2002 Tour of Slovenia
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Dates7–12 May 2002
Stages7
Distance1,029 km (639.4 mi)
Winning time24h 21' 21"
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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]
Professional
Total 98 riders (73 finished it) from 14 teams started the race.
Perutnina Ptuj–KRKA–Telekom Slovenije (TT2)
Mapei–Quick-Step (TT3)
iTeamNova.com (TT3)
Saturn Cycling Team (TT3)
Team Gericom Bikedrive (TT3)- Volksbank–Ideal (TT3)
Van Hemert Groep Cycling Team (TT3)
LTA - Quattro Logistics (TT3)
AC Sparta Praha (TT3)
(TT = trade team)
Amateur
- Radenska Rog
- HiT Casino
- Sava Kranj
- Krka Telekom
- Perutnina Ptuj (young team)
Route and stages
| Stage | Date | Course | Length | Type | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 May | Čatež – Beltinci | 190 km (118 mi) |  |
Plain stage |  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 |
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| 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 | |
