2012 Tour of Slovenia

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2012 Tour of Slovenia
UCI Europe Tour (2.1 race)
Race details
Dates14–17 June 2012
Stages4
Distance566.2 km (351.8 mi)
Winning time14h 20' 42"
Results
Winner Slovenia Janez Brajkovič
  Second Italy Domenico Pozzovivo
  Third Portugal Bruno Pires[a]
Points Italy Simone Ponzi[a]
Mountains Belgium Preben Van Hecke
Youth Slovenia Jan Polanc
  Team Croatia Loborika Favorit Team
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The 2012 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 19th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as 2.1 stage race (UCI Europe Tour) held between 14 and 17 June 2012.[1][2]

The race consisted of 4 stages with 566.2 km (351.8 mi) in total.[3][4][5][6]

The yellow jersey reserved for overall classification since the 1st edition, was replaced with blue jersey, because Planet–Siol.net company was the new main sponsor, which turned out to be the only time.[7]

Teams[edit]

Total 117 riders (99 finished it) from 15 teams started the race.

UCI ProTeams[edit]

UCI Professional Continental[edit]

UCI Continental[edit]

Route and stages[edit]

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Length Type Winner
1 14 June Celje – Novo mesto 152 km (94 mi) Intermediate stage Italy Simone Ponzi
2 15 June Kočevje – Metlika 177.4 km (110 mi) Intermediate stage South Africa Daryl Impey
3 16 June Ivančna Gorica – Škofja Loka 219 km (136 mi) Mountain stage Italy Domenico Pozzovivo
4 17 June Ljubljana – Ljubljana 17.8 km (11 mi) Individual time trial Italy Adriano Malori
Slovenia Kristjan Koren[a]
Total 566.2 km (351.8 mi)

Classification leadership[edit]

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General
classification
 Points
classification
 Mountains
classification
 Young rider
classification
 Team
classification

1 Simone Ponzi Simone Ponzi Simone Ponzi Klemen Štimulak Arthur Vanoverberghe not awarded
2 Daryl Impey not awarded Jan Polanc
3 Domenico Pozzovivo Domenico Pozzovivo Preben Van Hecke
4 Kristjan Koren[a]
Adriano Malori 		Janez Brajkovič Kristjan Koren[a]
Simone Ponzi 		Loborika Favorit Team
Final Janez Brajkovič Kristjan Koren[a]
Simone Ponzi 		Preben Van Hecke Jan Polanc Loborika Favorit Team

Final classification standings[edit]

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[edit]

Rank Rider Team Time
1 Slovenia Janez Brajkovič Astana 14h 20' 42"
2 Italy Domenico Pozzovivo Colnago–CSF Bardiani + 06"
DSQ Slovenia Kristjan Koren [a] Liquigas–Cannondale + 1' 16"
3 Portugal Bruno Pires Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank + 2' 12"
4 Italy Matteo Rabottini Farnese Vini–Selle Italia + 2' 23"
5 Germany Dominik Nerz Liquigas–Cannondale + 2' 35"
6 Slovenia Jure Golčer Tirol Cycling Team + 2' 39"
7 Italy Daniele Ratto Liquigas–Cannondale + 2' 45"
8 Slovenia Tomaž Nose Adria Mobil + 0' 45"
9 Colombia Winner Anacona Lampre–ISD + 2' 51"
10 Italy Francesco Failli Farnese Vini–Selle Italia + 2' 53"

Points classification[edit]

Rank Rider Team Points
DSQ Slovenia Kristjan Koren [a] Liquigas–Cannondale 65
1 Italy Simone Ponzi Astana 45
2 Italy Daniele Ratto Liquigas–Cannondale 44
3 South Africa Daryl Impey Orica–GreenEDGE
4 Italy Domenico Pozzovivo Colnago–CSF Bardiani
5 Slovenia Janez Brajkovič Astana
6 Belgium Preben Van Hecke Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator
7 Italy Francesco Failli Farnese Vini–Selle Italia
8 Italy Adriano Malori Lampre–ISD
9 Italy Francesco Reda Acqua & Sapone

Mountains classification[edit]

Rank Rider Team Time
1 Belgium Preben Van Hecke Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator 30
2 Slovenia Klemen Štimulak Radenska 25
3 Slovenia Janez Brajkovič Astana 12
4 Ukraine Vitaliy Buts Lampre–ISD
5 Italy Domenico Pozzovivo Colnago–CSF Bardiani
6 Italy Andrea Pasqualon Colnago–CSF Bardiani
7 Australia David Tanner Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank
8 Slovenia Tomaž Nose Adria Mobil
9 Austria Harald Totschnig Tirol Cycling Team
10 Portugal Bruno Pires Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank

Young rider classification[edit]

Rank Rider Team Time
1 Slovenia Jan Polanc Radenska 14h 27' 24"
2 Belgium Preben Van Hecke Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator + 10' 58"
3 Belgium Arthur Vanoverberghe Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator + 11' 11"
4 Slovenia Jan Tratnik Radenska + 15' 03"
5 Slovenia Jan Tratnik Radenska + 16' 29"
6 Slovenia Jan Tratnik Radenska + 18' 59"
7 Slovenia Klemen Štimulak Radenska + 23' 16"
8 Slovenia Tim Mikelj Sava + 29' 59"
9 Slovenia Mark Džamastagič Sava + 34' 00"
10 Austria Maximilian Kuen Tirol Cycling Team + 36' 46"

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h All Kristjan Koren's results from 2011 and 2012 were subsequently deleted due to doping in 2019.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Vrhunci Dirke po Sloveniji na Soriški planini, Pokljuki in v Ljubljani". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 12 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Koren na Glavnem trgu nehote ustavil "dolenjsko puščico"". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 14 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Impeyju etapa, Brajkoviču največji aplavz". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 15 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Brajkovič prepustil kraljevsko etapo Pozzovivu". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 16 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Brajkovič pogrešal vmesne čase, a vendarle ugnal Pozzoviva". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 17 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Zmaga na slovenski pentlji šteje vedno več". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 18 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Modra majica za vodilnega v seštevku". Siol (in Slovenian). 14 June 2012.

External links[edit]

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