2014 Tour of Slovenia
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The 2014 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 21st edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as 2.1 stage race (UCI Europe Tour) held between 19 and 22 June 2014.
Points classification which changed many colors over the years, introduced the red jersey.
The race consisted of 4 stages with 514.5 km (319.7 mi) in total.
Teams
Total 139 riders (126 finished it) from 18 teams started the race.
UCI ProTeams
UCI Professional Continental
- Italy Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
- Italy Bardiani–CSF
- Italy Colombia
- Belgium Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
- Russia RusVelo
- Germany NetApp–Endura
UCI Continental
- Slovenia Adria Mobil
- Slovenia Radenska
- Croatia Meridiana–Kamen
- Azerbaijan Synergy Baku
- Italy Area Zero Pro Team
- Japan Vini Fantini–Nippo
National
Route and stages
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 June | Ljubljana – Ljubljana | 8.8 km (5 mi) | Individual time trial | Australia Michael Matthews | |
| 2 | 20 June | Ribnica – Kočevje | 160.7 km (100 mi) | Intermediate stage | Italy Sonny Colbrelli | |
| 3 | 21 June | Rogaška Slatina - Trije kralji | 192 km (119 mi) | Mountain stage | Italy Francesco Manuel Bongiorno | |
| 4 | 22 June | Škofja Loka – Novo mesto | 153 km (95 mi) | Flat stage | Italy Elia Viviani | |
| Total | 514.5 km (319.7 mi) |
Stage 1
19 June 2014 — Ljubljana, 8.8 km (5.5 mi), individual time trial (ITT)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official results | |||
| 1 | Australia Michael Matthews | Orica–GreenEDGE | 10' 05" |
| 2 | Slovenia Kristijan Koren | Cannondale | + 6" |
| 3 | Italy Diego Ulissi | Lampre–Merida | + 10" |
| 4 | Portugal Tiago Machado | NetApp–Endura | + 11" |
| 5 | Australia Brett Lancaster | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 14" |
| 6 | Russia Pavel Brutt | Team Katusha | + 15" |
| 7 | Russia Artem Ovechkin | RusVelo | + 16" |
| 8 | Italy Matteo Rabottini | Neri Sottoli | + 16" |
| 9 | Italy Andrea Fedi | Neri Sottoli | + 18" |
| 10 | Italy Damiano Caruso | Cannondale | + 20" |
Stage 2
20 June 2014 — Ribnica to Kočevje, 160.7 km (99.9 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official results | |||
| 1 | Italy Sonny Colbrelli | Bardiani–CSF | 4h 01' 09" |
| 2 | Australia Michael Matthews | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 3 | Slovenia Grega Bole | Vini Fantini–Nippo | + 0" |
| 4 | Italy Damiano Caruso | Cannondale | + 0" |
| 5 | Italy Manuele Mori | Lampre–Merida | + 0" |
| 6 | Italy Enrico Battaglin | Bardiani–CSF | + 0" |
| 7 | Colombia Jarlinson Pantano | Colombia | + 0" |
| 8 | Italy Davide Villella | Cannondale | + 0" |
| 9 | Russia Pavel Kochetkov | Team Katusha | + 0" |
| 10 | Germany Paul Voss | NetApp–Endura | + 0" |
| General classification after the stage | |||
| 1 | Australia Michael Matthews | Orica–GreenEDGE | 4h 11' 14" |
| 2 | Slovenia Kristijan Koren | Cannondale | + 6" |
| 3 | Italy Diego Ulissi | Lampre–Merida | + 10" |
| 4 | Portugal Tiago Machado | NetApp–Endura | + 11" |
| 5 | Russia Artem Ovechkin | RusVelo | + 16" |
| 6 | Italy Matteo Rabottini | Neri Sottoli | + 16" |
| 7 | Italy Damiano Caruso | Cannondale | + 20" |
| 8 | Germany Paul Voss | NetApp–Endura | + 21" |
| 9 | Italy Mauro Finetto | Neri Sottoli | + 21" |
| 10 | Spain David de la Cruz | NetApp–Endura | + 22" |
Stage 3
21 June 2014 — Rogaška Slatina to Trije kralji, 192 km (119.3 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official results | |||
| 1 | Italy Francesco Manuel Bongiorno | Bardiani–CSF | 5h 09' 17" |
| 2 | Portugal Tiago Machado | NetApp–Endura | + 1" |
| 3 | Russia Ilnur Zakarin | RusVelo | + 7" |
| 4 | Italy Matteo Rabottini | Neri Sottoli | + 29" |
| 5 | United Kingdom Simon Yates | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 41" |
