The 2026 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 32nd edition of the Tour of Slovenia stage race, held between 17 and 21 June 2026. The 2.Pro category race was part of the UCI ProSeries. The race returned to previous timetable to late June. The total prize money was €70,545.
Points classification leader jersey was changed from red to cyan blue this year.
Teams Two of eighteen UCI WorldTeams, ten UCI ProTeams and five UCI Continental teams make up the seventeen teams that participated in the race.
The best-positioned riders (according to the UCI ranking) were Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe), Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe) and Laurence Pithie (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe). Jakob Omrzel (Team Bahrain Victorious), winner of Paris–Roubaix Juniors (2024) and Giro Next Gen (2025).
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Route After 13 years, the race returns to the most famous mountain pass in Slovenia - Vršič (1611 m) in Stage 4.
+ Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Elevation gain Type Stage winner 1 17 June Velenje to Rogaška Slatina Plain stage 2 18 June Radlje ob Dravi to Ormož Hilly stage 3 19 June Maribor to Celje Hilly stage 4 20 June Kranj to Kranjska Gora Mountain stage 5 21 June Litija to Novo Mesto Hilly stage Total
Stages Stage 1
17 June 2026 — Velenje to Rogaška Slatina,
Stage 1 ended in a bunch sprint, where team claimed a first and second place, with Laurence Pithie's victory.
Stage 2 The second stage ended similarly to the first, with a bunch sprint finish. Team expected Laurence Pithie to win again, but were surprised by Serbian sprinter Dušan Rajović (), formerly a member of the Slovenian team Adria Mobil, who out-sprints Laurence Pithie.
18 June 2026 — Radlje ob Dravi to Ormož,
Stage 3 19 June 2026 — Maribor to Celje, Second (tactical) victory in a bunch sprint for Laurence Pithie (). Inside the final kilometre, teammate Mattia Cattaneo launched a surprise early attack. This forced rival teams () to expend energy chasing him down, perfectly setting up Laurence Pithie for the main sprint. Laurence Pithie proved his all-rounder capabilities by surviving the punchy climb of Celjska koča (Category 2 climb, 7.8 km at 6.1%) without losing contact with the front group.
Stage 4 20 June 2026 — Kranj to Kranjska Gora,
Stage 4 was the Queen stage of the race, featuring the climb Dražgoše (category 2 climb; 4,1 km at 7.9%, with the summit at 816 m), Predel Pass (category 3 climb; 2,4 km at 7.7%, with the summit at 1156 m) and finally - most known Pass in Slovenia - Vršič Pass (HC category climb; 7.7 km at 12.6%, with the summit at 1611 m) in Julian Alps.
Stage 4 determined the overall winner, setting the stage for a highly anticipated duel between Jakob Omrzel () and Florian Lipowitz (). At the end duo (Lipowitz, Pellizzari) from Bora team was too strong for Omrzel, who came at third place 1' 26" behind the winner.
Stage 5
21 June 2026 — Litija to Novo Mesto,
The final stage, which starts in Litija (region Lower Carniola), crosses the Vače hill (category 2 climb; 5,6 km at 6.1%, with the summit at 596 m) and traditionally ends in Novo Mesto, the unofficial cycling capital of Slovenia. The last selection before the finish is the climb to Trška gora (category 2 climb; 1,7 km at 9.5%, max. climb 21%, with the summit at 357 m).
Breakaway group was formed early in the Stage 5, consisted of Fausto Masnada (), David Sutton () and Veljko Stojnić (). Later Fausto Masnada went solo and having 2 minutes before Peloton and with taking flying finish on Trebelno virtually wore the Blue jersey of the Mountain points classification. picked up the pace and caught Fausto Masnada 27 km from the finish, and before the final climb to Trška Gora, where Florian Lipowitz won the flying finish and retook the Blue Jersey of the Mountain points classification from Fausto Madnada and soloed to victory in Novo mesto. This was the first time that the winner of a stage had also won Trška Gora. Bora showed their superiority (again) by taking first and second place in the stage - Florian Lipowitz and Laurence Pithie.
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe dominated the five-day Tour of Slovenia, winning 4 of the 5 stages, taking first and second Overall, and securing the Points, Mountains, and Team classifications. Stage 2 was the only exception, won by Serbian rider Dušan Rajović () while Slovenian Jakob Omrzel () won the White jersey for best young rider amd took third place Overall.
Classification leadership + Classification leadership by stage Stage Winner Generalclassification Pointsclassification Mountainsclassification Young riderclassification Teamclassification 1 Laurence Pithie Laurence Pithie Laurence Pithie Tomáš Přidal Tomáš Přidal 2 Dušan Rajović Zsombor Palumby 3 Laurence Pithie Samuel Fernández 4 Florian Lipowitz Florian Lipowitz Florian Lipowitz Jakob Omrzel 5 Florian Lipowitz Final Florian Lipowitz Laurence Pithie Jakob Omrzel
Classification standings
Legend Denotes the leader of the general classification Denotes the leader of the points classification Denotes the leader of the mountains classification Denotes the leader of the young rider classification
General classification
+ Final general classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time 1 19h 45' 44" 2 + 42" 3 + 2' 06" 4 + 2' 49" 5 + 2' 55" 6 + 2' 57" 7 + 3' 21" 8 + 3' 24" 9 + 3' 37" 10 + 4' 15"
Points classification + Final points classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 90 2 55 3 50 4 37 5 36 6 33 7 32 8 31 9 23 10 23
Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 23 2 21 3 15 4 12 5 11 6 9 7 8 8 8 9 8 10 5
Young rider classification + Final young rider classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time 1 19h 47' 50" 2 + 3' 23" 3 + 5' 54" 4 + 13' 03" 5 + 14' 14" 6 + 28' 27" 7 + 28' 41" 8 + 30' 00" 9 + 30' 14" 10 + 33' 43"
Team classification + Final team classification (1–10) Rank Team Time 1 59h 23' 20" 2 + 3' 08" 3 + 9' 33" 4 + 10' 16" 5 + 10' 24" 6 + 15' 35" 7 + 16' 58" 8 + 20' 34" 9 + 32' 54" 10 + 1h 04' 24"
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