Tour of Slovenia 2025, June 4 - 8

[Lequack]

More hot racing this year. This year the racing comes a bit sooner, so it doesn't clash with so many other races like in previous years. Only the last stage is on the same day as the start of Dauphine. Pog has won this race a few times in the past, but this year he's doing the Dauphine after a long spring. But that just means the racing will be much more open and uncontrolled. Four WT teams this year as well.

Notable GC mentions: Juan Pedro Lopez, Geoghegan Hart, Plapp, Christen, Morgado, Covi, Bagioli, Carboni
Notable sprinters: Groenewegen, Molano, Bauhaus

Tour of Slovenia 2025

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Live coverage: Eurosport/GCN+ alternative will be covering the race.

Full startlist:

Startlist for Tour of Slovenia 2025

Competing teams and riders for Tour of Slovenia 2025. Top competitors are Dylan Groenewegen, Fabio Christen and António Morgado.

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[Lequack]

Stage 1»Piran›Škofljica(170.6km)

Start: 11:45​

Finish: 15:44 - 16:19​

TV Live coverage: 13:30 - 16:00​

This year, the 31st edition of the Tour of Slovenia will start on the Slovenian coast for the first time in a long time, specifically in the municipality of Piran. The first stage will take cyclists from Tartini Square, through Portorož, Koper, the Karst region, and then towards the central part of Slovenia, with the finish in Škofljica. The first part of the stage will be hilly, with one mountain sprint, while the second part will be flatter. A breakaway by a small group of cyclists is expected in the first part of the stage, and towards the end, the best teams in the race will likely set up their fastest riders for an advantageous position in the final sprint.

Stage 2»Velenje›Rogaška Slatina(162.7km)

Start: 10:55​

Finish: 14:54 - 15:30​

TV Live coverage: 13:00 - 15:15​

Velenje will host the stage start for the first time. With the beautiful backdrop of Velenje Lake, the start of this stage will be a lovely event. The route of the second stage is extremely undulating and technically challenging. The competitors will face numerous smaller steep climbs, which could leave them with heavy legs towards the end of the stage. The cyclists will have bonus and prize sprints, mountain points, and the race will be lively. Several smaller breakaways or changes in the lead are expected before the final loop in Rogaška Slatina.

Stage 3»Majšperk›Ormož(172km)

Start: 10:50​

Finish: 15:06 - 15:43​

TV Live coverage: 13:00 - 15:15​

Majšperk has previously been a partner of the Tour of Slovenia, but it has never been a stage start destination. Right after the neutral zone, two climbs await the cyclists, which are a great opportunity for a breakaway by a small group. The stage, which we've named the "Haloze loop," will be easy to control in the first part for the best teams in the race at that moment. The final part, however, is technically challenging and includes the Jeruzalem Hills, with the finish in Ormož for the third consecutive time.

Stage 4»Maribor›Golte(175km)

Start: 10:20​

Finish: 14:39 - 15:20​

TV Live coverage: 13:00 - 15:00​

The fourth stage will start in Maribor, at the beautiful renovated Lent. The route takes cyclists through Slovenska Bistrica, Zreče, and on to Mozirje. From there, it continues towards Podvolovljek, Črnivec, followed by an extremely fast descent. After Rečica ob Savinji, the route heads mostly uphill, all the way to the Golte ski resort. The stage has more than 3,500 meters of elevation, making it the toughest stage of this year's race. There will likely be opportunities for breakaways in the first part of the stage, and the best cyclists in the race will need to take charge in the final part if they want to wear the green jersey the following day.

Stage 5 (Final)»Litija›Novo mesto(124.1km)

Start: 10:00​

Finish: 12:46 - 13:10​

Live coverage: 11:15 - 13:05​

Litija, with a double ascent of GEOSS, will host the start of the final stage on Sunday. The first part of the stage will already be extremely challenging, followed by a flying sprint in Šmartno near Litija, another climb to Bogenšperk, a flying sprint in Mokronog, and a mountain sprint in Trebelno, before the final climb to the finish at Novo Mesto's Main Square, which will be Trška Gora. This will also be the shortest stage of this year's race. The route is demanding and technical, and the best riders will have to push for the win until the very last meters in Novo Mesto, with a tight finish expected for the overall winner.

