# 2024 Okolo Slovenska

The 2024 Okolo Slovenska (transl. Tour of Slovakia) was the 68th edition of the Okolo Slovenska road cycling stage race. It was held between 26 and 30 June 2024, as a category 2.1 event on the 2024 UCI Europe Tour.

## Teams

Three UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI ProTeams, ten UCI Continental teams, and the Mexican national team made up the twenty-one participating teams in the race.
UCI WorldTeams
* Cofidis
* Soudal–Quick-Step
* Team Jayco–AlUla
UCI ProTeams
* Bingoal WB
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* Lotto–Dstny
* Polti–Kometa
* Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
* Team Corratec–Vini Fantini
* Team Novo Nordisk
UCI Continental Teams
* Adria Mobil
* ARA Skip Capital
* Arkéa–B&B Hôtels Continentale
* ATT Investments
* Biesse–Carrera
* Dukla Banská Bystrica
* Elkov–Kasper
* Hrinkow Advarics
* Pierre Baguette Cycling
* VolkerWessels Cycling Team
National Teams
* Mexico

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 26 June | Dunajská Streda to Dunajská Streda | 28.8 km (17.9 mi) | | Team time trial | Team Jayco–AlUla |
| 2 | 27 June | Nitra to Hlohovec | 192 km (119 mi) | | Hilly stage | Anders Foldager (DEN) |
| 3 | 28 June | Piešťany to Dubnica nad Váhom | 161.2 km (100.2 mi) | | Hilly stage | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) |
| 4 | 29 June | Partizánske to Ružomberok | 183.5 km (114.0 mi) | | Mountain stage | Johannes Adamietz (GER) |
| 5 | 30 June | Liptovský Mikuláš to Štrbské Pleso | 145 km (90 mi) | | Mountain stage | Felix Engelhardt (GER) |
| Total | Total | Total | 710.5 km (441.5 mi) | 710.5 km (441.5 mi) | 710.5 km (441.5 mi) | 710.5 km (441.5 mi) | 710.5 km (441.5 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 26 June 2024 — Dunajská Streda to Dunajská Streda, 28.8 km (17.9 mi) (TTT)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Team Jayco–AlUla | 31' 43" |
| 2 | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 25" |
| 3 | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 36" |
| 4 | Lotto–Dstny | + 50" |
| 5 | Cofidis | + 1' 23" |
| 6 | Arkéa–B&B Hôtels Continentale | + 1' 25" |
| 7 | Polti–Kometa | + 1' 45" |
| 8 | Elkov–Kasper | + 1' 53" |
| 9 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 1' 53" |
| 10 | ATT Investments | + 2' 00" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Max Walscheid (GER) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 31' 43" |
| 2 | Mauro Schmid (SUI) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 0" |
| 3 | Anders Foldager (DEN) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 0" |
| 4 | Felix Engelhardt (GER) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 0" |
| 5 | Callum Scotson (AUS) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 0" |
| 6 | Gil Gelders (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 25" |
| 7 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 25" |
| 8 | Pepijn Reinderink (NED) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 25" |
| 9 | Warre Vangheluwe (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 25" |
| 10 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 36" |

### Stage 2
#### 27 June 2024 — Nitra to Hlohovec, 192 km (119 mi)

Stage 2 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Anders Foldager (DEN) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 4h 32' 47" |
| 2 | Jenno Berckmoes (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 1" |
| 3 | Lukáš Kubiš (SVK) | Elkov–Kasper | + 1" |
| 4 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 1" |
| 5 | Finn Crockett (IRL) | VolkerWessels Cycling Team | + 4" |
| 6 | Fernando Barceló (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 4" |
| 7 | Gil Gelders (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 6" |
| 8 | Šimon Vaníček (CZE) | ATT Investments | + 6" |
| 9 | Stefano Oldani (ITA) | Cofidis | + 6" |
| 10 | Paul Double (GBR) | Polti–Kometa | + 6" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Anders Foldager (DEN) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 5h 04' 20" |
| 2 | Mauro Schmid (SUI) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 16" |
| 3 | Felix Engelhardt (GER) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 16" |
| 4 | Callum Scotson (AUS) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 36" |
| 5 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 36" |
| 6 | Max Walscheid (GER) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 38" |
| 7 | Gil Gelders (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 41" |
| 8 | Pepijn Reinderink (NED) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 41" |
| 9 | Walter Calzoni (ITA) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 52" |
| 10 | Mark Donovan (GBR) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 52" |

