# 2017 Tour of Slovenia

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.
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".
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, 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), 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.

## Teams

Total 147 riders (133 finished it) from 19 teams (initially only eighteen), but a 19th team – Amplatz–BMC – was added a month before the race.
UCI WorldTeams
* Bahrain–Merida
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* Team Dimension Data
* Orica–Scott
* UAE Team Emirates
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* Nippo–Vini Fantini
* Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia
* Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia
UCI Continental teams
* Adria Mobil
* Amplatz–BMC
* Elkov–Author
* Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang
* Meridiana–Kamen
* Rog–Ljubljana
* Sangemini–MG.K Vis
* Synergy Baku
* Tirol Cycling Team
National teams
* Slovenia

## Route and stages

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 15 June | Koper – Kočevje | 159.4 km (99 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Sam Bennett |
| 2 | 16 June | Ljubljana – Ljubljana | 169.9 km (106 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Luka Mezgec |
| 3 | 17 June | Celje – Rogla | 167.7 km (104 mi) | | Mountain stage | Rafał Majka |
| 4 | 18 June | Rogaška Slatina – Novo Mesto | 158.2 km (98 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Sam Bennett |
| Total | Total | 655.2 km (407.1 mi) | 655.2 km (407.1 mi) | 655.2 km (407.1 mi) | 655.2 km (407.1 mi) | 655.2 km (407.1 mi) | 655.2 km (407.1 mi) |

### Stage 1
#### 15 June 2017 — Koper to Kočevje, 159.4 km (99.0 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| Official results ||||
| 1 | Sam Bennett | Bora–Hansgrohe | 3h 49' 46" |
| 2 | Sonny Colbrelli | Bahrain–Merida | + 0" |
| 3 | Luka Mezgec | Orica–Scott | + 0" |
| 4 | Roberto Ferrari | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 5 | Marco Canola | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 0" |
| 6 | Rok Korošec | Amplatz–BMC | + 0" |
| 7 | Dušan Rajović | Adria Mobil | + 0" |
| 8 | Andrea Palini | Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia | + 0" |
| 9 | Rafał Majka | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 10 | Mark Cavendish | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
| General classification after the stage ||||
| 1 | Sam Bennett | Bora–Hansgrohe | 3h 49' 36" |
| 2 | Sonny Colbrelli | Bahrain–Merida | + 4" |
| 3 | Žiga Jerman | Rog–Ljubljana | + 4" |
| 4 | Luka Mezgec | Orica–Scott | + 6" |
| 5 | Nicola Bagioli | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 7" |
| 6 | Tomáš Bucháček | Elkov–Author | + 8" |
| 7 | Roberto Ferrari | UAE Team Emirates | + 10" |
| 8 | Marco Canola | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 10" |
| 9 | Rok Korošec | Amplatz–BMC | + 10" |
| 10 | Dušan Rajović | Adria Mobil | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 16 June 2017 — Ljubljana to Ljubljana, 169.9 km (105.6 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| Official results ||||
| 1 | Luka Mezgec | Orica–Scott | 3h 50' 51" |
| 2 | Roberto Ferrari | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 3 | Mark Renshaw | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
| 4 | Alois Kaňkovský | Elkov–Author | + 0" |
| 5 | Jiří Polnický | Elkov–Author | + 0" |
| 6 | Andrea Palini | Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia | + 0" |
| 7 | Sonny Colbrelli | Bahrain–Merida | + 0" |
| 8 | Marco Canola | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 0" |
| 9 | Rok Korošec | Amplatz–BMC | + 0" |
| 10 | Ryan Gibbons | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
| General classification after the stage ||||
| 1 | Luka Mezgec | Orica–Scott | 7h 40' 23" |
| 2 | Sam Bennett | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 4" |
| 3 | Roberto Ferrari | UAE Team Emirates | + 8" |
| 4 | Sonny Colbrelli | Bahrain–Merida | + 8" |
| 5 | Žiga Jerman | Rog–Ljubljana | + 8" |
| 6 | Mark Renshaw | Team Dimension Data | + 10" |
| 7 | Tomáš Bucháček | Elkov–Author | + 10" |
| 8 | Nicola Bagioli | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 11" |
| 9 | Ivan Santaromita | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 13" |
| 10 | Marco Canola | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 14" |

### Stage 3
#### 17 June 2017 — Celje to Rogla, 167.7 km (104.2 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| Official results ||||
| 1 | Rafał Majka | Bora–Hansgrohe | 4h 34' 08" |
| 2 | Giovanni Visconti | Bahrain–Merida | + 3" |
| 3 | Jack Haig | Orica–Scott | + 11" |
| 4 | Gregor Mühlberger | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 25" |
| 5 | Tadej Pogačar | Rog–Ljubljana | + 36" |
| 6 | Hermann Pernsteiner | Amplatz–BMC | + 38" |
| 7 | Mattia Cattaneo | Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia | + 58" |
| 8 | Paweł Cieślik | Elkov–Author | + 1' 03" |
| 9 | Ivan Santaromita | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 1' 05" |
| 10 | Edward Ravasi | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 21" |
| General classification after the stage ||||
| 1 | Rafał Majka | Bora–Hansgrohe | 12h 14' 35" |
| 2 | Giovanni Visconti | Bahrain–Merida | + 7" |
| 3 | Jack Haig | Orica–Scott | + 17" |
| 4 | Gregor Mühlberger | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 35" |
| 5 | Tadej Pogačar | Rog–Ljubljana | + 46" |
| 6 | Hermann Pernsteiner | Amplatz–BMC | + 48" |
| 7 | Mattia Cattaneo | Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia | + 1' 08" |
| 8 | Paweł Cieślik | Elkov–Author | + 1' 13" |
| 9 | Ivan Santaromita | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 1' 14" |
| 10 | Edward Ravasi | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 31" |

