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Tour of Slovenia 2026 - Stage 1

Velejne > Rogaska Slatina, 141.3km

17.06-21.06

Laurence Pithie won stage 1 of the 2026 Tour of Slovenia, beating Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe teammate Arne Marit in a reduced bunch sprint. The team had split the peloton through Jan Tratnik before controlling the finale and switching its lead rider from Marit to Pithie inside the final kilometres. Marit then delivered the decisive leadout, allowing Pithie to continue his recent winning form.

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Results

Stage

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Laurence Pithie Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe 3:14:10
2 Arne Marit Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 00.00
3 Edoardo Zambanini Bahrain Victorious + 00.00
4 Stefano Oldani Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 00.00
5 Ivan Cobo Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.00
6 Joel Nicolau Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 00.00
7 Lorenzo Masciarelli MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 00.00
8 Tilen Finkst Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 00.00
9 Xabier Berasategi Euskaltel-Euskadi + 00.00
10 Mats Wenzel Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.00
11 Domenico Pozzovivo Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 00.00
12 Francisco Muñoz Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.00
13 Max van der Meulen Bahrain Victorious + 00.00
14 Samuel Fernández Garcia Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 00.00
15 Alessandro Fancellu MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 00.00
16 Joseba Lopez Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 00.00
17 Tomas Pridal Team United Shipping + 00.00
18 Fausto Masnada MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 00.00
19 Matteo Ambrosini MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 00.00
20 Alex Tolio Bardiani CSF 7 Saber + 00.00
21 Luca Covili Bardiani CSF 7 Saber + 00.00
22 Matteo Fabbro Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 00.00
23 Gotzon Martín Euskaltel-Euskadi + 00.00
24 Gorka Corres Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 00.00
25 Jakob Omrzel Bahrain Victorious + 00.00
26 Sebastian Berwick Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 00.00
27 Mario Aparicio Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.00
28 Axel van der Tuuk Euskaltel-Euskadi + 00.00
29 Roman Ermakov Bahrain Victorious + 00.00
30 Davide Bais Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.00
31 Giulio Pellizzari Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 00.00
32 Florian Lipowitz Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 00.00
33 Mattia Cattaneo Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 00.35
34 Jan Tratnik Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 01.12
35 Nicolas Gojkovic Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana + 02.47
36 Nikiforos Arvanitou Team United Shipping + 02.47
37 Nejc Peterlin Kolesarski Klub Novo Mesto + 02.47
38 Antonio Soto Equipo Kern Pharma + 02.47
39 David Lozano Team Novo Nordisk + 02.47
40 Georgios Boúglas Burgos Burpellet BH + 02.47
41 Fran Miholjevic Bahrain Victorious + 02.47
42 Lorenzo Quartucci Burgos Burpellet BH + 02.47
43 Thomas Pesenti Team Polti VisitMalta + 02.47
44 Enrico Zanoncello Bardiani CSF 7 Saber + 02.47
45 Eduard Prades Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 02.47
46 Hugo de la Calle Burgos Burpellet BH + 02.47
47 Lucas Towers Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 02.47
48 Jon Agirre Euskaltel-Euskadi + 02.47
49 Marcin Budzinski MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 02.47
