Tour of Slovenia: Mezgec wins in rainy Ljubljana
Cavendish and Bennett hits the deck as crashes mar finale
Luka Mezgec (Orica-Scott) claimed victory on stage 2 of the Tour of Slovenia, winning by a clear margin after crashes disrupted the final couple of kilometres in rainy Ljubljana.
The wet roads made the pair of 90-degree left-hand bends treacherous, and race leader Sam Bennett's Bora-Hansgrohe lead-out man slid out just shy of the flamme rouge. A couple of hundred metres later Bennett himself went down, hitting the deck with Mark Cavendish and a number of other riders.
Mezgec was leading, and took a look around before accelerating from long-range. Cavendish's lead-out man Mark Renshaw was sitting in second wheel but couldn't respond, with Roberto Ferrari coming through to take second place. Mezgec takes over atop the general classification as a result of his stage win.
“I am really, really happy,” Mezgec said. “We came so close yesterday to starting the race with a win and I’m overjoyed to have been able to get there today. It was a nervy finale with the slippery roads and crashes, but the boys were fantastic, they kept me at the front and out of trouble and then all I had to do was give it everything to the line.”
The stage was animated by a seven-man move featuring Andrea Vendrame (Androni-Sidermec-Bottecchia), Anton Vorobyev (Gazprom–RusVelo), Ivan Santaromita (Nippo-Vini Fantini), Gorazd Per (Adria Mobil), Enrico Salvador (Tirol Cycling Team), Tomaš Buchaček (Elekov-Author Cycling Team) and Bruno Maltar (Meridiana Kamen). The septet established a maximum lead of five minutes before Orica-Scott set about pegging them back. Santaromita, Per, Salvador and Buchacek were the final survivors, but they were swept up 15 kilometres from the finish in rain-soaked Ljubljana.
In the overall standings, Mezgec holds a lead of four seconds over stage 1 winner Sam Bennett. “It is my first win of the season and I’m very proud to have taken the victory here in the capital of my home country," Mezgec said. "It’s very special and it will be an honour for me to wear the race leader's jersey tomorrow.”
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Luka Mezgec (Slo) Orica-Scott | 3:50:51 |
2 | Roberto Ferrari (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | |
3 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension Data | |
4 | Alois Kankovský (Cze) Elkov - Author Cycling Team | |
5 | Jirí Polnický (Cze) Elkov - Author Cycling Team | |
6 | Andrea Palini (Ita) Androni Sidermec | |
7 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | |
8 | Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
9 | Rok Korošec (Slo) Amplatz - Bmc | |
10 | Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data | |
11 | Tadej Pogacar (Slo) Rog - Ljubljana | |
12 | Federico Zurlo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | |
13 | Maximilian Kuen (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | |
14 | Jure Golcer (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
15 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
16 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
17 | Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates | |
18 | Sebastian Schönberger (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | |
19 | Paolo Totò (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
20 | Péter Kusztor (Hun) Amplatz - Bmc | |
21 | Domen Novak (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | |
22 | Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Amplatz - Bmc | |
23 | Izidor Penko (Slo) Rog - Ljubljana | |
24 | Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Orica-Scott | |
25 | Radoslav Rogina (Cro) Adria Mobil | |
26 | Michele Gazzarra (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
27 | Edward Ravasi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | |
28 | Pawel Cieslik (Pol) Elkov - Author Cycling Team | |
29 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
30 | Josip Rumac (Cro) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
31 | Luka Cotar (Slo) SLO | |
32 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | |
33 | Nicola Bagioli (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
34 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) Wilier Triestina | |
35 | Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | |
36 | Mattia De Marchi (Ita) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
37 | Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
38 | Žiga Grošelj (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
39 | Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
40 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
41 | Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Androni Sidermec | |
42 | Enrico Salvador (Ita) Tirol Cycling Team | |
43 | Josef Cerný (Cze) Elkov - Author Cycling Team | |
44 | Tilen Finkšt (Slo) Rog - Ljubljana | |
45 | Daniel Felipe Martinez Poveda (Col) Wilier Triestina | |
46 | Matej Drinovec (Slo) SLO | |
47 | Gasper Katrasnik (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
48 | Matteo Draperi (Ita) Wilier Triestina | |
49 | Nicola Gaffurini (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
50 | Tomáš Buchácek (Cze) Elkov - Author Cycling Team | |
