |
| 6 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 10" |
| 7 | Ivan Rovny | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 10" |
| 8 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | + 10" |
| 9 | Iuri Filosi | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 10" |
| 10 | Jan Polanc | UAE Team Emirates | + 10" |

### Stage 3
#### 21 June 2019 — Žalec to Idrija, 169.8 km (105.5 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| Official results ||||
| 1 | Diego Ulissi | UAE Team Emirates | 3h 58' 01" |
| 2 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 12" |
| 3 | Giovanni Visconti | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 17" |
| 4 | Andrea Vendrame | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 17" |
| 5 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | + 17" |
| 6 | Jan Polanc | UAE Team Emirates | + 17" |
| 7 | Esteban Chaves | Mitchelton–Scott | + 17" |
| 8 | Ben Hermans | Israel Cycling Academy | + 17" |
| 9 | Fausto Masnada | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 19" |
| 10 | Luka Mezgec | Mitchelton–Scott | + 2' 08" |
| General classification after the stage ||||
| 1 | Diego Ulissi | UAE Team Emirates | 11h 38' 41" |
| 2 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 19" |
| 3 | Andrea Vendrame | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 26" |
| 4 | Giovanni Visconti | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 26" |
| 5 | Ben Hermans | Israel Cycling Academy | + 30" |
| 6 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | + 30" |
| 7 | Jan Polanc | UAE Team Emirates | + 30" |
| 8 | Esteban Chaves | Mitchelton–Scott | + 30" |
| 9 | Fausto Masnada | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 36" |
| 10 | Luka Mezgec | Mitchelton–Scott | + 2' 11" |

### Stage 4
#### 22 June 2019 — Nova Gorica to Ajdovščina, 153.9 km (95.6 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| Official results ||||
| 1 | Giovanni Visconti | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | 4h 00' 53" |
| 2 | Diego Ulissi | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 3 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 4 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 0" |
| 5 | Andrea Vendrame | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 32" |
| 6 | Esteban Chaves | Mitchelton–Scott | + 32" |
| 7 | Fausto Masnada | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 32" |
| 8 | Ben Hermans | Israel Cycling Academy | + 1' 38" |
| 9 | Cameron Meyer | Mitchelton–Scott | + 2' 22" |
| 10 | Lorenzo Rota | Bardiani–CSF | + 2' 22" |
| General classification after the stage ||||
| 1 | Diego Ulissi | UAE Team Emirates | 15h 39' 28" |
| 2 | Giovanni Visconti | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 22" |
| 3 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 25" |
| 4 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | + 30" |
| 5 | Andrea Vendrame | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 1' 04" |
| 6 | Esteban Chaves | Mitchelton–Scott | + 1' 08" |
| 7 | Fausto Masnada | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 1' 14" |
| 8 | Ben Hermans | Israel Cycling Academy | + 2' 14" |
| 9 | Jan Polanc | UAE Team Emirates | + 2' 58" |
| 10 | Radoslav Rogina | Adria Mobil | + 4' 49" |

### Stage 5
#### 23 June 2019 — Trebnje to Novo Mesto, 167.5 km (104.1 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| Official results ||||
| 1 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Team Dimension Data | 4h 01' 55" |
| 2 | Luka Mezgec | Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" |
| 3 | Shane Archbold | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 4 | Andrea Vendrame | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 0" |
| 5 | Davide Cimolai | Israel Cycling Academy | + 0" |
| 6 | Vincenzo Albanese | Bardiani–CSF | + 0" |
| 7 | Umberto Marengo | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 0" |
| 8 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 9 | Simone Velasco | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 0" |
| 10 | Giovanni Visconti | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 0" |
| General classification after the stage ||||
| 1 | Diego Ulissi | UAE Team Emirates | 19h 41' 23" |
| 2 | Giovanni Visconti | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 22" |
| 3 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 25" |
| 4 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | + 30" |
| 5 | Andrea Vendrame | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 1' 04" |
| 6 | Esteban Chaves | Mitchelton–Scott | + 1' 08" |
| 7 | Fausto Masnada | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 1' 21" |
| 8 | Ben Hermans | Israel Cycling Academy | + 2' 21" |
| 9 | Jan Polanc | UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 17" |
| 10 | Lorenzo Rota | Bardiani–CSF | + 4' 49" |

## Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Pascal Ackermann | Pascal Ackermann | Pascal Ackermann | Aljaž Jarc | Aljaž Jarc | UAE Team Emirates |
| 2 | Luka Mezgec | Luka Mezgec | Luka Mezgec | Aleksandr Vlasov | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates |
| 3 | Diego Ulissi | Diego Ulissi | Luka Mezgec | Aleksandr Vlasov | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates |
| 4 | Giovanni Visconti | Diego Ulissi | Diego Ulissi | Aleksandr Vlasov | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates |
| 5 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Diego Ulissi | Luka Mezgec | Aleksandr Vlasov | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates |
| Final | Final | Diego Ulissi | Luka Mezgec | Aleksandr Vlasov | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates |

## 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 | Diego Ulissi | UAE Team Emirates | 19h 41' 23" |
| 2 | Giovanni Visconti | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 22" |
| 3 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 25" |
| 4 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | + 30" |
| 5 | Andrea Vendrame | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 1' 04" |
| 6 | Esteban Chaves | Mitchelton–Scott | + 1' 08" |
| 7 | Fausto Masnada | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 1' 21" |
| 8 | Ben Hermans | Israel Cycling Academy | + 2' 21" |
| 9 | Jan Polanc | UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 17" |
| 10 | Lorenzo Rota | Bardiani–CSF | + 4' 49" |

### Points classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Luka Mezgec | Mitchelton–Scott | 80 |
| 2 | Andrea Vendrame | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 68 |
| 3 | Diego Ulissi | UAE Team Emirates | 67 |
| 4 | Giovanni Visconti | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | 61 |
| 5 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Gazprom–RusVelo | 47 |
| 6 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | 46 |
| 7 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Team Dimension Data | 45 |
| 8 | Grega Bole | Bahrain–Merida | 34 |
| 9 | Ben Hermans | Israel Cycling Academy | 26 |
| 10 | Esteban Chaves | Mitchelton–Scott | 25 |

### Mountains classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Gazprom–RusVelo | 24 |
| 2 | Diego Ulissi | UAE Team Emirates | 16 |
| 3 | Benjamin Hill | Ljubljana Gusto Santic | 14 |
| 4 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | 13 |
| 5 | Esteban Chaves | Mitchelton–Scott | 5 |
| 6 | Matteo Montaguti | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 5 |
| 7 | Giovanni Visconti | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | 4 |
| 8 | Lorenzo Fortunato | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | 4 |
| 9 | Aljaž Jarc | Adria Mobil | 3 |
| 10 | Rok Korošec | Ljubljana Gusto Santic | 3 |

### Young rider classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates | 19h 41' 53" |
| 2 | Daniel Savini | Bardiani–CSF | + 10' 52" |
| 3 | Joan Bou | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè | + 18' 28" |
| 4 | Kristjan Hočevar | Slovenia | + 19' 01" |
| 5 | Martin Lavrič | Slovenia | + 24' 42" |
| 6 | Aljaž Jarc | Adria Mobil | + 42' 21" |
| 7 | Aljaž Prah | Ljubljana Gusto Santic | + 48' 38" |
| 8 | Tilen Finkšt | Ljubljana Gusto Santic | + 49' 16" |
| 9 | Florian Kierner | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 1h 02' 03" |
| 10 | František Honsa | AC Sparta Praha | + 1h 04' 36" |

### Teams classification

| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | UAE Team Emirates | 59h 08' 02" |
| 2 | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 3' 34" |
| 3 | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 11' 32" |
| 4 | Israel Cycling Academy | + 17' 31" |
| 5 | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 18' 45" |
| 6 | Mitchelton–Scott | + 33' 02" |
| 7 | Bardiani–CSF | + 44' 21" |
| 8 | Bahrain–Merida | + 47' 12" |
| 9 | Team Novo Nordisk | + 1h 04' 52" |
| 10 | Slovenia | + 1h 17' 27" |