The CRO Race (formally: Tour of Croatia) is a men's road cyclingstage race that takes place in Croatia since 2015. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour and is rated by the UCI as a 2.1 event, the third tier of professional stage races.[1] 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 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:
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 the only that has receive a rating of the 2.HC to date.[2]
Stages of 2018:
The race was called off a week before the start, due to a dispute between the organizers,[3] 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:
The jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are: - Red / White checkered Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification. - Blue Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification. - Green Jersey – Worn by the leader of the climbing classification. - White Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification.
