2010 Tour of Slovenia

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 2010 Tour of Slovenia

| series = UCI Europe Tour (2.1 race)

| race_no =

| season_no =

| image =

| image_caption =

| image_size =

| date = 17–20 June 2010

| stages = 4

| distance = 667

| unit = km

| time = 16h 18' 22"

| speed =

| first = {{flagicon|ITA}} Vincenzo Nibali

| first_nat =

| first_team =

| first_color = yellow

| second = {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Visconti

| second_nat =

| second_team =

| third = {{flagicon|DEN}} Chris Anker Sørensen

| third_nat =

| third_team =

| points = {{flagicon|SLO}} Grega Bole

| points_nat =

| points_team =

| points_color = blue

| mountains = {{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Rossetto

| mountains_nat =

| mountains_team =

| mountains_color = polkadot

| youth = {{flagicon|SLO}} Blaž Furdi

| youth_nat =

| youth_team =

| youth_color = white

| team = {{flagicon|DEN}} Team Saxo Bank

| previous = 2009

| next = 2011

}}

The 2010 Tour of Slovenia ({{langx|sl|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.{{cite web|url=https://siol.net/sportal/kolesarstvo/nibali-v-drugem-poskusu-do-zmage-64655|title=Nibali v drugem poskusu do zmage|date=20 June 2010|work=Siol|language=sl}}

The race consisted of 4 stages with 667 km (414.5 mi) in total.{{cite web|url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/kolesarstvo/nose-bo-izzval-pellizottija-in-nibalija/232678|title=Nose bo izzval Pellizottija in Nibalija|date=16 June 2010|work=MMC RTV Slovenija|language=sl}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/kolesarstvo/bole-potrdil-odlicno-formo-z-dauphineja/232762|title=Bole potrdil odlično formo z Dauphineja|date=17 June 2010|work=MMC RTV Slovenija|language=sl}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/kolesarstvo/foto-bole-dobil-se-drugo-etapo-dirke-po-sloveniji/232808|title=Foto: Bole dobil še drugo etapo Dirke po Sloveniji|date=18 June 2010|work=MMC RTV Slovenija|language=sl}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/kolesarstvo/nibali-junak-vzpona-na-krvavec/232906|title=Nibali junak vzpona na Krvavec|date=19 June 2010|work=MMC RTV Slovenija|language=sl}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/kolesarstvo/nibali-na-slovenskih-cestah-potrdil-tretje-mesto-z-gira/232981|title=Nibali na slovenskih cestah potrdil tretje mesto z Gira|date=20 June 2010|work=MMC RTV Slovenija|language=sl}}

Teams

Total 109 riders (101 finished it) from 14 teams started the race.{{cite web|url=https://siol.net/sportal/kolesarstvo/bole-v-rumeni-majici-vodilnega-21742|title=Bole v rumeni majici vodilnega|date=17 June 2010|work=Siol|language=sl}}{{cite web|url=https://siol.net/sportal/kolesarstvo/bole-prisel-na-okus-50320|title=Bole prišel na okus!|date=18 June 2010|work=Siol|language=sl}}{{cite web|url=https://siol.net/sportal/kolesarstvo/nibali-z-etapno-zmago-do-rumene-majice-369263|title=Nibali z etapno zmago do rumene majice|date=19 June 2010|work=Siol|language=sl}}

=UCI ProTeams=

  • {{flagicon|BEL}} {{UCI team code|TSV|2010}}
  • {{flagicon|DEN}} Team Saxo Bank
  • {{flagicon|ITA}} {{UCI team code|LIQ|2010}}
  • {{flagicon|ITA}} {{UCI team code|LAM|2010}}
  • {{flagicon|NED}} {{UCI team code|VAC|2010}}

=UCI Professional Continental=

  • {{flagicon|ITA}} {{UCI team code|ASA|2010}}
  • {{flagicon|SPA}} {{UCI team code|XAC|2010}}

=UCI Continental=

  • {{flagicon|SLO}} {{UCI team code|ADR|2010}}
  • {{flagicon|SLO}} {{UCI team code|RAR|2010}}
  • {{flagicon|SLO}} {{UCI team code|SAK|2010}}
  • {{flagicon|CRO}} {{UCI team code|LOB|2010}}
  • {{flagicon|ITA}} {{UCI team code|ISD|2010}}
  • {{flagicon|IRL}} {{UCI team code|FLM|2010}}
  • {{flagicon|SLO}} Obrazi Delo Revije

