Statistically Slovenia is by far the best

Slovenian riders have 11 overall victories in 23 years of Tour of Slovenia, which ranks country on the first place among 52 countries that had representatives on this international race in all these years. Italy won 3-times, Russia 2-times. In total riders from ten different countries celebrated the overall victory. Slovenia also leads in the number of stage victories – their riders won 48-times!

Nine different Slovenian cyclists won Tour of Slovenia overall: Boris Premužič, Valter Bonča, Branko Filip, Martin Derganc, Tomaž Nose, Janez Brajkovič & Primož Roglič took it once, Mitja Mahorič & Jure Golčer won twice.

In total we saw 128 stages in 23 years, 48 of them were won by Slovenians, next is Italy with 40 and Germany with 9 victories. 26 different names is signed under those 48 victories. Slovenians were also fastest on the team time trial in 1993.

Slovenian winners of Tour of Slovenia stages:

7 victories: Boštjan Mervar

4 victories: Robert Pintarič & Borut Božič

3 victories: Tomaž Nose

2 victories: Marko Kump, Andrej Hauptman, Dean Podgornik, Mitja Mahorič, Grega Bole & Jure Golčer

One victory: Aldo Ino Ilešič, Boris Premužič, Branko Filip, Gorazd Štangelj, Igor Kranjec, Jure Zrimšek, Kristijan Koren, Leon Makarovič, Marko Žepič, Martin Hvastija, Milan Eržen, Robert Vrečer, Uroš Murn, Valter Bonča, Zoran Klemenčič & Primož Roglič

We’ll get four new stage winners in 2017. Only Borut Božič and Jure Golčer can add to already existing victories, all other Slovenians on the race are still without a stage win.