### Stage 3
#### 28 June 2024 — Piešťany to Dubnica nad Váhom, 161.2 km (100.2 mi)

Stage 3 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 3h 38' 47" |
| 2 | Paul Magnier (FRA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 2" |
| 3 | Hamish Beadle (NZL) | Team Novo Nordisk | + 2" |
| 4 | Jenno Berckmoes (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 7" |
| 5 | Lukáš Kubiš (SVK) | Elkov–Kasper | + 7" |
| 6 | Stefano Oldani (ITA) | Cofidis | + 8" |
| 7 | Timo de Jong (NED) | VolkerWessels Cycling Team | + 8" |
| 8 | Alexander Salby (DEN) | Bingoal WB | + 8" |
| 9 | Andrea D'Amato (ITA) | Biesse–Carrera | + 8" |
| 10 | Fernando Barceló (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 11" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Anders Foldager (DEN) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 8h 43' 23" |
| 2 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 10" |
| 3 | Mauro Schmid (SUI) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 13" |
| 4 | Felix Engelhardt (GER) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 13" |
| 5 | Max Walscheid (GER) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 38" |
| 6 | Gil Gelders (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 41" |
| 7 | Pepijn Reinderink (NED) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 41" |
| 8 | Callum Scotson (AUS) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 42" |
| 9 | Jenno Berckmoes (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 46" |
| 10 | Mark Donovan (GBR) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 58" |

### Stage 4
#### 29 June 2024 — Partizánske to Ružomberok, 183.5 km (114.0 mi)

Stage 4 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Johannes Adamietz (GER) | Lotto–Dstny | 4h 28' 02" |
| 2 | Kyrylo Tsarenko (UKR) | Team Corratec–Vini Fantini | + 0" |
| 3 | Pierre Thierry (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hôtels Continentale | + 0" |
| 4 | Andrea Garosio (ITA) | Polti–Kometa | + 4" |
| 5 | Jenno Berckmoes (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 17" |
| 6 | Mauro Schmid (SUI) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 17" |
| 7 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 22" |
| 8 | Anders Foldager (DEN) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 52" |
| 9 | Fernando Barceló (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 52" |
| 10 | Lukáš Kubiš (SVK) | Elkov–Kasper | + 52" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mauro Schmid (SUI) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 13h 11' 55" |
| 2 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 2" |
| 3 | Anders Foldager (DEN) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 22" |
| 4 | Jenno Berckmoes (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 33" |
| 5 | Felix Engelhardt (GER) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 35" |
| 6 | Gil Gelders (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 1' 03" |
| 7 | Callum Scotson (AUS) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 1' 10" |
| 8 | Sylvain Moniquet (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 1' 25" |
| 9 | Andrea Garosio (ITA) | Polti–Kometa | + 1' 35" |
| 10 | Pepijn Reinderink (NED) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 1' 35" |

### Stage 5
#### 30 June 2024 — Liptovský Mikuláš to Štrbské Pleso, 145 km (90 mi)

Stage 5 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Felix Engelhardt (GER) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 3h 24' 11" |
| 2 | Mauro Schmid (SUI) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 6" |
| 3 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 6" |
| 4 | Sylvain Moniquet (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 8" |
| 5 | Paul Double (GBR) | Polti–Kometa | + 11" |
| 6 | Embret Svestad-Bårdseng (NOR) | Arkéa–B&B Hôtels Continentale | + 18" |
| 7 | Jenno Berckmoes (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 20" |
| 8 | Abel Balderstone (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 21" |
| 9 | Fernando Barceló (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 21" |
| 10 | Stefano Oldani (ITA) | Cofidis | + 29" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mauro Schmid (SUI) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 16h 36' 03" |
| 2 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 7" |
| 3 | Felix Engelhardt (GER) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 28" |
| 4 | Anders Foldager (DEN) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 53" |
| 5 | Jenno Berckmoes (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 54" |
| 6 | Sylvain Moniquet (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 1' 36" |
| 7 | Gil Gelders (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 1' 40" |
| 8 | Callum Scotson (AUS) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 1' 55" |
| 9 | Alessandro Fancellu (ITA) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 2' 08" |
| 10 | Andrea Garosio (ITA) | Polti–Kometa | + 2' 16" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Team Jayco–AlUla | Max Walscheid | not awarded | not awarded | Gil Gelders | Team Jayco–AlUla |
| 2 | Anders Foldager | Anders Foldager | Anders Foldager | Matúš Štoček | Gil Gelders | Team Jayco–AlUla |
| 3 | Julian Alaphilippe | Anders Foldager | Julian Alaphilippe | Matúš Štoček | Gil Gelders | Team Jayco–AlUla |
| 4 | Johannes Adamietz | Mauro Schmid | Julian Alaphilippe | Kyrylo Tsarenko | Gil Gelders | Lotto–Dstny |
| 5 | Felix Engelhardt | Mauro Schmid | Julian Alaphilippe | Kyrylo Tsarenko | Gil Gelders | Team Jayco–AlUla |
| Final | Final | Mauro Schmid | Julian Alaphilippe | Kyrylo Tsarenko | Gil Gelders | Team Jayco–AlUla |

