# 2023 Tour of Slovenia

The 2023 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 29th edition of the Tour of Slovenia stage race, held between 14 and 18 June 2023. The 2.Pro-category race is part of the UCI ProSeries. The race started in Celje. The tour consisted of five stages, with a total distance of 833.3 km and 9134 m of elevation gain. The total prizemoney was €70,775.
Tadej Pogačar was to compete for UAE Team Emirates but skipped the race due to a wrist injury. Two favourites for victory were Domen Novak and Diego Ulissi (winner of 2011 & 2019 edition), both from UAE Team Emirates, who won the last three Tours of Slovenia (2019, 2020, 2021).
The race was decided on the last two stages, with two ascents of Kolovrat (Stage 4) and the last climb to Trška Gora (Stage 5) before the finish. Filippo Zana (Team Jayco–AlUla) won the race overall, while Matej Mohorič (Team Bahrain Victorious) passed Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) for second place.

## Teams

Four UCI WorldTeams, ten UCI ProTeams, five UCI Continental teams, and the Slovenian national team made up the twenty teams, for a total of 138 riders at the start (112 finished it).
UCI WorldTeams
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* Team Bahrain Victorious
* Team Jayco–AlUla
* UAE Team Emirates
UCI ProTeams
* Bingoal WB
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* Eolo–Kometa
* Equipo Kern Pharma
* Euskaltel–Euskadi
* Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè
* Human Powered Health
* Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
* Team Corratec–Selle Italia
* Tudor Pro Cycling Team
UCI Continental Teams
* Adria Mobil
* Cycling Team Kranj
* Ljubljana Gusto Santic
* RRK Group–Pierre Baguette–Benzinol
* Team Vorarlberg
National Teams
* Slovenia

## Route and stages

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 14 June | Celje – Rogaška Slatina | 188.6 km (117.2 mi) | | Hilly stage | Dylan Groenewegen |
| 2 | 15 June | Žalec – Ormož | 163.1 km (101.3 mi) | | Hilly stage | Dylan Groenewegen |
| 3 | 16 June | Grosuplje – Postojna | 173.4 km (107.7 mi) | | Hilly stage | Ide Schelling |
| 4 | 17 June | Ljubljana – Kobarid | 165.6 km (102.9 mi) | | Mountain stage | Jesús David Peña |
| 5 | 18 June | Vrhnika – Novo Mesto | 142.6 km (88.6 mi) | | Hilly stage | Matej Mohorič |
| Total | Total | Total | 833.3 km (517.8 mi) | 833.3 km (517.8 mi) | 833.3 km (517.8 mi) | 833.3 km (517.8 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 14 June 2023 — Celje to Rogaška Slatina, 188.6 km (117.2 mi)

The stage profile was best for sprinters. It was won by Dylan Groenewegen, who had good lead-out help from Luka Mezgec (both Team Jayco–AlUla). It was his second win in Rogaška Slatina, after winning stage 2 in the 2022 Tour of Slovenia.
Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 4h 33' 23" |
| 2 | Phil Bauhaus (GER) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 0" |
| 3 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL) | Human Powered Health | + 0" |
| 5 | David González (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 6 | Ide Schelling (NED) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 7 | Robin Froidevaux (SUI) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 8 | Jon Barrenetxea (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 9 | Fernando Barceló (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 10 | Carlos Canal (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 4h 33' 13" |
| 2 | Phil Bauhaus (GER) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 4" |
| 3 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 6" |
| 4 | Andrea Garosio (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | + 7" |
| 5 | Raúl García Pierna (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 8" |
| 6 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 9" |
| 7 | Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL) | Human Powered Health | + 10" |
| 8 | David González (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 10" |
| 9 | Ide Schelling (NED) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 10" |
| 10 | Robin Froidevaux (SUI) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 15 June 2023 — Žalec to Ormož, 163.1 km (101.3 mi)

The profile was similar to Stage 1, with a little bit of an uphill sprint. Dylan Groenewegen won the stage with lead-out help from Luka Mezgec (both Team Jayco–AlUla).
Stage 2 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 3h 49' 39" |
| 2 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Phil Bauhaus (GER) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 0" |
| 4 | David González (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 5 | Robin Froidevaux (SUI) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 6 | Pau Miquel (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 0" |
| 7 | Ide Schelling (NED) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 8 | Luca Colnaghi (ITA) | Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 0" |
| 9 | Fernando Barceló (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 10 | Martin Marcellusi (ITA) | Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 8h 22' 42" |
| 2 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 10" |
| 3 | Phil Bauhaus (GER) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 10" |
| 4 | Raúl García Pierna (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 18" |
| 5 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 19" |
| 6 | David González (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 20" |
| 7 | Robin Froidevaux (SUI) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 20" |
| 8 | Ide Schelling (NED) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 20" |
| 9 | Fernando Barceló (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 20" |
| 10 | Luca Colnaghi (ITA) | Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 20" |

