| UCI‑2.5 race | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 7–12 May 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,029 km (639.4 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 24h 21' 21" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2002 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 9th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as UCI‑2.5 stage race held between 7 and 12 May 2002.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
The race consisted of 7 stages with 1,029 km (639.4 mi) in total.[8]
Teams
Total 98 riders (73 finished it) from 14 teams started the race.
Professional
 Perutnina Ptuj–KRKA–Telekom Slovenije (TT2) Perutnina Ptuj–KRKA–Telekom Slovenije (TT2)
 Mapei–Quick-Step (TT3) Mapei–Quick-Step (TT3)
.svg.png.webp) iTeamNova.com (TT3) iTeamNova.com (TT3)
 Saturn Cycling Team (TT3) Saturn Cycling Team (TT3)
 Team Gericom Bikedrive (TT3) Team Gericom Bikedrive (TT3)
 Volksbank–Ideal (TT3) Volksbank–Ideal (TT3)
 Van Hemert Groep Cycling Team (TT3) Van Hemert Groep Cycling Team (TT3)
 LTA - Quattro Logistics (TT3) LTA - Quattro Logistics (TT3)
 AC Sparta Praha (TT3) AC Sparta Praha (TT3)
 (TT = trade team)
Amateur
 Radenska Rog Radenska Rog
 HiT Casino HiT Casino
 Sava Kranj Sava Kranj
 Krka Telekom Krka Telekom
 Perutnina Ptuj (young team) Perutnina Ptuj (young team)
Route and stages
| Stage | Date | Course | Length | Type | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 May | Čatež – Beltinci | 190 km (118 mi) |  | Plain stage | .svg.png.webp) Aurélien Clerc | 
| 2 | 8 May | Radenci – Ptuj | 120 km (75 mi) |  | Plain stage |  Marko Žepič | 
| 3 | 8 May | Ptuj – Gomilci – Ptuj | 13 km (8 mi) |  | Time trial |  Dean Podgornik | 
| 4 | 9 May | Slovenska Bistrica – Ljubljana | 161 km (100 mi) |  | Intermediate stage |  Filippo Pozzato | 
| 5 | 10 May | Ivančna Gorica – Ajdovščina | 175 km (109 mi) |  | Mountain stage |  Evgeni Petrov | 
| 6 | 11 May | Nova Gorica – Vršič – Kranj | 182 km (113 mi) |  | Mountain stage |  Boštjan Mervar | 
| 7 | 12 May | Ribnica – Novo mesto | 178 km (111 mi) |  | Plain stage |  Filippo Pozzato | 
| Total | 1,029 km (639.4 mi) | |||||
Classification leadership
| Stage | Winner | General classification  | Points classification  | Mountains classification  | Young rider classification  | Intermediate sprints classification  | Team classification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aurélien Clerc | Aurélien Clerc | Boštjan Mervar | Tim Johnson | Jure Zrimšek | not available | Mapei–Quick-Step | 
| 2 | Marko Žepič | Marko Žepič | Marko Žepič | Aurélien Clerc | Tim Johnson | not available | |
| 3 | Dean Podgornik | Dean Podgornik | not available | not available | not available | not available | Mapei–Quick-Step | 
| 4 | Filippo Pozzato | ||||||
| 5 | Evgeni Petrov | Evgeni Petrov | Evgeni Petrov | Dean Podgornik | Patrik Sinkewitz | Hannes Hempl | |
| 6 | Boštjan Mervar | not available | not available | not available | not available | ||
| 7 | Filippo Pozzato | Evgeni Petrov | Dean Podgornik | Patrik Sinkewitz | Hannes Hempel | ||
| Final | Evgeni Petrov | Evgeni Petrov | Dean Podgornik | Patrik Sinkewitz | Hannes Hempel | Mapei–Quick-Step | |
Final classification standings
| Legend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|  | Denotes the leader of the general classification |  | Denotes the leader of the mountains classification | 
|  | Denotes the leader of the points classification |  | Denotes the leader of the young rider classification | 
|  | Denotes the winner of the int. sprints classification | Denotes the leader of the team classification | |
General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Evgeni Petrov   | Mapei-Quick Step Espoirs | 24h 21' 21" | 
| 2 |  Dean Podgornik  | HiT Casino | + 34" | 
| 3 |  Hannes Hempel  | Team Gericom Bikedrive | + 1' 01" | 
| 4 |  Massimo Demarin | HiT Casino | + 1' 02" | 
| 5 |  Jure Golčer | Perutnina Ptuj-Krka Telekom | + 1' 12" | 
| 6 |  Patrik Sinkewitz  | Mapei-Quick Step Espoirs | + 1' 22" | 
| 7 |  Valter Bonča | Perutnina Ptuj-Krka Telekom | + 1' 37" | 
| 8 |  Tomaž Nose | Krka Telekom | + 1' 48" | 
| 9 | .svg.png.webp) Alan Iacuone | iTeamNova.com | + 2' 08" | 
| 10 |  Fraser McMaster | Volksbank-Ideal | + 2' 13" | 
Points classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Evgeni Petrov   | Mapei-Quick Step Espoirs | 
Mountains classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dean Podgornik  | Hit Casino | 
Young rider classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Patrik Sinkewitz  | Mapei-Quick Step Espoirs | 24h 22' 43" | 
| 2 |  Tomaž Nose | Krka Telekom | + 26" | 
| 3 |  Gregor Gazvoda | Perutnina Ptuj | + 2' 55" | 
Intermediate sprints classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hannes Hempel  | Team Gericom Bikedrive | 
Team classification
| Rank | Team | Time | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mapei–Quick-Step | 
References
- ↑ "Petrov zmagovalec slovenskega "toura"". Gorenjski glas (in Slovenian). 14 May 2002. p. 13.
- ↑ "Gazvoda o dirki "Po Sloveniji"". Tednik (in Slovenian). 16 May 2002. p. 27.
- ↑ "Bonča lovi drugi naslov". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 7 May 2002.
- ↑ "Pintariča narobe razumel". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 8 May 2002.
- ↑ "Podgornik v rumeni majici". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 9 May 2002.
- ↑ "Prehitro je dvignil roke". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 10 May 2002.
- ↑ "Petrov taktično brezhibno". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 13 May 2002.
- ↑ "Tako tekoče še ni šlo nikoli". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 14 May 2002.
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