51 | Vojtech Hacecký (Cze) Elkov - Author Cycling Team | |
52 | Oliviero Troia (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | |
53 | Alexander Edmonson (Aus) Orica-Scott | |
54 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
55 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
56 | Luca Pacioni (Ita) Androni Sidermec | |
57 | Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
58 | Alexander Foliforov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
59 | Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica-Scott | 0:01:15 |
60 | Mitch Docker (Aus) Orica-Scott | |
61 | Žiga Jerman (Slo) Rog - Ljubljana | |
62 | Marco Benfatto (Ita) Androni Sidermec | 0:01:19 |
63 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Dimension Data | |
64 | Michael Kukrle (Cze) Elkov - Author Cycling Team | 0:01:32 |
65 | Michele Scartezzini (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
66 | Simone Bernardini (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
67 | Elchin Asadov (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
68 | Jack Haig (Aus) Orica-Scott | |
69 | Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
70 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Sidermec | 0:02:21 |
71 | Mirko Trosino (Ita) Wilier Triestina | |
72 | Matthias Krizek (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | |
73 | Filippo Ganna (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 0:02:23 |
74 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data | |
75 | Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-Scott | 0:02:45 |
76 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Dimension Data | |
77 | Davide Ballerini (Ita) Androni Sidermec | |
78 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
79 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:03:10 |
80 | David Per (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | 0:03:14 |
81 | Gorazd Per (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
82 | Dusan Rajovic (Srb) Adria Mobil | |
83 | Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
84 | David Jabuka (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
85 | Kanan Gahramanli (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
86 | Andreas Walzel (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
87 | Musa Mikayilzade (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
88 | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
89 | Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:03:34 |
90 | Patrick Gamper (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | 0:03:42 |
91 | Matic Grošelj (Slo) Rog - Ljubljana | |
92 | Dennis Paulus (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
93 | Jaka Primožic (Slo) SLO | |
94 | Florian Gaugl (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
95 | Daniel Eichinger (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
96 | Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
97 | Andreas Graf (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
98 | Primož Obal (Slo) SLO | |
99 | Mateo Frankovic (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
100 | Martin Hunal (Cze) Elkov - Author Cycling Team | |
101 | Dominik Hrinkow (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
102 | Erik Baska (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
103 | Valens Ndayisenga (Rwa) Tirol Cycling Team | |
104 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
105 | Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
106 | Andi Bajc (Slo) Amplatz - Bmc | |
107 | Ion Ander Insausti Irastorza (Spa) Bahrain-Merida | |
108 | Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Sidermec | |
109 | Niccolo' Salvietti (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
110 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
111 | Ilia Koshevoy (Blr) Wilier Triestina | |
112 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Wilier Triestina | |
113 | Marek Canecky (Svk) Amplatz - Bmc | |
114 | Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Wilier Triestina | |
115 | Robert Jenko (Slo) SLO | |
116 | Tadej Logar (Slo) SLO | |
117 | Ivan Rovny (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | 0:03:53 |
118 | Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data | |
119 | Filippo Fortin (Ita) Tirol Cycling Team | |
120 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Orica-Scott | |
121 | Evgeny Shalunov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | 0:04:00 |
122 | Luka Pibernik (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | 0:04:03 |
123 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | 0:04:05 |
124 | Enver Asanov (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
125 | János Zsombor Pelikán (Hun) Amplatz - Bmc | |
126 | Ismail Iliasov (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
127 | Matteo Busato (Ita) Wilier Triestina | |
128 | Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:04:58 |
129 | Gianfranco Raffaele Visconti (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | 0:06:08 |
130 | Gerd Fidler (Aut) Amplatz - Bmc | |
131 | Nils Friedl (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
132 | Aljaž Prah (Slo) Rog - Ljubljana | |
133 | Žiga Rucigaj (Slo) Rog - Ljubljana | |
