Kolesarstvo - dirka po Sloveniji

SYNOPSIS

Tour of Slovenia is a five day road cycling stage race held since 1993. Between 2005 and 2018, it was organised as a 2.1 race on the UCI Europe Tour. The 2019 edition was classified as a 2.HC race. It became part of the UCI ProSeries in 2020.
Race made a signicifant progress and importance with more and more international recognition over the years. From the unknown local third class race in the beginings, it is now part of the world's second tier level of road cycling with world class athletes. In 2017, when Slovenian Tourist Organisation decided to start promoting country's trademark, its' green landscape. All five stages of the race are being broadcast live in about 120 countries all over the world.
In 2017, they introduced green jersey for general classification, representing country's green nature and along with the Tour de Suisse, it is the last top level preparatory stage race before Tour de France.