2014 Tour of Slovenia

2014 Tour of Slovenia
(Dirka po Sloveniji 2014)
Race details
2014 UCI Europe Tour
Dates		19–22 June 2014
Stages		4
Distance		514.5 km (319.7 mi)
Winning time		12h 44' 58"
Results
	Winner	Tiago Machado (Portugal)	(NetApp–Endura)
	Second	Ilnur Zakarin (Russia)	(RusVelo)
	Third	Matteo Rabottini (Italy)	(Neri Sottoli)

	Points	Michael Matthews (Australia)	(Orica–GreenEDGE)
	Mountains	Klemen Štimulak (Slovenia)	(Adria Mobil)
	Youth	Simon Yates (Great Britain)	(Orica–GreenEDGE)
	Team	Bardiani–CSF

The 2014 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji 2014) was the 21st edition of the Tour of Slovenia, a part of the UCI Europe Tour. It started in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 19 June 2014 and ended in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, on 22 June 2014.^[1]

Race overview

Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Winner
1	19 June	Ljubljana – Ljubljana	8.8 km (5 mi)	Individual time trial	Michael Matthews (AUS)^[2]
2	20 June	Ribnica – Kočevje	160.7 km (100 mi)	Hill stage	Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)^[3]
3	21 June	Rogaška Slatina - Trije kralji	192 km (119 mi)	Mountain stage	Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (ITA)^[4]
4	22 June	Škofja Loka – Novo Mesto	153 km (95 mi)	Flat stage	Elia Viviani (ITA)^[5]

Teams

18 teams contested the race.

Stages

Stage 1

19 June 2014 — Ljubljana, 8.8 km (5.5 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

Stage 1 Result and General Classification after Stage 1

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Michael Matthews (AUS)	Orica–GreenEDGE	10' 05"
2	Kristijan Koren (SLO)	Cannondale	+ 6"
3	Diego Ulissi (ITA)	Lampre–Merida	+ 10"
4	Tiago Machado (POR)	NetApp–Endura	+ 11"
5	Brett Lancaster (AUS)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 14"
6	Pavel Brutt (RUS)	Team Katusha	+ 15"
7	Artem Ovechkin (RUS)	RusVelo	+ 16"
8	Matteo Rabottini (ITA)	Neri Sottoli	+ 16"
9	Andrea Fedi (ITA)	Neri Sottoli	+ 18"
10	Damiano Caruso (ITA)	Cannondale	+ 20"

Stage 2

20 June 2014 — Ribnica to Kočevje, 160.7 km (99.9 mi)

Stage 2 Result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	4h 01' 09"
2	Michael Matthews (AUS)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 0"
3	Grega Bole (SLO)	Vini Fantini–Nippo	+ 0"
4	Damiano Caruso (ITA)	Cannondale	+ 0"
5	Manuele Mori (ITA)	Lampre–Merida	+ 0"
6	Enrico Battaglin (ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	+ 0"
7	Jarlinson Pantano (COL)	Colombia	+ 0"
8	Davide Villella (ITA)	Cannondale	+ 0"
9	Pavel Kochetkov (RUS)	Team Katusha	+ 0"
10	Paul Voss (GER)	NetApp–Endura	+ 0"

General Classification after Stage 2

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Michael Matthews (AUS)	Orica–GreenEDGE	4h 11' 14"
2	Kristijan Koren (SLO)	Cannondale	+ 6"
3	Diego Ulissi (ITA)	Lampre–Merida	+ 10"
4	Tiago Machado (POR)	NetApp–Endura	+ 11"
5	Artem Ovechkin (RUS)	RusVelo	+ 16"
6	Matteo Rabottini (ITA)	Neri Sottoli	+ 16"
7	Damiano Caruso (ITA)	Cannondale	+ 20"
8	Paul Voss (GER)	NetApp–Endura	+ 21"
9	Mauro Finetto (ITA)	Neri Sottoli	+ 21"
10	David de la Cruz (ESP)	NetApp–Endura	+ 22"

Stage 3

21 June 2014 — Rogaška Slatina to Trije kralji, 192 km (119.3 mi)

Stage 3 Result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	5h 09' 17"
2	Tiago Machado (POR)	NetApp–Endura	+ 1"
3	Ilnur Zakarin (RUS)	RusVelo	+ 7"
4	Matteo Rabottini (ITA)	Neri Sottoli	+ 29"
5	Simon Yates (GBR)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 41"
6	Emanuele Sella (ITA)	Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela	+ 41"
7	Kristijan Koren (SLO)	Cannondale	+ 41"
8	Damiano Caruso (ITA)	Cannondale	+ 44"
9	Angelo Pagani (ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	+ 44"
10	Eliot Lietaer (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 56"

