The 2023 CRO Race was a road cycling stage race in Croatia between 26 September and 1 October 2023. It was the eighth edition of the Tour of Croatia since its revival in 2015 and the fourth under the CRO Race name.[1] The race was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2023 UCI Europe Tour calendar.[2]
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| Dates | 26 September–1 October 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 966.5 km (600.6 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 22h 59' 38" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams
editFive of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, five UCI ProTeams and eight UCI Continental teams made up the 18 teams that participated in the race.[3]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
Route
edit| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 26 September | Primošten to Sinj | 181 km (112 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Elia Viviani (ITA)
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| 2 | 27 September | Biograd na Moru to Novalja | 114.5 km (71.1 mi) | 
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Flat stage |  Iúri Leitão (POR)
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| 3 | 28 September | Otočac to Opatija | 133.5 km (83.0 mi) |
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Hilly stage | Nicolò Parisini (ITA)
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| 4 | 29 September | Krk to Labin | 191 km (119 mi) | 
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Mountain stage |  Matej Mohorič (SLO)
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| 5 | 30 September | Crikvenica to Ozalj | 189 km (117 mi) |
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Hilly stage |  Orluis Aular (VEN)
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| 6 | 1 October | Samobor to Zagreb | 157.5 km (97.9 mi) |
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Flat stage |  Campbell Stewart (NZL)
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| Total | 966.5 km (600.6 mi) | |||||
Stages
editStage 1
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edit- 27 September 2023 – Biograd na Moru to Novalja, 114.5 km (71.1 mi)
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Stage 3
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Stage 4
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Stage 5
edit- 30 September 2023 – Crikvenica to Ozalj, 189 km (117 mi)
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Stage 6
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Classification leadership table
editIn the 2023 CRO Race, four different jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and applying time bonuses for the first three riders at intermediate sprints (three seconds to first, two seconds to second, and one second to third) and at the finish of mass-start stages; these were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders, respectively. The leader of the classification received a red jersey; it was considered the most important of the 2023 CRO Race, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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| Points for Hors-category | 20 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Points for Category 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Points for Category 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Points for Category 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
Additionally, there was a points classification, for which the leader was awarded a blue jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 of each stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 25 points, with 20 for second, 16 for third, 14 for fourth, 12 for fifth, 10 for sixth, and a point fewer per place down to 1 point for 15th place. Points towards the classification could also be won on a 5–3–1 scale for the first three riders, respectively, at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification as noted above.
There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a green jersey. In the mountains classification, points towards the classification were won by reaching the summit of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was marked as either hors, first, second, or third-category, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs.
The fourth and final jersey represented the young rider classification, and its leadership was marked by a white jersey. This was decided in the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 2001 (i.e., under 23 years of age at the beginning of the year) were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a team classification, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.
| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Young rider classification
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Team classification |
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| 1 | Elia Viviani | Elia Viviani | Elia Viviani | Michal Schuran | Tobias Lund Andresen | Team dsm–firmenich |
| 2 | Iúri Leitão | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | ||||
| 3 | Nicolò Parisini | Tobias Lund Andresen | Tobias Lund Andresen | Marvin Hammerschmid | Team dsm–firmenich | |
| 4 | Matej Mohorič | Magnus Sheffield | Jonas Abrahamsen | Magnus Sheffield | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | |
| 5 | Orluis Aular | Orluis Aular | Orluis Aular | Jonas Rapp | ||
| 6 | Campbell Stewart | Alexander Kristoff | ||||
| Final | Orluis Aular | Alexander Kristoff | Jonas Rapp | Magnus Sheffield | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | |
- On stage 2, Alexander Kristoff, who was third in the points classification, wore the blue jersey, because first-placed Elia Viviani wore the red jersey as the leader of the general classification and second-placed, Tobias Lund Andresen, wore the white jersey as the leader of the youth rider classification.