50 Carlos Garcia Burgos Burpellet BH + 02.47
51 Jonathan Lastra Euskaltel-Euskadi + 02.47
52 Zeteny Szijarto Team United Shipping + 02.47
53 Alberto Bruttomesso Bahrain Victorious + 02.47
54 Sam Brand Team Novo Nordisk + 02.47
55 Josh Burnett Burgos Burpellet BH + 02.47
56 Jorge Gutiérrez Equipo Kern Pharma + 02.47
57 Unai Iribar Equipo Kern Pharma + 02.47
58 Michal Schuran Team United Shipping + 02.47
59 Jose Manuel Diaz Burgos Burpellet BH + 02.47
60 Jaka Marolt Factor Racing + 02.47
61 Louis Sutton Euskaltel-Euskadi + 02.47
62 Fabrizio Crozzolo Team Polti VisitMalta + 02.47
63 Alessandro Tonelli Team Polti VisitMalta + 02.47
64 Stefan de Bod Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 02.47
65 Ben Oliver Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 02.47
66 Ben Zwiehoff Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 02.47
67 Giovanni Lonardi Team Polti VisitMalta + 02.47
68 Oliver Stockwell Bahrain Victorious + 02.47
69 Dusan Rajovic Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 02.47
70 Alessandro Iacchi Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 02.47
71 Alessio Martinelli Bardiani CSF 7 Saber + 02.47
72 Riley Pickrell Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 02.47
73 Byron Munton Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 02.47
74 Erik Fetter Team United Shipping + 02.47
75 Gabriele Bessega Team Polti VisitMalta + 02.47
76 Diego Uriarte Equipo Kern Pharma + 08.02
77 Gasper Stajnar Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana + 08.10
78 Jon Pritrznik Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana + 08.10
79 Andrea Montagner Bardiani CSF 7 Saber + 08.10
80 Martin Marcellusi Bardiani CSF 7 Saber + 08.10
81 Antonio Polga Team Novo Nordisk + 08.10
82 Zsombor Palumby Team United Shipping + 08.10
83 Mateusz Kostanski Wibatech Lubelskie Perla Polski + 08.24
84 Marcel Gladek Factor Racing + 08.24
85 Juan Jose Lopez Team Novo Nordisk + 08.24
86 Davide Persico MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 08.24
87 Quinten De Graeve Team Novo Nordisk + 08.24
88 Radoslaw Fratczak Wibatech Lubelskie Perla Polski + 08.24
89 Lucas Dauge Team Novo Nordisk + 08.24
90 Andrea Peron Team Novo Nordisk + 08.24
91 Igor Sek Wibatech Lubelskie Perla Polski + 08.24
92 Michele Gazzoli Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 08.24
93 Felix Meo Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 08.24
94 Samuele Zoccarato MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 08.24
95 Anze Ravbar Factor Racing + 08.24
96 Paul Wright Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 08.24
97 Samuel Florez Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 11.03
98 Leon Lukic Kolesarski Klub Novo Mesto + 11.03
99 Jakub Musialik Wibatech Lubelskie Perla Polski + 13.14
100 Bartlomiej Proc Wibatech Lubelskie Perla Polski + 13.14
101 Filippo Cettolin Bardiani CSF 7 Saber + 13.14
102 Marcel Skok Kolesarski Klub Novo Mesto + 13.14
103 Veljko Stojnic Team United Shipping + 13.14
104 Tim Mervar Kolesarski Klub Novo Mesto + 13.14
105 Anze Skok Kolesarski Klub Novo Mesto + 13.14
106 Martin Jurik Kolesarski Klub Novo Mesto + 13.14
107 Bastian Petric Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana + 13.14
108 Taj Zagar Factor Racing + 13.14
109 Adam Bradac Factor Racing + 13.14
110 Kacper Majewski Wibatech Lubelskie Perla Polski + 13.14
111 Gal Oblak Factor Racing + 13.14
112 Nejc Komac Factor Racing + 13.14
113 Vid Murn Kolesarski Klub Novo Mesto + 13.14
114 Jakob Slibar Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana + 13.14
115 Ziga Hamun Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana + 13.14
116 Paul Hennequin Euskaltel-Euskadi + 13.14
117 Mihael Stajnar Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana + 13.18
- Alan Banaszek Wibatech Lubelskie Perla Polski DNF