General Classification after Stage 3

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tiago Machado (POR)	NetApp–Endura	9h 20' 43"
2	Ilnur Zakarin (RUS)	RusVelo	+ 23"
3	Matteo Rabottini (ITA)	Neri Sottoli	+ 33"
4	Kristijan Koren (SLO)	Cannondale	+ 35"
5	Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	+ 37"
6	Damiano Caruso (ITA)	Cannondale	+ 52"
7	Simon Yates (GBR)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 55"
8	Eliot Lietaer (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 1' 10"
9	Jure Golčer (SLO)	Slovenia (national team)	+ 1' 27"
10	Artem Ovechkin (RUS)	RusVelo	+ 1' 37"

Stage 4

22 June 2014 — Škofja Loka to Novo Mesto, 153 km (95.1 mi)

Stage 4 Result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Elia Viviani (ITA)	Cannondale	3h 24' 15"
2	Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU)	Vini Fantini–Nippo	+ 0"
3	Michael Matthews (AUS)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 0"
4	Borut Božič (SLO)	Slovenia (national team)	+ 0"
5	Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 0"
6	Blaž Jarc (SLO)	NetApp–Endura	+ 0"
7	Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)	Lampre–Merida	+ 0"
8	Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS)	Team Katusha	+ 0"
9	Andrea Fedi (ITA)	Neri Sottoli	+ 0"
10	Damiano Caruso (ITA)	Cannondale	+ 0"

Final General Classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tiago Machado (POR)	NetApp–Endura	12h 44' 58"
2	Ilnur Zakarin (RUS)	RusVelo	+ 23"
3	Matteo Rabottini (ITA)	Neri Sottoli	+ 33"
4	Kristijan Koren (SLO)	Cannondale	+ 35"
5	Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	+ 37"
6	Damiano Caruso (ITA)	Cannondale	+ 52"
7	Simon Yates (GBR)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 55"
8	Eliot Lietaer (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 1' 10"
9	Jure Golčer (SLO)	Slovenia (national team)	+ 1' 27"
10	Artem Ovechkin (RUS)	RusVelo	+ 1' 37"

Classification leadership

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	Michael Matthews		Davide Villella		NetApp–Endura
3	Francesco Manuel Bongiorno	Tiago Machado		Francesco Manuel Bongiorno		Bardiani–CSF
4	Elia Viviani	Tiago Machado		Klemen Štimulak		Bardiani–CSF
Final		Tiago Machado	Michael Matthews	Klemen Štimulak	Simon Yates	Bardiani–CSF

Classification standings

Legend
	General classification	Mountains classification
	Points classification	Young rider classification
-	Team classification

General classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tiago Machado (POR)	NetApp–Endura	12h 44' 58"
2	Ilnur Zakarin (RUS)	RusVelo	+ 23"
3	Matteo Rabottini (ITA)	Neri Sottoli	+ 33"
4	Kristijan Koren (SLO)	Cannondale	+ 35"
5	Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	+ 37"
6	Damiano Caruso (ITA)	Cannondale	+ 52"
7	Simon Yates (GBR)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 55"
8	Eliot Lietaer (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 1' 10"
9	Jure Golčer (SLO)	Slovenia (national team)	+ 1' 27"
10	Artem Ovechkin (RUS)	RusVelo	+ 1' 37"

Points classification

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

Mountains classification

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

Young Riders classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Simon Yates (GBR)	Orica–GreenEDGE	12h 45' 53"
2	Simone Petilli (ITA)	Area Zero Pro Team	+ 2' 42"
3	Jan Polanc (SLO)	Lampre–Merida	+ 10' 05"
4	Luka Pibernik (SLO)	Radenska	+ 11' 00"
5	Domen Novak (SLO)	Adria Mobil	+ 11' 16"
6	Luka Kovačič (SLO)	Slovenia (national team)	+ 21' 51"
7	Matej Mohorič (SLO)	Cannondale	+ 24' 15"
8	Kim Anton Magnusson (SWE)	Vini Fantini–Nippo	+ 24' 19"
9	Stefano Tonin (ITA)	Area Zero Pro Team	+ 25' 18"
10	Marco Tecchio (ITA)	Area Zero Pro Team	+ 25' 21"

Team classification

Rank	Team	Time
1	Bardiani–CSF	38h 18' 09"
2	RusVelo	+ 1' 45"
3	NetApp–Endura	+ 3' 44"
4	Neri Sottoli	+ 7' 46"
5	Cannondale	+ 8' 40"
6	Lampre–Merida	+ 15' 37"
7	Adria Mobil	+ 18' 50"
8	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 19' 36"
9	Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela	+ 25' 01"
10	Colombia	+ 27' 17"

References

↑ "Tour of Slovenia: Presentation of 2014 race stages". adria-mobil-cycling.com. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
↑ "Matthews wins Tour of Slovenia prologue". Cycling News. Future plc. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
↑ "Tour of Slovenia: Colbrelli wins stage 2 sprint". Cycling News. Future plc. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
↑ "Bongiorno victorious in Trije Kralji". Cycling News. Future plc. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
↑ "Machado wins Tour de Slovénie". Cycling News. Future plc. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.

External links

Official final results Bulletin No. 5, Tour of Slovenia 2014

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