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2023 Tour of Slovenia

The 2023 Tour of Slovenia was the 29th edition of the Tour of Slovenia stage race, held between 14 and 18 June 2023. The 2.Pro-category race is part of the UCI ProSeries. The race started in Celje. The tour consisted of five stages, with a total distance of 833.3 km and 9134 m of elevation gain. The total prize money was €70,775.

Teams
Four UCI WorldTeams, ten UCI ProTeams, five UCI Continental teams, and the Slovenian national team made up the twenty teams, for a total of 138 riders at the start (112 finished it). UCI WorldTeams • • • • UCI ProTeams • • • • • • • • • • UCI Continental Teams • • • • RRK Group–Pierre Baguette–Benzinol • National TeamsSlovenia == Route and stages ==
Stages
Stage 1 ;14 June 2023 — Celje to Rogaška Slatina, The stage profile was best for sprinters. It was won by Dylan Groenewegen, who had good lead-out help from Luka Mezgec (both ). It was his second win in Rogaška Slatina, after winning stage 2 in the 2022 Tour of Slovenia. Stage 2 ;15 June 2023 — Žalec to Ormož, The profile was similar to Stage 1, with a little bit of an uphill sprint. Dylan Groenewegen won the stage with lead-out help from Luka Mezgec (both ). had a chance to get a third stage win, but Dylan Groenewegen missed the exit in the last roundabout, along with half the peloton. His leadout man, Luka Mezgec, came up just short in a reduced bunch sprint, won by Ide Schelling for . Stage 4 ;17 June 2023 — Ljubljana to Kobarid, The penultimate stage was the main mountain stage (queen stage). It started from the capital Ljubljana and finished in the Julian Prealps with two climbs of Kolovrat (1 Category climb; 10,3 km at 9,5 % step, 1084 m). It was won by Colombian Jesús David Peña () despite a mechanical issue - riding on just the small chainring. This was Peña's first Pro career win. Stage 5 ;18 June 2023 — Vrhnika to Novo mesto, The final stage was won by Matej Mohorič (), who attacked on the last category 3 climb (Trška Gora; 1.5 km at 10.5%, max. 20%), 10 km before the finish. The only one able to follow was Filippo Zana (), though Mohorič was too strong in the uphill sprint finish. Both (Zana in General classification and Mohorič in stage win) dedicated victory to passed Gino Mäder. This was Mohorič's first stage win at the Tour of Slovenia. Due to bicycle theft, did not start the last stage. Fourteen Orbea bicycles went missing overnight in Ljubljana. () won Stage 5 in Novo mesto. Filippo Zana () came as second. == Classification leadership ==
Classification leadership
== Final classification standings ==
Final classification standings
General classification (),1st – Filippo Zana (),3rd – Diego Ulissi () Points classification Mountains classification Young rider classification Team classification ==References==
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