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2014 Tour of Slovenia

2014 Tour of Slovenia
2014 UCI Europe Tour (2.1 race)
Stage 4 near Spodnji Hotič
Stage 4 near Spodnji Hotič
Race details
Dates19–22 June 2014
Stages4
Distance514.5 km (319.7 mi)
Winning time12h 44' 58"
Results
Winner Portugal Tiago Machado (NetApp–Endura)
  Second Russia Ilnur Zakarin (RusVelo)
  Third Italy Matteo Rabottini (Neri Sottoli)

Points Australia Michael Matthews (Orica–GreenEDGE)
Mountains Slovenia Klemen Štimulak (Adria Mobil)
Youth United Kingdom Simon Yates (Orica–GreenEDGE)
  Team Italy Bardiani–CSF
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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.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Teams

Total 139 riders (126 finished it) from 18 teams started the race.[7][8][9]

UCI ProTeams

UCI Professional Continental

UCI Continental

National

Route and stages

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 19 June LjubljanaLjubljana 8.8 km (5 mi) Individual time trial Australia Michael Matthews
2 20 June RibnicaKočevje 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 LokaNovo 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

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General
classification

Points
classification

Mountains
classification

Young rider
classification

Team
classification

1 Michael Matthews Michael Matthews Michael Matthews not awarded Simon Yates Orica–GreenEDGE
2 Sonny Colbrelli Davide Villella NetApp–Endura
3 Francesco Manuel Bongiorno Tiago Machado Francesco Manuel Bongiorno Bardiani–CSF
4 Elia Viviani Klemen Štimulak
Final Tiago Machado Michael Matthews Klemen Štimulak Simon Yates Bardiani–CSF

Final classification standings

Legend
  Yellow jersey   Denotes the winner of the General classification   White jersey   Denotes the winner of the Young rider classification
  Red jersey   Denotes the winner of the Points classification   Blue jersey   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

Rank Rider Team Points
1 Australia Michael Matthews Orica–GreenEDGE 61
2 Portugal Tiago Machado NetApp–Endura 34
3 Italy Damiano Caruso Cannondale 34
4 Italy Andrea Fedi Neri Sottoli 34
5 Slovenia Kristijan Koren Cannondale 32
6 Italy Elia Viviani Cannondale 25
7 Italy Sonny Colbrelli Bardiani–CSF 25
8 Italy Francesco Manuel Bongiorno Bardiani–CSF 25
9 Italy Matteo Rabottini Neri Sottoli 22
10 Russia Pavel Kochetkov Team Katusha 21

Mountains classification

Rank Rider Team Points
1 Slovenia Klemen Štimulak Adria Mobil 18
2 Italy Francesco Manuel Bongiorno Bardiani–CSF 12
3 Portugal Tiago Machado NetApp–Endura 12
4 Russia Ilnur Zakarin RusVelo 12
5 Colombia Robinson Chalapud Colombia 8
6 Italy Alessandro Malaguti Vini Fantini–Nippo 6
7 Russia Pavel Brutt Team Katusha 4
8 Italy Matteo Rabottini Neri Sottoli 4
9 Italy Emanuele Sella Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela 3
10 Slovenia Primož Roglič Adria Mobil 2

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"

References