2010 Tour of Slovenia

2010 Tour of Slovenia

UCI Europe Tour (2.1 race)
Race details
Dates	17–20 June 2010
Stages	4
Distance	667 km (414.5 mi)
Winning time	16h 18' 22"
Results
Winner Vincenzo Nibali   Second Giovanni Visconti   Third Chris Anker Sørensen Points Grega Bole Mountains Stéphane Rossetto Youth Blaž Furdi   Team Team Saxo Bank

The 2010 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 17th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as 2.1 stage race (UCI Europe Tour) held between 17 and 20 June 2010.[1]

The race consisted of 4 stages with 667 km (414.5 mi) in total.[2][3][4][5][6]

Teams

Total 109 riders (101 finished it) from 14 teams started the race.[7][8][9]

UCI ProTeams

• Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator
• Team Saxo Bank
• Liquigas–Doimo
• Lampre–Farnese Vini
• Vacansoleil

UCI Professional Continental

• Acqua & Sapone
• Xacobeo–Galicia

UCI Continental

• Adria Mobil
• Zheroquadro–Radenska
• Sava
• Loborika
• ISD–NERI
• Ceramica Flaminia
• Obrazi Delo Revije

Route and stages

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Length	Type		Winner
1	17 June	Koper – Medvode	173 km (107 mi)			Grega Bole
2	18 June	Ljubljana – Villach (Austria)	166 km (103 mi)			Grega Bole
3	19 June	Bled – Krvavec	171 km (106 mi)		Mountain stage	Vincenzo Nibali
4	20 June	Brežice – Novo mesto	157 km (98 mi)			Francesco Chicchi
Total		667 km (414.5 mi)

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
1	Grega Bole	Grega Bole	Grega Bole	Stéphane Rossetto	Marko Kump	not available
2	Grega Bole			not available	Blaž Furdi
3	Vincenzo Nibali	Vincenzo Nibali
4	Francesco Chicchi			Stéphane Rossetto		Team Saxo Bank
Final		Vincenzo Nibali	Grega Bole	Stéphane Rossetto	Blaž Furdi	Team Saxo Bank

Final classification standings

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 leader of the team classification

General classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Vincenzo Nibali	Liquigas–Doimo	16h 18' 22"
2	Giovanni Visconti	ISD–NERI	+ 41"
3	Chris Anker Sørensen	Team Saxo Bank	+ 51"
4	Andrea Noè	Ceramica Flaminia	+ 55"
5	Cayetano Sarmiento	Acqua & Sapone	+ 55"
6	Anders Lund	Team Saxo Bank	1' 08"
7	Marcos García	Xacobeo–Galicia	1' 08"
8	Gašper Švab	Sava	1' 58"
9	Grega Bole	Lampre–Farnese Vini	2' 00"
10	Mitja Mahorič	Adria Mobil	2' 08"

Points classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Grega Bole	Lampre–Farnese Vini	67
2	Giovanni Visconti	ISD–NERI	47
3	Marko Kump	Adria Mobil	34
4	Vincenzo Nibali	Liquigas–Doimo	29
5	Blaž Furdi	Sava	27
6	Daniele Bennati	Liquigas–Doimo	27
7	Francesco Chicchi	Liquigas–Doimo	25
8	Borut Božič	Vacansoleil	24
9	Michael Van Staeyen	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	24
10	Jaroslaw Marycz	Team Saxo Bank	23

Mountains classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Stéphane Rossetto	Vacansoleil	18
2	Vincenzo Nibali	Liquigas–Doimo	16
3	Luka Rakuša	ISD–NERI	12
4	Vladimir Kerkez	Sava	8
5	Giovanni Visconti	ISD–NERI	8
6	Chris Anker Sørensen	Team Saxo Bank	6
7	Rafaâ Chtioui	Acqua & Sapone	6
8	Marcos García	Xacobeo–Galicia	6
9	Gianluca Mirenda	ISD–NERI	6
10	Danilo Hondo	Lampre–Farnese Vini	6

Young rider classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Blaž Furdi	Sava	16h 18' 22"
2	Luka Mezgec	Zheroquadro–Radenska	1' 20"
3	Alfredo Balloni	Lampre–Farnese Vini	2' 44"
4	Jan Tratnik	Zheroquadro–Radenska	4' 58"
5	Marko Kump	Adria Mobil	12' 10"
6	Michael Van Staeyen	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	13' 35"
7	Blaž Jarc	Adria Mobil	15' 57"
8	Jure Bitenc	Obrazi Delo Revije	17' 28"
9	Mark Džamagastič	Sava	18' 50"
10	Andi Bajc	Zheroquadro–Radenska	24' 48"

Team classification

Rank	Team	Time
1	Team Saxo Bank	49h 01' 36"
2	Acqua & Sapone	+ 6"
3	Liquigas–Doimo	+ 12"
4	Sava	+ 1' 25"
5	Ceramica Flaminia	+ 3' 13"
6	Xacobeo–Galicia	+ 3' 29"
7	ISD–NERI	+ 4' 44"
8	Zheroquadro–Radenska	+ 6' 57"
9	Vacansoleil	+ 12' 09"
10	Loborika	+ 13' 20"

References

1. "Nibali v drugem poskusu do zmage". Siol (in Slovenian). 20 June 2010.
2. "Nose bo izzval Pellizottija in Nibalija". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 16 June 2010.
3. "Bole potrdil odlično formo z Dauphineja". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 17 June 2010.
4. "Foto: Bole dobil še drugo etapo Dirke po Sloveniji". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 18 June 2010.
5. "Nibali junak vzpona na Krvavec". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 19 June 2010.
6. "Nibali na slovenskih cestah potrdil tretje mesto z Gira". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 20 June 2010.
7. "Bole v rumeni majici vodilnega". Siol (in Slovenian). 17 June 2010.
8. "Bole prišel na okus!". Siol (in Slovenian). 18 June 2010.
9. "Nibali z etapno zmago do rumene majice". Siol (in Slovenian). 19 June 2010.

External links

• Official website
• wvcycling.com
• procyclingstats.com
• cyclingarchives.com