 

[Lequack]

Merhawi Kudus will compete again this week in the Tour of Slovenia, four months after his serious fall in Marseille, in which he suffered significant fractures and injuries.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1929455445002904029

View: https://x.com/BurgosBH/status/1929455445002904029

 

[Lequack]

Also, Visma LAB was supposed to race here, but withdrew.

While scheduled for the Tour of Slovenia, the Visma and Lease a Bike lineup announced that it would not eventually participate in the race. From 4 to 6 June, the Tour of Slovenia will take place, but it will therefore be without the Dutch team, which announced: 'Unfortunately, we will no longer participate in the Tour of Slovenia because of the number of injuries.'

Cyclisme. Tour de Slovènie - Décimée, l'équipe Visma va faire l'impasse en Slovènie

Alors qu'elle était prévue sur le Tour de Slovénie, la formation Visma | Lease a Bike a annoncé qu'elle ne participera finalement pa

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1928723602465021996

View: https://x.com/vismaleaseabike/status/1928723602465021996

 

[Lequack]

Full startlist

 

[yaco]

I fail to understand why Jayco have failed to bring a climber to both Hungary and Slovenia. Its good to try to win a sprint with Groenewegen but that is only part of the race.

 

[Lequack]

I fail to understand why Jayco have failed to bring a climber to both Hungary and Slovenia. Its good to try to win a sprint with Groenewegen but that is only part of the race.

Well Plapp was supposed to be here, but I guess they scrapped him at the last moment.

 

[AupaPyama]

Question of the day tommorrow: who is gonna pip Groenewegen? My money (if I had some) would be on Molano.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Question of the day tommorrow: who is gonna pip Groenewegen? My money (if I had some) would be on Molano.

Mezgec?

 

[Lequack]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1929982830160781450

View: https://x.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1929982830160781450

 

[Rockestar_33]

First three look like sprint days, day 4 GC and day 5 opportunist. Hopefully DG can win a few stages and get into some form too.

 

[Lequack]

Tv coverage should start @ 13:30 today, so in about an hour.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1930205229590479197

View: https://x.com/rockets_cycling/status/1930205229590479197

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana - can't be just a coincidence

in Slovenia?

 

[Lequack]

Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana - can't be just a coincidence

in Slovenia?

It's not a coincidence. Pogacar is a sponsor of that team, it's actually a team he himself started as a kid. A lot of young talent, I think there is also a Pogi team for junior riders as well.

Here he is racing for that team (different name at the time) at 18 years of age (with English subtitles):

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mq7E8ID7Fo

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana - can't be just a coincident in Slovenia?

It's a pure coincidence. Everyone in Slovenia is named either Pogi or Rogla or a variation thereof. Even the climbs and CyclistAbi.

 

[Lequack]

They're on the climb

 

[CyclistAbi]

Črmelj on the motorbike, almost like Contador.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

As someone who's both watched the GP Vorarlberg this year and eaten too much Danish spam in his life, it's a shame to see Marolt get caught before the line.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Tight win by DG.
Edit: not so tight after all. Full bike length.

 

[RedheadDane]

Question of the day tommorrow: who is gonna pip Groenewegen? My money (if I had some) would be on Molano.

Turns out, the answer was:
Nobody!

 

[yaco]

UAE dropped the wheel at the 300 metres making Groenewegen do a longer sprint. it was a solid sprint.

 

[search]

yep, good sprint from Groenewegen indeed, especially as his leadout was much worse than you'd expect from Walscheid and Mezgec, in a field like this.

 

[Lequack]

Groenewegen as expected, he still had to work for it tho.

 

[yaco]

Interesting that Walscheid and not Mezgec did the final lead out. Walscheid is desperate to ride the TDF so i watch with interest.

 

[Netserk]

UAE dropped the wheel at the 300 metres making Groenewegen do a longer sprint. it was a solid sprint.

300 m to go was at the start of the final bend, UAE took it at full speed.