en 2002 Tour of Slovenia

The 2002 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 9th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as UCI‑2.5 stage race held between 7 and 12 May 2002.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

The race consisted of 7 stages with 1,029 km (639.4 mi) in total.^[8]

Teams

Total 98 riders (73 finished it) from 14 teams started the race.

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage	Date	Course	Length		Winner
1	7 May	Čatež – Beltinci	190 km (118 mi)	Plain stage	Aurélien Clerc
2	8 May	Radenci – Ptuj	120 km (75 mi)	Plain stage	Marko Žepič
3	8 May	Ptuj – Gomilci – Ptuj	13 km (8 mi)	Time trial	Dean Podgornik
4	9 May	Slovenska Bistrica – Ljubljana	161 km (100 mi)	Intermediate stage	Filippo Pozzato
5	10 May	Ivančna Gorica – Ajdovščina	175 km (109 mi)	Mountain stage	Evgeni Petrov
6	11 May	Nova Gorica – Vršič – Kranj	182 km (113 mi)	Mountain stage	Boštjan Mervar
7	12 May	Ribnica – Novo mesto	178 km (111 mi)	Plain stage	Filippo Pozzato
Total		1,029 km (639.4 mi)

Classification leadership by stage
Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Intermediate sprints classification	Team classification
1	Aurélien Clerc	Aurélien Clerc	Boštjan Mervar	Tim Johnson	Jure Zrimšek	not available	Mapei–Quick-Step
2	Marko Žepič	Marko Žepič	Marko Žepič	Aurélien Clerc	Jure Zrimšek	Tim Johnson	not available
3	Dean Podgornik	Dean Podgornik	not available	not available	not available	not available	Mapei–Quick-Step
4	Filippo Pozzato	Dean Podgornik	not available	not available	not available	not available
5	Evgeni Petrov	Evgeni Petrov	Evgeni Petrov	Dean Podgornik	Patrik Sinkewitz	Hannes Hempl
6	Boštjan Mervar		not available	not available	not available	not available
7	Filippo Pozzato		Evgeni Petrov	Dean Podgornik	Patrik Sinkewitz	Hannes Hempel
Final		Evgeni Petrov	Evgeni Petrov	Dean Podgornik	Patrik Sinkewitz	Hannes Hempel	Mapei–Quick-Step

Legend
	Denotes the leader of the general classification		Denotes the leader of the mountains classification
	Denotes the leader of the points classification		Denotes the leader of the young rider classification
	Denotes the winner of the int. sprints classification		Denotes the leader of the team classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Evgeni Petrov	Mapei-Quick Step Espoirs	24h 21' 21"
2	Dean Podgornik	HiT Casino	+ 34"
3	Hannes Hempel	Team Gericom Bikedrive	+ 1' 01"
4	Massimo Demarin	HiT Casino	+ 1' 02"
5	Jure Golčer	Perutnina Ptuj-Krka Telekom	+ 1' 12"
6	Patrik Sinkewitz	Mapei-Quick Step Espoirs	+ 1' 22"
7	Valter Bonča	Perutnina Ptuj-Krka Telekom	+ 1' 37"
8	Tomaž Nose	Krka Telekom	+ 1' 48"
9	Alan Iacuone	iTeamNova.com	+ 2' 08"
10	Fraser McMaster	Volksbank-Ideal	+ 2' 13"

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Evgeni Petrov	Mapei-Quick Step Espoirs

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Dean Podgornik	Hit Casino

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Patrik Sinkewitz	Mapei-Quick Step Espoirs	24h 22' 43"
2	Tomaž Nose	Krka Telekom	+ 26"
3	Gregor Gazvoda	Perutnina Ptuj	+ 2' 55"

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Hannes Hempel	Team Gericom Bikedrive

Rank	Team	Time
1	Mapei–Quick-Step

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