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CRO Race

{{Short description|Croatian multi-day road cycling race}}

{{Infobox cycling race

| name = CRO Race (ex Tour of Croatia)

| current_event =

| image = Tour-of-Croatia-2015-01-roberta-f.jpg

| date = October

| region = {{flagicon|Croatia}} Croatia

| english =

| localnames =

| nickname =

| discipline = Road

| competition = UCI Europe Tour

| type = Stage race

| organiser =

| director = Vladimir Miholjević

| first = {{start date|2015}}

| number = 9 (as of 2024)

| last =

| firstwinner = {{flagathlete|Maciej Paterski|POL}}

| mostwins = No repeat winners

| mostrecent = {{flagathlete|Brandon McNulty|USA}}

}}

The CRO Race (formally: Tour of Croatia) is a men's road cycling stage race that takes place in Croatia since 2015. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour and is rated by the UCI as a 2.1 event, the third tier of professional stage races.{{cite web|title=Tour of Croatia 2015 - General Classification|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tour_of_Croatia_2015-preview|website=ProCyclingStats|accessdate=16 April 2015}} The event is organised by Top Sport Events of Vladimir Miholjević, a former professional cyclist. The race was originally held in April in the build-up to the Giro d'Italia, but from 2019 the race is held in September and October.

History

=2015=

First edition of race was held as 2015 Tour of Croatia from 22 to 26 April 2015 and consisted of five stages over {{Convert|838|km|1|abbr = on}}.

Stages of 2015:

  1. Makarska - Split
  2. Šibenik - Zadar
  3. Plitvice Lakes - Učka mountain
  4. Pula - Umag
  5. Sveti Martin na Muri - Zagreb

=2016=

The 2016 Tour of Croatia was held from 19 to 24 April 2016 and consisted of six stages over {{Convert|1005|km|1|abbr = on}}.

Stages of 2016:

  1. Osijek - Varaždin
  2. Plitvice Lakes - Split
  3. Makarska - Šibenik
  4. Crikvenica - Učka
  5. Poreč - Umag (Team time trial)
  6. Sveti Martin na Muri - Zagreb

=2017=

The 2017 Tour of Croatia was held from 18 to 23 April 2017 and consisted of six stages over {{Convert|1031|km|1|abbr = on}}.

Stages of 2017:

  1. Osijek - Koprivnica
  2. Trogir - Biokovo (Sveti Jure)
  3. Imotski - Zadar
  4. Crikvenica - Umag
  5. Poreč - Učka (Poklon)
  6. Samobor - Zagreb

=2018=

The 2018 Tour of Croatia was held from 17 to 22 April 2018 and consisted of six stages over {{Convert|1074|km|1|abbr = on}}. The 2018 edition, was the only that has receive a rating of the 2.HC to date.{{Cite web|url=http://www.uci.ch/road/calendar/|title=Road - Calendar|website=www.uci.ch|access-date=2017-11-28}}

Stages of 2018:

  1. Osijek - Koprivnica
  2. Karlovac - Zadar
  3. Trogir/Okrug - Makarska Riviera/Biokovo(Sveti Jure) (Stage was shortened due the bad weather)
  4. Starigrad - Crikvenica
  5. Rabac - Učka
  6. Samobor - Zagreb

=2019=

The race was called off a week before the start, due to a dispute between the organizers,{{cite web|last=Liović|first=I.|date=18 April 2019|title=Otkazan Tour of Croatia!|url=http://www.glas-slavonije.hr/396949/6/Otkazan-Tour-of-Croatia|url-status=live|access-date=10 September 2021|website=Glas Slavonije|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419000001/http://www.glas-slavonije.hr/396949/6/Otkazan-Tour-of-Croatia |archive-date=2019-04-19 }} instead renamed version called 2019 CRO Race was held between from 1 to 6 October and consisted of six stages over {{Convert|921|km|1|abbr=on}}.

Stages of 2019:

  1. Osijek - Lipik
  2. Slunj - Zadar
  3. Okrug - Makarska
  4. Starigrad-Paklenica - Crikvenica
  5. Rabac - Platak
  6. Sveta Nedelja - Zagreb

=2020=

The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/cro_race/status/1298334002407972866|title=2020 CRO RACE CANCELLED|access-date=2020-09-02}}

=2021=

The 2021 CRO Race was held from 28 September to 3 October 2021 and consisted of six stages over {{Convert|1083|km|1|abbr=on}}.