134 | Uroš Repše (Slo) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
135 | Marko Pavlic (Slo) SLO | |
136 | Jon Božic (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
137 | Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
138 | Samir Jabrayilov (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
139 | Emanuel Kiserlovski (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
140 | Andrea Vendrame (Ita) Androni Sidermec | |
141 | Matej Mugerli (Slo) Amplatz - Bmc | 0:06:15 |
142 | Davide Mucelli (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
143 | Elgun Alizada (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
DNF | Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Bahrain-Merida | |
DNF | Bruno Maltar (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
DNS | Jacques Willem Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data | |
DNS | Davide Orrico (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Luka Mezgec (Slo) Orica-Scott | 7:40:23 |
2 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:00:04 |
3 | Roberto Ferrari (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 0:00:08 |
4 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | |
5 | Žiga Jerman (Slo) Rog - Ljubljana | |
6 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension Data | 0:00:10 |
7 | Tomáš Buchácek (Cze) Elkov - Author Cycling Team | |
8 | Nicola Bagioli (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:00:11 |
9 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:00:13 |
10 | Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:00:14 |
11 | Andrea Palini (Ita) Androni Sidermec | |
12 | Rok Korošec (Slo) Amplatz - Bmc | |
13 | Alois Kankovský (Cze) Elkov - Author Cycling Team | |
14 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
15 | Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates | |
16 | Tadej Pogacar (Slo) Rog - Ljubljana | |
17 | Paolo Totò (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
18 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
19 | Radoslav Rogina (Cro) Adria Mobil | |
20 | Jirí Polnický (Cze) Elkov - Author Cycling Team | |
21 | Domen Novak (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | |
22 | Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data | |
23 | Péter Kusztor (Hun) Amplatz - Bmc | |
24 | Gasper Katrasnik (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
25 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | |
26 | Pawel Cieslik (Pol) Elkov - Author Cycling Team | |
27 | Federico Zurlo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | |
28 | Edward Ravasi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | |
29 | Tilen Finkšt (Slo) Rog - Ljubljana | |
30 | Michele Gazzarra (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
31 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
32 | Luka Cotar (Slo) SLO | |
33 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
34 | Daniel Felipe Martinez Poveda (Col) Wilier Triestina | |
35 | Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
36 | Oliviero Troia (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | |
37 | Vojtech Hacecký (Cze) Elkov - Author Cycling Team | |
38 | Jack Haig (Aus) Orica-Scott | |
39 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data | |
40 | Izidor Penko (Slo) Rog - Ljubljana | |
41 | Josip Rumac (Cro) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
42 | Dusan Rajovic (Srb) Adria Mobil | |
43 | Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | |
44 | Matej Drinovec (Slo) SLO | |
45 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) Wilier Triestina | |
46 | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
47 | Alexander Edmonson (Aus) Orica-Scott | |
48 | Enrico Salvador (Ita) Tirol Cycling Team | |
49 | Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Amplatz - Bmc | |
50 | Josef Cerný (Cze) Elkov - Author Cycling Team | |
51 | Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Orica-Scott | |
52 | Davide Ballerini (Ita) Androni Sidermec | |
53 | Maximilian Kuen (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | |
54 | Sebastian Schönberger (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | |
55 | Alexander Foliforov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
56 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
57 | Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Androni Sidermec | |
58 | Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
59 | Luca Pacioni (Ita) Androni Sidermec | |
60 | Nicola Gaffurini (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
61 | Jure Golcer (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
62 | Mattia De Marchi (Ita) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
63 | Matteo Draperi (Ita) Wilier Triestina | |
64 | Žiga Grošelj (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
65 | Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
66 | Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
67 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Dimension Data | |
68 | Matteo Busato (Ita) Wilier Triestina | |
69 | Mitch Docker (Aus) Orica-Scott | 0:01:29 |
70 | Marco Benfatto (Ita) Androni Sidermec | 0:01:33 |
71 | Michele Scartezzini (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | 0:01:46 |