### Stage 4
#### 18 June 2017 — Rogaška Slatina to Novo mesto, 158.2 km (98.3 mi)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| Official results ||||
| 1 | Sam Bennett | Bora–Hansgrohe | 3h 41' 48" |
| 2 | Mark Cavendish | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
| 3 | Sonny Colbrelli | Bahrain–Merida | + 0" |
| 4 | Jakub Mareczko | Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia | + 0" |
| 5 | Roberto Ferrari | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 6 | Andrea Palini | Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia | + 0" |
| 7 | Luka Mezgec | Orica–Scott | + 0" |
| 8 | Rok Korošec | Amplatz–BMC | + 0" |
| 9 | Marco Canola | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 0" |
| 10 | Žiga Jerman | Rog–Ljubljana | + 0" |

## 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 |
In the 2017 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; it was considered the most important of the 2017 Tour of Slovenia, and the winner of the 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.
There was also a 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, or third-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 1995 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.
Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Sam Bennett | Sam Bennett | Sam Bennett | Luca Pacioni | Žiga Jerman | Bora–Hansgrohe |
| 2 | Luka Mezgec | Luka Mezgec | Luka Mezgec | Luca Pacioni | Žiga Jerman | UAE Team Emirates |
| 3 | Rafał Majka | Rafał Majka | Luka Mezgec | Rafał Majka | Tadej Pogačar | Nippo–Vini Fantini |
| 4 | Sam Bennett | Rafał Majka | Sam Bennett | Rafał Majka | Tadej Pogačar | Nippo–Vini Fantini |
| Final | Final | Rafał Majka | Sam Bennett | Rafał Majka | Tadej Pogačar | Nippo–Vini Fantini |

## 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 | Rafał Majka | Bora–Hansgrohe | 15h 56' 23" |
| 2 | Giovanni Visconti | Bahrain–Merida | + 7" |
| 3 | Jack Haig | Orica–Scott | + 17" |
| 4 | Gregor Mühlberger | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 35" |
| 5 | Tadej Pogačar | Rog–Ljubljana | + 46" |
| 6 | Hermann Pernsteiner | Amplatz–BMC | + 48" |
| 7 | Mattia Cattaneo | Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia | + 1' 08" |
| 8 | Paweł Cieślik | Elkov–Author | + 1' 13" |
| 9 | Ivan Santaromita | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 1' 14" |
| 10 | Edward Ravasi | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 31" |

### Points classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Sam Bennett | Bora–Hansgrohe | 50 |
| 2 | Luka Mezgec | Orica–Scott | 50 |
| 3 | Sonny Colbrelli | Bahrain–Merida | 50 |
| 4 | Roberto Ferrari | UAE Team Emirates | 46 |
| 5 | Rafał Majka | Bora–Hansgrohe | 33 |
| 6 | Andrea Palini | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 28 |
| 7 | Marco Canola | Nippo–Vini Fantini | 27 |
| 8 | Mark Cavendish | Team Dimension Data | 26 |
| 9 | Rok Korošec | Amplatz–BMC | 25 |
| 10 | Giovanni Visconti | Bahrain–Merida | 20 |

### Mountains classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Rafał Majka | Bora–Hansgrohe | 12 |
| 2 | Giovanni Visconti | Bahrain–Merida | 8 |
| 3 | Žiga Grošelj | Adria Mobil | 7 |
| 4 | Jack Haig | Orica–Scott | 6 |
| 5 | Manuel Belletti | Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia | 6 |
| 6 | Luca Pacioni | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 6 |
| 7 | Gregor Mühlberger | Bora–Hansgrohe | 4 |
| 8 | Enrico Salvador | Tirol Cycling Team | 4 |
| 9 | Tomáš Bucháček | Elkov–Author | 4 |
| 10 | Žiga Jerman | Rog–Ljubljana | 4 |

### Young rider classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar | Rog–Ljubljana | 15h 57' 09" |
| 2 | Domen Novak | Bahrain–Merida | + 2' 30" |
| 3 | Izidor Penko | Rog–Ljubljana | + 3' 39" |
| 4 | Daniel Martínez | Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia | + 9' 31" |
| 5 | Nicola Bagioli | Nippo–Vini Fantini | + 15' 33" |
| 6 | Žiga Ručigaj | Rog–Ljubljana | + 21' 44" |
| 7 | Gorazd Per | Adria Mobil | + 22' 36" |
| 8 | Žiga Jerman | Rog–Ljubljana | + 23' 42" |
| 9 | Žiga Jerman | Adria Mobil | + 23' 48" |
| 10 | Luka Čotar | Slovenia | + 23' 48" |

### Team classification

| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nippo–Vini Fantini | 47h 55' 44" |
| 2 | Sangemini–MG.K Vis | + 53" |
| 3 | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 3' 34" |
| 4 | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 5' 16" |
| 5 | Bahrain–Merida | + 11' 04" |
| 6 | Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia | + 11' 13" |
| 7 | Elkov–Author | + 12' 46" |
| 8 | Amplatz–BMC | + 14' 02" |
| 9 | Orica–Scott | + 14' 17" |
| 10 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 14' 21" |