Stages of 2021:

  1. Osijek - Varaždin
  2. Slunj - Otočac
  3. Primošten - Makarska
  4. Zadar - Crikvenica
  5. Rabac/Labin - Opatija
  6. Samobor - Zagreb

= 2022 =

The 2022 CRO Race was held from 27 September to 2 October 2022 and consisted of six stages over {{Convert|1075|km|1|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |date=15 July 2022 |title=Rekordan broj UCI WorldTeam timova na ovogodišnjem CRO Raceu |trans-title=A record number of UCI WorldTeam teams at this year's CRO Race |url=https://www.crorace.com/novosti/rekordan-broj-uci-worldteam-timova-na-ovogodisnjem-cro-raceu/129 |access-date=20 August 2022 |website=CRO RACE |language=hr}}

Stages of 2022:

  1. Osijek - Ludbreg
  2. Otočac - Zadar
  3. Sinj - Primošten
  4. Biograd na Moru - Crikvenica
  5. Opatija - Labin
  6. Sveta Nedelja - Zagreb

= 2023 =

The 2023 CRO Race was held from 26 September to 1 October 2023 and consisted of six stages over {{Convert|972|km|1|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |date=30 August 2023 |title=Uskoro kreće osmo izdanje CRO RACE-a – utrke koja će i ove godine svijetu pokazati ono najljepše od Hrvatske |trans-title=The eighth edition of the CRO RACE will start soon - a race that will once again show the world the best of Croatia this year |url=https://crorace.com/uskoro-krece-osmo-izdanje-cro-racea-utrke-koja-ce-i-ove-godine-svijetu-pokazati-ono-najljepse-od-hrvatske/ |access-date=30 August 2023 |website=CRO RACE |language=hr}}

Stages of 2023:

  1. Primošten - Sinj
  2. Biograd na Moru - Novalja
  3. Otočac - Opatija
  4. Krk - Labin
  5. Crikvenica - Ozalj
  6. Samobor - Zagreb

= 2024 =

The 2024 CRO Race was held from 1 October to 6 October 2024 and consisted of six stages over {{Convert|916|km|1|abbr=on}}.

Stages of 2024:

  1. Vodice - Sinj
  2. Biograd na Moru - Novalja
  3. Otočac - Opatija
  4. Krk - Labin
  5. Ozalj - Karlovac
  6. Sveta Nedelja - Zagreb

Classifications

The jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:

File:Jersey red.svg - Red / White checkered Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.

File:MaillotCyan.PNG - Blue Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.

File:Jersey green 2.svg - Green Jersey – Worn by the leader of the climbing classification.

File:Jersey white.svg - White Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification.

Overall winners

{{Cycling past winner start}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2015|name={{sortname|Maciej|Paterski}}|nat=POL|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|CCC|2015}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2016|name={{sortname|Matija|Kvasina}}|nat=CRO|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|BCP|2016}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2017|name={{sortname|Vincenzo|Nibali}}|nat=ITA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|TBM|2017}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2018|name={{sortname|Kanstantsin|Sivtsov}}|nat=BLR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|TBM|2018}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2019|name={{sortname|Adam|Yates}}|nat=GBR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|OGE|2019}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2021|name={{sortname|Stephen|Williams|Stephen Williams (cyclist)}}|nat=GBR|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|TBV|2021}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2022|name={{sortname|Matej|Mohorič}}|nat=SLO|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|TBV|2022}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2023|name={{sortname|Orluis|Aular}}|nat=VEN|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|CJR|2023}}}}

{{Cycling past winner rider|year=2024|name={{sortname|Brandon|McNulty}}|nat=USA|natvar=|team={{UCI team code|UAD men|2024}}}}

{{Cycling past winner end}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{official website|https://www.crorace.com/}}

{{Tour of Croatia}}

Category:UCI Europe Tour races

Category:Cycle races in Croatia

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2015

Category:2015 establishments in Croatia

Category:Annual sporting events in Croatia