GC

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Laurence Pithie Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe 3:14:00
2 Axel van der Tuuk Euskaltel-Euskadi + 00.03
3 Arne Marit Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 00.04
4 Edoardo Zambanini Bahrain Victorious + 00.06
5 Tomas Pridal Team United Shipping + 00.06
6 Stefano Oldani Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 00.10
7 Ivan Cobo Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.10
8 Joel Nicolau Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 00.10
9 Lorenzo Masciarelli MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 00.10
10 Tilen Finkst Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 00.10
11 Xabier Berasategi Euskaltel-Euskadi + 00.10
12 Mats Wenzel Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.10
13 Domenico Pozzovivo Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 00.10
14 Francisco Muñoz Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.10
15 Max van der Meulen Bahrain Victorious + 00.10
16 Samuel Fernández Garcia Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 00.10
17 Alessandro Fancellu MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 00.10
18 Joseba Lopez Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 00.10
19 Fausto Masnada MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 00.10
20 Matteo Ambrosini MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 00.10
21 Alex Tolio Bardiani CSF 7 Saber + 00.10
22 Luca Covili Bardiani CSF 7 Saber + 00.10
23 Matteo Fabbro Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 00.10
24 Gotzon Martín Euskaltel-Euskadi + 00.10
25 Gorka Corres Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 00.10
26 Jakob Omrzel Bahrain Victorious + 00.10
27 Sebastian Berwick Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 00.10
28 Mario Aparicio Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.10
29 Roman Ermakov Bahrain Victorious + 00.10
30 Davide Bais Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.10
31 Giulio Pellizzari Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 00.10
32 Florian Lipowitz Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 00.10
33 Mattia Cattaneo Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 00.45
34 Jan Tratnik Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 01.22
35 Sam Brand Team Novo Nordisk + 02.55
36 Nicolas Gojkovic Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana + 02.57
37 Nikiforos Arvanitou Team United Shipping + 02.57
38 Nejc Peterlin Kolesarski Klub Novo Mesto + 02.57
39 Antonio Soto Equipo Kern Pharma + 02.57
40 David Lozano Team Novo Nordisk + 02.57
41 Georgios Boúglas Burgos Burpellet BH + 02.57
42 Fran Miholjevic Bahrain Victorious + 02.57
43 Lorenzo Quartucci Burgos Burpellet BH + 02.57
44 Thomas Pesenti Team Polti VisitMalta + 02.57
45 Enrico Zanoncello Bardiani CSF 7 Saber + 02.57
46 Eduard Prades Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 02.57
47 Hugo de la Calle Burgos Burpellet BH + 02.57
48 Lucas Towers Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 02.57
49 Jon Agirre Euskaltel-Euskadi + 02.57
50 Marcin Budzinski MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 02.57
51 Carlos Garcia Burgos Burpellet BH + 02.57
52 Jonathan Lastra Euskaltel-Euskadi + 02.57
53 Zeteny Szijarto Team United Shipping + 02.57
54 Alberto Bruttomesso Bahrain Victorious + 02.57
55 Josh Burnett Burgos Burpellet BH + 02.57
56 Jorge Gutiérrez Equipo Kern Pharma + 02.57
57 Unai Iribar Equipo Kern Pharma + 02.57
58 Michal Schuran Team United Shipping + 02.57
59 Jose Manuel Diaz Burgos Burpellet BH + 02.57
60 Jaka Marolt Factor Racing + 02.57
61 Louis Sutton Euskaltel-Euskadi + 02.57
62 Fabrizio Crozzolo Team Polti VisitMalta + 02.57
63 Alessandro Tonelli Team Polti VisitMalta + 02.57
64 Stefan de Bod Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 02.57
65 Ben Oliver Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 02.57
66 Ben Zwiehoff Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 02.57
67 Giovanni Lonardi Team Polti VisitMalta + 02.57
68 Oliver Stockwell Bahrain Victorious + 02.57
69 Dusan Rajovic Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 02.57
70 Alessandro Iacchi Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 02.57
71 Alessio Martinelli Bardiani CSF 7 Saber + 02.57
72 Riley Pickrell Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 02.57
73 Byron Munton Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 02.57
74 Erik Fetter Team United Shipping + 02.57
75 Gabriele Bessega Team Polti VisitMalta + 02.57
76 Diego Uriarte Equipo Kern Pharma + 08.07
77 Gasper Stajnar Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana + 08.20
78 Jon Pritrznik Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana + 08.20
79 Andrea Montagner Bardiani CSF 7 Saber + 08.20
80 Martin Marcellusi Bardiani CSF 7 Saber + 08.20
81 Antonio Polga Team Novo Nordisk + 08.20
82 Zsombor Palumby Team United Shipping + 08.20
83 Mateusz Kostanski Wibatech Lubelskie Perla Polski + 08.34
84 Marcel Gladek Factor Racing + 08.34
85 Juan Jose Lopez Team Novo Nordisk + 08.34
86 Davide Persico MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 08.34
87 Quinten De Graeve Team Novo Nordisk + 08.34
88 Radoslaw Fratczak Wibatech Lubelskie Perla Polski + 08.34
89 Lucas Dauge Team Novo Nordisk + 08.34
90 Andrea Peron Team Novo Nordisk + 08.34
91 Igor Sek Wibatech Lubelskie Perla Polski + 08.34
92 Michele Gazzoli Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 08.34
93 Felix Meo Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 08.34
94 Samuele Zoccarato MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 08.34
95 Anze Ravbar Factor Racing + 08.34
96 Paul Wright Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 08.34
97 Samuel Florez Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 11.13
98 Leon Lukic Kolesarski Klub Novo Mesto + 11.13
99 Jakub Musialik Wibatech Lubelskie Perla Polski + 13.24
100 Bartlomiej Proc Wibatech Lubelskie Perla Polski + 13.24
101 Filippo Cettolin Bardiani CSF 7 Saber + 13.24
102 Marcel Skok Kolesarski Klub Novo Mesto + 13.24
103 Veljko Stojnic Team United Shipping + 13.24
104 Tim Mervar Kolesarski Klub Novo Mesto + 13.24
105 Anze Skok Kolesarski Klub Novo Mesto + 13.24
106 Martin Jurik Kolesarski Klub Novo Mesto + 13.24
107 Bastian Petric Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana + 13.24
108 Taj Zagar Factor Racing + 13.24
109 Adam Bradac Factor Racing + 13.24
110 Kacper Majewski Wibatech Lubelskie Perla Polski + 13.24
111 Gal Oblak Factor Racing + 13.24
112 Nejc Komac Factor Racing + 13.24
113 Vid Murn Kolesarski Klub Novo Mesto + 13.24
114 Jakob Slibar Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana + 13.24
115 Ziga Hamun Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana + 13.24
116 Paul Hennequin Euskaltel-Euskadi + 13.24
117 Mihael Stajnar Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana + 13.28
- Alan Banaszek Wibatech Lubelskie Perla Polski DNF