| 6 | Italy Emanuele Sella | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | + 41" |
| 7 | Slovenia Kristijan Koren | Cannondale | + 41" |
| 8 | Italy Damiano Caruso | Cannondale | + 44" |
| 9 | Italy Angelo Pagani | Bardiani–CSF | + 44" |
| 10 | Belgium Eliot Lietaer | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 56" |
| General classification after the stage | |||
| 1 | Portugal Tiago Machado | NetApp–Endura | 9h 20' 43" |
| 2 | Russia Ilnur Zakarin | RusVelo | + 23" |
| 3 | Italy Matteo Rabottini | Neri Sottoli | + 33" |
| 4 | Slovenia Kristijan Koren | Cannondale | + 35" |
| 5 | Italy Francesco Manuel Bongiorno | Bardiani–CSF | + 37" |
| 6 | Italy Damiano Caruso | Cannondale | + 52" |
| 7 | United Kingdom Simon Yates | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 55" |
| 8 | Belgium Eliot Lietaer | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 1' 10" |
| 9 | Slovenia Jure Golčer | Slovenia (national team) | + 1' 27" |
| 10 | Russia Artem Ovechkin | RusVelo | + 1' 37" |
Stage 4
22 June 2014 — Škofja Loka to Novo mesto, 153 km (95.1 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official results | |||
| 1 | Italy Elia Viviani | Cannondale | 3h 24' 15" |
| 2 | Romania Eduard-Michael Grosu | Vini Fantini–Nippo | + 0" |
| 3 | Australia Michael Matthews | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 4 | Slovenia Borut Božič | Slovenia (national team) | + 0" |
| 5 | Belgium Tom Van Asbroeck | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 6 | Slovenia Blaž Jarc | NetApp–Endura | + 0" |
| 7 | Italy Niccolò Bonifazio | Lampre–Merida | + 0" |
| 8 | Russia Vyacheslav Kuznetsov | Team Katusha | + 0" |
| 9 | Italy Andrea Fedi | Neri Sottoli | + 0" |
| 10 | Italy Damiano Caruso | Cannondale | + 0" |
Classification leadership
Final classification standings
| Legend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Denotes the winner of the General classification | Denotes the winner of the Young rider classification | ||
| Denotes the winner of the Points classification | Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification |
General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal Tiago Machado | NetApp–Endura | 12h 44' 58" |
| 2 | Russia Ilnur Zakarin | RusVelo | + 23" |
| 3 | Italy Matteo Rabottini | Neri Sottoli | + 33" |
| 4 | Slovenia Kristijan Koren | Cannondale | + 35" |
| 5 | Italy Francesco Manuel Bongiorno | Bardiani–CSF | + 37" |
| 6 | Italy Damiano Caruso | Cannondale | + 52" |
| 7 | United Kingdom Simon Yates | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 55" |
| 8 | Belgium Eliot Lietaer | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 1' 10" |
| 9 | Slovenia Jure Golčer | Slovenia (national team) | + 1' 27" |
| 10 | Russia Artem Ovechkin | RusVelo | + 1' 37" |
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom Simon Yates | Orica–GreenEDGE | 12h 45' 53" |
| 2 | Italy Simone Petilli | Area Zero Pro Team | + 2' 42" |
| 3 | Slovenia Jan Polanc | Lampre–Merida | + 10' 05" |
| 4 | Slovenia Luka Pibernik | Radenska | + 11' 00" |
| 5 | Slovenia Domen Novak | Adria Mobil | + 11' 16" |
| 6 | Slovenia Luka Kovačič | Slovenia (national team) | + 21' 51" |
| 7 | Slovenia Matej Mohorič | Cannondale | + 24' 15" |
| 8 | Sweden Kim Anton Magnusson | Vini Fantini–Nippo | + 24' 19" |
| 9 | Italy Stefano Tonin | Area Zero Pro Team | + 25' 18" |
| 10 | Italy Marco Tecchio | Area Zero Pro Team | + 25' 21" |
Team classification
| Rank | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy Bardiani–CSF | 38h 18' 09" |
| 2 | Russia RusVelo | + 1' 45" |
| 3 | Germany NetApp–Endura | + 3' 44" |
| 4 | Italy Neri Sottoli | + 7' 46" |
| 5 | Italy Cannondale | + 8' 40" |
| 6 | Italy Lampre–Merida | + 15' 37" |
| 7 | Slovenia Adria Mobil | + 18' 50" |
| 8 | Belgium Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 19' 36" |
| 9 | Italy Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | + 25' 01" |
| 10 | Colombia Colombia | + 27' 17" |