Route and stages

class="wikitable"

|+Stage characteristics and winners

!Stage

!Date

!Course

!Length

!colspan="2"|Type

!Winner

style="text-align:center"|1

|align=right|17 June

| KoperMedvode

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|173|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Grega Bole

style="text-align:center"|2

|align=right|18 June

| LjubljanaVillach (Austria)

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|166|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Grega Bole

style="text-align:center"|3

|align=right|19 June

| BledKrvavec

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|171|km|0|abbr=on}}

| Image:Mountainstage.svg

| Mountain stage

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Vincenzo Nibali

style="text-align:center"|4

|align=right|20 June

| BrežiceNovo mesto

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|157|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Chicchi

colspan="2"| Total

|colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|667|km|1|abbr=on}}

Classification leadership

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:smaller;"

|+ Classification leadership by stage

style="width:1%;"| Stage

! style="width:11%;"| Winner

! style="width:13%;"| General
classification
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! style="width:13%;"| Points
classification
35px

! style="width:13%;"| Mountains
classification
35px

! style="width:13%;"| Young rider
classification
35px

! style="width:13%;"| Team
classification

1

| Grega Bole

| style="background:yellow;" rowspan=2|Grega Bole

| style="background:lightblue;" rowspan=4|Grega Bole

| style="background:#FFA8A4;"|Stéphane Rossetto

| style="background:white;"|Marko Kump

| style="background:#FFCD5F;" rowspan=3|not available

2

| Grega Bole

| style="background:#FFA8A4;" rowspan=2|not available

| style="background:white;" rowspan=3|Blaž Furdi

3

| Vincenzo Nibali

| style="background:yellow;" rowspan=2|Vincenzo Nibali

4

| Francesco Chicchi

| style="background:#FFA8A4;"|Stéphane Rossetto

| style="background:#FFCD5F;"|Team Saxo Bank

colspan="2" |Final

! style="background:#FDEE00;" |Vincenzo Nibali

! style="background:#007FFF;" |{{font color|white|Grega Bole|link=yes}}

! style="background:#FF3E33;" |{{font color|white|Stéphane Rossetto|link=yes}}

! style="background:white;" |Blaž Furdi

! style="background:#E49B0F;" |Team Saxo Bank

Final classification standings

class="wikitable noresize"
colspan="4" | Legend
{{cjersey|yellow}}

| Denotes the leader of the general classification

| {{cjersey|polkadot}}

| Denotes the leader of the mountains classification

{{cjersey|blue}}

| Denotes the leader of the points classification

| {{cjersey|white}}

| Denotes the leader of the young rider classification

| Denotes the leader of the team classification

=General classification=

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Rider

!Team

!Time

align=center|1

| width=200|{{flagicon|ITA}} Vincenzo Nibali 20px

| width=220|{{UCI team code|LIQ|2010}}

| width=76 align=right|{{nowrap|16h 18' 22"}}

align=center|2

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Visconti

| {{UCI team code|ISD|2010}}

| align=right|+ 41"

align=center|3

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Chris Anker Sørensen

| Team Saxo Bank

| align=right|+ 51"

align=center|4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Noè

| {{UCI team code|FLM|2010}}

| align=right|+ 55"

align=center|5

| {{flagicon|COL}} Cayetano Sarmiento

| {{UCI team code|ASA|2010}}

| align=right|+ 55"

align=center|6

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Anders Lund

| Team Saxo Bank

| align=right|1' 08"

align=center|7

| {{flagicon|SPA}} Marcos García

| {{UCI team code|XAC|2010}}

| align=right|1' 08"

align=center|8

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Gašper Švab

| {{UCI team code|SAK|2010}}

| align=right|1' 58"

align=center|9

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Grega Bole 20px

| {{UCI team code|LAM|2010}}

| align=right|2' 00"

align=center|10

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Mitja Mahorič

| {{UCI team code|ADR|2010}}

| align=right|2' 08"

