| 2023 Tour of Slovenia | |
| Series: | 2023 UCI ProSeries |
| Date: | 14–18 June 2023 |
| Stages: | 5 |
| Distance: | 833.3 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 20h 00′ 24″ |
| First: | Filippo Zana |
| First Nat: | ITA |
| First Color: | green 2 |
| Second: | Matej Mohorič |
| Second Nat: | SLO |
| Third: | Diego Ulissi |
| Third Nat: | ITA |
| Points: | Ide Schelling |
| Points Nat: | NED |
| Points Color: | red |
| Mountains: | Samuele Zoccarato |
| Mountains Nat: | ITA |
| Mountains Color: | blue |
| Youth: | Raúl García Pierna |
| Youth Nat: | COL |
| Youth Color: | white |
| Team Nat: | ESP |
| Previous: | 2022 |
| Next: | 2024 |
The 2023 Tour of Slovenia (sl|Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 29th edition of the Tour of Slovenia stage race, held between 14 and 18 June 2023. The 2.Pro-category race is part of the UCI ProSeries. [1] The race started in Celje. The tour consisted of five stages, with a total distance of 833.3 km and 9134 m of elevation gain. The total prizemoney was €70,775.
Tadej Pogačar was to compete for but skipped the race due to a wrist injury. [2] Two favourites for victory were Domen Novak and Diego Ulissi (winner of 2011 & 2019 edition), both from, who won the last three Tours of Slovenia (2019, 2020, 2021).
The race was decided on the last two stages, with two ascents of Kolovrat (Stage 4) and the last climb to Trška Gora (Stage 5) before the finish. Filippo Zana won the race overall, while Matej Mohorič passed Diego Ulissi for second place.
Four UCI WorldTeams, ten UCI ProTeams, five UCI Continental teams, and the Slovenian national team made up the twenty teams, for a total of 138 riders at the start (112 finished it).
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
National Teams
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 June | Celje – Rogaška Slatina | 188.6km (117.2miles) | Hilly stage | Dylan Groenewegen | ||
| 2 | 15 June | Žalec – Ormož | 163.1km (101.3miles) | Hilly stage | Dylan Groenewegen | ||
| 3 | 16 June | Grosuplje – Postojna | 173.4km (107.7miles) | Hilly stage | Ide Schelling | ||
| 4 | 17 June | Ljubljana – Kobarid | 165.6km (102.9miles) | Mountain stage |  Jesús David Peña | ||
| 5 | 18 June | Vrhnika – Novo Mesto | 142.6km (88.6miles) | Hilly stage | Matej Mohorič | ||
| Total | 833.3km (517.8miles) | ||||||
The stage profile was best for sprinters. It was won by Dylan Groenewegen, who had good lead-out help from Luka Mezgec (both). It was his second win in Rogaška Slatina, after winning stage 2 in the 2022 Tour of Slovenia. [5]
The profile was similar to Stage 1, with a little bit of an uphill sprint. Dylan Groenewegen won the stage with lead-out help from Luka Mezgec (both).
had a chance to get a third stage win, but Dylan Groenewegen missed the exit in the last roundabout, along with half the peloton. His leadout man, Luka Mezgec, came up just short in a reduced bunch sprint, won by Ide Schelling for . [8]
The penultimate stage was the main mountain stage (queen stage). It started from the capital Ljubljana and finished in the Julian Prealps with two climbs of Kolovrat (1 Category climb; 10,3 km at 9,5 % step, 1084 m). It was won by Colombian Jesús David Peña despite a mechanical issue - riding on just the small chainring. This was Peña's first Pro career win. [10]
The final stage was won by Matej Mohorič, who attacked on the last category 3 climb (Trška Gora; 1.5 km at 10.5%, max. 20%), 10 km before the finish. The only one able to follow was Filippo Zana, though Mohorič was too strong in the uphill sprint finish. Both (Zana in General classification and Mohorič in stage win) dedicated victory to passed Gino Mäder. This was Mohorič's first stage win at the Tour of Slovenia. Due to bicycle theft, did not start the last stage. Fourteen Orbea bicycles went missing overnight in Ljubljana.[12]
| Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen | ||||||
| 2 | |||||||
| 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Jesús David Peña | ||||||
| 5 | |||||||
| Final | Raúl García | ||||||
| Legend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Denotes the winner of the general classification | Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | ||
| Denotes the winner of the points classification | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification | ||
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | width=200px | width=200px | 20h 00' 24" | ||
| 2 | + 18" | ||||
| 3 | + 23" | ||||
| 4 | + 33" | ||||
| 5 | + 34" | ||||
| 6 | + 46" | ||||
| 7 | + 50" | ||||
| 8 | + 1' 05" | ||||
| 9 | + 1' 05" | ||||
| 10 | + 1' 31" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | width=200px | width=200px | 54 | ||
| 2 | 42 | ||||
| 3 | 40 | ||||
| 4 | 40 | ||||
| 5 | 38 | ||||
| 6 | 36 | ||||
| 7 | 36 | ||||
| 8 | 34 | ||||
| 9 | 26 | ||||
| 10 | 24 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | width=240px | width=245px | 16 | ||
| 2 | 12 | ||||
| 3 | 10 | ||||
| 4 | 8 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | ||||
| 8 | 6 | ||||
| 9 | 4 | ||||
| 10 | 4 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | width=240px | width=245px | 20h 02' 58" | ||
| 2 | + 1' 10" | ||||
| 3 | + 5' 17" | ||||
| 4 | + 18' 26" | ||||
| 5 | + 18' 55" | ||||
| 6 | + 19' 25" | ||||
| 7 | + 20' 15" | ||||
| 8 | + 20' 36" | ||||
| 9 | + 27' 25" | ||||
| 10 | + 27' 54" |
| Rank | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 60h 09' 57" | |
| 2 |  | + 3' 01" | |
| 3 |  | + 3' 19" | |
| 4 | | + 6' 10" | |
| 5 | + 6' 24" | ||
| 6 |  | + 12' 20" | |
| 7 | + 12' 24" | ||
| 8 |  | + 14' 36" | |
| 9 |  | + 14' 51" | |
| 10 | | + 15' 03" |