## 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

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mauro Schmid (SUI) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 16h 36' 03" |
| 2 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 7" |
| 3 | Felix Engelhardt (GER) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 28" |
| 4 | Anders Foldager (DEN) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 53" |
| 5 | Jenno Berckmoes (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 54" |
| 6 | Sylvain Moniquet (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 1' 36" |
| 7 | Gil Gelders (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 1' 40" |
| 8 | Callum Scotson (AUS) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 1' 55" |
| 9 | Alessandro Fancellu (ITA) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 2' 08" |
| 10 | Andrea Garosio (ITA) | Polti–Kometa | + 2' 16" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 42 |
| 2 | Jenno Berckmoes (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | 39 |
| 3 | Anders Foldager (DEN) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 26 |
| 4 | Lukáš Kubiš (SVK) | Elkov–Kasper | 21 |
| 5 | Johannes Adamietz (GER) | Lotto–Dstny | 20 |
| 6 | Mauro Schmid (SUI) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 20 |
| 7 | Andrea Garosio (ITA) | Polti–Kometa | 19 |
| 8 | Kyrylo Tsarenko (UKR) | Team Corratec–Vini Fantini | 18 |
| 9 | Hamish Beadle (NZL) | Team Novo Nordisk | 12 |
| 10 | Fernando Barceló (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 11 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Kyrylo Tsarenko (UKR) | Team Corratec–Vini Fantini | 54 |
| 2 | Matúš Štoček (SVK) | ATT Investments | 35 |
| 3 | Johannes Adamietz (GER) | Lotto–Dstny | 34 |
| 4 | Pierre Thierry (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hôtels Continentale | 19 |
| 5 | Andrea Garosio (ITA) | Polti–Kometa | 18 |
| 6 | Martin Svrček (SVK) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 15 |
| 7 | Jente Klaver (NED) | VolkerWessels Cycling Team | 15 |
| 8 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 14 |
| 9 | Callum Scotson (AUS) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 10 |
| 10 | Xabier Azparren (ESP) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 8 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gil Gelders (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 16h 37' 43" |
| 2 | Embret Svestad-Bårdseng (NOR) | Arkéa–B&B Hôtels Continentale | + 48" |
| 3 | Pepijn Reinderink (NED) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 2' 25" |
| 4 | Baptiste Gillet (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hôtels Continentale | + 2' 52" |
| 5 | Michiel Lambrecht (BEL) | Bingoal WB | + 3' 25" |
| 6 | Filip Gruszczynski (POL) | Biesse–Carrera | + 3' 43" |
| 7 | Pierre Thierry (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hôtels Continentale | + 4' 31" |
| 8 | Martin Svrček (SVK) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 7' 28" |
| 9 | Matthias Schwarzbacher (SVK) | ATT Investments | + 8' 27" |
| 10 | Daniel Vysočan (CZE) | Pierre Baguette Cycling | + 9' 38" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Team Jayco–AlUla | 48h 46' 34" |
| 2 | Lotto–Dstny | + 2' 21" |
| 3 | Polti–Kometa | + 2' 31" |
| 4 | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 3' 11" |
| 5 | Cofidis | + 3' 58" |
| 6 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 4' 35" |
| 7 | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 5' 36" |
| 8 | Arkéa–B&B Hôtels Continentale | + 6' 06" |
| 9 | Biesse–Carrera | + 17' 14" |
| 10 | Elkov–Kasper | + 20' 38" |