=Points classification=

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Rider

!Team

!Points

align=center|1

| width=200|{{flagicon|SLO}} Grega Bole 20px

| width=220|{{UCI team code|LAM|2010}}

| width=76 align=center|67

align=center|2

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Visconti

| {{UCI team code|ISD|2010}}

| align=center|47

align=center|3

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Marko Kump

| {{UCI team code|ADR|2010}}

| align=center|34

align=center|4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Vincenzo Nibali 20px

| {{UCI team code|LIQ|2010}}

| align=center|29

align=center|5

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Blaž Furdi 20px

| {{UCI team code|SAK|2010}}

| align=center|27

align=center|6

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Daniele Bennati

| {{UCI team code|LIQ|2010}}

| align=center|27

align=center|7

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Chicchi

| {{UCI team code|LIQ|2010}}

| align=center|25

align=center|8

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Borut Božič

| {{UCI team code|VAC|2010}}

| align=center|24

align=center|9

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Michael Van Staeyen

| {{UCI team code|TSV|2010}}

| align=center|24

align=center|10

| {{flagicon|POL}} Jaroslaw Marycz

| Team Saxo Bank

| align=center|23

=Mountains classification=

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Rider

!Team

!Points

align=center|1

| width=200|{{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Rossetto 20px

| width=220|{{UCI team code|VAC|2010}}

| width=76 align=center|18

align=center|2

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Vincenzo Nibali 20px

| {{UCI team code|LIQ|2010}}

| align=center|16

align=center|3

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Luka Rakuša

| {{UCI team code|ISD|2010}}

| align=center|12

align=center|4

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Vladimir Kerkez

| {{UCI team code|SAK|2010}}

| align=center|8

align=center|5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Visconti

| {{UCI team code|ISD|2010}}

| align=center|8

align=center|6

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Chris Anker Sørensen

| Team Saxo Bank

| align=center|6

align=center|7

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Rafaâ Chtioui

| {{UCI team code|ASA|2010}}

| align=center|6

align=center|8

| {{flagicon|SPA}} Marcos García

| {{UCI team code|XAC|2010}}

| align=center|6

align=center|9

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluca Mirenda

| {{UCI team code|ISD|2010}}

| align=center|6

align=center|10

| {{flagicon|GER}} Danilo Hondo

| {{UCI team code|LAM|2010}}

| align=center|6

=Young rider classification=

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Rider

!Team

!Time

align=center|1

| width=200|{{flagicon|SLO}} Blaž Furdi 20px

| width=220|{{UCI team code|SAK|2010}}

| width=76 align=right|{{nowrap|16h 18' 22"}}

align=center|2

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Luka Mezgec

| {{UCI team code|RAR|2010}}

| align=right|1' 20"

align=center|3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alfredo Balloni

| {{UCI team code|LAM|2010}}

| align=right|2' 44"

align=center|4

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Jan Tratnik

| {{UCI team code|RAR|2010}}

| align=right|4' 58"

align=center|5

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Marko Kump

| {{UCI team code|ADR|2010}}

| align=right|12' 10"

align=center|6

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Michael Van Staeyen

| {{UCI team code|TSV|2010}}

| align=right|13' 35"

align=center|7

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Blaž Jarc

| {{UCI team code|ADR|2010}}

| align=right|15' 57"

align=center|8

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Jure Bitenc

| Obrazi Delo Revije

| align=right|17' 28"

align=center|9

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Mark Džamagastič

| {{UCI team code|SAK|2010}}

| align=right|18' 50"

align=center|10

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Andi Bajc

| {{UCI team code|RAR|2010}}

| align=right|24' 48"

=Team classification=

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Team

!Time

align=center|1

| width=200|{{flagicon|DEN}} Team Saxo Bank

| width=76 align=right|{{nowrap|49h 01' 36"}}

align=center|2

| {{flagicon|ITA}} {{UCI team code|ASA|2010}}

| align=right|+ 6"

align=center|3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} {{UCI team code|LIQ|2010}}

| align=right|+ 12"

align=center|4

| {{flagicon|SLO}} {{UCI team code|SAK|2010}}

| align=right|+ 1' 25"

align=center|5

| {{flagicon|IRL}} {{UCI team code|FLM|2010}}

| align=right|+ 3' 13"

align=center|6

| {{flagicon|SPA}} {{UCI team code|XAC|2010}}

| align=right|+ 3' 29"

align=center|7

| {{flagicon|ITA}} {{UCI team code|ISD|2010}}

| align=right|+ 4' 44"

align=center|8

| {{flagicon|SLO}} {{UCI team code|RAR|2010}}

| align=right|+ 6' 57"

align=center|9

| {{flagicon|NED}} {{UCI team code|VAC|2010}}

| align=right|+ 12' 09"

align=center|10

| {{flagicon|CRO}} {{UCI team code|LOB|2010}}

| align=right|+ 13' 20"

References

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