# CRO Race

The CRO Race (formally: Tour of Croatia) is a men's road cycling stage race that takes place in Croatia since 2015. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour and is rated by the UCI as a 2.1 event, the third tier of professional stage races. The event is organised by Top Sport Events of Vladimir Miholjević, a former professional cyclist. The race was originally held in April in the build-up to the Giro d'Italia, but from 2019 the race is held in September and October.

## History
### 2015

First edition of race was held as 2015 Tour of Croatia from 22 to 26 April 2015 and consisted of five stages over 838 km (520.7 mi).
Stages of 2015:
* Makarska - Split
* Šibenik - Zadar
* Plitvice Lakes - Učka mountain
* Pula - Umag
* Sveti Martin na Muri - Zagreb

### 2016

The 2016 Tour of Croatia was held from 19 to 24 April 2016 and consisted of six stages over 1,005 km (624.5 mi). Stages of 2016:
* Osijek - Varaždin
* Plitvice Lakes - Split
* Makarska - Šibenik
* Crikvenica - Učka
* Poreč - Umag (Team time trial)
* Sveti Martin na Muri - Zagreb

### 2017

The 2017 Tour of Croatia was held from 18 to 23 April 2017 and consisted of six stages over 1,031 km (640.6 mi). Stages of 2017:
* Osijek - Koprivnica
* Trogir - Biokovo (Sveti Jure)
* Imotski - Zadar
* Crikvenica - Umag
* Poreč - Učka (Poklon)
* Samobor - Zagreb

### 2018

The 2018 Tour of Croatia was held from 17 to 22 April 2018 and consisted of six stages over 1,074 km (667.4 mi). The 2018 edition, was the only that has receive a rating of the 2.HC to date. Stages of 2018:
* Osijek - Koprivnica
* Karlovac - Zadar
* Trogir/Okrug - Makarska Riviera/Biokovo(Sveti Jure) (Stage was shortened due the bad weather)
* Starigrad - Crikvenica
* Rabac - Učka
* Samobor - Zagreb

### 2019

The race was called off a week before the start, due to a dispute between the organizers, instead renamed version called 2019 CRO Race was held between from 1 to 6 October and consisted of six stages over 921 km (572.3 mi). Stages of 2019:
* Osijek - Lipik
* Slunj - Zadar
* Okrug - Makarska
* Starigrad-Paklenica - Crikvenica
* Rabac - Platak
* Sveta Nedelja - Zagreb

### 2020

The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### 2021

The 2021 CRO Race was held from 28 September to 3 October 2021 and consisted of six stages over 1,083 km (672.9 mi). Stages of 2021:
* Osijek - Varaždin
* Slunj - Otočac
* Primošten - Makarska
* Zadar - Crikvenica
* Rabac/Labin - Opatija
* Samobor - Zagreb

### 2022

The 2022 CRO Race was held from 27 September to 2 October 2022 and consisted of six stages over 1,075 km (668.0 mi). Stages of 2022:
* Osijek - Ludbreg
* Otočac - Zadar
* Sinj - Primošten
* Biograd na Moru - Crikvenica
* Opatija - Labin
* Sveta Nedelja - Zagreb

### 2023

The 2023 CRO Race was held from 26 September to 1 October 2023 and consisted of six stages over 972 km (604.0 mi). Stages of 2023:
* Primošten - Sinj
* Biograd na Moru - Novalja
* Otočac - Opatija
* Krk - Labin
* Crikvenica - Ozalj
* Samobor - Zagreb

### 2024

The 2024 CRO Race was held from 1 October to 6 October 2024 and consisted of six stages over 916 km (569.2 mi). Stages of 2024:
* Vodice - Sinj
* Biograd na Moru - Novalja
* Otočac - Opatija
* Krk - Labin
* Ozalj - Karlovac
* Sveta Nedelja - Zagreb

## Classifications

The jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are: - Red / White checkered Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
- Blue Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
- Green 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.

## Overall winners

| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
| 2015 | Poland | Maciej Paterski | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice |
| 2016 | Croatia | Matija Kvasina | Synergy Baku |
| 2017 | Italy | Vincenzo Nibali | Bahrain–Merida |
| 2018 | Belarus | Kanstantsin Sivtsov | Bahrain–Merida |
| 2019 | Great Britain | Adam Yates | Mitchelton–Scott |
| 2021 | Great Britain | Stephen Williams | Team Bahrain Victorious |
| 2022 | Slovenia | Matej Mohorič | Team Bahrain Victorious |
| 2023 | Venezuela | Orluis Aular | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| 2024 | United States | Brandon McNulty | UAE Team Emirates |