CRO Race

CRO Race (ex Tour of Croatia)
Race details
DateOctober
RegionCroatia Croatia
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI ProSeries
TypeStage race
Race directorVladimir Miholjević
Web sitewww.crorace.com Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition2015 (2015)
Editions11 (as of 2026)
First winner Maciej Paterski (POL)
Most wins Brandon McNulty (USA)
(2 wins)
Most recent Tobias Svarre (DEN)

The CRO Race (formally: Tour of Croatia) is a men's road cycling stage race that takes place in Croatia since 2015. Since 2026, it has been on the UCI ProSeries calendar. It was previously part of the UCI Europe Tour as a UCI category 2.1 event. The event is organised by Top Sport Events of Vladimir Miholjević, a former professional cyclist. The race was originally held in April in the build-up to the Giro d'Italia, but from 2019 the race is held in September and October.

History

2015

First edition of race was held as 2015 Tour of Croatia from 22 to 26 April 2015 and consisted of five stages over 838 km (520.7 mi).
Stages of 2015:

  1. Makarska - Split
  2. Šibenik - Zadar
  3. Plitvice Lakes - Učka mountain
  4. Pula - Umag
  5. Sveti Martin na Muri - Zagreb

2016

The 2016 Tour of Croatia was held from 19 to 24 April 2016 and consisted of six stages over 1,005 km (624.5 mi).
Stages of 2016:

  1. Osijek - Varaždin
  2. Plitvice Lakes - Split
  3. Makarska - Šibenik
  4. Crikvenica - Učka
  5. Poreč - Umag (Team time trial)
  6. Sveti Martin na Muri - Zagreb

2017

The 2017 Tour of Croatia was held from 18 to 23 April 2017 and consisted of six stages over 1,031 km (640.6 mi).
Stages of 2017:

  1. Osijek - Koprivnica
  2. Trogir - Biokovo (Sveti Jure)
  3. Imotski - Zadar
  4. Crikvenica - Umag
  5. Poreč - Učka (Poklon)
  6. Samobor - Zagreb

2018

The 2018 Tour of Croatia was held from 17 to 22 April 2018 and consisted of six stages over 1,074 km (667.4 mi). The 2018 edition, was rated as the 2.HC for first time ever.
Stages of 2018:

  1. Osijek - Koprivnica
  2. Karlovac - Zadar
  3. Trogir/Okrug - Makarska Riviera/Biokovo(Sveti Jure) (Stage was shortened due the bad weather)
  4. Starigrad - Crikvenica
  5. Rabac - Učka
  6. Samobor - Zagreb

2019

The race was called off a week before the start, due to a dispute between the organizers, instead renamed version called 2019 CRO Race was held between from 1 to 6 October and consisted of six stages over 921 km (572.3 mi).
Stages of 2019:

  1. Osijek - Lipik
  2. Slunj - Zadar
  3. Okrug - Makarska
  4. Starigrad-Paklenica - Crikvenica
  5. Rabac - Platak
  6. Sveta Nedelja - Zagreb

2020

The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021

The 2021 CRO Race was held from 28 September to 3 October 2021 and consisted of six stages over 1,083 km (672.9 mi).
Stages of 2021:

  1. Osijek - Varaždin
  2. Slunj - Otočac
  3. Primošten - Makarska
  4. Zadar - Crikvenica
  5. Rabac/Labin - Opatija
  6. Samobor - Zagreb

2022

The 2022 CRO Race was held from 27 September to 2 October 2022 and consisted of six stages over 1,075 km (668.0 mi).
Stages of 2022:

  1. Osijek - Ludbreg
  2. Otočac - Zadar
  3. Sinj - Primošten
  4. Biograd na Moru - Crikvenica
  5. Opatija - Labin
  6. Sveta Nedelja - Zagreb

2023

The 2023 CRO Race was held from 26 September to 1 October 2023 and consisted of six stages over 972 km (604.0 mi).
Stages of 2023:

  1. Primošten - Sinj
  2. Biograd na Moru - Novalja
  3. Otočac - Opatija
  4. Krk - Labin
  5. Crikvenica - Ozalj
  6. Samobor - Zagreb

2024

The 2024 CRO Race was held from 1 October to 6 October 2024 and consisted of six stages over 916 km (569.2 mi).
Stages of 2024:

  1. Vodice - Sinj
  2. Biograd na Moru - Novalja
  3. Otočac - Opatija
  4. Krk - Labin
  5. Ozalj - Karlovac
  6. Sveta Nedelja - Zagreb

2025

The 2025 CRO Race was held from 30 September to 5 October 2025 and consisted of six stages over 861.5 km (535.3 mi).
Stages of 2025:

  1. Split - Sinj
  2. Biograd na Moru - Novalja
  3. Gospić to Rijeka
  4. Krk - Labin
  5. Karlovac - Sveta Nedelja
  6. Samobor - Zagreb

2026

The 2026 CRO Race was held from 22 to 27 September 2026 and consisted of six stages over 940 km (584.1 mi). The 2026 edition was rated as 2.Pro by UCI race classifications.
Stages of 2026:

  1. Split - Seget
  2. Biograd na Moru - Novalja
  3. Krk - Labin
  4. Pula to Rijeka
  5. Karlovac - Sveta Nedelja
  6. Samobor - Zagreb

Classifications

The jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:
Red / White checkered jersey - Red / White checkered Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
Blue Jersey - Blue Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
Green Jersey - Green Jersey – Worn by the leader of the climbing classification.
White jersey - White Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification.

Overall winners

Year Country Rider Team
2015  Poland Maciej Paterski CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
2016  Croatia Matija Kvasina Synergy Baku
2017  Italy Vincenzo Nibali Bahrain–Merida
2018  Belarus Kanstantsin Sivtsov Bahrain–Merida
2019  Great Britain Adam Yates Mitchelton–Scott
2021  Great Britain Stephen Williams Team Bahrain Victorious
2022  Slovenia Matej Mohorič Team Bahrain Victorious
2023  Venezuela Orluis Aular Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
2024  United States Brandon McNulty UAE Team Emirates
2025  United States Brandon McNulty UAE Team Emirates XRG
2026  Denmark Tobias Svarre Uno-X Mobility

References

  1. ↑ "Tour of Croatia 2015 - General Classification". ProCyclingStats. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Road - Calendar". www.uci.ch. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  3. ↑ Liović, I. (18 April 2019). "Otkazan Tour of Croatia!". Glas Slavonije. Archived from the original on 2019-04-19. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "2020 CRO RACE CANCELLED". Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  5. ↑ "Rekordan broj UCI WorldTeam timova na ovogodišnjem CRO Raceu" [A record number of UCI WorldTeam teams at this year's CRO Race]. CRO RACE (in Croatian). 15 July 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Uskoro kreće osmo izdanje CRO RACE-a – utrke koja će i ove godine svijetu pokazati ono najljepše od Hrvatske" [The eighth edition of the CRO RACE will start soon - a race that will once again show the world the best of Croatia this year]. CRO RACE (in Croatian). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.