29th Tour of Slovenia UCI 2nd Pro – Team Vorarlberg shows up at the first stage until the final in the concert of the World Tour Teams

 

Team Vorarlberg showed a very strong performance at the start stage of the Tour of Slovenia with finish in Rogaska Slatina. The supposedly clear sprint stage claimed some victims due to the hard riding and crashes, including Antoine Berlin, who nevertheless managed to finish the race.

 

In the peloton, 100 riders finish, including all other six Team Vorarlberg pros. Jon Knolle is the best placed rider around 30th place, losing the golden rear wheel of today’s runner-up Phil Bauhaus (GER / Bahrain-Victorios) shortly before the finish. There would have been a lot possible.

 

At the beginning the riders from Vorarlberg attacked and it was Pirmin Benz who escaped from the peloton in the leading group. After this group was put back, Team Vorarlberg showed itself united at the front in the midst of the World Tour teams. This makes you want more in the next days.

 

Lukas Meiler attacked again in the final, but was also put back. The sprint of the peloton is won by Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen (Team Jayco Alula) ahead of Phil Bauhaus and Italian Matteo Moschetti of Team Q36,5.

 

Tomorrow the second stage over 163 kilometers with finish in Omoz. From the paper form again something for the fast people, but the stories of the stages write the riders themselves!

 

Live on Eurosport TV!

The entire Tour of Slovenia will be broadcast live on Eurosport.

 

Stage overview:

1st stage 14.06. Ceje – Rogaska Slatina 189,5 km

2nd stage 15.06. Zalec – Omoz 163,7 km

3rd stage 16.06. Grosuplie – Postoina 173,4 km

4th stage 17.06. Ljubljana – Koharid 167 Km

5th stage 18.06. Vrhnika – Novo Mesto 142,6 Km

 

Result: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-of-slovenia/2023/stage-1

Start list: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-of-slovenia/2023/startlist

 

Line-up: Colin Stüssi, Moran Vermeulen, Jon Knolle, Pirmin Benz, Lukas Meiler, Oscar Cabedo, Antoine Berlin;