### Stage 3
#### 16 June 2023 — Grosuplje to Postojna, 173.4 km (107.7 mi)

Team Jayco–AlUla had a chance to get a third stage win, but Dylan Groenewegen missed the exit in the last roundabout, along with half the peloton. His leadout man, Luka Mezgec, came up just short in a reduced bunch sprint, won by Ide Schelling for Bora–Hansgrohe.
Stage 3 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ide Schelling (NED) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 4h 08' 42" |
| 2 | Luka Mezgec (SLO) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 0" |
| 3 | Robin Froidevaux (SUI) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Marco Tizza (ITA) | Bingoal WB | + 0" |
| 5 | Rui Oliveira (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 6 | Jaka Primožič (SLO) | Slovenia | + 0" |
| 7 | Lennert Teugels (BEL) | Bingoal WB | + 0" |
| 8 | Anže Skok (SLO) | Ljubljana Gusto Santic | + 0" |
| 9 | Floris De Tier (BEL) | Bingoal WB | + 0" |
| 10 | Simon Pellaud (SUI) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 12h 31' 24" |
| 2 | Ide Schelling (NED) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 10" |
| 3 | Luka Mezgec (SLO) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 14" |
| 4 | Robin Froidevaux (SUI) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 16" |
| 5 | Raúl García Pierna (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 18" |
| 6 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 19" |
| 7 | Rui Oliveira (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 20" |
| 8 | David González (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 20" |
| 9 | Dylan Hopkins (AUS) | Ljubljana Gusto Santic | + 20" |
| 10 | Joel Nicolau (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 20" |

### Stage 4
#### 17 June 2023 — Ljubljana to Kobarid, 165.6 km (102.9 mi)

The penultimate stage was the main mountain stage (queen stage). It started from the capital Ljubljana and finished in the Julian Prealps with two climbs of Kolovrat (1 Category climb; 10,3 km at 9,5 % step, 1084 m). It was won by Colombian Jesús David Peña (Team Jayco–AlUla) despite a mechanical issue - riding on just the small chainring. This was Peña's first Pro career win.
Stage 4 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jesús David Peña (COL) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 4h 20' 46" |
| 2 | Filippo Zana (ITA) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 17" |
| 3 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 17" |
| 4 | Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | + 17" |
| 5 | Giovanni Aleotti (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 22" |
| 6 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 36" |
| 7 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 36" |
| 8 | Paul Double (GBR) | Human Powered Health | + 36" |
| 9 | Matteo Badilatti (SUI) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 36" |
| 10 | Ben Zwiehoff (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 39" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Filippo Zana (ITA) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 16h 52' 41" |
| 2 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1" |
| 3 | Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | + 6" |
| 4 | Giovanni Aleotti (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 11" |
| 5 | Jesús David Peña (COL) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 12" |
| 6 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 22" |
| 7 | Paul Double (GBR) | Human Powered Health | + 25" |
| 8 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 25" |
| 9 | Ben Zwiehoff (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 28" |
| 10 | Jordi López (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 51" |

### Stage 5
#### 18 June 2023 — Vrhnika to Novo mesto, 142.6 km (88.6 mi)

The final stage was won by Matej Mohorič (Team Bahrain Victorious), who attacked on the last category 3 climb (Trška Gora; 1.5 km at 10.5%, max. 20%), 10 km before the finish. The only one able to follow was Filippo Zana (Team Jayco–AlUla), though Mohorič was too strong in the uphill sprint finish. Both (Zana in General classification and Mohorič in stage win) dedicated victory to passed Gino Mäder. This was Mohorič's first stage win at the Tour of Slovenia.
Due to bicycle theft, Euskaltel–Euskadi did not start the last stage. Fourteen Orbea bicycles went missing overnight in Ljubljana.
Stage 5 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 3h 07' 49" |
| 2 | Filippo Zana (ITA) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 0" |
| 3 | Luka Mezgec (SLO) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 16" |
| 4 | Lucas Eriksson (SWE) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 16" |
| 5 | Joel Nicolau (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 16" |
| 6 | Giovanni Aleotti (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 16" |
| 7 | Jesús David Peña (COL) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 16" |
| 8 | Johan Meens (BEL) | Bingoal WB | + 16" |
| 9 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 16" |
| 10 | Ben Zwiehoff (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 16" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Filippo Zana (ITA) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 20h 00' 24" |
| 2 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 18" |
| 3 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 23" |
| 4 | Giovanni Aleotti (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 33" |
| 5 | Jesús David Peña (COL) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 34" |
| 6 | Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | + 46" |
| 7 | Ben Zwiehoff (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 50" |
| 8 | Paul Double (GBR) | Human Powered Health | + 1' 05" |
| 9 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 05" |
| 10 | Jordi López (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 1' 31" |

## Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen | Dylan Groenewegen | Dylan Groenewegen | Andrea Garosio | Raúl García | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| 2 | Dylan Groenewegen | Dylan Groenewegen | Dylan Groenewegen | Giovanni Aleotti | Raúl García | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| 3 | Ide Schelling | Dylan Groenewegen | Dylan Groenewegen | Viktor Potočki | Raúl García | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| 4 | Jesús David Peña | Filippo Zana | Ide Schelling | Samuele Zoccarato | Raúl García | Equipo Kern Pharma |
| 5 | Matej Mohorič | Filippo Zana | Ide Schelling | Samuele Zoccarato | Raúl García | Equipo Kern Pharma |
| Final | Final | Filippo Zana | Ide Schelling | Samuele Zoccarato | Raúl García | Equipo Kern Pharma |

## 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 |
    (Team Jayco–AlUla)
    (Bora–Hansgrohe)
    Green Project–Bardiani–CSF
    (Equipo Kern Pharma)

### General classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Filippo Zana (ITA) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 20h 00' 24" |
| 2 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 18" |
| 3 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 23" |
| 4 | Giovanni Aleotti (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 33" |
| 5 | Jesús David Peña (COL) | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 34" |
| 6 | Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | + 46" |
| 7 | Ben Zwiehoff (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 50" |
| 8 | Paul Double (GBR) | Human Powered Health | + 1' 05" |
| 9 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 05" |
| 10 | Jordi López (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 1' 31" |

### Points classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Ide Schelling (NED) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 54 |
| 2 | Robin Froidevaux (SUI) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 42 |
| 3 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 40 |
| 4 | Filippo Zana (ITA) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 40 |
| 5 | Luka Mezgec (SLO) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 38 |
| 6 | Phil Bauhaus (GER) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 36 |
| 7 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 36 |
| 8 | Jesús David Peña (COL) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 34 |
| 9 | David González (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 26 |
| 10 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 24 |

### Mountains classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Samuele Zoccarato (ITA) | Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | 16 |
| 2 | Filippo Zana (ITA) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 12 |
| 3 | Jesús David Peña (COL) | Team Jayco–AlUla | 10 |
| 4 | Colin Stüssi (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg | 8 |
| 5 | Lukas Meller (GER) | Team Vorarlberg | 7 |
| 6 | Giovanni Aleotti (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 6 |
| 7 | Ben Zwiehoff (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 6 |
| 8 | Matteo Badilatti (SUI) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 6 |
| 9 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 4 |
| 10 | Paul Double (GBR) | Human Powered Health | 4 |

### Young rider classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Raúl García Pierna (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | 20h 02' 58" |
| 2 | Marcel Camprubi (ESP) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 10" |
| 3 | Embret Svestad-Bårdseng (NOR) | Human Powered Health | + 5' 17" |
| 4 | Gal Glivar (SLO) | Adria Mobil | + 18' 26" |
| 5 | Dylan Hopkins (AUS) | Ljubljana Gusto Santic | + 18' 55" |
| 6 | Fabio Christen (SUI) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 19' 25" |
| 7 | Martin Voltr (CZE) | RRK Group–Pierre Baguette–Benzinol | + 20' 15" |
| 8 | Nicolò Buratti (ITA) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 20' 36" |
| 9 | Natan Gregorčič (SLO) | Ljubljana Gusto Santic | + 27' 25" |
| 10 | Daniel Vysočan (CZE) | RRK Group–Pierre Baguette–Benzinol | + 27' 54" |

### Team classification

| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Equipo Kern Pharma | 60h 09' 57" |
| 2 | Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 3' 01" |
| 3 | Human Powered Health | + 3' 19" |
| 4 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 6' 10" |
| 5 | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 6' 24" |
| 6 | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 12' 20" |
| 7 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 12' 24" |
| 8 | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 14' 36" |
| 9 | Team Vorarlberg | + 14' 51" |
| 10 | Eolo–Kometa | + 15' 03" |