Youth

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Tomas Pridal Team United Shipping 3:14:06
2 Max van der Meulen Bahrain Victorious + 00.04
3 Gorka Corres Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 00.04
4 Jakob Omrzel Bahrain Victorious + 00.04
5 Roman Ermakov Bahrain Victorious + 00.04
6 Nicolas Gojkovic Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana + 02.51
7 Nejc Peterlin Kolesarski Klub Novo Mesto + 02.51
8 Hugo de la Calle Burgos Burpellet BH + 02.51
9 Jaka Marolt Factor Racing + 02.51
10 Fabrizio Crozzolo Team Polti VisitMalta + 02.51
11 Gabriele Bessega Team Polti VisitMalta + 02.51
12 Gasper Stajnar Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana + 08.14
13 Jon Pritrznik Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana + 08.14
14 Andrea Montagner Bardiani CSF 7 Saber + 08.14
15 Marcel Gladek Factor Racing + 08.28
16 Juan Jose Lopez Team Novo Nordisk + 08.28
17 Anze Ravbar Factor Racing + 08.28
18 Samuel Florez Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 11.07
19 Leon Lukic Kolesarski Klub Novo Mesto + 11.07
20 Filippo Cettolin Bardiani CSF 7 Saber + 13.18
21 Marcel Skok Kolesarski Klub Novo Mesto + 13.18
22 Tim Mervar Kolesarski Klub Novo Mesto + 13.18
23 Martin Jurik Kolesarski Klub Novo Mesto + 13.18
24 Bastian Petric Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana + 13.18
25 Taj Zagar Factor Racing + 13.18
26 Adam Bradac Factor Racing + 13.18
27 Gal Oblak Factor Racing + 13.18
28 Vid Murn Kolesarski Klub Novo Mesto + 13.18
29 Jakob Slibar Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana + 13.18
30 Ziga Hamun Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana + 13.18

Points

PosRiderTeam Points
1 Laurence Pithie Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe 25
2 Arne Marit Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe 20
3 Edoardo Zambanini Bahrain Victorious 16
4 Stefano Oldani Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 14
5 Ivan Cobo Equipo Kern Pharma 12
6 Axel van der Tuuk Euskaltel-Euskadi 11
7 Joel Nicolau Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 10
8 Lorenzo Masciarelli MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort 9
9 Diego Uriarte Equipo Kern Pharma 8
10 Tilen Finkst Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali 8
11 Xabier Berasategi Euskaltel-Euskadi 7
12 Tomas Pridal Team United Shipping 6
13 Mats Wenzel Equipo Kern Pharma 6
14 Domenico Pozzovivo Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali 5
15 Francisco Muñoz Team Polti VisitMalta 4
16 Max van der Meulen Bahrain Victorious 3
17 Samuel Fernández Garcia Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 2
18 Sam Brand Team Novo Nordisk 2
19 Alessandro Fancellu MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort 1

Mountain

PosRiderTeam Points
1 Tomas Pridal Team United Shipping 1

Team

PosTeamTime
1 Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 9:42:30
2 Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 00.00
3 MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 00.00
4 Bahrain Victorious + 00.00
5 Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 00.00
6 Euskaltel-Euskadi + 00.00
7 Equipo Kern Pharma + 02.47
8 Team Polti VisitMalta + 02.47
9 Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber + 02.47
10 Team United Shipping + 05.34
11 Burgos Burpellet BH + 05.34
12 Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 08.21
13 Team Novo Nordisk + 13.44
14 Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana + 19.07
15 Factor Racing + 19.35
16 Wibatech Lubelskie Perla Polski + 25.12
17 Kolesarski Klub Novo Mesto + 27.04

Race profile

Race
Tour of Slovenia
Start date
17.06.2026
End date
21.06.2026
Total distance
141.3 km
Gen
Men
Cat
2.Pro
Country
Slovenia
Discipline
Road
First edition
1993

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