72 | Michael Kukrle (Cze) Elkov - Author Cycling Team | |
73 | Simone Bernardini (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
74 | Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
75 | Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica-Scott | 0:01:57 |
76 | Elchin Asadov (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | 0:02:01 |
77 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Sidermec | 0:02:35 |
78 | Matthias Krizek (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | |
79 | Filippo Ganna (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 0:02:37 |
80 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:03:24 |
81 | Gorazd Per (Slo) Adria Mobil | 0:03:25 |
82 | Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-Scott | 0:03:27 |
83 | David Per (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | 0:03:28 |
84 | Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:03:48 |
85 | Patrick Gamper (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team | 0:03:56 |
86 | Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Wilier Triestina | |
87 | Dennis Paulus (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
88 | Dominik Hrinkow (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
89 | Erik Baska (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
90 | Florian Gaugl (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
91 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
92 | Robert Jenko (Slo) SLO | |
93 | Ilia Koshevoy (Blr) Wilier Triestina | |
94 | Martin Hunal (Cze) Elkov - Author Cycling Team | |
95 | Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Sidermec | |
96 | Matic Grošelj (Slo) Rog - Ljubljana | |
97 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
98 | Andi Bajc (Slo) Amplatz - Bmc | |
99 | Jaka Primožic (Slo) SLO | |
100 | Daniel Eichinger (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
101 | Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
102 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Wilier Triestina | |
103 | Marek Canecky (Svk) Amplatz - Bmc | |
104 | David Jabuka (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
105 | Tadej Logar (Slo) SLO | |
106 | Andreas Graf (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | |
107 | Valens Ndayisenga (Rwa) Tirol Cycling Team | |
108 | Filippo Fortin (Ita) Tirol Cycling Team | 0:04:07 |
109 | Ivan Rovny (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | |
110 | Evgeny Shalunov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo | 0:04:14 |
111 | Luka Pibernik (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | 0:04:17 |
112 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | 0:04:19 |
113 | Ismail Iliasov (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
114 | János Zsombor Pelikán (Hun) Amplatz - Bmc | |
115 | Mateo Frankovic (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team | 0:04:24 |
116 | Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:05:12 |
117 | Žiga Rucigaj (Slo) Rog - Ljubljana | 0:06:22 |
118 | Samir Jabrayilov (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
119 | Emanuel Kiserlovski (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
120 | Aljaž Prah (Slo) Rog - Ljubljana | |
121 | Uroš Repše (Slo) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
122 | Marko Pavlic (Slo) SLO | |
123 | Gianfranco Raffaele Visconti (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
124 | Andrea Vendrame (Ita) Androni Sidermec | |
125 | Davide Mucelli (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | 0:06:29 |
126 | Matej Mugerli (Slo) Amplatz - Bmc | 0:06:44 |
127 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Dimension Data | 0:07:17 |
128 | Kanan Gahramanli (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | 0:08:53 |
129 | Primož Obal (Slo) SLO | 0:09:24 |
130 | Musa Mikayilzade (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | 0:09:26 |
131 | Niccolo' Salvietti (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K Vis | |
132 | Mirko Trosino (Ita) Wilier Triestina | 0:09:58 |
133 | Andreas Walzel (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | 0:10:51 |
134 | Ion Ander Insausti Irastorza (Spa) Bahrain-Merida | 0:11:19 |
135 | Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data | 0:11:30 |
136 | Jon Božic (Slo) Adria Mobil | 0:11:37 |
137 | Enver Asanov (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | 0:11:42 |
138 | Elgun Alizada (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling Project | 0:11:45 |
139 | Gerd Fidler (Aut) Amplatz - Bmc | 0:11:47 |
140 | Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:11:51 |
141 | Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | 0:12:00 |
142 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Orica-Scott | 0:12:02 |
143 | Nils Friedl (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | 0:13:45 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
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1 | Luka Mezgec (Slo) Orica-Scott |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
---|---|
1 | Luca Pacioni (Ita) Androni Sidermec |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
---|---|
1 | Žiga Jerman (Slo) Rog - Ljubljana |

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