Classification standings
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Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
General classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Orluis Aular (VEN)
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Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 22h 59' 38" |
| 2 |  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
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Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 3" |
| 3 |  Ethan Hayter (GBR)
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Ineos Grenadiers | + 7" |
| 4 |  Magnus Sheffield (USA)
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Ineos Grenadiers | + 9" |
| 5 | Gal Glivar (SLO)
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Adria Mobil | + 13" |
| 6 | Nicolò Parisini (ITA)
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Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 14" |
| 7 |  Urko Berrade (ESP)
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Equipo Kern Pharma | + 17" |
| 8 |  Matthew Dinham (AUS)
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Team dsm–firmenich | + 17" |
| 9 |  Erik Fetter (HUN)
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Eolo–Kometa | + 17" |
| 10 |  Jakub Otruba (CZE)
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ATT Investments | + 17" |
Points classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
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Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 77 |
| 2 |  Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN)
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Team dsm–firmenich | 74 |
| 3 | Orluis Aular (VEN)
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Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 66 |
| 4 | Elia Viviani (ITA)
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Ineos Grenadiers | 59 |
| 5 | Nicolò Parisini (ITA)
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Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 57 |
| 6 | Campbell Stewart (NZL)
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Team Jayco–AlUla | 55 |
| 7 | Giovanni Lonardi (ITA)
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Eolo–Kometa | 43 |
| 8 | Ethan Hayter (GBR)
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Ineos Grenadiers | 39 |
| 9 | Matej Mohorič (SLO)
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Team Bahrain Victorious | 36 |
| 10 | Magnus Sheffield (USA)
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Ineos Grenadiers | 34 |
Mountains classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Jonas Rapp (GER)
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Hrinkow Advarics | 35 |
| 2 | Michal Schuran (CZE)
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ATT Investments | 33 |
| 3 | Jonas Abrahamsen (NOR)
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Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 28 |
| 4 |  Marvin Hammerschmid (AUT)
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Hrinkow Advarics | 12 |
| 5 | Simone Bevilacqua (ITA)
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Eolo–Kometa | 11 |
| 6 | Christopher Juul-Jensen (DEN)
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Team Jayco–AlUla | 11 |
| 7 | Mirco Maestri (ITA)
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Eolo–Kometa | 10 |
| 8 | Jan Kašpar (CZE)
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ATT Investments | 8 |
| 9 | Andrea Pietrobon (ITA)
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Eolo–Kometa | 8 |
| 10 |  Fran Miholjević (CRO)
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Team Bahrain Victorious | 8 |
Young rider classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Magnus Sheffield (USA)
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Ineos Grenadiers | 22h 59' 47" |
| 2 | Gal Glivar (SLO)
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Adria Mobil | + 4" |
| 3 | Nicolò Buratti (ITA)
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Team Bahrain Victorious | + 27" |
| 4 | Fernando Tercero (ESP)
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Eolo–Kometa | + 33" |
| 5 | Igor Arrieta (ESP)
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Equipo Kern Pharma | + 1' 52" |
| 6 | Oscar Onley (GBR)
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Team dsm–firmenich | + 4' 56" |
| 7 | Fran Miholjević (CRO)
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Team Bahrain Victorious | + 6' 15" |
| 8 | Simon Dalby (DEN)
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Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 9' 48" |
| 9 | Joshua Tarling (GBR)
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Ineos Grenadiers | + 10' 31" |
| 10 |  Nils Aebersold (SUI)
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Lidl–Trek | + 16' 29" |
Team classification
edit| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
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69h 00' 03" |
| 2 |  Team dsm–firmenich
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+ 16" |
| 3 |  Team Bahrain Victorious
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+ 17" |
| 4 | Team Jayco–AlUla
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+ 24" |
| 5 | Equipo Kern Pharma
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+ 39" |
| 6 | Eolo–Kometa
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+ 55" |
| 7 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
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+ 1' 03" |
| 8 | Ineos Grenadiers
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+ 3' 15" |
| 9 | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
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+ 4' 12" |
| 10 | Hrinkow Advarics
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+ 10' 48" |
References
edit- ^ "About - CRO Race 2023". CRO Race. Top Sport Events. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Cro Race". UCI. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Teams - CRO Race 2023". CRO Race. Top Sport Events. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Stages - CRO Race 2023". CRO Race. Top Sport Events. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ a b "CRO Race: Elia Viviani wins opening stage sprint". CyclingNews. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ a b "CRO Race: Iuri Leitao surprises sprint field to win stage 2". CyclingNews. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ a b "CRO Race: Nicolo Parisini kicks away from Mohoric to win stage 3". CyclingNews. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ a b "CRO Race: Matej Mohoric climbs to stage 4 victory ahead of Magnus Sheffield". CyclingNews. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ a b "CRO Race: Orluis Aular wins stage 5 to move into overall lead". CyclingNews. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Orluis Aular wins CRO Race despite late crash on final stage". CyclingNews. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
Sources
edit* 2023 Cro Race Službeni Vodič [2023 Cro Race Roadbook] (PDF) (in Croatian). Top Sport Events. 2023.
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